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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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TOPICS: Monopsony
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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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TOPICS: Health, Paid Leave

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The flat Phillips Curve and U.S. labor’s share of income

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TOPICS: Monetary Policy
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JOLTS Day Graphs: January 2018 Report Edition

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Mothers in the United States earn less despite education and experience

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Motherhood penalties in the U.S., 1986-2014

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: February 2018 Report Edition

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For families, concern is not enough

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How does unconditional cash affect the labor market?

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TOPICS: Job Mobility
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JOLTS Day Graphs: December 2017 Report Edition

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After 25 years, it’s time for paid leave

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TOPICS: Paid Leave
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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: January 2018 Report Edition

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Firms matter: Where you work is important to what you earn

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Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses

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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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