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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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Retirement tax incentives supercharge the fortunes of wealthy Americans

By David S. Mitchell,

March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

David S. Mitchell,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Race & Ethnicity
Equitable Recovery

The American Rescue Plan helped U.S. families amid the coronavirus pandemic and provides a roadmap for policymakers today

By Michelle Holder,

March 11, 2022

March 11, 2022

Michelle Holder,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 4
Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
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JOLTS Day Graphs: January 2022 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

March 9, 2022

March 9, 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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Revisiting timely research that explores U.S. intersectional wage gaps amid Women’s History Month

By Equitable Growth,

March 8, 2022

March 8, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 4
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Pay Equity
Equitable Recovery

February Jobs Day report: U.S. employment growth is still strong, but some care sector workers are being left behind

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,

March 4, 2022

March 4, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborFamilies
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Pay Equity
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