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Pieces of wood that are increasingly worn
Deep disadvantage in America
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute
September 25, 2023
Article
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Worker experience: Workers in the Upper Midwest struggle to find jobs that meet financial needs
Haley Chinander | Research Assistant Erick Garcia Luna | Director, Regional Outreach
September 6, 2023
Article
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The Gender Pay Gap: Micro Sources and Macro Consequences
Iacopo Morchio | University of Bristol Christian Moser | Columbia University
September 6, 2023
Research
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Inquiring minds: Q&A with Emily Leslie
Landon Peterson | Intern, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute
August 15, 2023
Article
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More Unequal We Stand? Inequality Dynamics in the United States, 1967–2021
Jonathan Heathcote | Monetary Advisor Fabrizio Perri | Assistant Director and Monetary Advisor Giovanni L. Violante | Princeton University, CEBI, CEPR, IFS, IZA, and NBER Lichen Zhang | University of Hong Kong
August 1, 2023
Research
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Want low-income kids to succeed in college? Give money and lots of notice. (Like, 18 years.)
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
June 8, 2023
Article
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The dynamic age of the minimum wage
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute
June 1, 2023
Article
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Evaluation Plan: Minneapolis Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Vanessa Palmer | Data Director, Center for Indian Country Development Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
May 16, 2023
Research
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Minimum Wage Increases: Recent Evidence and Policy Trade-Offs
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The state of income inequality
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst, Institute
May 5, 2023
Article
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The Dynamics of Abusive Relationships
Abi Adams-Prassl | University of Oxford Kristiina Huttunen | Aalto University Emily Nix | Visiting Scholar, Institute Ning Zhang | University of Oxford
April 24, 2023
Research
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A Theory of Non-Coasean Labor Markets
Andrés Blanco | University of Michigan Andrés Drenik | University of Texas at Austin Christian Moser | Columbia University Emilio Zaratiegui | Columbia University
March 10, 2023
Research