Joe Peck

Jul 22, 2024 | rooseveltinstitute.org | Ali Bustamante |Joe Peck |Janelle Jones |Sunny Malhotra

IntroductionIndustrial policy is and has always been about targeting sector growth to achieve structural transformations in the economy (Juhász, Lane, and Rodrik 2023; Tucker 2019). The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) aims to do just that: driving forward an economic structure that reduces carbon emissions and energy costs, strengthens national security, and creates good jobs (White House 2023a; White House 2023b).

Sep 6, 2023 | workrisenetwork.org | Kate Bahn |Joe Peck

Traditional labor unions, by design, combine the power of individual workers through collective bargaining and collective action. In doing so, they shape labor dynamics to help achieve the promises of a competitive market. Unions have the ability to help businesses operate more efficiently by bringing workers’ knowledge of how to do their jobs and preferences for various attributes of job quality to the foreground in structuring workplaces and production.