Robert Stewart Smith
Cornell University · Industrial and Labor Relations
Active 1930–2024
About
Robert Stewart Smith is a Professor in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University, specializing in labor economics. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University in 1971 and has taught at the University of Connecticut before joining Cornell in 1974. His professional experience includes working as an economist in the U.S. Department of Labor. Professor Smith has authored numerous articles in the field of labor economics and is a co-author of the textbook 'Modern Labor Economics: Theory and Public Policy,' which has been a leading publication in its field for three decades and is now in its 12th edition. Throughout his career, Professor Smith has focused his research on analyses of various labor market policies, particularly those related to safety and health. He has served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the ILR School for 28 years and has held the position of Interim Dean four times. His teaching has included fundamental labor economics courses for undergraduates and professional master's students, earning him several awards for innovation in instruction and mentoring, including the Cornell University Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows award in 2010.
Research topics
- Medicine
- Biology
- Veterinary medicine
- Environmental health
- Virology
Frequent coauthors
- 93 shared
Yrjo T. Gröhn
- 71 shared
Y.H. Schukken
De Gezondheidsdienst voor Dieren
- 43 shared
Jodi A. Flaws
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 40 shared
Nicholas Gallagher
Johns Hopkins Medicine
- 40 shared
Heba H. Mostafa
- 38 shared
Yukari C. Manabe
Johns Hopkins Medicine
- 36 shared
Loren W. Tauer
Cornell University
- 34 shared
Matthew L. Robinson
Awards & honors
- 1999 General Mills Foundation Award for Innovation in Instru…
- 2006 Robert N. Stern Mentoring Award
- 2010 Cornell University's Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fell…
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