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Minimum Wage
The minimum wage in the United States continues to be one of the most important policy levers for establishing a floor for job quality. Equitable Growth’s research and analysis demonstrates that higher minimum wages has the potential to increase earnings without reducing employment.
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Request for Proposals: How effective was the fiscal response to the COVID-19 recession for workers?
By
Equitable Growth,
March 18, 2024
March 18, 2024
CompetitionLaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
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26
Anticompetitive Conduct,
Antitrust Enforcement,
Bargaining Power,
Business Taxation,
Childcare & Early Education,
Concentration,
Credit & Debt,
Economic Inequality,
Economic Mobility,
Economic Wellbeing,
Economics of Place,
Fiscal Policy,
GDP 2.0,
Gender,
Health,
Income & Earnings Volatility,
Individual Taxation,
Job Mobility,
Minimum Wage,
Monetary Policy,
Monopsony,
Paid Leave,
Poverty,
Race & Ethnicity,
Taxes, Inequality & Growth,
Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS:
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance
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The state of the U.S. labor market 4 years after the start of the COVID-19 recession
By
Michael Linden,
March 5, 2024
March 5, 2024
report
Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars
By
Equitable Growth,
November 30, 2023
November 30, 2023
CompetitionLaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS:
28
Anticompetitive Conduct,
Antitrust Enforcement,
Bargaining Power,
Business Taxation,
Childcare & Early Education,
Climate,
Concentration,
Credit & Debt,
Economic Inequality,
Economic Mobility,
Economic Wellbeing,
Economics of Place,
Fiscal Policy,
GDP 2.0,
Gender,
Health,
Income & Earnings Volatility,
Individual Taxation,
Job Mobility,
K-12,
Minimum Wage,
Monetary Policy,
Monopsony,
Paid Leave,
Post-secondary Education,
Poverty,
Race & Ethnicity,
Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS:
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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New research finds $15 minimum wages raise pay and increase employment for low-wage workers
October 16, 2023
October 16, 2023
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Minimum wage effects and monopsony explanations
October 16, 2023
October 16, 2023
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Algorithmic wage discrimination requires policy solutions that enforce predictability and the U.S. spirit of equal pay for equal work
By
Veena Dubal,
July 12, 2023
July 12, 2023
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Why workplace dignity is valuable to U.S. workers, employers, and the broader economy
By
Kate Bahn,
December 14, 2022
December 14, 2022
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Ahead of the November jobs report, here’s what recent disaggregated data say about the state of the U.S. labor market and economic growth
November 30, 2022
November 30, 2022
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