Economic Studies

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

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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

Wristbands for voters are seen at a polling station during early voting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young - S1BEUGZEKGAA

Why raising incomes can boost youth voting rates

Randall Akee and Fred Dews

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Desteny Martinez, 18, votes for the first time, in the U.S. congressional and gubernatorial midterm elections in Norwalk, California, United States, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson - RC1BC2DECFC0

How will middle-class Americans vote in the 2018 midterms?

Richard V. Reeves

Monday, October 29, 2018

A train sits in front of houses on the banks of the Ohio River in Maysville, Kentucky, U.S., September 13, 2017. Photograph taken at N38°39.329' W83°46.168'. Photograph taken September 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1FCD637E00

Forgotten Americans in the 2018 midterm elections

Isabel V. Sawhill and Fred Dews

Friday, October 26, 2018

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The health care issues voters care about in the 2018 midterms

Matthew Fiedler and Fred Dews

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

The Fort Laramie treaty riders cross the Nebraska and Wyoming border in Van Tassel, Wyoming, U.S., April 25, 2018. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith - RC1BDDE04710

How North Dakota is keeping Native Americans from voting in the midterms

Friday, October 19, 2018

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An economic agenda for the forgotten Americans in a divided nation

Monday, October 15, 2018