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The U.S. Economy Is Suffering from Low Demand. Higher Wages Would Help

Harvard Business Review

Target raised its minimum wage to $11 this past fall and committed to $15 by 2020. Economic growth has been stuck in low gear for almost a decade now, averaging around 2% a year since 2010 while productivity growth, the key to increasing living standards, has been languishing near historic lows since the financial crisis.

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The H-1B Visa Debate, Explained

Harvard Business Review

It has benefited the tech industry enormously, and other sectors, including health care, science, and finance, have also used it to fill gaps in their workforces. It allows companies to hire foreign workers for specialized jobs that can be challenging to fill. But in April, just after U.S. “But more engineers is a good thing.