Richard P. Chaykowski, Queen’s University

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Faculty of Law Professor Kingston, Ontario richard.chaykowski@queensu.ca Office: (613) 533-6000 ext. 77071

Bio/Research

Richard Chaykowski received his PhD from Cornell University. Dr. Chaykowski is currently a faculty member in the School of Policy Studies and in the Faculty of Law (cross-appointed) at Queen's University. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the MIT and a visitor at the University of Toronto and at ...

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Bio/Research

Richard Chaykowski received his PhD from Cornell University. Dr. Chaykowski is currently a faculty member in the School of Policy Studies and in the Faculty of Law (cross-appointed) at Queen's University. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the MIT and a visitor at the University of Toronto and at McGill University.

Dr. Chaykowski has recently been appointed the inaugural Visiting Chair at Human Resources and Social Development in the federal government, where he is working in Strategic Policy. His role within government is to support the development of high-quality, evidence-based policy, and provide a ‘challenge function' as policies are being developed. His new appointment commenced in January 2006 from which time he will be on leave from Queen's University.

Prof. Chaykowski's teaching and research interests include labour policy and its role in the new economy, the intersection of labour policy and law, labour market institutions, labour relations and collective bargaining, North American labour markets, workplace training and innovation, and the impacts of technological change in the workplace. He is frequently requested to speak on these issues in a wide range of forums in both the private and public sectors, including union and senior management groups as well as departments of the Government of Canada. He has also provided support to these stakeholders in a variety of capacities.

His published work has included scholarly articles in journals in economics, such as the Canadian Journal of Economics, the North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Public Policy, Canadian Business Economics,andResearch in Labor Economics, in industrial relations, such as the Industrial and Labor Relations Review, the British Journal of Industrial Relations, Industrial Relations, the Journal of Labor Research, Relations industrielles, and Advances in Industrial and Labor Relations, and law, such as the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal and the Saskatchewan Law Review. He has also published articles in such broader publications as the Workplace Gazette, Collective Bargaining Review, Policy Options, and The Financial Post. He has published over forty papers in edited volumes, periodicals, academic proceedings, and as other professional or technical reports. Has also been a guest co-editor of special issues of the journals Relations industrielles and Canadian Public Policy.


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