Incentivizing the Missing Middle: The Role of Economic Development Policy
Source: Carlianne Patrick, Heather M. Stephens, Economic Development Quarterly, OnlineFirst, Published February 28, 2020 (subscription required) From the abstract: The shrinking middle class and...
View ArticleOpportunity, policy, and the future of automation
Source: Marcus Casey and Ashleigh Maciolek, Brookings Institution, December 21, 2020 Despite persistent fears that robots and computers are coming for our jobs, most labor market experts agree that...
View ArticlePublic Work Provides Economic Security for Black Families and Communities
Source: Michael Madowitz, Anne Price, and Christian E. Weller, Center for American Progress, October 23, 2020 ….Public sector jobs provide economic security for Black households Public jobs provide...
View ArticlePublic Sector Unions Mean Middle-Class Jobs for Black Workers
Source: Hayley Brown, Dean Baker, CEPR, February 25, 2021Government jobs have been an important source of economic mobility for Black workers and their families for many years. The federal government...
View ArticleMobility, Inequality, and Beliefs About Distribution and Redistribution
Source: George Wilson, Vincent Roscigno, Carsten Sauer, Nick Petersen, Social Forces, Advance Access, May 10, 2021(subscription required)From the abstract:Classic theory has long been interested in...
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