Topic Economics of Place

How an individual or family experiences economic gains and losses can differ dramatically depending on where one lives—one’s geographic place in the United States. Economic mobility, economic growth, business dynamism, job opportunities, and other measures of economic prosperity can vary dramatically across different regions and communities. Equitable Growth seeks to better understand the reasons for these variations and explores what can be done to ensure that all Americans feel the benefits of economic growth regardless of where they call home.

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The inequitable consequences of ‘heat islands’ within the metropolitan areas of the United States and what to do about it

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Taxing the rich: The effect of tax reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on tax flight among U.S. millionaires

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Prisoner re-entry in Native American communities offers lessons of resilience and nationwide policy solutions

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Is moving to a new place key to upward mobility for U.S. workers and their families?

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How national income inequality in the United States contributes to economic disparities between regions

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In Conversation with Raj Chetty

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New research on the relationship between race, place, and opportunity in the United States

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Who becomes an inventor in America? The importance of exposure to innovation

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Firms matter: Where you work is important to what you earn

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Dinner table entrepreneurship on both sides of the Atlantic

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Employment hysteresis from the great recession

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Inequality of educational opportunity? Schools as mediators of the intergenerational transmission of income

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The historical shadow of segregation on human capital and upward mobility

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How local barriers to migration shape relocation and earnings in the wake of china trade shocks

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The color of wealth in Boston

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Better understanding the importance of diversity in U.S. preschool programs

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Does targeted or universal pre-Kindergarten better serve low-income kids?

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Economic growth in the United States: A tale of two countries

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