The W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research is an American research organization based in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
[2] The Trustee Corporation established the Upjohn Institute in 1945 for the purpose of "conducting research into the causes and effects of unemployment and measures for the alleviation of unemployment.
"[3] With a staff of about 100, the Institute conducts and funds research into employment-related issues, as well as administers federal and state employment programs, including Michigan Works!
The Institute manages the academic journal Economic Development Quarterly.
[5][better source needed] Economist Randall W. Eberts, a former senior staff economist on the President's Council of Economic Advisors, served as Upjohn Institute president for 25 years before being succeeded in 2019 by Michael Horrigan.