• The Institute for Work & Employment Research (IWER) is a multidisciplinary research group devoted to the full range of issues related to work, labor, and employment relations as well as human resource management, labor market issues, and related public policies.
  • Coursework for PhD students in the IWER group addresses industrial relations theory and research, labor economics, comparative systems of industrial relations, collective bargaining and labor management relations, management of human resources, labor law, and public policy. A weekly seminar brings together PhD students and faculty from associated disciplines to discuss current research.