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Boosting Wages

Broad structural change is needed to boost wages in a U.S. economy that is more equitable to produce strong, sustainable economic growth

By Kate Bahn, Jesse Rothstein,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Kate Bahn, Jesse Rothstein,
LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 6
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Minimum Wage, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

Strategic enforcement and co-enforcement of U.S. labor standards are needed to protect workers through the coronavirus recession

By Janice Fine, Daniel Galvin, Jenn Round, Hana Shepherd,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Janice Fine, Daniel Galvin, Jenn Round, Hana Shepherd,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Minimum Wage
TOPICS: Minimum Wage
Boosting Wages

Transforming U.S. supply chains to create good jobs

By Susan Helper,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Susan Helper,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage
Boosting Wages

Boosting wages when U.S. labor markets are not competitive

By Ioana Marinescu,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Ioana Marinescu,
CompetitionLaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 10
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

Collective bargaining as a path to more equitable wage growth in the United States

By Benjamin Schoefer,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Benjamin Schoefer,
LaborTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

U.S. labor markets require a new approach to higher education

By Andria Smythe,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Andria Smythe,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 5
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Minimum Wage, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity
Boosting Wages

Public investments in social insurance, education, and child care can overcome market failures to promote family and economic well-being

By Sandra Black, Jesse Rothstein,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Sandra Black, Jesse Rothstein,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 4
Childcare & Early Education, Health, Post-secondary Education, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Health, Post-secondary Education, Unemployment Insurance
Boosting Wages

Targeting business tax incentives to realize U.S. wage growth

By Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato,
Tax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
Boosting Wages

Addressing gender and racial disparities in the U.S. labor market to boost wages and power innovation

By Lisa Cook,

January 14, 2021

January 14, 2021

Lisa Cook,
CompetitionInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 5
Anticompetitive Conduct, Economic Inequality, Gender, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Economic Inequality, Gender, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
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