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Inflation, Federal Reserve policymaking, and liquidity traps

By Michael Madowitz,

March 14, 2023

March 14, 2023

Michael Madowitz,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Monetary Policy
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Major federal ‘Big Tech’ antitrust case against Google will test the strength of current U.S. antitrust laws in new digital markets

By Laura Alexander,

March 13, 2023

March 13, 2023

Laura Alexander,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: February 2023 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

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 importance of the American Rescue Plan for U.S. workers and families on the law’s second anniversary, in 8 charts

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Raksha Kopparam,

March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Raksha Kopparam,
LaborFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy
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JOLTS Day Graphs: January 2023 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

March 8, 2023

March 8, 2023

Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
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Ahead of new U.S. jobs data releases, here’s what employment growth and job switching mean for wage disparities in the U.S. labor market

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

March 7, 2023

March 7, 2023

Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage
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Equitable Growth delivers letter responding to the NTIA’s Privacy, Equity, and Civil Rights Request for Comment

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

March 6, 2023

March 6, 2023

Kathryn Zickuhr,
Labor
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Monopsony, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Monopsony, Wage Stagnation
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Access to paid family leave improves U.S. women’s labor market outcomes following a spouse’s health shock

By Courtney C. Coile, Maya Rossin-Slater, Amanda Su,

March 6, 2023

March 6, 2023

Courtney C. Coile, Maya Rossin-Slater, Amanda Su,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 2
Gender, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Gender, Paid Leave
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Data infrastructure and tribal sovereignty can help break down barriers for Native Americans to build wealth

By Raksha Kopparam,

March 2, 2023

March 2, 2023

Raksha Kopparam,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
GDP 2.0, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: GDP 2.0, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
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