He is also a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute and director of its Telecommunications Program. Recent publications include Telecommunications 2004: Strategy, HR Practices & Performance (co-author, 2004), and “Can Unions Serve as Transformational Agents in Public Sector Workplace Redesign?” in the book, Going Public The Role of Labor-Management Relations in Delivering Quality Government Services (Cornell University Press 2003). He received a Ph.D. from Cornell University. See related work on Economic Growth