Mark D. Brenner | |
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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 |
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]
Brenner 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]
Brenner 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.