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In-depth reports written by our staff and outside experts on issues and research discussing economic inequality and policies that promote strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth.

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Defining top wealth and income thresholds for U.S. tax policy design and analysis

By Austin Clemens,

May 27, 2026

Austin Clemens,

Inequality & Mobility Tax & Macroeconomics

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TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Taxes, Inequality & Growth

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Navigating the research on the impacts of AI on work, workers, and the labor market

By Chiara Chanoi,

May 21, 2026

Chiara Chanoi,

Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy

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How does early childhood care and education affect U.S. families and workers, and which policies support child participation and boost the quality of care?

By Chloe Gibbs,

April 16, 2026

Chloe Gibbs,

Families

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TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing

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2021 Request for Proposals

November 30, 2020

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Restoring competition in the United States

By Bill Baer, Jonathan B. Baker, Michael Kades, Fiona M. Scott Morton, Nancy L. Rose, Carl Shapiro, Tim Wu,

November 19, 2020

Bill Baer, Jonathan B. Baker, Michael Kades, Fiona M. Scott Morton, Nancy L. Rose, Carl Shapiro, Tim Wu,

Competition Labor

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TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Monopsony

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Public investments in education can spur equitable growth, pay for themselves, and create jobs for a stronger economic recovery

By Robert Lynch,

October 27, 2020

Robert Lynch,

Families Inequality & Mobility Tax & Macroeconomics

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TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, K-12, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth

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Cost-benefit analysis of U.S. tax regulations has failed. What should come next?

By Greg Leiserson,

September 30, 2020

Greg Leiserson,

Tax & Macroeconomics

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth

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Wage discrimination and the exploitation of workers in the U.S. labor market

By Kate Bahn, Mark Stelzner, Emilie Openchowski,

September 15, 2020

Kate Bahn, Mark Stelzner, Emilie Openchowski,

Labor Inequality & Mobility Families

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TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation

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Maintaining effective U.S. labor standards enforcement through the coronavirus recession

By Janice Fine, Daniel Galvin, Jenn Round, Hana Shepherd,

September 3, 2020

Janice Fine, Daniel Galvin, Jenn Round, Hana Shepherd,

Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Minimum Wage

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Women and the future of work in the United States

By Susan Green,

August 28, 2020

Susan Green,

Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Pay Equity

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Unboxing scheduling practices for U.S. warehouse workers

By Sam Abbott, Alix Gould-Werth,

May 28, 2020

Sam Abbott, Alix Gould-Werth,

Families Inequality & Mobility Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Income & Earnings Volatility, Schedule Stability

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Paid medical leave research

By Jack Smalligan, Chantel Boyens,

April 30, 2020

Jack Smalligan, Chantel Boyens,

Families Labor

TOPICS:

TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Health, Paid Leave

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