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Statement for the Record by Michael Kades for the House Committee on Oversight and Reform
Michael KadesDirector, Markets and Competition PolicyWashington Center for Equitable GrowthStatement for the RecordHouse Committee on Oversight and Reform“Unsustainable Drug Prices
Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, May 11-17, 2021
Worthy reads from Equitable Growth: 1. As I previously wrote, burning rubber and leaving skid marks as you rejoin traffic
Weekend reading: Tax evasion in the United States edition
This is a post we publish each Friday with links to articles that touch on economic inequality and growth. The
The sources and size of tax evasion in the United States
Overview Tens of millions of Americans will duly pay the taxes they owe and file for their refunds by Tax
The rising financialization of the U.S. economy harms workers and their families, threatening a strong recovery
Overview If you are an analyst following Wall Street, things are looking pretty bright these days. The S&P 500—an index
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Illinois extended unemployment benefits to school workers in the summer, and Minnesota should follow suit
For over a decade, EPI has documented the significant pay penalty that teachers in our country’s K–12 schools suffer asRestaurant labor shortages show little sign of going economywide: Policymakers must not rein in stimulus or unemployment benefits
Recent economic data suggest labor shortages in leisure and hospitality have popped up—but there is little reason to worry aboutJob openings surged in March as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic
Today’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover (JOLTS) reports an all-time high number of job openings, surging to 8.1 million forThis Mother’s Day, recognize care work as the work that powers our economy
Mother’s Day is, at its core, about care. When we select Hallmark cards and order flower deliveries, we’re honoring theWhile a disappointing jobs report, job gains in leisure and hospitality respond to increased demand in April
A disappointing 266,000 jobs were added in April, and March’s employment number was revised down by 78,000. While the overall
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