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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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FTC action addresses corporate conduct that harms U.S. workers

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JOLTS Day Graphs: July 2018 Report Edition

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

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The latest research on the efficacy of raising the minimum wage above $10 in six U.S. cities

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Labor Day is a time to reflect on reviving workers’ power in the U.S. economy

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How workplace segregation fosters wage discrimination for African American women

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JOLTS Day Graphs: June 2018 Report Edition

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Returns in the labor market: A nuanced view of penalties at the intersection of race and gender

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Discriminatory penalties at the intersection of race and gender in the United States

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

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TOPICS: Wage Stagnation
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Understanding the link between bodily autonomy and economic opportunity across the United States

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Rethinking 20th century policies to support 21st century families

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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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