Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity

The health wedge and labor market inequality

Amy Finkelstein, Casey McQuillan, Owen Zidar, and Eric Zwick

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Teacher Mary Yi works with fourth grade students at the Sokolowski School, where students and teachers are required to wear masks because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S., September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Report

Public schools heavily rely on women’s labor. Why do they pay female teachers less?

Michael Hansen, Diana Quintero, and Nicolas Zerbino

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Teachers rally inside the state Capitol on the second day of a teacher walkout to demand higher pay and more funding for education in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S., April 3, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford

Brown Center Chalkboard

Ways to reform teacher compensation, beyond a $60,000 minimum salary

Michael Hansen

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Technology & Innovation

Exploring the impact of language models on cognitive automation

Anton Korinek

Monday, March 6, 2023

Reports

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Report

Metro Monitor 2023: Examining pandemic-era patterns of inclusive growth across the U.S.

Joseph Parilla and Glencora Haskins

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Report

Improving financial literacy skills for young people: Scaling the financial education program in Jordan

Molly Curtiss Wyss, Jenny Perlman Robinson, Maya Elliott, and Ghulam Omar Qargha

Monday, November 7, 2022

Technology & Innovation

Robo-advice: An effective tool to reduce inequalities?

Francesco D’Acunto and Alberto Rossi

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

U.S. Economy

An industrial policy for good jobs

Dani Rodrik

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Report

Targeting, universalism, and other factors affecting social programs’ political strength

Robert Greenstein

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Blog Posts

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Labor Policy & Unemployment

Historical unemployment for Black women and men in the United States: 1954-2021

Tiffany N. Ford

Monday, February 13, 2023

Rear View Of High School Students Walking Into College Building Together

Higher Education

College enrollment gaps: How academic preparation influences opportunity

Sarah Reber and Ember Smith

Monday, January 23, 2023

Gender

The case for a Commission on Boys and Men: Will Washington state lead the way?

Richard V. Reeves

Friday, January 13, 2023

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Racial equity and inclusion in tech: Can apprenticeships help change hiring practices?

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Research and development for the public good: Strengthening societal innovation

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Reshaping the economic narrative around America’s rural communities

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2015

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Experts

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Postdoctoral Fellow - Economic Studies, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

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Visiting Fellow - Economic Studies, The Hamilton Project

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Multimedia

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Podcast Episode

Ending the state and local taxes (SALT) deduction

Richard V. Reeves and Fred Dews

Friday, October 22, 2021

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Podcast Episode

Industrial decline and the rise of populists in Russia, the U.S., and Britain

Fiona Hill and David Dollar

Monday, October 11, 2021

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

The economic gains from equity

Shelby R. Buckman, Laura Y. Choi, Mary C. Daly, and Lily M. Seitelman

Wednesday, September 8, 2021

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