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The first federal paid leave mandate in the United Stated increased paid leave taking by nearly 200% for eligible workers.| Equitable Growth
Overview Recent advances using artificial intelligence in workplaces, particularly large language models such as Claude.ai and ChatGPT, are increasingly disrupting the U.S. labor market. The cognitive power of AI has the potential to enhance the productivity of some workers while automating other tasks. But how the progression of AI in the workplace plays out across […] The post Workplace exposure to artificial intelligence is higher among U.S. workers with higher wages, depending on how AI...| Equitable Growth
Authors: Chiara Chanoi, Washington Center for Equitable GrowthChris Bangert-Drowns, Washington Center for Equitable Growth Abstract: This analysis of labor market AI exposure builds on previous work from the Pew Research Center and the AI firm Anthropic as well as Equitable Growth’s own job quality series, confirming differences in AI exposure by gender, race, education, and […] The post AI exposure by U.S. occupations and work tasks and the effect on wages appeared first on Equitable Gro...| Equitable Growth
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced a new cohort of grantees. These nine scholars will study how the design and implementation of federal policy influences how businesses and regions innovate and invest as part of the energy transition, and the resulting effects on workers and local labor markets. The Biden-Harris administration’s signature climate […] The post Equitable Growth supports scholars studying the economics of the energy transition appeared first on Equit...| Equitable Growth
Authors: Casey McQuillan, Princeton UniversityBrendan Moore, Stanford University Abstract: Existing research consistently finds that UI benefits delay job finding with limited effects on job quality, but focuses on changes in unemployment insurance (UI) generosity while holding fixed access to re-employment services. Using employer-employee matched data from Washington State and a fuzzy regression discontinuity design around […] The post The Benefits of Unemployment Insurance For Marginally...| Equitable Growth
Overview Fair Workweek laws set new standards for scheduling U.S. workers in jobs and industries characterized by fluctuating and unpredictable work hours, such as jobs in retail and food service. A number of cities and states have implemented these laws in the absence of a federal policy. These laws often feature multiple provisions, including those […] The post Payment for schedule changes under Fair Workweek laws in three U.S. cities appeared first on Equitable Growth.| Equitable Growth
Overview When most people think about intergenerational mobility, they often assume it unfolds gradually over long periods of time. Historical patterns have reinforced this perception, shaping a widespread belief that meaningful economic mobility is tied to the passage of time. Yet in today’s political and social climate, concerns about the prospects for economic mobility are […] The post Rethinking U.S. economic mobility to study change within a generation appeared first on Equitable Gro...| Equitable Growth
Authors:Raj Chetty, Harvard UniversityWill Dobbie, Harvard UniversityBenjamin Goldman, Cornell UniversitySonya R. Porter, U.S. Census BureauCrystal S. Yang, Harvard University Abstract: We show that intergenerational mobility changed rapidly by race and class in recent decades and use these trends to study the causal mechanisms underlying changes in economic mobility. For white children in the U.S. born […] The post Changing Opportunity: Sociological Mechanisms Underlying Growing Class Gaps...| Equitable Growth
Overview The federal government ground to a halt earlier this week as Congress was unable to reach a bipartisan agreement on continuing funding after annual appropriations ran out at the end of the 2025 fiscal year on September 30. The consequences of such a shutdown—the nation’s first in 6 years—could fall disproportionately on federal workers, […] The post The status of U.S. labor market data amid the government shutdown appeared first on Equitable Growth.| Equitable Growth
Overview Fair Workweek laws are intended to set new standards for scheduling workers in jobs and industries characterized by fluctuating and unpredictable work hours, such as jobs in retail and food service. The laws include a set of provisions that govern when and how employers must inform workers of their schedules, provide extra compensation for […] The post U.S. workers’ and managers’ experiences with Fair Workweek laws can inform enforcement and education appeared first on Equitabl...| Equitable Growth
This factsheet, “How Are Workers Experiencing Fair Workweek Laws? Evidence for policymakers and advocates,” originally appeared on WorkRise at https://www.workrisenetwork.org/sites/default/files/2025-08/howareworkersexperiencingfairworkweeklaws.pdf. New laws that regulate employer scheduling practices have been enacted in ten US localities over the last decade. Known as Fair Workweek laws, these rules target industries in which a large proportion of employees are […] The post How Are Wo...| Equitable Growth
The first federal paid leave mandate in the United Stated increased paid leave taking by nearly 200% for eligible workers.| Equitable Growth
Equitable Growth has awarded funding to seven early career scholars seeking to better understand the effects of economic inequality in the United States.| Equitable Growth
An FAQ on austerity and the broader economic effects of cuts to federal spending| Equitable Growth
The rate of upward absolute income mobility in the United States has declined substantially over the past 50 years.| Equitable Growth
Lawmakers deliberate attempts at improving financial stability—including the so-called “GENIUS Act” to regulate stablecoins—have fallen short because of two main errors.| Equitable Growth
Republicans’ tax and budget bill would, if enacted, be the most regressive U.S. tax and budget law in at least the past four decades.| Equitable Growth
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth is a non-profit research and grantmaking organization dedicated to advancing evidence-backed ideas and policies that promote strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth.| Equitable Growth
Executive actions the Biden administration can take to tackle inequality in the U.S. workforce and improve job quality.| Equitable Growth
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A new series of columns from Equitable Growth will use O*NET data to look at changes to the labor market, job quality, and job content.| Equitable Growth
The rise of pass-through businesses and how their lax regulation and low taxation contribute to U.S. income and wealth inequality.| Equitable Growth
