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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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From the director: Opportunity, inclusion, and the Fed’s mission
Abigail Wozniak | Vice President and Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
April 14, 2025
Article
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis building and logo
Measuring tax and transfer progressivity, state by state
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
February 18, 2025
Article
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The End of the American Dream? Inequality and Segregation in US Cities
Alessandra Fogli | Assistant Director for Inequality Research and Monetary Advisor Veronica Guerrieri | Consultant Mark Ponder | NERA Marta Prato | Visiting Scholar, Institute
January 31, 2025
Research
Diverse group of workers having a discussion at a table
Breaking down inflation by race, age, parenthood, and more
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 20, 2024
Data
A woman in a store looking through clothing items on a bargain rack
Lower income, higher inflation? New data bring answers at last
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
October 7, 2024
Data
A collage of photos showing diverse people/workers
“A broad-based and inclusive goal”
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
September 25, 2024
Article
BRENDEN TIMPE, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Scholar spotlight: Brenden Timpe
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
September 25, 2024
Article
LAURA GEE, Associate Professor of Economics, Tufts University
Scholar spotlight: Laura Gee
Danielle Cabot | Public Relations Associate
September 25, 2024
Article
Illenin Kondo
Conversations with the Fed: Income Distributions and Dynamics in America
Illenin O. Kondo | Principal Research Economist, Institute
Event on September 30, 2024
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Risky employment, safe assets, and the racial wealth gap
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Principal Research Economist, Institute
July 11, 2024
Article
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Did Racially Motivated Labor Policy Reverse Equality Gains for Everyone?
Erin L. Wolcott | Middlebury College
May 16, 2024
Research