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Wages, Income, Wealth

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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Institute update: The IDDA road show
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
September 25, 2024
Article
BRENDEN TIMPE, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Scholar spotlight: Brenden Timpe
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
September 25, 2024
Article
Illenin Kondo
Conversations with the Fed: Income Distributions and Dynamics in America
Illenin O. Kondo | Senior Research Economist, Institute
Event on September 30, 2024
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Urban-Biased Growth: A Macroeconomic Analysis
Fabian Eckert | University of California, San Diego Sharat Ganapati | Georgetown University Conor Walsh | Visiting Scholar, Institute
July 24, 2024
Research
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The growing income gap for Black workers
Natalie Gubbay | Research Associate, Institute Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
July 24, 2024
Article
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Is wage growth sustainable? Evidence from real wage growth across groups
Abigail Wozniak | Vice President and Director, Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer Ken Cowles | Research Assistant, Institute
July 12, 2024
Data
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Risky employment, safe assets, and the racial wealth gap
Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute
July 11, 2024
Article
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Domestic outsourcing is on the rise. What happens when the practice is banned?
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute
June 17, 2024
Article
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Amid a resilient economy, many Americans aren’t ready for a “rainy day”
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
May 31, 2024
Article
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Bonus Question: How Does Flexible Incentive Pay Affect Wage Rigidity?
Meghana Gaur | Princeton University John Grigsby | Princeton University Jonathon Hazell | London School of Economics and Political Science Abdoulaye Ndiaye | NYU Stern School of Business
May 24, 2024
Research
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Wealth moves dramatically with income shocks, with implications for policy and theory
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
April 24, 2024
Article
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The income/equality trade-off: Are richer states also more unequal?
Lisa Camner McKay | Senior Writer, Institute Natalie Gubbay | Research Associate, Institute Nina Leo | Creative Director
April 15, 2024
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