| Mark D. Brenner | |
| Discipline: | Labor studies |
| Birth Name: | Mark David Brenner |
| Sub Discipline: | Development studies Labour economics |
| Education: | Wake Forest University (BA) American University (MA) University of California, Riverside (MA, PhD) |
| Birth Date: | May 26, 1969 |
| Workplaces: | 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.
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.