Areas of expertise
Contingent and nonstandard employment • Unemployment insurance • Workers’ compensation • State employment policy • Minimum wage
Biography
Jeffrey Wenger is an assistant professor at the School of Policy and International Affairs of University of Georgia. Before joining the university he was labor economist with the Economic Policy Institute. His research has focused on the development of state-level labor policies, particularly unemployment insurance policy and minimum wage and contingent employment legislation.
Education
Ph.D. Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.A. Mathematics, University of California, Santa Cruz
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Finding the better fit: Receiving unemployment insurance increases likelihood of re-employment with health insurance
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Health Insurance Coverage in Retirement: The Erosion of Retiree Income Security
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Share of workers in ‘nonstandard’ jobs declines
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The broad reach of long-term unemployment
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Fair Labor Standards Act revisions don’t pay
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Divided we fall: Deserving workers slip through America’s patchwork unemployment insurance system
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Time’s Up for the Unemployed
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The Wrong Wage to Get the Job Done
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Unemployment and the U.S. jobs deficit
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Decline in job openings fuels unemployment
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Few states qualify for unemployment insurance extension
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Time to Fix the Federal Unemployment Benefits Program
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Failing the Unemployed
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Doing Well for the Economy by Doing Good for the Unemployed
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Weekly benefit amounts for the unemployed
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Help (not) wanted—service sector no respite for unemployed
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Unemployment benefits fall short
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Coming up Short: Current Unemployment Insurance Benefits Fail to Meet Basic Family Needs
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Mending unemployment insurance with the minimum wage
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Unemployment insurance during a downturn
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The changing face of temp work
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The continuing problems with part-time jobs
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Unemployment insurance claims in decline
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Tracking the temporary workforce