Weekend reading

This is a weekly post we publish on Fridays with links to articles we think anyone interested in equitable growth should be reading. We won’t be the first to share these articles, but we hope by taking a look back at the whole week we can put them in context.

Links

Eduardo Porter argues that something has gone wrong in the labor market. [nyt (opens in a new tab)]

Jared Bernstein is all for higher productivity growth, but he’s not sure it’ll necessarily resulting in higher middle-class incomes. [on the economy (opens in a new tab)]

Tony Yates is, let’s say, less than convinced by John Taylor’s argument that loose monetary policy caused the Great Recession. [long and variable (opens in a new tab)]

Arin Dube writes about the idea that social safety net programs are subsidies for employers. [arin dube (opens in a new tab)]

The 1.5 million missing black men in the United States, an incredibly important fact for debates about inequality, highlighted by Justin Wolfers, David Leonhardt, and Kevin Quealy. [the upshot (opens in a new tab)]

Friday Figure

Figure from “A post-war history of U.S. economic growth (opens in a new tab),” by Nick Bunker