The labor market in the United States has experienced persistent wage stagnation for many workers along the income distribution in recent history. Understanding why wages have not grown for most workers, despite long-term productivity gains and economic recovery, is a key challenge for researchers and policymakers. Equitable Growth digs into data and analysis of the determinants of wages and the overall health of the labor market to understand what policy levers are useful to curb wage stagnation along the distribution.
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A college degree is not the solution to U.S. wage inequality
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
Rebuilding U.S. labor market wage standards
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
The once and future role of strikes in ensuring U.S. worker power
August 29, 2019
August 29, 2019
Building high-road supply networks in the United States
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
Research finds the domestic outsourcing of jobs leads to declining U.S. job quality and lower wages
August 21, 2019
August 21, 2019
From Decent to Lousy Jobs: New Evidence on the Decline in American Job Quality, 1979-2017
August 30, 2019
August 30, 2019
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Employer Concentration and Outside Options
January 26, 2021
January 26, 2021
New Equitable Growth book presents broad structural changes to boost U.S. wages for more equitable and sustainable economic growth
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Foreword: Boosting Wages for U.S. Workers in the New Economy
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Broad structural change is needed to boost wages in a U.S. economy that is more equitable to produce strong, sustainable economic growth
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Boosting wages when U.S. labor markets are not competitive
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Collective bargaining as a path to more equitable wage growth in the United States
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Targeting business tax incentives to realize U.S. wage growth
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Place-conscious federal policies to reduce regional economic disparities in the United States
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Sovereignty and improved economic outcomes for American Indians: Building on the gains made since 1990
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
Improving U.S. labor standards and the quality of jobs to reduce the costs of employee turnover to U.S. companies
December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020
Ideas to Boost Wages in the New Economy: Ten Essays on Raising Wages for U.S. Workers
January 14, 2021 2:30PM - 4:00PM
The coronavirus recession continues to threaten low-wage U.S. workers due to stalled jobs recovery
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020
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