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A generational perspective on recent U.S. homeownership divergence by income and race

By John Sabelhaus, Austin Clemens,

July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

John Sabelhaus, Austin Clemens,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 5
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Race & Ethnicity
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Weekend reading: The Unemployment Insurance benefits are not the work disincentive some claim they are edition

By Equitable Growth,

July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

Equitable Growth,
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Sleepwalking into depression: The economic response to COVID-19 in the United States

By Jacob Robbins,

July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

Jacob Robbins,
Tax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 2
Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
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Equitable Growth invests more than $250,000 to advance research on paid family and medical leave in the United States

By Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott,

July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020

Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
Coronavirus Recession

New research on the Great Recession shows extended unemployment benefits insignificantly affect U.S. unemployment rates

By Kate Bahn,

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

Kate Bahn,
FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 3
Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
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Factsheet: Unemployment Insurance and why the effect of work disincentives is greatly overstated amid the coronavirus recession

By Equitable Growth,

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Pay Equity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Pay Equity, Unemployment Insurance
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Leading Black scholars on U.S. economic inequality and growth (Part 2)

By Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,

July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

Christian Edlagan, Maria Monroe,
LaborInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 10
Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Gender, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Gender, Job Mobility, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Pay Equity, Race & Ethnicity, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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A college degree is not the solution to U.S. wage inequality

By Kathryn Zickuhr,

July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

Kathryn Zickuhr,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 8
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Race & Ethnicity, Wage Stagnation
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, July 14-20, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

July 20, 2020

July 20, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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