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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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Working Papers
Reparations and Persistent Racial Wealth Gaps
Job Boerma | University of Wisconsin-Madison Loukas Karabarbounis | Consultant
February 19, 2021
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2020 Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute working papers: A retrospective
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst
January 27, 2021
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Wage Risk and Government and Spousal Insurance
Mariacristina De Nardi | Consultant, Institute Giulio Fella | Queen Mary University of London, CEPR, CFM, and IFS Gonzalo Paz-Pardo | European Central Bank
December 22, 2020
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The Return to Big City Experience: Evidence from Refugees in Denmark
Fabian Eckert | University of California, San Diego Mads Hejlesen | Aarhus University Conor Walsh | Princeton University
November 13, 2020
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Family and Government Insurance: Wage, Earnings, and Income Risks in the Netherlands and the U.S.
Mariacristina De Nardi | Consultant, Institute Giulio Fella | Queen Mary University of London, CEPR, CFM, and IFS Marike Knoef | Leiden University and Netspar Gonzalo Paz-Pardo | European Central Bank Raun Van Ooijen | University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, and Netspar
October 26, 2020
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Are Marriage-Related Taxes and Social Security Benefits Holding Back Female Labor Supply?
Margherita Borella | Università di Torino and CeRP-Collegio Carlo Alberto Mariacristina De Nardi | Consultant, Institute Fang Yang | Louisiana State University
October 23, 2020
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Why Does Consumption Fluctuate in Old Age and How Should the Government Insure it?
Richard Blundell | University College London, IFS, and CEPR Margherita Borella | Università di Torino and CeRP-Collegio Carlo Alberto Jeanne Commault | Sciences Po Mariacristina De Nardi | Consultant, Institute
October 23, 2020
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Jacks of All Trades and Masters of One: Declining Search Frictions and Unequal Growth
Paolo Martellini | Research Economist Guido Menzio | New York University
September 23, 2020
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A Quantitative Theory of the Credit Score
Satyajit Chatterjee | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Dean Corbae | University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER Kyle Dempsey | Ohio State University José-Víctor Ríos-Rull | University of Pennsylvania, CAERP, CEPR, NBER, and UCL
August 4, 2020
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Disparities and Mitigation Behavior during COVID-19
Abigail Wozniak | Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute and Senior Research Economist
May 13, 2020
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The mystery of regional inequality
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor
February 27, 2020
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Saving for retirement
Douglas Clement | Managing Editor
February 13, 2020
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