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Why Does Growing Income Inequality Matter to People and Politics?
Charlotte Cavaille, June 2013
Economic Growth & Innovation, Inequality & the Middle Class
Immigration Reform and the Contentious Issue of Extra Visas for Science and Technology Workers
John D. Skrentny, May 2013
Science & Technology, Jobs and Workers, Economic Growth & Innovation, Immigrants & Immigration Reform
How Competition to Attract Businesses Leads to Economic Losses for Cities and States
Cynthia L. Rogers, April 2013
Public Budgets and Taxes, Economic Growth & Innovation
Targeting Extreme Polluters to Reduce Carbon Emissions from the Electricity Sector
Don Grant, Andrew K. Jorgenson and Wesley Longhofer, February 2013
Economic Growth & Innovation, Environment, Energy
Why are Republicans Trying to Kill America's Wind and Solar Power Industries?
Eban Goodstein, January 2013
Economic Growth & Innovation, Energy, Climate Change Policies & Politics
Should Citizens Have a Say about Emerging Technologies?
Jennifer Kuzma, January 2013
Science & Technology, Economic Growth & Innovation, Media and Public Opinion
How Debt Showdowns Encourage Credit Bubbles
Sarah Quinn, January 2013
Public Budgets and Taxes, Economic Growth & Innovation, Housing
When Easy Credit Replaces Wage Increases, Prosperity is Fragile and America's Middle Class Suffers
Kevin T. Leicht, December 2012
Economic Growth & Innovation, Inequality & the Middle Class
A Strategy to Foster Advanced Manufacturing in the United States
Fred Block, Matthew R. Keller, Andrew Schrank and Josh Whitford, December 2012
Economic Growth & Innovation
Is Wall Street Looking to Profit from School Reform?
Jeff Faux, October 2012
Economic Growth & Innovation, School Reform
Building an Economy for All
Jacob S. Hacker and Nathaniel Loewentheil, August 2012
Jobs and Workers, Economic Growth & Innovation, Revitalizing U.S. Democracy
The Prospects for Reducing Poverty are Dismal - Unless America's Leaders Change Course
Sheldon Danziger, August 2012
Jobs and Workers, Economic Growth & Innovation, Unemployment Insurance, Antipoverty Policy
What a Tax on Wall Street Speculation Can Do for America
Dean Baker, July 2012
Public Budgets and Taxes, Economic Growth & Innovation
The Vital Role of Government in U.S. Economic Innovation
Fred Block and Matthew R. Keller, April 2012
Economic Growth & Innovation
The Future of America's Transportation Infrastructure
Thomas Fisher, March 2012
Science & Technology, Public Budgets and Taxes, Economic Growth & Innovation, Environment
U.S. Living Standards and Global Competition: Lessons from Abroad
Peter Evans, March 2012
Jobs and Workers, Economic Growth & Innovation
Fighting Rigged Markets Promotes Equal Opportunity
Dean Baker, December 2011
Jobs and Workers, Economic Growth & Innovation, Inequality & the Middle Class