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The shadow of the Great Recession looms

The State of the Labor Market NAPC Webinar Heidi Shierholz, Ph.D. Economist, Economic Policy Institute Washington, DC March 19th, 2014. The shadow of the Great Recession looms.

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The shadow of the Great Recession looms

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  1. The State of the Labor MarketNAPC WebinarHeidi Shierholz, Ph.D.Economist, Economic Policy Institute Washington, DC March 19th, 2014

  2. The shadow of the Great Recession looms www.epi.org

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  13. But skewed wage growth did not just emerge in the aftermath of the Great Recession. Rising inequality blocked wage and income growth for most of the workforce for most of the last generation.First the trends…

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  15. Now the consequences…

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  18. A market economy where growth is shared broadly has two key elements • Jobs • Use all levers of macroeconomic policy to ensure full employment • Good Jobs • Strengthen labor standards and institutions • Make globalization a fairer deal for US workers • Reduce the rents claimed by the finance sector and CEO’s www.epi.org

  19. For more information: Economic Policy Institute 1333 H Street, NW Suite 300, East Tower Washington, DC 20005-4707 (202)775-8810 www.epi.org www.epi.org

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