Search results for income inequality (1404)
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Gender inequality and bargaining in the U.S. labor market: Why care work is undervalued
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Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 by 2025 would lift the pay of 32 million workers: A demographic breakdown of affected workers and the impact on poverty, wages, and inequality
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Moral policy = good economics: What’s needed to lift up 140 million poor and low-income people further devastated by the pandemic
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Preempting progress: State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South
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Household income gains welcome in 2019 Census data, but may not be as strong as they first appear
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News from EPI › Income gains from 2019 Census report illustrate the importance of getting closer to full employment during the recovery
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A majority of workers are fearful of coronavirus infections at work, especially Black, Hispanic, and low- and middle-income workers: Those facing risks are not proportionately receiving extra compensation
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Black workers face two of the most lethal preexisting conditions for coronavirus—racism and economic inequality
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News from EPI › Racism and economic inequality have predisposed black workers to be most hurt by coronavirus pandemic
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The U.S. federal tax and spending system is the biggest tool to combat inequality, but it could do much more
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On EITC Awareness Day, remember that the EITC and minimum wage work together to raise incomes
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Weakened labor movement leads to rising economic inequality
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The EITC and minimum wage work together to reduce poverty and raise incomes
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Steady contributions, affordability, and lifetime income are the building blocks of a retirement system that works for working families: Expanding Social Security is the most important step
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The State of American Retirement Savings: How the shift to 401(k)s has increased gaps in retirement preparedness based on income, race, ethnicity, education, and marital status
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Thinking seriously about what ‘fiscal responsibility’ should mean: Full employment and reduced inequality are the most important targets of fiscal policy
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What to watch for in the 2018 Census data on earnings, incomes, and poverty
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Reining in CEO compensation and curbing the rise of inequality
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Fighting inequality is key to preparing for the next recession
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Restraining the power of the rich with a 10 percent surtax on incomes over $2 million*
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Decades of rising economic inequality in the U.S.: Testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee
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News from EPI › EPI economist testifies about rising economic inequality
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State of Working America Wages 2018: Wage inequality marches on—and is even threatening data reliability
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Top charts of 2018: Twelve charts that show how policy could reduce inequality—but is making it worse instead
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What labor market changes have generated inequality and wage suppression?: Employer power is significant but largely constant, whereas workers’ power has been eroded by policy actions
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News from EPI › New policy roadmap details how policymakers can reverse the rise of inequality and deliver economic opportunity, security, and justice to all Americans
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Household income growth slowed markedly in 2017 and was stronger for those at the top, while earnings declined slightly
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News from EPI › Well-worn patterns of inequality reemerge in Census data for 2017
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What to watch for in the 2017 Census data on earnings, incomes, and poverty
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News from EPI › A “high-pressure labor market” would boost wages and reduce inequality and race-based economic disparities