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Jobs and the Future of Work
Why being good to your workers is good for your stock price
A new study of US retail companies shows improved stock prices for those that invested in their workers – and there are other benefits too
George Zuo is an associate economist at RAND and a professor of policy analysis at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. As an applied microeconomist, his research focuses on using data and causal methods to study policies bridging economic, education and health disparities in the US.