Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics
The CWED was established in June 2007 to provide a focus for projects on wage and employment dynamics in contemporary labor markets. Current research topics include:
- Minimum Wage Impacts
- Tipped Worker Labor Markets
- Transformation of Retail Labor Markets
- Health Insurance and Health Policy
- Immigration
- Worker Turnover and Job Training
- Labor Relations and Productivity
- Models of Low-Wage Labor Markets
In the News
Tipped workers hope for hike in sub-minimum wage
Does Right to Work Actually Lead to More Jobs?
Higher minimum wage in San Jose would boost the broader economy
New Publications
Increasing the Minimum Wage in San Jose: Benefits and Costs 
Michael Reich
A Depressive State: Assessing California's Labor Market Four Years after the Onset of the
Great Recession
Sylvia A. Allegretto and Luke Reidenbach
The Wrong Target: Public Sector Unions and State Budget Deficits
Sylvia A. Allegretto, Ken Jacobs and Laurel Lucia
The State of Working America's Wealth, 2011: Through volatility and turmoil, the gap widens
Sylvia A. Allegretto
