IRLE’s Policy Brief series is aimed at translating the academic research of our faculty affiliates and campus researchers to a policy audience. We distribute briefs to policymakers and journalists.
For questions about the series, or to submit your research for consideration, please contact Series Editor Lori Ann Ospina (lori.ospina@berkeley.edu).
An $18 Minimum Wage for California
Michael Reich – IRLE Policy Briefs

The Limits of Ban-the-Box Legislation
Christopher Herring and Sandra Susan Smith – IRLE Policy Briefs

Ensuring Alt-Labor Sustainability
Lisa McCorkell – IRLE Policy Briefs

Estimating the Coverage of California’s New AB 5 Law
Sarah Thomason, Ken Jacobs and Sharon Jan – IRLE Policy Briefs

Framing the Case for Supporting Immigrants
Lisa McCorkell and Sara Hinkley – IRLE Policy Briefs

Who receives the Earned Income Tax Credit in California?
Charles Davis and Evan White – IRLE Policy Briefs

Retaining Teachers of Color to Improve Student Outcomes
Sara Hinkley and Lisa McCorkell – IRLE Policy Briefs

Finding Employment After Contact with the Carceral System
Lisa McCorkell and Sara Hinkley – IRLE Policy Briefs

The Post-Recession Labor Market: An Incomplete Recovery
Lisa McCorkell and Sara Hinkley – IRLE Policy Briefs

The Great Recession, Families, and the Safety Net
Lisa McCorkell and Sara Hinkley – IRLE Policy Briefs

What Really Caused the Great Recession?
Erin Coghlan, Lisa McCorkell and Sara Hinkley – IRLE Policy Briefs

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Update: California Expansion, Federal Inaction
Erin Coghlan and Sara Hinkley – IRLE Policy Briefs

State Policy Strategies for Narrowing the Gender Wage Gap
Erin Coghlan and Sara Hinkley – IRLE Policy Briefs

Working in the service sector in Connecticut
Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett – IRLE Policy Briefs

Working in the Service Sector in Philadelphia
Kristen Harknett and Daniel Schneider – IRLE Policy Briefs

The Great Recession reduced fertility among unmarried and teen women
Daniel Schneider – IRLE Policy Briefs

Is Uncle Sam Inducing the Elderly to Retire?
Alan Auerbach – IRLE Policy Briefs

The Earned Income Tax Credit: a key policy to support families facing wage stagnation
Hilary Hoynes – IRLE Policy Briefs

Can value-added models identify teachers’ impacts?
Jesse Rothstein – IRLE Policy Briefs

Fiscal policy and employment: lessons from the Social Security Earnings Test
Claire Montialoux – IRLE Policy Briefs

Are minimum wage increases absorbed by small price increases?
Sylvia A. Allegretto and Michael Reich – IRLE Policy Briefs

Is the Great Recession Really Over?
Danny Yagan – IRLE Policy Briefs

Revisiting the impact of Head Start
Claire Montialoux – IRLE Policy Briefs

Where Did All the Migrants Farm Workers Go?
Maoyong Fan and Jeffrey M. Perloff – IRLE Policy Briefs
