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Institute Communications

Institute Communications includes content from our Policy Briefs and Research Features series. This content presents engaging explanations of research by Institute scholars for community members, stakeholders, and policymakers.

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A group of college-educated workers collaborate around a computer with a green gradient behind them on the left side and a man working on a machine is on the right.
What happened to the college wage premium?
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
September 8, 2025
Article
Illustration of two hiking parents choosing different paths - the father continues on the upward path while the mother chooses the declining path
New moms “opt down” to lower-paying firms
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
August 21, 2025
Article
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
How our peers influence marriage rates
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
August 12, 2025
Article
Two female colleagues meeting in an office on the left beside an image of tranquil lake scene with a graph spanning the whole image.
How women’s labor has shaped the U.S. economy
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
August 4, 2025
Article
Olga Stoddard
Inquiring minds: Q&A with Olga Stoddard
Sydney Dettmann | Intern, Institute
July 15, 2025
Article
Angela Crema
Inquiring minds: Q&A with Angela Crema
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
May 30, 2025
Article
Manufacturing worker bending metal rod with machinery, with American and Chinese flags in the background
Old jobs, new jobs: How the labor landscape has changed two decades after trade with China opened
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
May 19, 2025
Article
Graphic key image of Chi Hyun Kim
Scholar spotlight: Chi Hyun Kim
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
April 14, 2025
Article
Abigail Wozniak portrait
From the director: Opportunity, inclusion, and the Fed’s mission
Abigail Wozniak | Vice President and Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
April 14, 2025
Article
Graphic key image of Natalie Gubbay
Remembering Natalie Gubbay
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Principal Research Economist, Institute
April 14, 2025
Article
Photo of four people attending an Institute conference
Institute update: Build community, accelerate knowledge
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
April 14, 2025
Article
Graphic key image of Lukas Mann
Scholar spotlight: Lukas Mann
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Principal Research Economist, Institute
April 14, 2025
Article