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New research shows Fair Workweek laws ensure workers have more predictable schedules without sacrificing their hours worked

By Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, John Fitz-Henley II,

May 23, 2022

May 23, 2022

Elizabeth Oltmans Ananat, Anna Gassman-Pines, John Fitz-Henley II,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Schedule Stability
TOPICS: Schedule Stability
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Recent working paper explores connection between capital investment and labor demand in the United States

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

May 20, 2022

May 20, 2022

Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 6
Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Wage Stagnation
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Three observations from the kick-off of a new consensus study by the National Academy of Sciences on measuring U.S. economic inequality

By Austin Clemens,

May 19, 2022

May 19, 2022

Austin Clemens,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, GDP 2.0
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, GDP 2.0
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Child care costs are going to rise, but policymakers can help U.S. families manage these increases

By Sam Abbott,

May 18, 2022

May 18, 2022

Sam Abbott,
FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 4
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Wage Stagnation
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New research shows unstable schedules do not offer more flexibility for U.S. workers

By Peter J. Fugiel,

May 18, 2022

May 18, 2022

Peter J. Fugiel,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, Schedule Stability
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Schedule Stability
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Equitable Growth to welcome visiting scholars as part of two American Economic Association summer programs

By Equitable Growth,

May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

Equitable Growth,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
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Mitigating the impact of wildfires on homes is critical to improving U.S. economic outcomes

By Michael Garvey,

May 10, 2022

May 10, 2022

Michael Garvey,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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New research documents the high cost of residential racial segregation in Northern cities of the United States

By Jamein Cunningham, Alberto Ortega, Robynn Cox, Kenneth D. Whaley,

May 9, 2022

May 9, 2022

Jamein Cunningham, Alberto Ortega, Robynn Cox, Kenneth D. Whaley,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Mobility, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
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Jobs report: Amid continued job gains, Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander workers experience the U.S. labor market in different and often hidden ways

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,

May 6, 2022

May 6, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, GDP 2.0, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, GDP 2.0, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
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