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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: March 2020 Report Edition

By Kate Bahn, Raksha Kopparam, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020

Kate Bahn, Raksha Kopparam, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance
Coronavirus Recession

Two things state and local governments can do to mitigate the coronavirus recession in the United States

By Yair Listokin,

April 2, 2020

April 2, 2020

Yair Listokin,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
Coronavirus Recession

What Members of Congress Can Do After the Bailout

By Amanda Fischer,

April 2, 2020

April 2, 2020

Amanda Fischer,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 1
Economic Inequality
TOPICS: Economic Inequality
Coronavirus Recession

U.S. Census Day 2020: The history and the challenges amid the coronavirus recession

By Raksha Kopparam,

April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020

Raksha Kopparam,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, GDP 2.0
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, GDP 2.0
Coronavirus Recession

How the coronavirus pandemic is harming family well-being for U.S. low-wage workers

By Alix Gould-Werth, Raksha Kopparam,

April 1, 2020

April 1, 2020

Alix Gould-Werth, Raksha Kopparam,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 6
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, K-12, Paid Leave, Schedule Stability, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, K-12, Paid Leave, Schedule Stability, Unemployment Insurance
Coronavirus Recession

The importance of an expanded U.S. Unemployment Insurance system during the coronavirus recession

By Arindrajit Dube,

March 31, 2020

March 31, 2020

Arindrajit Dube,
LaborInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 8
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Pay Equity, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Pay Equity, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

The long-term consequences of recessions for U.S. workers

By Liz Hipple,

March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020

Liz Hipple,
Inequality & MobilityTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Income & Earnings Volatility, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

Getting money urgently to low-wage U.S. workers

By Lisa Cook,

March 30, 2020

March 30, 2020

Lisa Cook,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 7
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity
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Weekend reading: Supporting and protecting workers during the coronavirus recession edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

March 28, 2020

March 28, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
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