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Academic Profile: Michael Reich
Michael Reich is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, where he chairs the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics (CWED) at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE). He previously directed IRLE from 2004 to 2015.
Research Focus
Reich's scholarship centers on labor economics and policy, with emphasis on:
- Minimum wage effects on employment, prices, and inequality
- Racial disparities in labor markets
- Gig worker compensation models
- Historical transformation of U.S. labor structures
- Union-management collaboration frameworks
Publications & Impact
Reich has authored 18 books and over 140 papers. His 2024-2025 research examines fast-food wage laws in California, gig economy regulations in Minnesota, and methodological debates in minimum wage analysis. Work consistently informs state and federal policy.
Institutional Leadership
At CWED, Reich oversees research on wage standards and employment trends. The center produces policy assessments used by legislators, exemplified by his testimony to the U.S. Congress on national wage floors.
