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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How artificial intelligence uncouples hard work from fair wages through ‘surveillance pay’ practices—and how to fix it
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Slow wage growth is the key to understanding U.S. inequality in the 21st century
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What is going on with wage growth in the United States?
May 16, 2024
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New research shows the importance of worker power for addressing U.S. wage inequality
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Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders
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Workplace surveillance is becoming the new normal for U.S. workers
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Policymakers should ensure that the U.S. labor market recovery lasts by boosting workers’ bargaining power and strengthening social infrastructure
July 12, 2021
July 12, 2021
How federal place-conscious policies can work to reduce regional inequality in the United States
June 23, 2021
June 23, 2021
The future of work and worker power post-COVID a key topic at the 2021 Labor and Employment Relations Association annual conference
June 14, 2021
June 14, 2021
Beyond place-based: Reducing regional inequality with place-conscious policies
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April Jobs report: Disappointing job gains mean the damage from the coronavirus recession may be long term, especially for young workers
May 7, 2021
May 7, 2021
In Conversation with Jake Rosenfeld
March 22, 2021
March 22, 2021
New evidence on the success of gig-worker pay standards for ride-hail drivers
March 10, 2021
March 10, 2021
The alignment of earnings in occupations and at U.S. workplaces increasingly exacerbates earnings inequality
March 9, 2021
March 9, 2021
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