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Weekend reading: Antitrust enforcement and the FTC’s authority edition
This is a post we publish each Friday with links to articles that touch on economic inequality and growth. The
Competitive Edge: Congress needs to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to seek monetary remedies when companies break the law
Antitrust and competition issues are receiving renewed interest, and for good reason. So far, the discussion has occurred at a
Competitive Edge: The silver lining for antitrust enforcement in the Supreme Court’s embrace of “textualism”
Antitrust and competition issues are receiving renewed interest, and for good reason. So far, the discussion has occurred at a
Expert Focus: From academia to the administration, Equitable Growth scholars transition to executive branch
Equitable Growth is committed to building a community of scholars working to understand how inequality affects broadly shared growth and
NBER Summer Institute 2021 Round-up: Week 2
On July 12, the National Bureau of Economic Research kicked off its summer institute, an annual 3-week conference featuring discussions
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Worker protection agencies need more funding to enforce labor laws and protect workers
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the widespread dangers and injustices that workers face every day. For too long, workers have been forced to work in unsafe conditions, suffered from excessive wage theft, andAs Arkansas and Missouri see a rise in COVID-19 cases, more economic protections are needed
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations begin to rise again across the country, some states are more vulnerable than others. NeighboringThe minimum wage has lost 21% of its value since Congress last raised the wage
Saturday marks 12 years since the last federal minimum wage increase on July 24, 2009, the longest period in U.S.The farmworker wage gap continued in 2020: Farmworkers and H-2A workers earned very low wages during the pandemic, even compared with other low-wage workers
Near the start of the pandemic in 2020, numerous work and travel restrictions were implemented in the United States toWorker-led state and local policy victories in 2021 showcase potential for an equitable recovery
What new world of work can be built from the crisis COVID-19 created for workers and working-class communities? Some 2021
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