Expanding Economic Opportunity for More Americans
Many workers today find themselves lacking the skills and training necessary to thrive in the modern economy. Most low- and middle-income workers have not seen meaningful wage increases in many years. Millions of men and women are missing from the workforce altogether. These challenges stem from profound shifts in the American economy and necessitate a dedicated policy response.
Over the course of the past year, the Aspen Economic Strategy Group collected policy ideas to address the barriers to broad-based economic opportunity and identified concrete proposals with bipartisan appeal. These proposals are presented here in the edited volume “Expanding Economic Opportunity for More Americans: Bipartisan Policies to Increase Work, Wages, and Skills.”
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Expanding Economic Opportunity for More Americans: Foreword
by Hank Paulson and Erskine Bowles -
Introduction: The Need to Expand Economic Opportunity
by Melissa S. Kearny and Amy Ganz -
A Policy Agenda to Develop Human Capital for the Modern Economy
by Glenn Hubbard, Austan Goolsbee, Amy Ganz, and Melissa S. Kearney -
Scaling Apprenticeship to Increase Human Capital
by Robert I. Lerman -
A Policymaker’s Guide to Labor Force Participation
by Keith Hennessy and Bruce Reed -
Policies to Reintegrate Former Inmates Into the Labor Force
by Manudeep Bhuller, Gordon B. Dahl, and Katrine V. Løken -
Economic Strategy for Higher Wages and Expanded Labor Participation
by Jason Furman and Phillip Swagel -
The Link Between Wages and Productivity Is Strong
by Michael R. Strain -
The Higher Wages Tax Credit
by David Neumark -
How Minimum Zoning Mandates Can Improve Housing Markets and Expand Opportunity
by Joshua D. Gottlieb