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Evidence for a stronger economy
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U.S. workers need sectoral bargaining now more than ever
https://equitablegrowth.org/u-s-workers-need-sectoral-bargaining-now-more-than-ever/
Published: June 4, 2026 13:00
Key takeaways: Overview U.S. union membership and coverage rates have declined for decades, fueled in part by legal barriers to new organizing, including the limiting of collective bargaining to specific workplaces or employers and misclassifying certain…
In Conversation with Costa Samaras
https://equitablegrowth.org/in-conversation-with-costa-samaras/
Published: June 2, 2026 13:00
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Factsheet: Defining top U.S. income and wealth thresholds for tax policy
https://equitablegrowth.org/factsheet-defining-top-u-s-income-and-wealth-thresholds-for-tax-policy/
Published: May 27, 2026 13:01
Key takeaways Overview Federal and state policymakers in the United States, responding to high levels of income and wealth inequality and shrinking tax revenues, are increasingly interested in proposals to tax households with very high income and wealth.…
Defining top wealth and income thresholds for U.S. tax policy design and analysis
Published: May 27, 2026 13:00
Key Takeaways Wealth and income inequality are an ongoing area of interest for policymakers. In particular, the rise of the richest of the rich—not just the top 1 percent, but also the top 0.1 percent and even higher—has recently captured the imagination…
Navigating the research on the impacts of AI on work, workers, and the labor market
Published: May 21, 2026 13:00
Key takeaways: Artificial intelligence will have a largely unpredictable but potentially profound effect on the labor market. Individuals have speculated how AI will affect the workforce since its earliest developments. But public attention has skyrocketed…
Barriers to Benefits: Unemployment Insurance Take-Up and Labor Market Effects
Published: May 19, 2026 13:00
Authors: Casey McQuillan, Princeton UniversityBrendan Moore, Stanford University Abstract: Unemployment insurance (UI) take-up is relatively low in the United States. We implement a large-scale field experiment among 50,000 likely unemployed individuals to…
What is the relationship between inflation, interest rates, and economic growth, and what does it mean for the new Federal Reserve chair?
Published: May 18, 2026 13:00
Key takeaways Overview Since regaining the Oval Office in early 2025, President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for lower interest rates and severely criticized former Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell’s cautious approach to interest rate…
The U.S. public is angry about economic conditions, and the middle class is losing ground. Are these trends connected?
Published: May 14, 2026 13:00
Key takeaways Overview A random sample of recent headlines likely would yield two fairly common stories about the U.S. economy. One is that the public is angry about the economy and the other is that the middle class is losing ground. These two stories are…
Is Taxing Wealth Possible? Practical? Desirable? Yes, if we’re smart about it
Published: May 7, 2026 13:00
This column originally appeared in the Milken Institute Review at https://www.milkenreview.org/articles/is-taxing-wealth-possible-practical-desirable. Key takeaways Overview While the American economy has outperformed much of the industrialized world in…
Research shows unions dampen support for right-wing populism and help workers navigate technological transitions
Published: May 1, 2026 13:00
Key takeaways Overview On May 1, much of the world—though not the United States—celebrates International Workers Day to honor the social and economic contributions of workers and labor unions. The May Day holiday began in large part to mark the…