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Olga Stoddard
Inquiring minds: Q&A with Olga Stoddard
Sydney Dettmann | Intern, Institute
July 15, 2025
Article
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How litigation shapes non-compete contracts’ effects on workers
Tyler Boesch | Data Scientist, Community Development and Engagement (former) Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
July 9, 2025
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Recessions in Perspective
July 8, 2025
Data
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Tallying the two channels of job losses from tariffs
Michael E. Waugh | Monetary Advisor Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
July 8, 2025
Article
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Regional Economic Indicators
June 25, 2025
Data
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Cutting Hours Instead of Cutting Jobs: Shared Work Within the Unemployment Insurance System
Event on July 15, 2025
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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
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Data drive updates to state unemployment insurance systems
Caryn Mohr | Senior Writer, Community Development and Engagement
May 16, 2025
Article
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“Hot” or not? Learning the right lessons from the labor market after COVID
Simon Mongey | Principal Research Economist
May 15, 2025
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Increasing uncertainty is trickling through the regional economy
Karmi Anna Mattson | Assistant Vice President, Regional Outreach and Public Programs Shannon Lewis | Senior Project Manager
May 13, 2025
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How low-income women experience the unemployment insurance system
Mary Hogan | Senior Policy Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Amalea Jubara | Research Assistant, Center for Indian Country Development
April 3, 2025
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Administrative processes shape unemployment insurance access
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
March 18, 2025
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