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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Income and earnings mobility in U.S. tax data

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School-to-work transitions and wage outcomes of Texas populations from colonias and model subdivisions

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Impact of the great rise in finance on resource allocation and employment

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Intragenerational income mobility in the United States

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State legislative political polarization and income inequality in the United States

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Declining labor shares and the relative price of investment: evidence from state investment tax credits

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School finance reform and educational equity

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Why some parts of the United States will feel the effects of the Great Recession until 2021

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School finance reform and the distribution of student achievement

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Where you grow up can affect your chances of employment

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What’s happened to U.S. housing inequality?

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Not all inequality is the same

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