September 20, 2024
Exempting tips from taxes does nothing to help most low-income workers, and it may do little for many tipped workers—or even actively harm them.
March 7, 2024
Childcare depends on a large number of workers per child. Little scope for increasing labor productivity results in low profits, low pay, and high turnover.
January 30, 2024
Can long hours, altered sleep, long periods of standing and stress of being a doctor have measurable impacts on the pregnancy outcomes of physicians?
September 27, 2023
The share of white Americans who are employed has been consistently larger than the share of Black Americans with paid jobs. But the gap has narrowed of late.
January 22, 2023
The hyper-commercialized system of U.S. college sports is in a period of transition and deep financial crisis. But change is coming.
June 24, 2022
A look at the factors driving greater unionization, and the broader effects of labor unions on wages, corporate profits, firm productivity, and labor demand.
July 28, 2021
A look at labor market scarring drawing on studies that chart the lifetime employment and wages of those graduating during previous recessions.
June 3, 2021
Despite high returns to education, decades of declining taxpayer support have allowed public colleges to fall into disrepair, just like our buildings, bridges and roads.
April 1, 2021
The most cited unemployment rate does not capture the full extent of weakness in the labor market — and this is a bigger issue in recessions.