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Working Papers
Reparations and Persistent Racial Wealth Gaps
Job Boerma | University of Wisconsin-Madison Loukas Karabarbounis | Consultant
May 13, 2022
Research
Three generations of people sitting in a field, thinking about priorities
The complex economics of growing old
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
May 2, 2022
Article
Terry Fitzgerald and Joe Mahon
Conversations with the Fed: Inflation 101
Terry J. Fitzgerald | Vice President & Assistant Director, Economic Analysis Joe Mahon | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on March 31, 2022
Event
Ron Wirtz
Regional Economic Conditions: Worker Experience Survey
Ron Wirtz | Director, Regional Outreach
Event on April 19, 2022
Event
Ricardo Reyes-Heroles photo
Scholar spotlight: Ricardo Reyes-Heroles
Tu-Uyen Tran | Senior Writer
March 29, 2022
Article
How occupational licensing limits access to jobs among workers of color, key image
How occupational licensing limits access to jobs among workers of color
Tyler Boesch | Economist/Analyst, Community Development and Engagement Katherine Lim | Economist, Community Development and Engagement Ryan Nunn | Assistant Vice President, Community Development and Engagement
March 11, 2022
Article
People standing inline intertwined with a graph representing inflation
The widely varied pain of inflation
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
February 16, 2022
Article
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Year in Review: Summary of 2021 Institute Working Papers
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst
February 2, 2022
Article
Illustration of unemployed workers going down escalator
Unemployment today cuts deeper and lasts longer
Jeff Horwich | Senior Economics Writer
December 22, 2021
Article
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Changing Income Risk across the US Skill Distribution: Evidence from a Generalized Kalman Filter
J. Carter Braxton | University of Wisconsin Kyle Herkenhoff | Senior Research Economist Jonathan Rothbaum | U.S. Census Bureau Lawrence Schmidt | MIT
December 15, 2021
Research
Wealth Divide key image
Racism and the Economy: Focus on the Wealth Divide
Event on October 20, 2021
Event
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Blueprint for opportunity
Lisa Camner McKay | Writer/Analyst Andrew Goodman-Bacon | Senior Research Economist, Institute Nina Leo | Creative Director
October 18, 2021
Article