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As cities and states pass bold increases in the minimum wage, we need to update our thinking about its costs
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The State of American Wages 2017: Wages have finally recovered from the blow of the Great Recession but are still growing too slowly and unequally
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Raising the minimum wage to $15 by 2024 would lift wages for 41 million American workers
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Bonuses are up $0.02 since the GOP tax cuts passed
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Six reasons not to put too much weight on the new study of Seattle’s minimum wage
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Top 1.0 percent reaches highest wages ever—up 157 percent since 1979
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The unfinished business of health reform: Reining in market power to restrain costs without sacrificing quality or access
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The Fed’s current path might be leaving lots of money on the table unnecessarily
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Data continues to show little evidence that tax cuts are trickling down to typical workers, and now House Republicans want a do-over
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Further evidence that the tax cuts have not led to widespread bonuses, wage or compensation growth
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Digging into the 2017 ACS: Improved income growth for Native Americans, but lots of variation in the pace of recovery for different Asian ethnic groups
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Household incomes in 2017 stayed on existing trends in most states; incomes in 21 states are still below their pre-recession levels
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10 years after the start of the Great Recession, black and Asian households have yet to recover lost income
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Black workers have made no progress in closing earnings gaps with white men since 2000
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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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What to watch for the in the 2017 Census data on earnings, incomes, and poverty
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Separate is still unequal: How patterns of occupational segregation impact pay for black women
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The new gilded age: Income inequality in the U.S. by state, metropolitan area, and county
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Workers of color are far more likely to be paid poverty-level wages than white workers
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Class of 2018: High school edition
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The likely economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Higher incomes for the top, no discernible effect on wage growth for typical American workers
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Uber and the labor market: Uber drivers’ compensation, wages, and the scale of Uber and the gig economy
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As cities and states pass bold increases in the minimum wage, we need to update our thinking about its costs
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Class of 2018: College edition
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Bold increases in the minimum wage should be evaluated for the benefits of raising low-wage workers’ total earnings: Critics who cite claims of job loss are using a distorted frame
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: Multiple measures indicate the presence of labor market slack
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Yes, manufacturing still provides a pay advantage, but staffing firm outsourcing is eroding it
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What to Watch on Jobs Day: Putting wage growth in perspective
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Growth (or not) in real wages
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The State of American Wages 2017: Wages have finally recovered from the blow of the Great Recession but are still growing too slowly and unequally