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Weekend reading: Policies to foster broad-based economic growth for the next Congress and presidential administration edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

August 28, 2020

August 28, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Vision 2020

Revamping U.S. small business rescue programs amid the coronavirus recession

By Equitable Growth,

August 27, 2020

August 27, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 10
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
Vision 2020

Combating the market power of U.S. corporations over workers and consumers

By Equitable Growth,

August 26, 2020

August 26, 2020

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 5
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Monopsony
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Monopsony
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The curious case of the federal prosecutor who sided with defendants

By Michael Kades,

August 25, 2020

August 25, 2020

Michael Kades,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
Vision 2020

Taxing wealth and investment income in the United States

By Equitable Growth,

August 25, 2020

August 25, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Business Taxation, Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
Vision 2020

Achieving universal paid family and medical leave in the United States

By Equitable Growth,

August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020

Equitable Growth,
FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 7
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

Disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is crucial amid the coronavirus pandemic

By Christian Edlagan, Raksha Kopparam,

August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020

Christian Edlagan, Raksha Kopparam,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 6
Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, GDP 2.0, Health, Job Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, GDP 2.0, Health, Job Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
Vision 2020

Building worker power in the United States

By Equitable Growth,

August 20, 2020

August 20, 2020

Equitable Growth,
LaborInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 7
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Pay Equity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Pay Equity, Wage Stagnation
Vision 2020

Improving automatic stabilizers to combat U.S. economic recessions

By Equitable Growth,

August 19, 2020

August 19, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Fiscal Policy
TOPICS: Fiscal Policy
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