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The importance of locking in full employment for the long haul
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Nominal Wage Tracker
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Recommendations for creating jobs and economic security in the U.S.: Making sense of debates about full employment, public investment, and public job creation
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How new Fed Chair Jerome Powell should get ready for the next recession
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Ten actions that hurt workers during Trump’s first year: How Trump and Congress further rigged the economy in favor of the wealthy
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Recent banking failures add another reason to halt interest rate hikes
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What to watch on jobs day: Upward revisions in employment expected after record two-year job growth
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The Fed should stand pat on further interest rate hikes at this week’s meeting: Inflation is easing even as the labor market remains strong
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Inflation should not change how policymakers respond to recession
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Inflation is easing: Fed should slow rate hikes
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The Fed and a smooth macroeconomic transition to a cleaner U.S. economy
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Recent data indicate that a “soft landing” is still in reach—the Fed should try to secure it: Ignoring disinflation signs heightens risk of recession
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Inflation, minimum wages, and profits: Protecting low-wage workers from inflation means raising the minimum wage
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August CPI data will likely show a second straight month of overall price declines: New interest rate hikes may be harmful
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Will secular stagnation return? The stakes for current economic debates and fiscal policy
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Not a recession—yet: The Fed’s overly aggressive interest rate hikes increase risk of recession
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Inflation is no excuse for inaction on needed tax reforms and investments
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A recession would be worse than today’s inflation
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June inflation data show continued growth in overall CPI, but don’t capture recent price declines in food and energy
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Jobs report: Moderating wage growth means the Fed doesn’t need to raise interest rates further to contain inflation
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Against panic: The Fed should not be given permission to cause a recession in the name of inflation control
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Inequality’s drag on aggregate demand: The macroeconomic and fiscal effects of rising income shares of the rich
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Following Dr. Lisa Cook’s historic confirmation to the Federal Reserve Board, we must acknowledge the importance of Black economists for public policy and the economy
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Profits, wages, and inflation: What’s really going on
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The Biden administration’s Federal Reserve nominees are highly qualified and deserve a fair hearing
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Fiscal policy and inflation: A look at the American Rescue Plan’s impact and what it means for the Build Back Better Act
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October inflation spike is not driven by economic overheating
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The Build Back Better Act’s macroeconomic boost looks more valuable by the day
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Moral policy = Good economics: Lifting up poor and working-class people—and our whole economy
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The promise and limits of high-pressure labor markets for narrowing racial gaps
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July inflation data show the lowest monthly gain in consumer prices since February
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Inflation—sources, consequences, and appropriate policy remedies
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Different economic crisis, same mistake: The Fed cannot make up for the Republican Senate’s inaction
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We can reshore manufacturing jobs, but Trump hasn’t done it: Trade rebalancing, infrastructure, and climate investments could create 17 million good jobs and rebuild the American economy
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Recovering fully from the coronavirus shock will require large increases in federal debt—and there’s nothing wrong with that