American jobs plan Archives - Marketplace

Infrastructure plan has positives and negatives for GDP

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Apr 8, 2021

Infrastructure adds to gross domestic product, but interest rates can take away from it.

Lower-income workers have been able to raise their wages faster than middle and higher-income workers, says a new NBER working paper.

Andrew Burton/Getty Images

SUBSCRIBE

Why it's so hard to strike a deal on a global corporate tax

by Marielle Segarra

Apr 7, 2021

A major international group is trying to prevent companies from shifting profits to countries with low tax rates.

The Biden administration supports a corporate tax hike to 28%. That could lead to more attempts to game the system and shift profits overseas.

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

LISTEN

EMBED

SUBSCRIBE