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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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Evidence shows that now is the time to invest in U.S. workers and their families

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JOLTS Day Graphs: August 2021 Edition

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New study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows schedule stability supports U.S. workers and the broader economy

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Problems in the U.S. care sectors risk holding back the economic recovery amid another month of disappointing job gains

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Supporting tribal sovereignty and resilience for American Indians in the 21st century

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Do US Firms Have an Incentive to Comply with the FLSA and the NLRA?

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The value of racial and gender diversity at the Federal Reserve

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Diverse Policy Committees Can Reach Underrepresented Groups

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Congressional investments in social infrastructure would support immediate and long-term U.S. economic growth

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JOLTS Day Graphs: July 2021 Edition

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August Jobs Report: Uncertainty and teacher shortages loom over the new school year

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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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