Identify trends in worker characteristics and wages.
Estimate the economic impact of public policies.
Movement Economics is a consulting firm that provides high-quality economic analysis and research to inform policy-making and organizational strategy. Our team has particular expertise in describing demographic and economic characteristics of local labor markets and estimating the economic impacts of proposed public policies. We have completed a wide range of projects for community organizations, non-profits, research centers, worker organizations, and local governments.
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Labor market analysis
Estimate wages, benefits, employment, union coverage, labor force participation, and more. Areas of expertise include care work, independent contracting and gig work, and low-wage work.
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Economic impact modeling
Estimate the effects of proposed or enacted policy changes on workers, families, communities, public budgets, the labor market, and the economy using microsimulation models and other methods.
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Quantitative data analysis
Clean and analyze quantitative data of all sizes and types, including survey, administrative, and proprietary data, with particular expertise in Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Descriptive statistics to create profiles of specific communities or answer questions about trends in demographics, income, poverty, housing security, and more.
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Data visualization
Create charts, tables, diagrams, maps, and interactive dashboards that effectively communicate data insights and research findings.
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Qualitative data collection & analysis
Design, conduct, and analyze data from focus groups and interviews with workers and community members.
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Writing
Produce a variety of products for a wide range of audiences, including reports, data briefs, literature reviews, blog posts, op-eds, and fact sheets.
LATEST RESEARCH: Economic Impacts of a Wage and Benefit Labor Standard for the Bay Area Residential Decarbonization Industry
In this paper, we explore the potential economic impacts of adopting labor standards for the residential decarbonization industry in the 9-county Bay Area. Our study compares the status quo in the industry to two different labor standards that could be adopted: (1) prevailing wages and benefits and (2) setting a wage floor of 180 to 250 percent of the state minimum wage, depending on a worker’s trade, and requiring that employers provide health insurance and retirement plans. This study was commissioned by the Bay Area High Road Training Partnership and Rising Sun.
