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Expert Focus

Expert Focus: The intersection of community and inequality

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,

August 12, 2020

August 12, 2020

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 8
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Gender, Job Mobility, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Gender, Job Mobility, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity
Coronavirus Recession

Most recent JOLTS release provides latest data on how the coronavirus recession is different from the Great Recession

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 4
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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Hearing with tech CEOs sets stage for new legislation to tackle anticompetitive conduct by dominant firms in the U.S. economy

By Michael Kades,

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020

Michael Kades,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, August 4-10, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

August 10, 2020

August 10, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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Weekend reading: The July jobs report edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Coronavirus Recession

July jobs report: Coronavirus recession continues to hit Latinx workers in service jobs amid unprecedented U.S. labor market volatility

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 4
Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: July 2020 Report Edition

By Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

August 7, 2020

August 7, 2020

Kate Bahn, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
LaborInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
Coronavirus Recession

Gaps in U.S. rural and urban economic growth widened in the post-Great Recession economy, with implications amid the coronavirus recession

By Raksha Kopparam,

August 6, 2020

August 6, 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

Twenty-one policy resources to combat the coronavirus recession

By David S. Mitchell,

August 5, 2020

August 5, 2020

David S. Mitchell,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
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