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Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how inequalities in wages, bargaining power, and the evolving labor market affect workers’ economic security and opportunity as well as broad-based economic growth.

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Too many workers have been left behind as the benefits of growth increasingly accrue to those at the top of the income and wealth distribution. Equitable Growth supports research to improve our understanding of what is driving these trends, who is affected, and what policies can boost wages for all workers, provide for safe and equitable workplaces, develop pathways for upward mobility, and encourage stronger economic growth and stability.

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How union contracts are protecting U.S. workers from automated management and surveillance in the workplace

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Lessons from past trade adjustment policies to support displaced workers in the era of artificial intelligence

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Expanding eligibility for Unemployment Insurance helps low-income U.S. workers find better jobs

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How artificial intelligence uncouples hard work from fair wages through ‘surveillance pay’ practices—and how to fix it

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Adoption of generative AI will have different effects across jobs in the U.S. logistics workforce

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A primer on monopsony power: Its causes, consequences, and implications for U.S. workers and economic growth

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Technological change and upskilling in the labor market

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On-call job, on-call family: The necessity of family support among retail workers with unstable work schedules

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Unemployment insurance reform: a primer

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What new administrative data reveals about access to consumer credit and the U.S. economy

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Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration

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Labor mobility: Guidance for the next Administration

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International trade and U.S. worker welfare: understanding the costs and benefits

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Two and a half decades: Still waiting for change

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Is monopsony important for understanding the U.S. labor market?

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What are the effects of cash transfers on U.S. workers across generations?

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Are employees willing to forgo pay for better work schedules?

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How much bigger can the U.S. labor force get?

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Joanna Venator

Boston College

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John Schmitt

Economic Policy Institute

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Johannes Schmieder

Boston University

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Sydnee Caldwell

University of California, Berkeley

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Kanika Arora

University of Iowa

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