Eduardo Porter
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U.S. Tries New Tactic to Protect Workers’ Pay: Antitrust Law
The Justice Department is using antitrust law to charge employers with colluding to hold down wages. The move adds to a barrage of civil challenges.
U.S. Tries New Tactic to Protect Workers’ Pay: Antitrust Law
The Justice Department is using antitrust law to charge employers with colluding to hold down wages. The move adds to a barrage of civil challenges.
Employer Practices Limit Workers’ Choices and Wages, U.S. Study Argues
A Biden administration report says collusion and other constraints on competition hold down pay and prospects in the labor market.
Inflation Worries Say a Lot About You (and May Move Prices)
Age, region, education and income all influence what people think consumer prices will be a few years from now. And that creates a policy puzzle.
The Work-From-Home Economy and the Urban Job Outlook
Offices are unlikely to be as full after the pandemic as they were before. Service businesses and their employees will have to adapt.
Who Discriminates in Hiring? A New Study Can Tell.
Applications seemingly from Black candidates got fewer replies than those evidently from white candidates. The method could point to specific companies.