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Recessions in Perspective
April 7, 2025
Data
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Administrative processes shape unemployment insurance access
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
March 18, 2025
Article
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Heterogeneous Effects of School Reopenings on the Labor Supply of Parents of Young School-Age Children
Misty Heggeness | University of Kansas Ana Sofía León | Universidad Diego Portales
February 28, 2025
Research
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How local economic diversity improves worker welfare
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
February 26, 2025
Article
Small businesses along small town Main Street
Hiring slows as businesses continue to face high costs
Haley Chinander | Writer/Analyst
February 24, 2025
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Places versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization
David Autor | Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Dorn | University of Zurich and CEPR Gordon Hanson | Harvard University and NBER Maggie R. Jones | U. S. Census Bureau Bradley Setzler | Pennsylvania State University and NBER
February 11, 2025
Research
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Labor shortage strains Ninth District employers, and it might get tougher
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
February 3, 2025
Article
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Regional Economic Indicators
January 28, 2025
Data
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Year in review: Summary of 2024 Institute Working Papers
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
January 28, 2025
Article
Staff Reports
Large-Scale Public Hiring, Wages, and Community Outcomes: Evidence from the Works Progress Administration
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement
January 22, 2025
Research
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The Parenthood Gap: Firms and Earnings Inequality After Kids
Rebecca Jack | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Daniel Tannenbaum | University of Nebraska-Lincoln Brenden Timpe | Visiting Scholar, Institute
January 15, 2025
Research
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How unemployment insurance access and benefits vary by state
Ayushi Narayan | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
January 7, 2025
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