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Our researchers and regional economists examine wage trends in the Ninth District and income inequality and wealth gaps across the nation in data-driven articles and academic papers.

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Superstars in the age of information
Douglas Clement | Editor, The Region
December 13, 2019
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Manning Up and Womaning Down: How Husbands and Wives Report Earnings When She Earns More
Marta Murray-Close | U.S. Census Bureau Misty Heggeness | Visiting Scholar, Institute
December 10, 2019
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The idle rich, no longer
Douglas Clement | Editor, The Region
December 6, 2019
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Do cash transfers work?
Douglas Clement | Editor, The Region
September 10, 2019
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The good old days? In many ways, yes
Douglas Clement | Editor, The Region
March 25, 2019
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Businesses say they’ll hire … if they can
Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
December 7, 2018
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Climbing Ladders
Climbing ladders
Douglas Clement | Editor, The Region
November 7, 2018
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Among young children, wide disparities in family income
Rob Grunewald | Economist
September 21, 2018
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A rising tide: Who’s affected by a higher minimum wage in Minneapolis?
Alyssa Augustine | Media Representative
September 14, 2018
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Race, and the race between stocks and homes
Douglas Clement | Editor, The Region
July 31, 2018
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Reducing inequality with the minimum wage
Lisa Camner McKay
June 26, 2018
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Interview with Marianne Bertrand
Douglas Clement | Editor, The Region
June 19, 2018
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