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Weekend reading: The United States of Inequality edition
This is a post we publish each Friday with links to articles that touch on economic inequality and growth. The
Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, November 12–15, 2019
Worthy reads from Equitable Growth: Very nice congressional testimony on labor-side monopsony from Kate Bahn before the U.S. House of
In Conversation with Fabian Pfeffer
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, October 26–November 12, 2019
Worthy reads from Equitable Growth: Be sure to apply by January 26 for Equitable Growth’s 2020 Request for Proposals: “Equitable
Weekend reading: Equitable Growth’s 2020 Request for Proposals edition
This is a post we publish each Friday with links to articles that touch on economic inequality and growth. The
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Welcome developments on limiting noncompete agreements: A growing consensus leads to new state laws, a possible FTC rule making, and a strong bipartisan Senate bill
There is a growing bipartisan consensus that noncompete agreements harm workers and the economy. This bipartisanship scarcely seemed possible backThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act isn’t working and there’s no reason to think that will change
Proponents of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) made bold claims about the effects that the TCJA’s corporate rateWhat to Watch on Jobs Day: Anticipated distortions to payroll employment and wage growth
The uneasy question on everyone’s lips these days seems to be about when the next recession is coming. Ironically, everyWage growth targets are good economics—if you get the details right: EPI Macroeconomics Newsletter
Earlier this month, Olivier Blanchard—the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund and an influential figure in that theA little-known agency that is supposed to protect workers is instead eroding workers’ basic labor rights
Donald Trump ran for president promising to uplift workers. But his actions have done the exact According to a new
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Impeachment Is a Kitchen Table Issue
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