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Professor Robert Lerman
Institute Fellow
Urban Institute
Robert Lerman is an Institute fellow in the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population at the Urban Institute as well as professor of economics at American University and a research fellow at IZA in Bonn, Germany. A leading expert on apprenticeship, he recently established the American Institute for Innovative Apprenticeship. His current research focus is on skills, employer training, apprenticeship programs in the United States and abroad, and housing policies. Robert’s published research covers employment issues, earnings and income inequality, family structure, income support, and youth development, especially as they affect low-income populations. He served on the National Academy of Sciences panel on the US postsecondary education and training system, and on the Maryland Task Force on Economic Development and Apprenticeship. Robert has also testified before congressional committees on youth apprenticeship, child support policies, and the information technology labor market.
To view Robert's work and further information please see his institutional profile.
Career Pathways in a Rapidly Changing World: Scotland's Foundation Apprenticeships
(Source: Rodel on YouTube, February 2024)
Informal apprenticeships and the future of work
(Source: International Labor Organization (ILO). on Soundcloud, February 2024)
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