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VIDEO: Southern California Grocery Strike Averted

Dr. David Smith offers his insight into the Southern California grocery worker negotiations and its larger implications for labor unions as a whole.

September 21st, 2011 - By David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics


The State of the New Economy

Can’t see the above video? Click this link to watch. In this video interview, David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics at the Graziadio School of Business and Management discusses the impact of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act so far, the fate of female and older workers [...]

September 28th, 2009 - By David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics


Learning on the Job

This op-ed first appeared in the Los Angeles Business Journal and is reprinted with their permission. In recent weeks there hasn’t been much data supporting sustained economic stability, much less a recovery. However, it does appear the economy is no longer in a freefall, and we are likely experiencing the depths of this downturn. Since [...]

July 15th, 2009 - By David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics


What’s Next LA: The Road to Economic Recovery (A Preview)

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July 10th, 2009 - By David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics


The Employee Free Choice Act: Playing the Union Card

Dr. David M. Smith discusses the impact the proposed Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) would have on employers, unions, and the workforce.

June 29th, 2009 - By David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics


Save the Last Document: Tips for Avoiding Data Loss

Viewing this from a reader? Click this link to watch the video or you can read the transcript. In this video interview, David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics at the Graziadio School of Business and Management discusses the takeaways from his recent paper, “Data Loss and Hard [...]

June 15th, 2009 - By David M. Smith, PhD, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Associate Professor of Economics