Carol Zabin, senior labor policy specialist

Carol Zabin is a labor economist at UC Berkeley. Her research addresses job quality, living wages, worker training and other economic development issues in the United States and Mexico. Most recently, Zabin has conducted research on the employment impacts of climate change and the growth of green jobs. She is also an expert in workforce development, and has both research and practical experience in sector-based training initiatives, particularly in the long-term care sector. Zabin has served as a research advisor to numerous unions, community organizations, and foundations on issues of workforce development reform, the role of unions in labor markets, and improving opportunities and outcomes for low-wage workers. Before joining UC Berkeley's Labor Center, she was on the faculty at Tulane University and UCLA.