Quality Employment

The focus of this paper is the increase in earnings inequality over the last 30-plus years.1 Economists have well-developed theories that explain differences in wage levels among different categories of…

In late August, the White House rolled back an Obama-era equal pay rule meant to shrink the gender wage gap by requiring large companies to report what they pay employees by gender…

Georgia’s returning citizens — individuals who are returning to their families and the community after incarceration — are experiencing a smoother transition thanks to the Georgia Justice Project, which receives…

For decades, policymakers and practitioners have searched for program models that can increase employment rates and earnings for adults who are considered “hard to employ”: those with limited work experience,…

Gayathri hails from Kolar, a district in Karnataka over 60 km away from Bengaluru. She lost her father when she was a child and was raised by her mother. In…

Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in nonprofit organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work, the largest philanthropic pledge to date from the…

Google will invest $1 billion over the next five years in nonprofit organizations helping people adjust to the changing nature of work, the largest philanthropic pledge to date from the Internet…

By many measures, Chicago is a global city — a tourist mecca rich in culture, commerce, and urban vitality. But beyond the city’s core, certain neighborhoods face deep challenges. While…

The link between work and wealth is being severed says Maureen Conway, executive director of the Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program. Rick Wartzman agrees. His new book, The End of Loyalty,…

Whilst most subjects offer a broad range of skills that are transferable across many sectors, many industries require graduates with specific expertise. The subjects that appear most in demand in…

The Bangalore company’s game-based teaching app helps underprivileged students develop spoken English skills to land jobs in India’s booming knowledge economy. The app, called Enguru, offers instruction in 28 of…

New York angel investor Tony Davis invested $750,000 in a bond to retrain low-income, low-skilled workers for tech jobs in the borough of New York. “It’s not a loan, and…