Wages and Benefits

Wages and Benefits

Mixed gender group of MBA students studying

How peer groups affect the gender-wage gap (and life) after the MBA

October 13, 2025

Research Highlights

Mixed gender group of MBA students studying

How peer groups affect the gender-wage gap (and life) after the MBA

October 13, 2025

Woman facing another woman in an interview setting, holding a clipboard

Employers' negotiating separately with each worker fuels gender pay gap

June 13, 2025

Father checks sick daughters' temperature in bed

Sick-leave mandates can help low-wage workers work more hours

April 29, 2024

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Commentary & Analysis

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Analysis: State incentives for Ford battery plant in Michigan should yield solid returns

Timothy J. Bartik

November 20, 2023

Experts

Brad J. Hershbein

Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research

BlueSky

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Stephen A. Woodbury

Senior Economist

Susan N. Houseman

Senior Economist

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