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Weekend reading: Racial health and economic disparities on Black Women’s Equal Pay Day edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Coronavirus Recession

Restoring the federal estate tax is a proven way to raise revenue and address wealth inequality

By John Sabelhaus,

August 14, 2020

August 14, 2020

John Sabelhaus,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 4
Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Five ways to understand Black Women’s Equal Pay Day

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 13, 2020

August 13, 2020

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Gender, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Gender, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: The intersection of community and inequality

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,

August 12, 2020

August 12, 2020

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 8
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Gender, Job Mobility, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Gender, Job Mobility, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
Coronavirus Recession

Most recent JOLTS release provides latest data on how the coronavirus recession is different from the Great Recession

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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Hearing with tech CEOs sets stage for new legislation to tackle anticompetitive conduct by dominant firms in the U.S. economy

By Michael Kades,

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020

Michael Kades,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, August 4-10, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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Weekend reading: The July jobs report edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Coronavirus Recession

July jobs report: Coronavirus recession continues to hit Latinx workers in service jobs amid unprecedented U.S. labor market volatility

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 4
Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
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