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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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What is going on with wage growth in the United States?

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Strong unions push firms to reduce riskier debt, lowering risks of unemployment for U.S. workers

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Industrial policies will be more effective at supporting good jobs and a stronger U.S. economy where there is institutional support for worker power

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Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to strengthen unions and increase worker power in the United States

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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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Paid sick time and paid family and medical leave support workers in different ways and are both good for the broader U.S. economy

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June jobs report: What the coronavirus recession means for foreign-born workers in the United States

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: June 2021 Report Edition

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A new report lays out the path forward for faltering U.S. Unemployment Insurance system

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How federal place-conscious policies can work to reduce regional inequality in the United States

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The future of work and worker power post-COVID a key topic at the 2021 Labor and Employment Relations Association annual conference

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JOLTS Day Graphs: April 2021 Edition

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U.S. jobs report: Amid robust employment gains in May policymakers need to consider the future direction of demand-driven employment growth across industries

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: May 2021 Report Edition

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Beyond place-based: Reducing regional inequality with place-conscious policies

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The intersectional wage divides faced by Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women in the United States

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The rising financialization of the U.S. economy harms workers and their families, threatening a strong recovery

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JOLTS Day Graphs: March 2021 Edition

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Anna Salomons

Utrecht University

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Tanya Byker

Middlebury College

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Kate Bronfenbrenner

Cornell University

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Sari Pekkala Kerr

Wellesley College

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Jesse Rothstein

University of California, Berkeley

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