Nathan Meyers

I am an economic and organizational sociologist specializing in earnings dynamics, labor, economic transformations, and the public sector. My dissertation examines how the restructuring of the American economy over the past half-century has reshaped labor market outcomes and the functioning of government in the U.S. My research integrates quantitative methods and historical data analysis to explore the role of business actors in driving economic change in relation to labor and the state.

I have extensive teaching experience, designing and instructing courses on survey design and analysis, the sociology of deviance, social movements, social class and inequality, sociological theory, and writing.

Kerrissey, Jasmine and Nathan Meyers. 2022. "Reducing Racial and Gender Inequality – the Role of Public-Sector Unions.” Industrial and Labor Relations Review 75(5).

Kerrissey, Jasmine, Tiamba Wilkerson, and Nathan Meyers. 2021. “The Political and Civic Lives of Public Sector Workers: Unions and ‘Public Service Motivation.’” Sociological Forum 36(1): 92-110.

Tomaskovic-Devey, Ken-Hou Lin, and Nathan Meyers. 2015. “Did Financialization Reduce Economic Growth?” Socio-Economic Review 13(3): 525-548.

Beyond sociology, I actively work as a statistical researcher in two distinct areas: I study emergency weather events at the Paros Center for Atmospheric Research, where I analyze protective action decisions and disaster response. Separately, I conduct program evaluations for a behavioral health consulting firm in Western Massachusetts, assessing the effectiveness of federally funded initiatives. Before transitioning into academia, I worked as a freight train conductor in Detroit, an experience that informs my perspective on labor and economic structures.