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Labor economics studies the characteristics of the labor force and employers with the intent to understand how they interact. Wages, compensations, income and employment are all key areas of interest in labor economics.

Historically, it has been understood that trade--the free exchange of goods and services--is a tool for creating wealth. We have recognized that voluntary interactions of producers and consumers in the...

Workers have long sought the protection of unions to provide safer working conditions, fair wages, and certain other legal protections. Traditionally, "unionizing" requires employees to come together as a bargaining...

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