Miguel Contreras Labor Program
IRLE Announces a New Center: Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy
On September 18, 2008, the IRLE announced the formation of a new center: the Donald Vial Center on Employment in the Green Economy. For more information on this exciting new center, please visit the website: http://irle.berkeley.edu/vial/
LERF 2008-09 Grant Competition Cancelled
IRLE regrets to announce that as of September, 18, 2008, the 2008-09 Labor and Employment Research Fund (LERF) grants competition has been cancelled due to recent changes in the California state budget.
IRLE Faculty Research Grants for 2008-09
IRLE Announces the 2008-09 Awardees.
New Issue of Industrial Relations
July 2008 - Vol.47 Issue 3
Is There a Shortage of Engineering Talent in the U.S.?
The Center for Work, Technology and Society's most recent working paper is based on research conducted for a forthcoming book, Change Is the Only Constant: How the Chip Industry Deals with Crisis.
New Labor Market Institutions and the Public Policy Response: A Symposium to Honor Lloyd Ulman
Saturday, October 27, 2007 - IRLE hosted a major symposium to honor Lloyd Ulman's distinguished career. This event attracted leading scholars from around the globe.
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Research Highlights
Do Minimum Wages Really Reduce Teenage Employment? Accounting for Heterogeneity and Selectivity in State Panel Data ![]()
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