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Trump evasive about raising Pa. minimum wage while pretending to work at McDonald’s in Bucks County #Echobox=1729531467" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">inquirer.com/politics/elect…
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Ben Zipperer
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Ben Zipperer
@benzipperer
Economist @EconomicPolicy
Washington, DC Katılım Kasım 2009
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our early bird augustine malcolm made his grand entrance on 10/7/24, three weeks ahead of schedule!
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You’ve probably heard over that last few years that more people are crossing the southern border than ever before. But that’s not quite right. More people are getting apprehended, but several prior years saw more crossings.
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Class of 2024 Labor Market Outcomes!!!
In the pandemic recovery, young high school graduates have experienced a much faster rebound in job prospects and stronger wage growth than any recovery in recent history.
My latest with @Katiedeco4 @EconomicPolicy
epi.org/blog/class-of-…
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We can put the rapid rise in wages at the bottom in perspective by looking at the share of "low-wage jobs" which per OECD we define as <2/3 median wage (in the state).
Past 3 years has seen sharp reduction in the low-wage job share, including in states w/o minimum wages.
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A unifying explanatory theory of 21st century technological innovation is simply "make it the same but without all the labor rights that have accumulated over the previous 150 years"
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Two big takeaways:
1) More unexploded missiles and bombs have fallen in Gaza than anywhere in the world since at least the Second World War.
2) Ukrainian frontline is 600 mi long, and Gaza frontline is 25 mi long. There’s more rubble—37m tons—in Gaza than in Ukraine.
The New Yorker@NewYorker
In a new interview, @IChotiner speaks to Charles Birch, who oversees the United Nations Mine Action Service in the Palestinian territories, about why clearing Gaza of ordnance and rubble could pose a challenge unseen since the Second World War. nyer.cm/0pDCBF8
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I’m hiring a research assistant with data skills to work with me on research and policy projects at Equitable Growth! Come help us help policymakers keep the economy growing for everyone. Don’t wait, applications will be considered as they come in. equitablegrowth.applicantpro.com/jobs/3137411
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Some professional/#JOLTS news: I am now Senior Fellow and Research Advisor at @equitablegrowth! Excited to be working with the team here to help policy keep the economy growing for everyone.
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On the heels of California’s new $20 minimum wage for fast-food workers, my co-author Max Risch of Carnegie Mellon University and I are posting our new working paper on the impact of minimum wage increases on independent businesses. [1/14]
nirupamarao.org/_files/ugd/ed3…
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What an incredible honor! The work continues. Apply here to join our team studying regional patterns and drivers of racial wealth inequality: tinyurl.com/y68st2p8
QJE@QJEHarvard
#QJE May 2024, #1, “Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020,” by Derenoncourt (@EDerenoncourt), Kim (@ckim_econ), Kuhn (@kuhnmo), and Schularick (@Mschularick): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…
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Some personal/JOLTS news, part 2: today is my first day at @IWPResearch as Chief Economist & SVP of Research!
From reading founding president @HeidiIHartmann in grad school to learning from new president @drtaylor09 when we were at @amprog together, this feels like coming home.
Kate Bahn@LipstickEcon
Some personal/JOLTS news: today is my last day at @WorkRiseNetwork at @urbaninstitute! I’ll miss the thoughtful and dedicated team. I learned and grew so much as Research Director there. Stay tuned for some big exciting news in about a week! 🤓
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Is it possible that a temporary covid-era labor shortage led to a persistent reduction in inequality and raise bottom wages?
Yes.
Rationale comes from this paper. Pessimistic workers usually are at low-wage jobs. A one time shock can change anchoring. ninaroussille.github.io/files/WorkerBe…
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@CharlesCMann @kdrum This is probably incorrect because those stats are the share of "households" owning homes (e.g., a 26 yr old living with parents is part of the home owning household). In contrast there's a long term decline in the share of young "people" who own homes x.com/john_voorheis/…
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This chart from @kdrum surprised me--he's arguing that Census Data show homeownership for younger adults is higher now than the 1980s and 1990s, contrary to what is commonly believed. jabberwocking.com/young-people-b…
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@madelaine_lucas reminds me of filling out the "height" section of the passport application for our two month old
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Filled out the paperwork for my daughter’s 1st passport and under “employment” was told to write “unemployed baby”
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