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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, April 26–May 4, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

May 4, 2020

May 4, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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Weekend reading: The safety net and the coronavirus recession edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Coronavirus Recession

Why workers are engaging in collective action across the United States in response to the coronavirus crisis

By Kate Bahn, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,

May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Kate Bahn, Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, Carmen Sanchez Cumming,
Labor
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Unemployment Insurance
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Factsheet: How strong unions can restore workers’ bargaining power

By Equitable Growth,

May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 5
Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Pay Equity
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monopsony, Pay Equity
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Equity and Well-Being During the Coronavirus Recession

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 5
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Job Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Job Mobility, Race & Ethnicity
Coronavirus Recession

Fool Me Once: Investing in Unemployment Insurance systems to avoid the mistakes of the Great Recession during COVID-19

By Alix Gould-Werth,

April 30, 2020

April 30, 2020

Alix Gould-Werth,
Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
Coronavirus Recession

The coronavirus recession is severe, and the damage to the U.S. economy will last years

By Claudia Sahm,

April 29, 2020

April 29, 2020

Claudia Sahm,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 7
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monetary Policy, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
Coronavirus Recession

Good U.S. fiscal policy could have made us stronger before the coronavirus recession and can make us stronger afterward

By John Sabelhaus,

April 28, 2020

April 28, 2020

John Sabelhaus,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
Coronavirus Recession

Where should the marginal dollar go in U.S. fiscal policy—to testing or to the safety net—amid a pandemic-induced economic downturn?

By David Berger, Kyle Herkenhoff,

April 27, 2020

April 27, 2020

David Berger, Kyle Herkenhoff,
FamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Fiscal Policy, Health, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Fiscal Policy, Health, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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