Professor Emeritus of Economics and Research Professor Emeritus
611 Tappan Ave.
217 Lorch Hall
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1220
phone: 734-763-3036 (Lorch Hall); 734-763-6867 (SRC)
About
Charlie Brown is an empirically-oriented Labor Economist. His research has focused on topics such as compensating differentials, effects of minimum wage laws and of EEO policies, the determinants of enlistment and re-enlistment in the military, and the relationship between employer size and labor market outcomes.
His current research focuses on (1) measurement error in survey data, (2) incentives provided by pension plans, early-retirement "windows" and merit pay for workers nearing retirement, and (3) the academic success of children of Black soldiers. He is also a Research Professor Emeritus at the Survey Research Center, where he a co-investigator with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics and the Health and Retirement Study.
Affiliation(s)
- Research Professor Emeritus, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
Research Area(s)
- Measurement Error and Data Quality
- Pre-Retirement Incentives - Pensions, Early-Out Windows, and Pay Setting
- Gender-Wage Relationship Among Part-Time Workers
