Lead author Till von Wachter explains: “Our research shows the City of Los Angeles’ minimum wage ordinance was successful at increasing the earnings of workers in the food services industry. In contrast, we found no evidence that employment levels were impacted by the ordinance.

Take a look at the results of this report on the effects of the higher minimum wage in the City of LA. Joint work w/ Till von Wachter and an amazing team during my time at CPL. Short 🧵 below and link to the full report here: capolicylab.org/impact-of-los-…

Congratulations to my CPL colleagues on this new report and thank you to all of the L.A. County partners and HPU staff that make this program possible. Join CPL and partners for a Dec 5th webinar where they'll share more insights on this unique program: berkeley.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

If you missed our webinar last week about using predictive analytics in a homelessness prevention program in Los Angeles, the recording, slides, and report are now available: capolicylab.org/the-homelessne… #CaLeg #LosAngeles #Homelessness

We're thrilled to share our 2024 recap with you, along with a preview of what's in store for 2025: mailchi.mp/163fde42e26f/2…

It's been a busy year! I'm very proud of my California Policy Lab colleagues for all we've accomplished and what's planned for next year - take a look: mailchi.mp/163fde42e26f/2…

📊Researcher looking for a new role in 2025? The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher to work with the University of California Consumer Credit Panel (UC-CCP), one of the country's most detailed datasets covering the financial status of Californians and Americans. Please

⚡⚡Seeking Researcher⚡⚡ Amazing opportunity to work with incredible data. Especially interested in folks that know credit markets or credit data. Will be working a lot directly with me. Please share with your networks!

New year, new role? Join us! The California Policy Lab is hiring a Researcher, focused on the University of California Consumer Credit Panel, one of the country's most detailed datasets covering the financial lives of Californians and Americans: capolicylab.org/careers/resear…

Focused on policy-relevant research in California? We'd love to tell you more about some of our datasets that could be useful to your research 🧵 (1/6)

Join our team! The California Policy Lab's UCLA site is hiring a Researcher in Applied Microeconomics and Quantitative Public Policy, focused primarily on homelessness prevention. Role can be hybrid or remote: capolicylab.org/careers/resear…

We're hiring a Researcher focused on homelessness policy on our UCLA team. Role can be hybrid or remote, and is excellent opportunity for an early or mid-career researcher: capolicylab.org/careers/resear…

Looking for your next role? The California Policy Lab's UCLA team is hiring a Data Analyst, focused on homelessness. Please share with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/data-a…

"Janey Rountree, executive director of the California Policy Lab at UCLA, helped develop metrics that identify users of L.A. County services who may be vulnerable to falling into homelessness." latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Thrilled to share this good news: Los Angeles County and the California Policy Lab were selected as a Top 25 Finalist for the prestigious Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability for our partnership designing, launching, and managing the Homelessness Prevention Unit:

A predictive model from UCLA’s California Policy Lab is helping Los Angeles County identify people most at risk of homelessness. With the lab’s data, organizations can proactively reach residents at high risk of losing their housing — and it’s working. latimes.com/california/sto…

CPL's monthly update: Meet our new staff, catch up on our latest research, see our new Student Supports Project website, and learn about data opportunities: capolicylab.org/newsletter/cal…

"Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs" Join Till von Wachter and others on July 15th for a Minneapolis Fed virtual, 1 hour event on short-time compensation (also known as working sharing) as a promising but underutilized alt. to layoffs. Register: minneapolisfed.org/events/2025/cu…

We're hiring a labor-focused data analyst at the California Policy Lab, please share with your networks: capolicylab.org/careers/data-a…

Excited to present on Short-Time Compensation today as a better (but underutilized) alternative to layoffs. Join us at 10am: minneapolisfed.org/events/2025/cu…