Research at the IRLE addresses a wide variety of issues that affect California workers and employers. The Institute offers funding opportunities for faculty, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students. In addition, the Institute houses a number of research projects and supports two large database projects.
Research Projects:
- With funding from the Haynes Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, and the Joyce Foundation, IRLE Director Ruth Milkman and Labor Center Project Director Victor Narro are leading the L.A. component of a study Documenting Unregulated Work in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City.
- For 2005, 2006 and the first half of 2007, the IRLE prepared a detailed analysis of Union Membership in Los Angeles, California, and the U.S., using data from the U.S. Current Population Survey.
- In September 2006, an IRLE-funded study of L.A. Taxi Drivers was completed by IRLE Associate Director Gary Blasi and Professor Jackie Leavitt of the UCLA Urban Planning Department.
- With funding from the Sloan Foundation and the National Institute for Child Health and Development, the California Family Leave Research Project has conducted research on California's paid family leave program.
- With support from the Ford Foundation and Los Angeles World Airports, the IRLE conducted research on the impact of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance on workers and businesses.
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