Peter Berg

Research Associate

Areas of expertise
Organizational change in the United States and Germany • High-performance work systems • Comparative industrial relations • Worker training

Biography
Peter Berg, an EPI research associate, is currently a principal investigator and project director of the Cross Industry Employee-Employer Survey Project and engaged in research on high-performance work systems in the apparel, steel, and electronic instrument industries. In addition to his research on new work systems in the United States, Dr. Berg has conducted research on the organization of work and training practices in German firms, as well as the German vocational training system.

Education
Ph.D. Economics, University of Notre Dame


Publications by Peter Berg

Shared Work, Valued Care—New Norms for Organizing Market Work and Unpaid Care Work

December 1, 2001 | By Eileen Appelbaum, Peter Berg, and Thomas Bailey | Book

The Economic Case for Coroporate Responsibility to Workers

March 20, 2001 | By Dean Baker, Eileen Appelbaum, and Peter Berg | Report

Manufacturing Advantage—(EPI book)

February 1, 2000 | By Eileen Appelbaum, Peter Berg, and Thomas Bailey | Book

The Economic Case for Corporate Responsibility to Workers

January 1, 1996 | By Dean Baker, Eileen Appelbaum, and Peter Berg | Report

The Role of Labor Market Institutions in Employee Training: Comparing the United States and Germany

June 1, 1994 | By Peter Berg, Thomas Kochan, and Kirsten Wever | Report