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Bruce Pietrykowski
Professor of Economics in the Social Sciences Department
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Education/Degree:
1 Economics (New School for Social Research)
About
Bruce Pietrykowski is professor of economics at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. He earned his BA in economics and urban studies from Livingston College of Rutgers University where he was a Paul Robeson Scholar. He worked as a tenant organizer in New Jersey prior to attending the New School for Social Research where he graduated with an MA and PhD in economics. At UM-Dearborn he has served as associate dean and directed Urban Studies and the Center for Labor and Community Studies.
Current Work
Bruce Pietrykowski is currently conducting research on the economic experience of low-wage workers. This includes publications examining the economic case for higher wages exemplified by the "Fight for $15" campaign, the return to caring skills and gendered norms in low-wage occupations and technological change, robotics and the demand for labor among low-wage service sector workers. He recently published a book entitled Work (Polity Books, 2019).
Research Area Keyword(s)
gender, Inequality, labor, low-wage, skills