Economic Studies

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Joe Biden’s ideas to help the middle class

Ashley Schobert and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Mahindra Automotive North America assembly workers DeAndre Hall (L) and Ryan Hart work on the chassis for a ROXOR off-road vehicle at the MANA assembly plant in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S., January 30, 2019. Photo taken January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC145CDD5E30

How to fix capitalism for America’s workers

Richard V. Reeves, Isabel V. Sawhill, Steven Pearlstein, and Fred Dews

Friday, June 14, 2019

The U.S. Capitol building is seen in a long exposure at sunrise on the day of the U.S. midterm election as voters go to the polls across the country to elect 33 U.S. senators and all 435 members of the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg - RC1E75D3B580

Preparing for the next recession

Jay Shambaugh, Heather Boushey, and Fred Dews

Friday, May 24, 2019

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Testimony on the impact of proposed work requirements for SNAP recipients

Thursday, April 4, 2019

A wellness center medical director examines a patient.

The Trump administration’s new challenge to the Affordable Care Act

Christen Linke Young

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

A Cook County Sheriff's police car patrols the exterior of the Cook County Jail in Chicago, Illinois, January 12, 2016. The Cook County Jail in Chicago -- the biggest single-site jail in the United States -- was placed on lockdown on Tuesday after staffing dropped below normal levels, said Cook County Sheriff's spokesman Ben Breit. REUTERS/Jim Young - GF20000092626

Fixing bail, fines, and fees in the criminal justice system

Jay Shambaugh and Fred Dews

Friday, March 22, 2019

Rivlin podcast collage

Alice Rivlin: A career spent making better public policy

Alice M. Rivlin and Fred Dews

Friday, March 8, 2019

Brandon Stanard, 24, a student at Lincoln University, recites Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech to a gathering crowd at the base of a statue of the civil rights leader at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2019. REUTERS/Allison Shelley TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC1FB437CDE0

Black History Month: Creating environments of belonging

Camille Busette and Fred Dews

Friday, February 1, 2019

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The top economic issues in 2019

David Wessel and Fred Dews

Friday, January 4, 2019

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Why raising incomes can boost youth voting rates

Randall Akee and Fred Dews

Tuesday, October 30, 2018