Mark David Brenner (born May 26, 1969) is an American author, journalist, academic, and consultant who writes on labor and workplace issues. Brenner was formerly the co-director of Labor Notes and was previously a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He currently works at the Labor Research and Education Center at the University of Oregon.[1]
Mark D. Brenner | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark David Brenner May 26, 1969 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Wake Forest University (BA) American University (MA) University of California, Riverside (MA, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Labor studies |
| Sub-discipline | Development studies Labour economics |
| Institutions | University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Oregon |
Education
editBrenner earned Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and history from Wake Forest University, a Master of Arts in international development from the American University, and a Master of Arts and PhD in economics from the University of California, Riverside.[2]
Career
editBrenner first became interested in the living wage issue when he was a graduate student in California and was part of a research team evaluating the Los Angeles living wage ordinance.[3]
He specializes in development and labor economics, particularly with regard to poverty, income distribution and low-wage labor markets. He was a Fulbright scholar in 1998, working in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. Brenner has consulted for the United Nations Development Programme and the International Labour Organization.[2]
Brenner was a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the Political Economy Research Institute.[4] He left in September 2005 to join the staff of Labor Notes. Brenner spent several years working with living wage campaigns around the country, as well as playing a leading role in his union in Massachusetts. He currently covers Service Employees International Union (SEIU), teachers, higher education, and the living wage movement.
Selected books and publications
edit- Mark D. Brenner and Terry McKinley. Rising wealth inequality and changing social structure in rural China, 1988-95. UNU World Institute for Development Economics Research (1999)[5]
- Mark D. Brenner; Jeannette Wicks-Linn; Robert Pollin. Measuring the Impact of Living Wage Laws: A Critical Appraisal of David Neumark's How Living Wage Laws Affect Low-Wage Workers and Low-Income Families. Working Paper Series No. 43, Political Economy Research Institute (2002)[6]
- Keith Griffin (Editor); Mark D. Brenner; Keith Griffin; Takayoshi Kusago; Amy Ickowitz; Terry McKinley. Poverty Reduction in Mongolia. Asia Pacific Press (2003)[7]
- Mark D. Brenner. The Economic Impact of Living Wage Ordinances. Working Paper 80, Political Economy Research Institute (2004)[8]
- Mark D. Brenner, Stephanie Luce. Living Wage Laws in Practice: The Boston, New Haven and Hartford experiences (2005)[9]
- Robert Pollin; Mark Brenner; Jeannette Wicks-Lim; Stephanie Luce. A Measure of Fairness: The Economics of Living Wages and Minimum Wages in the United States ILR Press (2008)[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mark Brenner | Labor Education & Research Center". lerc.uoregon.edu. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ a b Short biography of Mark D. Brenner Policy Innovations (September 22, 2006) Retrieved January 11, 2011
- ^ Interview with Mark D. Brenner Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Retrieved January 11, 2011
- ^ a b Book description and review Cornell University Press. Retrieved January 11, 2011
- ^ Listing National Library of Australia. ISBN 9529520859 Retrieved January 11, 2011
- ^ Abstract The Berkeley Electronic Press (2002) Retrieved January 11, 2011
- ^ Book review Danny Yee's Book Reviews (May 2005) ISBN 978-0731536955 Retrieved January 11, 2011
- ^ Working paper abstract University of Massachusetts Amherst (2004) Retrieved January 11, 2011
- ^ Living Wage Laws in Practice (PDF) Policy Economics Research Institute, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (2005) ISBN 0-9768594-0-8 Retrieved January 11, 2011