His economic consulting services have been used by both government agencies and law firms. He is also a frequent reviewer of articles for economics and labor studies journals and of book manuscripts for several publishers.

Member of the Research Advisory Boards of the Economic Policy Institute (Washington D.C.), the Fiscal Policy Institute (NYC), and the Center for the Study of Working Class Life (SUNY Stony Brook).

Member of the Research Advisory Boards of the Economic Policy Institute

Member of the Fiscal Policy Institute

Member of the Center for the Study of Working Class Life (SUNY Stony Brook)

The State of New York Unions 2012

At the Epicenter of an Economic Earthquake: New York Confronts the Great Recession

The State of New York Unions 2007

`This excellent collection addresses an important issue: Why young people in so many countries experience more unemployment and precariousness than previous generations, and what we can do about it.'- Michael Reich, University of California, Berkeley, US Featuring new findings and fresh insights from an international roster of labor economists, including such eminent authors as Morley Gunderson, Harry Holzer, and Paul Ryan, this book delves into a uniquely wide range of high-profile labor issues affecting youth in the US, Canada, Europe, and Japan - from declining job, wage, and training prospects to workplace health hazards, immigration, union activism, and new policy strategies. This widely accessible introduction to the latest research in the area presents original empirical economic studies in an engaging style. All may find something of interest in the host of controversial topics of lively public debate that are covered, including: youth unemployment, earnings mobility, racial/ethnic and gender inequalities, training quality and access, job hazards, health insurance coverage, immigration, minimum wage laws, union organizing, and global economic competition. Young Workers in the Global Economy is written in a clear and accessible style for a broad readership ranging from scholars and college students to employers, unions, career counselors, human resource professionals, vocational trainers, policy analysts, government officials, immigration and health care activists, as well as to the wider public concerned about the future of youth career prospects.

Young Workers in the Global Economy: Job Challenges in North America, Europe and Japan

This book provides the first comprehensive economic assessment of the rapidly growing Hispanic American work force. In a wide-ranging analysis of a variety of large computerized data banks, the author presents a host of original findings on postwar trends in Hispanic wages, poverty unemployment rates, and educational attainment. The implications of these findings for current debates on income inequality, discrimination, school dropouts, and the domestic effects of immigration are thoroughly evaluated. Many of the conclusions throw into question widely held views on these issues among the public, academics, and policymakers.

Inequality at Work: Hispanics in the U.S. Labor Force

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Gregory DeFreitas is a Professor of Economics and Director of the Labor Studies Degree Program at Hofstra. He is also the Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy. Before joining Hofstra's faculty, he taught at Barnard College, Columbia University, the University of Toronto, and Cambridge University. He was educated at Stanford, Cambridge, and Columbia University, where he received his Ph.D. Dr. DeFreitas has written widely on job and pay trends, the economics of immigration, earnings inequality, youth unemployment and the New York City economy. And he has testified on these issues before Congressional committees and the New York City Council. He is currently completing a new edition of his award-winning book, "Inequality At Work." He is also the founding editor of the "Regional Labor Review," which focuses on current employment issues in the New York Metropolitan Area.

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Microeconomics

African Economic Development

 Research Methods

Economics of Immigration

Earnings Inequality

Youth Unemployment

Economics of Small Business

Labor Unions

African Labor Issues

New York City Economy

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The Workforce Saving America's Economy

Hempstead proposal seeks automatic pay hikes for elected officials pegged to inflation

Too Hot to Work? America's Next Big Labor Battle

Long Island's gender wage gap largest in New York, state data shows

No Summer Vacation? You're Not Alone

Life for American Workers in 2023 Has Been Worse Than We Thought

State report on pay gap: Women in New York in 2021 earned about 88 cents for every dollar men earn

New York State has lowest quit rate in nation, new numbers show

Union membership up on Long Island, bucking national trend, report finds

Millennials and immigrants buck national trend for driving labor union strength on Long Island

Long Island Union Labor Rises Amid National, City Declines, New Report Says

Analysis: Big victory at Amazon gives unions promise - but no end to challenges

New weekly LI jobless claims dip below 10,000 for first time since March

Long Island jobless rate soars to 16%, data show

LI companies cut more than 7,600 jobs as pandemic halts business

More than 175,000 LIers have filed jobless claims in the last 4 weeks

LI hospitals target millennial workers to prepare for aging population

Long Island wage increases barely keep ahead of inflation

State parks boost Long Island’s economy, report says

Gregory DeFreitas, a professor at Hofstra University, seen here on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, co-authored a study on labor unions on Long Island. Photo Credit: Barry Sloan

Union Membership on LI Still Below Pre-Recession Level

Job market for Long Island college grads starts to improve

Wage gap widens between high school, college grads

LI’s college-educated millennials struggling at work: Study

$15 minimum wage comes to L.I. . . . in 2021

Health care employment leads Long Island job growth

Professor of Economics, Director of the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy

Learn about the Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy with Gregory DeFreitas, Professor of Economics  at Hofstra University.

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The Center for the Study of Labor and Democracy

Learn about the Labor Studies program and Career Potential at Hofstra University with Gregory DeFreitas, Professor of Economics.

Find out more by visiting http://www.hofstra.edu/Academics/Colleges/HCLAS/LABOR/index.html

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