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Recent Equitable Growth-funded research sheds light on the links between paid family and medical leave research and U.S. economic growth

By Equitable Growth,

December 23, 2021

December 23, 2021

Equitable Growth,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
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The importance of anti-discrimination enforcement for a fair and equitable U.S. labor market and broadly shared economic growth

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

December 21, 2021

December 21, 2021

Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
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Exploring the impact of automation and new technologies on the future of U.S. workers and their families

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 9
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monopsony, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monopsony, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability
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Billionaires Income Tax proposal seeks to ensure that U.S. ultra-wealthy pay their fair share in taxes

By David S. Mitchell,

December 17, 2021

December 17, 2021

David S. Mitchell,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
In Conversation

In Conversation with Jonathan Fisher

By Kate Bahn, Jonathan Fisher,

December 16, 2021

December 16, 2021

Kate Bahn, Jonathan Fisher,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, GDP 2.0, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, GDP 2.0, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Advancing our understanding of new technologies and the future of work

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Shonda Williams, Kathryn Zickuhr,

December 15, 2021

December 15, 2021

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Shonda Williams, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 9
AI, tech, & the economy, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Gender, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Gender, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, December 7-13, 2021

By Brad DeLong,

December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021

Brad DeLong,
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Worker power and pay quality for young workers without a college degree in the United States

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

December 9, 2021

December 9, 2021

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 8
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Job Mobility, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Job Mobility, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Wage Stagnation
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Equitable Growth’s academic research and policy priorities shine through at Southern Economic Conference 2021

By Equitable Growth,

December 9, 2021

December 9, 2021

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionLaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 10
Anticompetitive Conduct, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
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