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Nov 20, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Kathryn Zickuhr |Alexander Hertel-Fernandez |Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison
Skip to content AI, tech, & the economyAnticompetitive ConductAntitrust EnforcementBargaining PowerBusiness TaxationChildcare & Early EducationClimateCompetitionConcentrationCredit & DebtEconomic InequalityEconomic MobilityEconomic WellbeingEconomics of PlaceFamiliesFiscal PolicyGDP 2.0GenderHealthIncome & Earnings VolatilityIndividual TaxationInequality & MobilityJob MobilityK-12LaborMinimum WageMonetary PolicyMonopsonyPaid LeavePay EquityPost-secondary EducationPovertyRace &...
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Alexander Hertel-Fernandez |Kathryn Zickuhr |Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison
U.S. employers are deploying artificial-intelligence-powered and automated tools to monitor and manage workers, including tracking workers’ locations, activities, and productivity, and making decisions based on that data about workers’ schedules, tasks, compensation, promotions, and discipline.
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Aug 29, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Kate Bahn |Alexander Hertel-Fernandez |Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison
Mass strikes across U.S. industries, successful organizing drives in multiple sectors of the economy, and a U.S. president who declares himself proud to be labeled “the most pro-union president in history” all point to a historic resurgence for organized labor in the United States. Even longtime foes of unions have begun to rethink past positions in the wake of evidence showing labor unions’ growing popularityamong Americans.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison |Austin Clemens
New program will elevate academics across subjects and disciplines to inform timely economic policy debatesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Katie Wilcoxson, [email protected] – The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced the launch of a new Nonresident Scholars program that will connect academics to policymakers and ensure public debates are grounded in economic evidence.
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May 15, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Austin Clemens |Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison
Equitable Growth’s Insights newsletter on U.S. economic mobility is a quarterly newsletter that synthesizes research from academia, journalism, and the nonprofit sector. Each edition seeks to distill insights from research and provide connections to policy. Researchers, policymakers, funders, and advocates should all find useful tidbits in the newsletters. If you’d like to receive future newsletters, please subscribe. If you’ve missed a newsletter, they are archived below.
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May 8, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Molly Kinder |Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison |Austin Clemens
Molly Kinder is a David M. Rubenstein Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. She holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Notre Dame and an M.P.A. in public administration in international development from Harvard University. Want to connect with Equitable Growth?
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May 7, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Adia Harvey Wingfield |Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison |Austin Clemens
Skip to content Adia Harvey Wingfield is the Mary Tileston Hemenway Professor of Arts & Sciences and vice dean for faculty development and diversity at Washington University in St. Louis. She holds a B.A. in english from Spelman College, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from Johns Hopkins University. Want to connect with Equitable Growth?
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May 2, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Kathryn Zickuhr |Alexander Hertel-Fernandez |Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison
Across the U.S. economy, the risks posed by unchecked automated surveillance and management technologies are widespread—and growing. These technologies can sometimes be beneficial for workers, customers, and businesses alike. For instance, GPS tracking devices paired with panic buttons can help keep hotel housekeeping staff safe when facing possible harassment or assault.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Shaun Harrison |Austin Clemens |Hiba Haroon
Hiba Haroon is the founder of un(jaan), where she works in personal and group settings to heal minds, bodies, and spirits from the effects of colonialism and white supremacy. Haroon completed her undergraduate studies in international studies and philosophy at the University of St. Thomas, Houston and her graduate studies in cultural foundations of education at Syracuse University. Want to connect with Equitable Growth?
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
equitablegrowth.org | Hiba Haroon |Shaun Harrison |Austin Clemens
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth seeks to deepen our understanding of how inequality affects economic growth and stability. Through our grantmaking, we aim to support research that will generate actionable insights for policymakers.
