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Examining the history of the U.S. racial wealth divide shows stagnating progress on closing these disparities

By Kreg Steven Brown,

February 24, 2023

February 24, 2023

Kreg Steven Brown,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
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Fair competition in the U.S. labor market is threatened by more than the noncompete clauses targeted by new Federal Trade Commission rule

By Peter Norlander,

February 23, 2023

February 23, 2023

Peter Norlander,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Job Mobility
TOPICS: Job Mobility
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to strengthen U.S. income support programs and support research about them

By Equitable Growth,

February 22, 2023

February 22, 2023

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
Paid Leave, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Paid Leave, Unemployment Insurance
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Beauty products for women of color and femme-identifying people of color perpetuate U.S. health and other socioeconomic inequalities

By Beaumont Taylor Morton,

February 16, 2023

February 16, 2023

Beaumont Taylor Morton,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Gender, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Gender, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
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Climate policy has potential to spur economic growth and ensure a competitive U.S. economy

By Equitable Growth,

February 9, 2023

February 9, 2023

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 1
Economic Inequality
TOPICS: Economic Inequality
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to leverage federal agencies to improve child care in the United States

By Equitable Growth,

February 8, 2023

February 8, 2023

Equitable Growth,
Families
TOPICS: 1
Childcare & Early Education
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: January 2023 Report Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Austin Clemens,

February 3, 2023

February 3, 2023

Kathryn Zickuhr, Austin Clemens,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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JOLTS Day Graphs: December 2022 Edition

By Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

February 1, 2023

February 1, 2023

Kathryn Zickuhr, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Mobility, Job Mobility
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What is social infrastructure, and how does it support economic growth in the United States?

By Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott, Emilie Openchowski,

January 26, 2023

January 26, 2023

Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott, Emilie Openchowski,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 4
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave, Unemployment Insurance
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