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The economic evidence behind the Inflation Reduction Act and why it will boost strong, broad-based economic growth

By David S. Mitchell,

August 5, 2022

August 5, 2022

David S. Mitchell,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 4
Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: July 2022 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 5, 2022

August 5, 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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The inequitable consequences of ‘heat islands’ within the metropolitan areas of the United States and what to do about it

By Michael Garvey,

August 3, 2022

August 3, 2022

Michael Garvey,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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JOLTS Day Graphs: June 2022 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 2, 2022

August 2, 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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NBER Summer Institute 2022 Round-up: Week 3

By Equitable Growth,

August 1, 2022

August 1, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & MobilityTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 8
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance
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Taxing the rich: The effect of tax reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on tax flight among U.S. millionaires

By Cristobal Young, Ithai Lurie,

July 28, 2022

July 28, 2022

Cristobal Young, Ithai Lurie,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 4
Business Taxation, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation
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A primer on monopsony power: Its causes, consequences, and implications for U.S. workers and economic growth

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

July 27, 2022

July 27, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Monopsony
TOPICS: Monopsony
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NBER Summer Institute 2022 Round-up: Week 2

By Equitable Growth,

July 26, 2022

July 26, 2022

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionInequality & MobilityTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 11
Anticompetitive Conduct, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Job Mobility, Monetary Policy, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Job Mobility, Monetary Policy, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
In Conversation

In Conversation with R. Jisung Park

By Michael Garvey,

July 25, 2022

July 25, 2022

Michael Garvey,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Climate, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Climate, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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