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Kate Bahn testimony before the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth on imbalance of power

By Kate Bahn,

April 6, 2022

April 6, 2022

Kate Bahn,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Monopsony
TOPICS: Monopsony
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Understanding the economics of monopsony: How labor markets work under imperfect competition

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

April 6, 2022

April 6, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
Bargaining Power, Monopsony
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Monopsony
Equitable Recovery

Jobs report: U.S. employment data shows continuing strong job gains, with employment in the warehousing and transportation industry well-above pre-pandemic levels

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,

April 1, 2022

April 1, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: March 2022 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

April 1, 2022

April 1, 2022

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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Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management conference spotlights the value of diversity in U.S. policy analysis and research

By Equitable Growth,

March 31, 2022

March 31, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Inequality, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Paid Leave
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The 2022 Midwest Economic Association annual meeting features key sessions on labor market monopsony

By Equitable Growth,

March 30, 2022

March 30, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Inequality, Monopsony
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Monopsony
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JOLTS Day Graphs: February 2022 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

March 29, 2022

March 29, 2022

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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Walmart is a monopsonist that depresses earnings and employment beyond its own walls, but U.S. policymakers can do something about it

By Justin Wiltshire,

March 29, 2022

March 29, 2022

Justin Wiltshire,
CompetitionLabor
TOPICS: 2
Concentration, Monopsony
TOPICS: Concentration, Monopsony
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Feminist economists studying women’s roles and contributions to the U.S. economy

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,

March 23, 2022

March 23, 2022

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Paid Leave, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Paid Leave, Pay Equity
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