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Expert Focus: Bolstering labor movements and boosting worker power this May Day

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,

April 28, 2022

April 28, 2022

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe, Emilie Openchowski,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Race & Ethnicity
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Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee on robust government investments

By Michelle Holder,

April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022

Michelle Holder,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Race & Ethnicity
In Conversation

In Conversation with Cecilia Conrad

By Kate Bahn,

April 26, 2022

April 26, 2022

Kate Bahn,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 1
Pay Equity
TOPICS: Pay Equity
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Modeling future economic damages from climate change is an important and underdeveloped area of research

By Michael Garvey,

April 22, 2022

April 22, 2022

Michael Garvey,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Climate, Fiscal Policy
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Climate, Fiscal Policy
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Factsheet: Six frequently asked questions about schedule quality and Fair Workweek laws across the United States

By Equitable Growth,

April 15, 2022

April 15, 2022

Equitable Growth,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, Schedule Stability
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Schedule Stability
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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will bring new perspectives on mass incarceration to U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence

By Shanteal Lake,

April 7, 2022

April 7, 2022

Shanteal Lake,
CompetitionInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 7
Anticompetitive Conduct, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Income & Earnings Volatility, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Income & Earnings Volatility, Minimum Wage, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
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Kate Bahn testimony before the Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth on imbalance of power

By Kate Bahn,

April 6, 2022

April 6, 2022

Kate Bahn,
Labor
TOPICS: 1
Monopsony
TOPICS: Monopsony
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Understanding the economics of monopsony: How labor markets work under imperfect competition

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

April 6, 2022

April 6, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 2
Bargaining Power, Monopsony
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Monopsony
Equitable Recovery

Jobs report: U.S. employment data shows continuing strong job gains, with employment in the warehousing and transportation industry well-above pre-pandemic levels

By Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,

April 1, 2022

April 1, 2022

Carmen Sanchez Cumming, Kathryn Zickuhr,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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