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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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NBER Summer Institute 2022 Round-up: Week 1

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LGBTQ+ Economic Data and Disparities: What We Still Need to Know

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COVID-19 recession and ensuing economic recovery reveals why Unemployment Insurance fails to reach marginalized U.S. workers

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Understanding Disparities in Unemployment Insurance Recipiency

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

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JOLTS Day Graphs: May 2022 Edition

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Reduced job turnover in small U.S. firms is an overlooked benefit of paid sick leave

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Expert Focus: The economic impacts of access to abortion and contraception

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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

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In Conversation with Lee Badgett

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May jobs report: Young workers are entering a uniquely evolving U.S. labor market

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

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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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University of Iowa

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