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CICD research reveals depth of tribal digital divide, key image
Center for Indian Country Development research reveals depth of tribal digital divide
Anahid Bauer | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign D.L. Feir | CICD Research Fellow Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement
September 1, 2021
Article
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The Geography of Remote Work
Lukas Althoff | Princeton University Fabian Eckert | University of California, San Diego Sharat Ganapati | Georgetown University Conor Walsh | Columbia Business School
August 19, 2021
Research
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The Tribal Digital Divide: Extent and Explanations
Anahid Bauer | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign D.L. Feir | CICD Research Fellow Matthew Gregg | Senior Economist, Community Development and Engagement
July 29, 2021
Research
The conversation on general-purpose central bank digital currency key image
The conversation on general-purpose central bank digital currency
Angela Lawson | Senior Payment Consultant
January 27, 2021
Article
Coronavirus sufferers remain in data shadows key image
Coronavirus sufferers remain in the data shadows
Abigail Wozniak | Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute and Senior Research Economist
January 13, 2021
Article
Staff Reports
Intangible Capital and Measured Productivity
Ellen R. McGrattan | Consultant
June 25, 2020
Research
Beyond virus testing: measuring COVID-19's impact key image
Beyond virus testing:
Measuring COVID-19's impact
Alyssa Augustine | Senior Public Relations Program Manager
April 29, 2020
Article
Banking in the Ninth
Thinking Strategically About Blockchain’s Potential
Angela Lawson | Senior Payment Consultant
March 25, 2019
Article
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Ten troublesome blockchain terms: What’s accurate, what’s not?
February 22, 2019
Article
Investing in innovation
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor (former)
January 30, 2019
Article
The digital divide in Indian Country
D.L. Feir | CICD Research Fellow Richard M. Todd | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Kent Weyrauch | Data Analyst
January 7, 2019
Article
Institute paper key images
Can Reputation Discipline the Gig Economy? Experimental Evidence from an Online Labor Market
Alan Benson | University of Minnesota Aaron Sojourner | University of Minnesota Akhmed Umyarov | University of Minnesota
December 28, 2018
Research