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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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Understanding the economics of monopsony: How labor markets work under imperfect competition

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Jobs report: U.S. employment data shows continuing strong job gains, with employment in the warehousing and transportation industry well-above pre-pandemic levels

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: March 2022 Report Edition

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Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management conference spotlights the value of diversity in U.S. policy analysis and research

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The 2022 Midwest Economic Association annual meeting features key sessions on labor market monopsony

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JOLTS Day Graphs: February 2022 Edition

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Walmart is a monopsonist that depresses earnings and employment beyond its own walls, but U.S. policymakers can do something about it

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Expert Focus: Feminist economists studying women’s roles and contributions to the U.S. economy

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JOLTS Day Graphs: January 2022 Edition

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Revisiting timely research that explores U.S. intersectional wage gaps amid Women’s History Month

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February Jobs Day report: U.S. employment growth is still strong, but some care sector workers are being left behind

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: February 2022 Report Edition

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Luke Elliott-Negri

Graduate Center of the City University of New York

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Hana Shepherd

Rutgers University

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Emi Nakamura

University of California, Berkeley

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Jennifer Laird

City University of New York (CUNY)

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Glen Kwende

American University

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