The Work Goes On: An Oral History of Industrial Relations and Labor Economics with Princetons Orley Ashenfelter

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Solomon Polachek on why men and women have different wages via the human capital model
Saturday, 28 February, 2026

Solomon Polachek, Distinguished Professor of Economics at Binghamton University, State University of New York, discusses his academic career, his teaching awards, his past and ongoing research on the gender wage gap, and his role as Dean of Harpur College at Binghamton University. Read a transcript of the podcast here: https://irs100.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/2026-02/049_Polachek_transcript.pdf For more details on this episode, visit: https://irs100.princeton.edu/podcasts/solomon-polachek-2026