Labor
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Working Paper Series
Race to the Bottom: Low Productivity, Market Power, and Lagging Wages
Aug 2018
“Dualism” in the structure of production across sectors of the US economy, employment by sector, productivity levels and growth, real wages, and intersectoral terms-of trade increased markedly between 1990 and 2016.
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Rethinking Social Progress in the 21st Century
Aug 14, 2018
A new report examines the path to global social progress. Unfortunately, there are no easy answers
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The Gay Wage Penalty—and Premium
Aug 1, 2018
Gay men earn 20% less than straight men, but gay women earn up to 20% more than straight women. Why?
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Why We Need a Federal Jobs Guarantee
Jul 11, 2018
13 million people looking for living wage work is not a “full employment” economy
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Italy’s Crisis Is the Left’s Crisis
Jun 22, 2018
When politics is defined in terms of “populism” vs. “the mainstream,” the possibility for real economic reform is diminished.
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A Poetic Challenge to Global Capitalism That Will Rend Your Heart
Jun 21, 2018
Edoardo Nesi’s new book tracks the destructive march of globalization and neoliberal capitalism through his own life and the places, like Italy, that lie broken in its wake.
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Who Says Labor Laws Are “Luxuries”?
Jun 11, 2018
The World Bank and IMF say developing economies can’t afford to have strong labor laws. Actually, they can’t afford not to.
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Working Paper Series
Labor Institutions and Development Under Globalization
Jun 2018
Labor market regulation is a controversial area of public policy in both developed and developing countries.
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Conference paper
Capitalism in the age of robots: work, income and wealth in the 21st-century
May 2018
Adair Turner, Chair of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Lecture at School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC April 10th 2018
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How Bill Cosby, Obama and Mega-preachers Sold Economic Snake Oil to Black America
May 2, 2018
It’s time to connect political violence with economic violence.
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The Real Driver of Rising Inequality
May 1, 2018
Wage suppression—not monopoly power—is fueling corporate profits and the growing gap between rich and poor
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Working Paper Series
Where Do Profits and Jobs Come From? Employment and Distribution in the US Economy
May 2018
“Meso” level analysis of 16 producing sectors sheds light on broad forces shaping growth of employment and profits.
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How to Grow the Economy While Reducing Inequality
Apr 27, 2018
For the BRICS countries to not just grow their economies but also raise the standard of living of their people, inclusive growth that prioritizes poverty reduction is a must
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Learning from MLK, the Inconvenient Hero
Apr 4, 2018
The vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years later, and the relevance of his economic ideas today
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Visions Beyond the Haunted House
Mar 14, 2018
Reflections on the Radical Vision of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Last Major Speech