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Working Papers
Reparations and Persistent Racial Wealth Gaps
Job Boerma | University of Wisconsin-Madison Loukas Karabarbounis | Consultant
May 13, 2022
Research
Three generations of people sitting in a field, thinking about priorities
The complex economics of growing old
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
May 2, 2022
Article
two houses
Economic uncertainty hits home...ownership
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Nina Leo | Creative Director
March 29, 2022
Data
Corina Boar photo
Scholar spotlight: Corina Boar
Alyssa Augustine | Content Strategy and Engagement Supervisor
March 29, 2022
Article
Marianne Bitler photo
Scholar spotlight: Marianne Bitler
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute
March 29, 2022
Article
How occupational licensing limits access to jobs among workers of color, key image
How occupational licensing limits access to jobs among workers of color
Tyler Boesch | Economist/Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Katherine Lim | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
March 11, 2022
Article
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Borrowed time: The lifesaving link between debt, distancing, and vaccines
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
March 3, 2022
Article
People standing inline intertwined with a graph representing inflation
The widely varied pain of inflation
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
February 16, 2022
Article
Year in Review: Summary of 2021 Institute Working Papers key image
Year in Review: Summary of 2021 Institute Working Papers
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst
February 2, 2022
Article
COVID-19 and the Ninth District economy: A dashboard
January 18, 2022
Data
Illustration of people in their apartments
The long coattails of economic inequality
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst
January 6, 2022
Article
Camille Busette and Bill Bynum participated with Terri Friedline in the November 16 event’s Plenary Panel.
Barriers to basic financial services perpetuate persistent economic gaps
Charles Davidson | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
November 29, 2021
Article