ILO: Global wage growth lowest since 2008, women still earning 20 per cent less than men
The latest ILO Global Wage report finds global wage growth has been weak while the gender pay gap, at about 20 per cent glo
The state and financialization: explaining recent European labor market policy
By Charles Umney, Ian Greer, Özlem Onaran, Graham Symon Why have neoliberal labor market policies survived the 2008 fi
Paddy Quick: Do workers benefit from increased education?
By Paddy Quick, It is always been true that the earnings of those with more education are, on average, greater than the ea
US Official Unemployment is at 3.9%? It is More Like 12%
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Steven Pressman on the Struggling US Middle Class
Steven Pressman, professor of economics at Colorado State University, delves into what defines the middle class and h
CALL FOR PAPERS: Freedom and Justice – Jobs, Economic Security, and Inclusion
The National Economic Association (NEA) and the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) announce and invite p
Inequality Update: Who Gains When Income Grows?
By Pavlina R. Tcherneva Since the 1980s, economic recoveries in the United States have been delivering the vast majori
EPI: Unions help narrow the gender wage gap
Tuesday, April 4th is Equal Pay Day— the day that marks when a typical woman’s earnings catch up to what a man earned in the
Dean Baker: Fed Inflation Target Keeping Wages Low, People Out of Jobs
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Marx on Immigration Workers, Wages, and Legal Status
by David L. Wilson On April 9, 1870, Karl Marx wrote a long letter to Sigfrid Meyer and August Vogt, two of his collaborato
Nancy Folbre & Kristin Smith on The Wages of Care: Bargaining Power, Earnings & Inequality
by Nancy Folbre & Kristin Smith From the abstract: The uneven bargaining power of both firms and workers may be cont
Producing Poverty: The Public Cost of Low-Wage Production Jobs in Manufacturing
From Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Much attention has been given in recent years to low-wage work in th
EPS Symposium on Policy Challenges for new US President: Jobs, Wages, Health & Social Security
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Nate Cline & Nate Perry: What caused the great inflation moderation in the US? A post-Keynesian view
New paper by Nate Cline and Nate Perry, published in the Review of Keynesian Economics. From the abstract: Several expl
TANF didn’t fight poverty, full employment did
By Virginia Rutter Welfare reform hits 20 this month. The Center for Economic and Policy Research has done much work exa
A Message to CUNY Adjuncts, Part-timers and other Exploited Faculty on the Occasion of the Proposed Contract
By Andy Battle Dear Adjuncts, Part-timers and other Exploited Faculty: I write to you because we are in a special time. Y
Macy’s Advertisement for Scabs
By Paddy Quick – On Sunday, June 12, 2016 The New York Times issue contained a full-page two-color ad for scabs. “M