Stephen J. Rose is a Research Professor at the George Washington Institute of Public Policy and a nationally recognized labor economist. He previously held senior positions at the ...view moreStephen J. Rose is a Research Professor at the George Washington Institute of Public Policy and a nationally recognized labor economist. He previously held senior positions at the Educational Testing Service, the U.S. Department of Labor, the Joint Economic Committee, the National Commission for Employment Policy, and the Washington State Senate. His commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and other print and broadcast media. The author of Rebound: Why America Will Emerge Stronger from the Financial Crisis and Social Stratification in the United States: The American Profile Poster (The New Press), he lives in Washington, DC.view less