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
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
Does 'Right-to-Work' Create Jobs? Answers from Oklahoma
By Gordon Lafer and Sylvia Allegretto
Waiting for Change: The $2.13 Federal Subminimum Wage
By Sylvia A. Allegretto and Kai Fillion
