Presentations & Expert Testimony, 2019-current
Dr. Belzer has provided expert testimony in consequential trials and given presentations to the highest levels of government in the United States, South Korea, and Australia. Collected here, his testimonies and presentations lay out Dr. Belzer's most recent research, analysis and policy solutions. His work has influenced lawmakers, government officials, economists, health and safety experts, business owners, and the news media. The presentations are freely available for download and Dr. Belzer is available for discussion at any time.
For more information about this case, please see Dr. Belzer’s forthcoming book chapter "Trucking Collective Bargaining: The Problem of Conflicting Labor Market Governance” in Union Organizing and Collective Bargaining at the Crossroad: Renewal or Continued Decline? (Cornell University Press, 2024).
Declaration in Opposition to Preliminary
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Deregulation and Low-Road Competition in Trucking
University of Michigan Law School Law and Economics Club
November 8, 2023
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The Economics of Long Work Hours: Using Incentives to Change Behavior
Transportation Research Board Committee on the Impacts of Alternative Compensation Methods on Truck Driver Retention and Safety
January 18, 2023
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Long Hours and Low Pay: How Trucking Gets Us Back to Basics
Open Markets Institute
April 12, 2022
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"Debunking the Driver Shortage Myth with Dr. Michael Belzer," Truck Safety Coalition, March 23, 2021
(Interview begins roughly 5min 45seconds into the recording) Watch here
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Building Back Better in Commercial Road Transport: Markets Require Fair Labor Standards
Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Council, US DOT FMCSA
July 19, 2021
Building Back Better in Commercial Road Transport: Markets Require “Safe Rates” Regulation
US Department of Transportation/US Department of Labor
July 8, 2021
Economic Liberalisation of Road Freight Transport in the EU and the USA
19th ILERA World Congress, Lund, Sweden
June 24, 2021
Economic Incentives and Market Pressure: Why Markets Require “Safe Rates” Regulation
Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, Parliament of Australia
April 28, 2021
Economic Incentives and Market Pressure: Reducing Unsafe and Unhealthy Work Hours
Transportation, Warehouse and Utility Council, NIOSH NORA
September 22, 2020
Economics of Long Work Hours: Using Incentives to Change Behavior
Healthy Work Design and Well-Being, NORA Cross Sector Program
April 23, 2020
Pay Rates and Motor Carrier Safety
Transportation Research Board, ACS60, Truck and Bus Safety Committee
January 15, 2020
Transportation Research Board, ACS60, Truck and Motor Safety Committee
January 14, 2020
Excessive Work Hours and Hypertension
Transportation Research Board, ANB70 Truck and Bus Operator Health and Safety Subcommittee
January 13, 2020
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Economics of Long Work Hours: Using Incentives to Change Behavior
Working Time Society’s 24th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time
September 11, 2019
Truck Drivers are Overtired, Overworked, and Underpaid
Wayne State University
January 25, 2019
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