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Racism and the Economy
Through a landmark eleven part series, all 12 District Banks of the Federal Reserve System partnered to examine structural racism in America’s economy and how to advance actions to improve economic outcomes for all.
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Power, violence, and consequences at work
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Nisha Chikhale | Research Analyst
January 20, 2023
Article
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A rich bargain: When your cup of coffee comes with a shot of inflation
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute Nina Leo | Creative Director
October 5, 2022
Data
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Scholar spotlight: Didem Tüzemen
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
October 5, 2022
Article
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Scholar spotlight: CarlyWill Sloan
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
October 5, 2022
Article
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Scholar spotlight: Peter Arcidiacono
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute
October 5, 2022
Article
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Scholar spotlight: Belinda Archibong
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute
October 5, 2022
Article
Working Papers
Use It or Lose It: Efficiency and Redistributional Effects of Wealth Taxation
Fatih Guvenen | Consultant Gueorgui Kambourov | University of Toronto Burhanettin Kuruscu | University of Toronto Sergio Ocampo | Western University Daphne Chen | Econ One
October 4, 2022
Research
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How the racial wealth gap has evolved—and why it persists
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute
October 3, 2022
Article
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The Impact of Limiting Applicant Information on Rental Housing Discrimination
Marina Mileo Gorzig | Visiting Scholar, Institute Deborah Rho, PhD | University of St. Thomas
September 21, 2022
Research
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Conversations with the Fed: The Complex Economics of Growing Old
Mariacristina De Nardi | Consultant, Institute
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Event
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Wealth of Two Nations: The U.S. Racial Wealth Gap, 1860-2020
Ellora Derenoncourt | Visiting Scholar, Institute Chi Hyun Kim | University of Bonn Moritz Kuhn | University of Bonn, CEPR, and IZA Moritz Schularick | University of Bonn and Sciences Po Paris
June 10, 2022
Research
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Can the minimum wage combat employers’ labor market power?
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
June 3, 2022
Article