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Staff Reports
How Should Tax Progressivity Respond to Rising Income Inequality?
Jonathan Heathcote | Monetary Advisor Kjetil Storesletten | University of Oslo and CEPR Giovanni L. Violante | Princeton University, CEBI, CEPR, IFS, IZA, and NBER
October 19, 2020
Research
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Taking steps to increase diversity, Minneapolis Fed participates in Hispanic corporate inclusion index
Alyssa Augustine | Senior Public Relations Program Manager
October 13, 2020
Article
Racism and the Economy: Series kickoff event
Event on October 7, 2020
Event
Working Papers
Monopolies: Silent Spreaders of Poverty and Economic Inequality
James A. Schmitz, Jr. | Senior Research Economist David Fettig | Vice President of Public Affairs (2003-2015)
September 22, 2020
Research
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A nation divided: Survey reveals wide gaps in COVID-19 fallout
September 14, 2020
Article
Milena Almagro
Scholar Spotlight: Milena Almagro
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
September 14, 2020
Article
Troup Howard
Scholar Spotlight: Troup Howard
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
September 14, 2020
Article
Terry-Ann Craigie
Scholar Spotlight: Terry-Ann Craigie
Alyssa Augustine | Senior Public Relations Program Manager
September 14, 2020
Article
Property tax inquality
Yet another source of inequality: Property taxes
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor
July 28, 2020
Article
Neel Kashkari, Alan Page: Our push for an education amendment has only gotten more relevant
Neel Kashkari | President and Chief Executive Officer Alan Page | Minnesota Supreme Court Justice (ret)
July 13, 2020
Article
Staff Reports
College Tuition and Income Inequality
Zhifeng Cai | Visiting Scholar, Institute Jonathan Heathcote | Monetary Advisor
July 9, 2020
Research
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The Assessment Gap: Racial Inequalities in Property Taxation
Carlos Avenancio-León | Indiana University Troup Howard | Visiting Scholar, Institute
July 6, 2020
Research