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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What is going on with wage growth in the United States?
May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024
A college degree is not the solution to U.S. wage inequality
July 20, 2020
July 20, 2020
New research shows the importance of worker power for addressing U.S. wage inequality
November 9, 2021
November 9, 2021
African American men and the U.S. labor market during recessions and economic recoveries
February 11, 2022
February 11, 2022
How corporate governance strategies hurt worker power in the United States
September 6, 2022
September 6, 2022
Wage Posting or Wage Bargaining? A Test Using Dual Jobholders
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The new overtime rule is “good economics and good business”
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Inequality, aggregate demand, and secular stagnation
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The impact of inequality on young workers’ career progression
April 4, 2016
April 4, 2016
The labor share, the ongoing recovery, and structural forces
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March 28, 2016
Is weak U.S. wage growth all because of who’s getting jobs?
March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016
History shows why New Hampshire has room for higher minimum wages
February 26, 2016
February 26, 2016
Equitable Growth in Conversation: An interview with Lawrence H. Summers
February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016
Why it makes sense to look at nominal wage growth right now
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February 10, 2016
How minimum-wage increases affect the flow of firms
January 12, 2016
January 12, 2016
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