Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE)

State of the Union

President Obama Cites IRLE-Sponsored Wage Research

State of the Union, February 12, 2013 »

Medi-Cal Expansion

Medi-Cal Expansion will Increase Coverage at Low Cost to State

New Labor Center Report »

CPER Feature – CA Public Sector

Growing California’s ‘Stunted’ Public Sector Will Boost the Economy

California Public Employee Relations Journal »

Research Highlights

Increasing the Minimum Wage in San Jose: Benefits and Costs
Michael Reich
CWED, October 2012

6.3 Million Private Sector Workers in California Lack Access to a Retirement Plan on the Job
Nari Rhee
Labor Center, June 2012

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Publication Highlights

Minimum Wage Shocks, Employment Flows and Labor Market Frictions
Arindrajit Dube, T. William Lester and Michael Reich
Working Paper No. 122-12
April 2012

The Labor Market Four Years Into the Crisis: Assessing Structural Explanations
Jesse Rothstein
Working Paper No. 120-12
March 2012

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IRLE in the News

San Francisco Public Press | April 10, 2013
Economists Say City Minimum Wage Means Big Boost for Working Class

Washington Post | February 24, 2013
Making Ends Meet on the Minimum Wage

StarTribune | February 23, 2012
Should Minnesota Raise Minimum Wage? Yes.

NBC | February 19, 2013
Would a Minimum Wage Increase Reduce Poverty?

Reuters.com | February 13, 2013
Analysis: Economists split on Obama's call to raise minimum wage

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