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      IRLE is an interdisciplinary institute at the University of California, Berkeley that connects world-class research with policy to improve workers’ lives, communities, and society.

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Scholarly Publications

Explore peer-reviewed articles and books from affiliated faculty, IRLE-supported faculty and graduate students, and IRLE Center researchers.

Racial Inequality in Frictional Labor Markets

March 2, 2023 • By Jesse Wursten and Michael Reich

Racial and Class Inequality in U.S. Incarceration in the Early Twenty-First Century

December 1, 2021 • By Christopher Muller and Alexander Roehrkasse

The Political Economy of Incarceration in the Cotton South, 1910-1925

November 1, 2021 • By Christopher Muller and Daniel Schrage

The Costs of Employment Segregation: Evidence from the Federal Government under Wilson

October 22, 2021 • By Abhay Aneja and Guo Xu

The Economics of a $15 Federal Minimum Wage by 2025

September 1, 2021 • By Michael Reich

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