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What’s the Matter with Wages? Exploring Wage Stagnation and the American Worker

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On September 26, the Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on wage growth in The United States. The forum began with introductory remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, and a fireside chat with Jason Furman, professor of practice, Harvard Kennedy School, and Lawrence Mishel, president, Economic Policy Institute. The fireside chat will be moderated by Catherine Rampell, opinion writer, The Washington Post. A panel discussion followed the fireside chat, featuring panelists including: Jared Bernstein, senior fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Robert Greenstein, founder and president, Center on B …...more
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What’s the Matter with Wages? Exploring Wage Stagnation and the American Worker
On September 26, the Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on wage growth in The United States. The forum began with introductory remarks by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert E. Rubin, and a fireside chat with Jason Furman, professor of practice, Harvard Kennedy School, and Lawrence Mishel, president, Economic Policy Institute. The fireside chat will be moderated by Catherine Rampell, opinion writer, The Washington Post. A panel discussion followed the fireside chat, featuring panelists including: Jared Bernstein, senior fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; Robert Greenstein, founder and president, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; and Heidi Shierholz; senior economist and director of policy, Economic Policy Institute; the panel will be moderated by Jay Shambaugh, director, The Hamilton Project. Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Follow Brookings on social media! Facebook:   / hamiltonproject   Twitter:   / hamiltonproj   http://www.hamiltonproject.org/ 00:00:00 Waiting 00:16:12 Welcome and Introductions 00:22:15 Fireside Chat on Wage Stagnation: How Did We Get Here? 01:13:00 Presentation of Hamilton Project Research 01:22:17 Roundtable on Wage Stagnation: How Should We Address It?

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