As part of our mission to connect world-class research with policy to improve workers’ lives, communities, and society, IRLE researchers are rapidly responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Explore recent research and resources from our centers and programs.

We’re thrilled to welcome Steve Raphael. He has long been involved with IRLE, first as part of a vibrant community of economics PhD students, and later as a faculty affiliate and editor-in-chief of Industrial Relations.

This Labor Center brief summarizes the impact of the Great Recession and COVID-19 on public employment, and points to the importance of focusing on the public sector in policy responses to the pandemic crisis.

A new report from the Labor Center and Working Partnerships USA shows how the pandemic may accelerate technological changes in healthcare, affecting the job quality of nurses, home care workers, and more.