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The Economist Who Put Stock Buybacks in Washington’s Crosshairs
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In 1984, an economics professor named William Lazonick joined the...
Predatory Value Extraction
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How High Drug Prices Inflate C.E.O.s’ Pay
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2014 HBR McKinsey Award, First Place : “Profits Without Prosperity”
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August 15, 2020 I the Star I by Bruce Livesey
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"In June, David Leonhardt in the New York Times noted that “the black-white wage gap is roughly as large today as it ...
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via Social Europe I by Emre Gömec & Mustafa Erdem Sakinc I July 7, 2020
‘Shareholder value’ versus the public go...
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“Ensuring the health and safety of our people and our communities is our highest priority as the United States quickly ...
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Stock buybacks have totaled $5.3 trillion over the past decade — has that contributed to U.S. pandemic failures? https://t.co/9CYLWuCXEA
@INETeconomics: Listen to INET grantee William Lazonick on @wortradio discussing his research, "How the Disappearance of Unionized Jobs Obliterated an Emergent Black Middle Class https://t.co/6P4chntEqK
@efypodcasts: In episode 2, Professor William @Lazonick from the University of Massachusetts explores share buybacks as a potential cause for wage stagnation and inequality in the US. Included in the discussion is some recommended reading. Give it a listen! https://t.co/IsqJ0acvsX https://t.co/T8kFygZVIv
@OSFellows: There Can Be No Equality Without a Dramatic Renewal of Employment Opportunity for All American Workers via @INETeconomics; featuring fellow @Lazonick https://t.co/GHaoC50ob5