Check out this blog that I co-wrote with my colleague Asha Banerjee for #WomensHistoryMonth !
'We can’t return to a status quo where an 18 percent wage differential for women is normal and accepted.'
#EqualPayDay2021
clasp.org/blog/gender-wa…
Adam Dean Jake M. Grumbach gabrielwinant Nathan Wilmers Lane Windham Todd N. Tucker Sidney Rothstein Isabel M. Perera Dina Bishara Micah Uetricht Jonah Furman Great overview by Celine McNicholas Asha Banerjee Ihna M 🌸🐳🦁 Margaret Poydock Ali Sait from Economic Policy Institute
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In the 26 states with trigger bans:
-the avg min wage is $8.39 (v $11.48 elsewhere)
-10/26 haven't expanded Medicaid
-24/26 are anti-union “right-to-work” states
-the avg incarceration rate is 439/100k (v 272/100k)
Asha Banerjee on what's at stake:
epi.org/250267
Once and for all, rising inflation is a global problem. U.S. policy choices are not to blame epi.org/254455 via @economicpolicy Josh Bivens @ashabanerjee
Happy May Day! Last year Asha Banerjee Dave Kamper 🌹 and I wrote about #InternationalWorkersDay past and present & the ongoing need for 'strong, multiracial unions capable of challenging massive imbalances of power at work and in the economy' Economic Policy Institute epi.org/blog/much-has-…
'Some of the economic consequences of being denied an abortion include a higher chance of being in poverty even 4 years after; a lower likelihood of being employed full time; & an increase in unpaid debts & financial distress lasting years.' Asha Banerjee epi.org/blog/abortion-…
A U.S. 'Domestic Workers Chartbook' out today from Economic Policy Institute colleagues Asha Banerjee, Katherine deCourcy, Kyle K. Moore, and Julia Wolfe.
A comprehensive look at demographics, wages, incomes, benefits, and poverty levels.
epi.org/publication/do…
yesterday was my last day in the chief economists office U.S. Department of Labor !! I’m so excited to be starting my PhD this fall at Princeton’s interdisciplinary program in Population Studies and Social Policy. Can’t wait to keep working on labor, economic mobility, and inequality 🎉
Solidarity on #MayDay with workers around the world organizing to win racial & gender justice, immigrant rights, & strong unions for all.
Here's our post about the origins & significance of Int'l Workers Day Asha Banerjee Dave Kamper 🌹 Economic Policy Institute epi.org/blog/much-has-…
'Social insurance programs kept over 25 million people out of poverty in 2021.'
'It should not have taken a pandemic to realize poverty is a public policy choice.'
-Asha Banerjee & Ben Zipperer Economic Policy Institute
epi.org/256736
It's going to take both antidiscrimination enforcement and a stronger voice for workers in general to close racial gaps in wage growth. See our assessment here epi.org/236332
w/ Asha Banerjee
I’ve learned so much from my colleagues U.S. Department of Labor and prior Economic Policy Institute CLASP. I’ve been so lucky I got to work with people not only smart and passionate but who truly see the people, stories, and history beneath data and ec policies. It’s made me a better researcher.
Unions help reduce racial disparity, Asha Banerjee of Economic Policy Institute details in her #EconCon presentation. #EconCon 2021
We Must Move Beyond the Status Quo and Close the Gender Pay Gap Asha Banerjee Rocio Perez #EqualPayDay clasp.org/blog/gender-wa…