December 03, 2015
The following reports on labor market policy were recently released:
Economic Policy Institute
Closing Loopholes in Buy American Act Could Create Up to 100,000 U.S. Jobs
Robert E. Scott
Frequently Asked Questions on the Federal Reserve Board, Monetary Policy, and the Proposed Full Employment Federal Reserve Act
Dean Baker, Josh Bivens
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Pension Funding and the Economy: Would “Proper” Funding Cost Jobs?
Dean Baker and Nick Buffie
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Weaker Unions Likely Would Mean Greater Income Inequality
Elizabeth McNichol
National Employment Law Project
Fact-Checking the Empire Center/Amer. Action Forum Analysis of NY’s Proposed $15 Minimum Wage: Flawed Methods, Erroneous Results
NELP
Ban the Box: U.S. Cities, Counties, and States Adopt Fair Hiring Policies
Michelle Rodriguez, Nayantara Mehta
The Top 5 Enforcement Tools for Local Minimum Wage Laws
NELP
UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment
Wage Inequality and the Liberalization of Industrial Relations in the United States
Anthony Roberts
Urban Institute
Barriers and Bridges: An Action Plan for Overcoming Obstacles and Unlocking Opportunities for African American Men in Pittsburgh
Margaret Simms, Marla McDaniel, Saunji Fyffe