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Return? Stay? Succeed? How mothers went back to work when schools reopened after COVID

Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute Landon Peterson | Assistant Examiner, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

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Regional Economic Conditions: Agriculture

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Tax code constraints limit tribal tax-exempt bonding

Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Center for Indian Country Development John Morseau | Senior Policy Analyst, Center for Indian Country Development

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Wealth moves dramatically with income shocks, with implications for policy and theory

Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer

April 24, 2024

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Agricultural producers paid over $840 million in interest expenses in 2023

Tait Berg | Senior Agricultural Coordinator

April 19, 2024

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Regional Economic Conditions: Construction Sector Outlook

Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach

Event on May 21, 2024

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Why individual bank decisions make all banks more vulnerable to runs

Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer

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Fewer child care businesses struggled in 2023, but many relied on state aid to survive

Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer

April 15, 2024

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The income/equality trade-off: Are richer states also more unequal?

Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute Natalie Gubbay | Research Associate, Institute Nina Leo | Creative Director

April 15, 2024

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Lisa Camner McKay

Lisa Camner McKaySenior Writer, Institute

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Return? Stay? Succeed? How mothers went back to work when schools reopened after COVID

School reopenings helped moms return to the labor force but many took leave when school disruptions remained frequent

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Jeff Horwich

Jeff HorwichSenior Economics Writer

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Wealth moves dramatically with income shocks, with implications for policy and theory

A look at “How Do Households Respond to Income Shocks?”

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