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Mothers are being left behind in the economic recovery from COVID-19

Lauren Bauer · Thursday, May 6, 2021

Tax incentives

Economic Development

How tax incentives can power more equitable, inclusive growth

Lourdes Germán and Joseph Parilla

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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The Long Museum West Bund was founded in 2014 by Shanghainese entrepreneur couple Liu Yiqian and Wang Wei. The museum site was previously the terminal for coal shipping on the Huangpu River. Visitors to the museum can still see the view of a coal hopper unloading bridge from atop a retainer column built in the 1950s.

Essay

Shanghai’s dynamic art scene: China’s cosmopolitan middle class and the value of international cultural exchanges

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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Report

What lies beneath: Evidence from leaked account data on how elites use offshore banking

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

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A demonstrator holds a flag during a protest against the death of 18-year-old Andres Guardado and racial injustice, in Compton, California, U.S., June 21, 2020. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Is the United States a racist country?

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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Latest Research

Access to Health Care

Income volatility and health care decision-making

Mina Addo and Lisa Servon

Thursday, May 6, 2021

publicoption

Essay

Designing a public option that would reduce health care provider prices

Matthew Fiedler

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

2020 Elections

Demographics & Population

Turnout in 2020 election spiked among both Democratic and Republican voting groups, new census data shows

William H. Frey

May 5, 2021

Government building city hall Vietnam with flag flying

Regulatory Policy

“Notice-and-comment” and business regulation in the developing world

Markus Taussig and Edmund Malesky

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Baltimore police

Report

A better path forward for criminal justice: Conclusion

Rashawn Ray and Brent Orrell

April 2021

Events

Iraqi-US relations under changing administrations

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

What exactly is ‘responsible AI’ in principle and in practice?

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT

Living wills for housing government-sponsored enterprises: Implementation and impact

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

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Blog Posts

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta attand a joint statement at State House, in Nairobi, Kenya, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

Africa in Focus

Africa in the news: Somalia, Sudan, and Tanzania updates

Christina Golubski, Tamara White, and Leo Holtz

Saturday, May 8, 2021

TechStream

Podcast: Facebook Oversight Board delivers its Trump verdict

Benjamin Wittes, Evelyn Douek, Quinta Jurecic, and Jacob Schulz

Friday, May 7, 2021

President Donald Trump walks out of the room after an Operation Warp Speed Vaccine Summit in the South Court Auditorium of the of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building at the White House on December 8, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Oliver Contreras/SIPA USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

TechTank

Trump deplatforming decision highlights the impotence of Facebook’s Oversight Board

Friday, May 7, 2021

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Books

Cvr: Turning Point

Turning Point

By Darrell M. West and John R. Allen

2020

Cover: Know Your Price

Know Your Price

By Andre M. Perry

2020

Cvr: The Constitution of Knowledge

Upcoming

The Constitution of Knowledge

By Jonathan Rauch

2021

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A Now Hiring sign at Rally's Drive-In restaurant, Wednesday, April 28, 2021, in Cleveland. (Photo by Image of Sport/Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Why did US jobs growth slow in April?

Stephanie Aaronson and Adrianna Pita

Friday, May 7, 2021

AAPI Heritage Month: Safeguarding Asian American inclusion and belonging

2:00 PM - 4:15 PM EDT

Hutchins Fiscal Impact Measure

Hutchins Center Fiscal Impact Measure

Friday, May 7, 2021

Map with points and numbers overlaid

How AI-powered poverty maps can increase equity in the COVID-19 response

Laura McGorman, Guanghua Chi, and Han Fang

Friday, May 7, 2021

The Marine Corps and the future of warfare

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) students Keiley Flores, 13, Andrea Ramos, 10, and Alexander Ramos, 8, work on school-issued computers with unreliable internet connectivity, as their mother Anely Solis, 32, tries to connect them to her mobile hotspot, during the global outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at their home in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 18, 2020. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

How mothers spend their time

Lauren Bauer and Fred Dews

Friday, May 7, 2021