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Injured worker getting medical attention
Higher minimum wages bring an unexpected cost: more workplace injuries
March 18, 2026
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Wage initiative delivers monthly boost to more than 200 local early childhood educators
February 12, 2026
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New Hires Quality Index ends year near all-time high; urban and rural workers still see different outcomes
February 4, 2026
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How peer groups affect the gender-wage gap (and life) after the MBA
October 13, 2025
Research Highlights
Injured worker getting medical attention
Higher minimum wages bring an unexpected cost: more workplace injuries
March 18, 2026
Mixed gender group of MBA students studying
How peer groups affect the gender-wage gap (and life) after the MBA
October 13, 2025
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Employers' negotiating separately with each worker fuels gender pay gap
June 13, 2025
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Analysis: State incentives for Ford battery plant in Michigan should yield solid returns
Timothy J. Bartik
November 20, 2023
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New database targets economically distressed places for job creation
April 26, 2023
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Troubling signs for job changers, newly employed workers: New Hires Quality Index for May
April 30, 2025
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Five key lessons for five core groups shaping place-based policy
January 14, 2025
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