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Weekend reading: The new coronavirus edition

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: February 2020 Report Edition

Labor
TOPICS: Wage Stagnation
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What the historically low U.S. unemployment rate means for women workers

Labor
Coronavirus Recession

U.S. economic policymakers need to fight the coronavirus now

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamilies
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The never-ending cycle: Incarceration, credit scores, and wealth accumulation in the United States

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
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Gross Domestic Product sets the tone of the U.S. economic debate while leaving working- and middle-class families behind

Inequality & Mobility
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Age discrimination in the U.S. labor market is a major economic obstruction

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Pay Equity
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, February 22-28, 2020

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Weekend reading: Working to close racial gaps in economics, the workforce, and education edition