Wage Gaps and Outcomes in Apprenticeship Programs
A closer look at regional differences in apprenticeship programs spotlights the disparate outcomes that result from place, race, and gender and how these interact to exacerbate pay inequities.
Making a Commitment to America’s Workers
A Plan for Rebuilding America and Investing in Workers and Jobs
Congress Should Not Give a Second Helping of Tax Cuts to the Rich
Homes for All
Union Membership Narrows the Racial Wealth Gap for Families of Color
Understanding the Difference Between Safety and Access
The autonomous vehicle revolution offers planners an opportunity to redesign the surface transportation system to be more accessible and sustainable by prioritizing the needs of pedestrians and other nonautomotive users.
The State of the U.S. Labor Market: Pre-November 2018 Jobs Release
The Federal Reserve should calibrate policy toward maximizing the health of an economy that is still recovering for many people.
When a Job Is Not Enough
Despite working as much or more than white families, Latinx families have less wealth.
Rising Deficits, Falling Revenues
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act increases federal deficits while failing to address the nation’s most pressing challenges and making inequality worse.
Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule Would Radically Change Legal Immigration
President Trump’s proposed LPC test, despite claims to the contrary, would apply to millions of people each year—and most of those who would be denied green cards or other visas will never have received public benefits in the United States.
Fact Sheet: The Realities of Economic Development Subsidies
The strategy of providing incentives to companies involves potential downsides that rarely are fully appreciated.
The Realities of Economic Development Subsidies
Providing incentives to companies to create jobs has become a false panacea in the economic development world, and proponents often fail to acknowledge the strategy’s downsides.
The State of the Labor Market for Latinas: Pre-October Jobs Day Release
Evaluations of the health of the labor market should center the challenges of Latinas and other populations that face high labor market barriers.
Reflections on the Congressional Budget Act
In reforming the congressional budget process, Congress should strengthen nonpartisan institutions such as the CBO, put taxes and spending on a level playing field, and eliminate brinkmanship over the debt ceiling.
Will the Fed’s Rate Hikes Show Up in Tomorrow’s GDP Release?
As the Federal Reserve continues to raise rates, it’s time to pay more attention to the economy-wide risks from the changing landscape of household debt.
These Conservative State Officials’ Lawsuits Attacking Federal Protections Harm Their Fellow Residents
Some state officials are using litigation in an attempt to undermine people’s wages, well-being, and access to health care—and the Trump administration is on their side.
The Treasury Department’s Regulations for Opportunity Zones Ignore the Communities They Should Serve
Guidelines released today by the Treasury Department do not ensure that struggling communities will be the main beneficiaries of Opportunity Zone funds.
Fast Facts: Economic Security for Women and Families in New Hampshire
In order to advance economic security for women and families in New Hampshire, policymakers should prioritize policies that ensure economic equality and health care access for all.
Fast Facts: Economic Security for Women and Families in Wisconsin
In order to advance economic security for women and families in Wisconsin, policymakers should prioritize policies that ensure economic equality and health care access for all.