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Jobs report: November posted weaker-than-expected job gains while visa backlogs could dampen further U.S. employment growth

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,

December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 4
Economic Inequality, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Pay Equity
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: November 2021 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

December 3, 2021

December 3, 2021

Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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The telling connection between affirmative action litigation, the racial composition of U.S. police forces, and the level of police killings of civilians

By Robynn Cox, Jamein Cunningham, Alberto Ortega,

December 2, 2021

December 2, 2021

Robynn Cox, Jamein Cunningham, Alberto Ortega,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 1
Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Race & Ethnicity
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The impact of neighborhood disparities on intergenerational mobility and economic growth in the United States

By Patrick Edwards,

December 1, 2021

December 1, 2021

Patrick Edwards,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing
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Addressing the ‘double gap’ faced by Black women in the U.S. economy

By Michelle Holder,

November 30, 2021

November 30, 2021

Michelle Holder,
LaborTax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 7
Bargaining Power, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Job Mobility, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Job Mobility, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
Equitable Recovery

The economic evidence behind 10 policies in the Build Back Better Act

By Maryam Janani-Flores, David Mitchell,

November 24, 2021

November 24, 2021

Maryam Janani-Flores, David Mitchell,
LaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamilies
TOPICS: 8
Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Health, Individual Taxation, Paid Leave, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Health, Individual Taxation, Paid Leave, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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U.S. disability programs provide valuable benefits to low-income recipients across a range of health conditions

By Manasi Deshpande,

November 22, 2021

November 22, 2021

Manasi Deshpande,
FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 6
Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, November 16-22, 2021

By Brad DeLong,

November 22, 2021

November 22, 2021

Brad DeLong,
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The importance of neighborhoods and intergenerational economic inequality in the United States

By Vincient Whatley,

November 19, 2021

November 19, 2021

Vincient Whatley,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place
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