Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Institute Features

The Guardian commentary: Make high-quality child care a priority

ABIGAIL WOZNIAK | June 24, 2019

Two key ingredients necessary for success

Minneapolis Fed announces 2019-2020 class of Visiting Scholars

The Minneapolis Fed announced a new cohort of 22 Visiting Scholars selected to conduct research while in residence at the Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute.

In the News: William Darity Jr.

August 1, 2019

PBS News Hour features Institute advisor William Darity Jr. and his wife, folklorist Kirsten Mullen on reparations

In the News: Raj Chetty

July 17, 2019

The Atlantic profiles Institute advisor Raj Chetty and his efforts to “fix the American Dream”

Robynn Cox

University of Southern California economist and Institute senior scholar on the benefits of employee stock ownership plans for the formerly incarcerated.

In the News: David Autor

June 20, 2019

NPR’s Planet Money features research by Institute advisor David Autor on geographic disparities in economic opportunity

Douglas Almond

Columbia University economist and Institute senior scholar on inequality and early-life investment in human capital.

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Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute

About Us

The mission of the Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute is to conduct and promote research that will increase economic opportunity and inclusive growth and help the Federal Reserve achieve its maximum employment mandate.

A distinguished group of academics has joined the Board of Advisors to help launch the Institute. Board members will help the Institute by identifying topics where the Federal Reserve System can make a significant contribution and by recruiting Visiting Scholars. In the future, the Board’s support will grow and adjust according to the needs of the Institute and the direction of developing scholarship.

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Publications

Institute Working Papers

Skilled Tradable Services: The Transformation of U.S. High-Skill Labor Markets

Institute Working Paper 25 | September 13, 2019

Fabian Eckert | Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Visiting Scholar and Princeton University
Sharat Ganapati | Georgetown University
Conor Walsh | Yale University

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The Return to Big City Experience: Evidence from Danish Refugees

Institute Working Paper 24 | September 13, 2019

Fabian Eckert | Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Visiting Scholar and Princeton University
Mads Hejlesen | Aarhus University
Conor Walsh | Yale University

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Publications

System Working Papers

The Marginal Propensity to Hire

System Working Paper 19-06 | February 20, 2019

Davide Melcangi | Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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The Founding of the Federal Reserve, the Great Depression and the Evolution of the U.S. Interbank Network

System Working Paper 19-05 | February 12, 2019

Matthew Jaremski | Utah State University
David C. Wheelock | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

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Working Together For Inclusive Growth

Visiting Scholar Program

The Institute annually invites selected scholars to pursue research while in residence at the Minneapolis Fed. These scholars all have Ph.D.’s in the Social Sciences with a demonstrated ability to conduct high-level, peer-reviewed scholarly research. Scholars are selected based upon a research proposal related to the Institute’s mission.

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Coming Together For Inclusive Growth

Conferences

In 2017, the Minneapolis Fed hosted a conference series dedicated to exploring topics related to the Institute’s mission. Subsequent conferences highlight the emerging research of Advisory Board members, Visiting Scholars, and other experts.

Conferences

Conference Series

Fall 2019 Institute Conference

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | October 3-4, 2019 | Minneapolis, Minnesota

This Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute conference—co-sponsored by the Brookings Institution’s Future of the Middle Class Initiative—will bring together scholars, policy makers, and practitioners to tackle a collection of housing issues.

Spring 2019 Institute Conference

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis | April 9-10, 2019 | Minneapolis, MN

The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute's fifth conference explored and discussed the distributional consequences of the business cycle and monetary policy.

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Press Release

Minneapolis Fed announces 2019-2020 class of Visiting Scholars

April 25, 2019