Value Added – A blog
			
				
		
	Our blog is the place where our staff and guest bloggers present clear, fact-based posts that make the connections between economic inequality and growth for the broad policy community and journalists based on the latest academic research.
Search Blog Posts
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
			
		
	
Stable work hours for U.S. workers are a hidden source of profits
					By
							Bridget Ansel,
						
										March 29, 2018
March 29, 2018
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
Genes, Eyeglasses, and Social Policy">
Should-Read: Charles F. Manski (2011): Genes, Eyeglasses, and Social Policy
					By
							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018
			
				
			
			Genes, Eyeglasses, and Social Policy&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	
			When AIs Outperform Doctors: The Dangers of a Tort-Induced Over-Reliance on Machine Learning and What (Not) to Do About it">
				 
			
		
	
	 
			
		
		
			
				post			
		
		
										
		
			
							
		
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
When AIs Outperform Doctors: The Dangers of a Tort-Induced Over-Reliance on Machine Learning and What (Not) to Do About it">Should-Read: A. Michael Froomkin, Ian R. Kerr, Joelle Pineau: When AIs Outperform Doctors: The Dangers of a Tort-Induced Over-Reliance on Machine Learning and What (Not) to Do About it
March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018
			
				
			
			When AIs Outperform Doctors: The Dangers of a Tort-Induced Over-Reliance on Machine Learning and What (Not) to Do About it&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
Is Automation Labor-Displacing? Productivity Growth, Employment, and the Labor Share">Should-Read: David Autor and Anna Salomons: Is Automation Labor-Displacing? Productivity Growth, Employment, and the Labor Share
					By
							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018
			
				
			
			Is Automation Labor-Displacing? Productivity Growth, Employment, and the Labor Share&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
Small Farms, Large Transaction Costs: Incomplete Property Rights and Structural Change in Haiti">Should-Read: Craig Palsson: Small Farms, Large Transaction Costs: Incomplete Property Rights and Structural Change in Haiti
					By
							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018
			
				
			
			Small Farms, Large Transaction Costs: Incomplete Property Rights and Structural Change in Haiti&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
How China can avoid a trade war with the US">Should-Read: In which Martin Wolf begs for China to act like the adult in the house: Martin Wolf: How China can avoid a trade war with the US
					By
							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 28, 2018
March 28, 2018
			
				
			
			How China can avoid a trade war with the US&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
Women in Economics at Berkeley">Should-Read: I think Emily Eisner gets this right: Emily Eisner: Women in Economics at Berkeley
					By
							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018
			
				
			
			Women in Economics at Berkeley&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
The Economic Scars of Crises and Recessions">Should-Read: Valerie Cerra and Sweta C. Saxena: The Economic Scars of Crises and Recessions
					By
							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018
			
				
			
			The Economic Scars of Crises and Recessions&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	
		
			
				post			
		
		
							
		
			
		
			
							
			
				
	
		
	
	
		
			
		
	
Immaculate Inflation Strikes Again">Should-Read: Paul Krugman: Immaculate Inflation Strikes Again
					By
							Brad DeLong,
						
										March 27, 2018
March 27, 2018
			
				
			
			Immaculate Inflation Strikes Again&via=equitablegrowth"
			   title="Share on Twitter"
			   onclick="window.open(this.href,'targetWindow', 'toolbar=no, location=no, status=no, menubar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, width=800px, height=600px'); return false;"
			   class="e-share-expand-icon e-share-expand-icon__inner e-share-expand-icon__inner__twitter">
				
			
			
				
			
			
				
			
		
	