Income Inequality & Social Mobility

People wait in line as Kentucky Labor Cabinet reopens 13 Regional Career Centers for in-person unemployment insurance services, in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., April 15, 2021. REUTERS/Amira Karaoud

Podcast Episode

After the COVID-19 lockdowns, how to fix benefit delivery tech for workers

Annelies Goger and Fred Dews

Friday, July 30, 2021

The Avenue

‘40 acres and a mall’: How community ownership models can preserve economic power in Black neighborhoods

Anthony Barr, Tracy Hadden Loh, Andre M. Perry, and Hanna Love

Thursday, July 29, 2021

Economic Development

Supporting distressed communities by strengthening regional public universities: A federal policy proposal

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro

Thursday, July 29, 2021

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Up Front

Class Notes: Early childhood education’s effects, the Black unemployment rate, and more

Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves

Monday, July 26, 2021

Reports

Essay

Beyond traditional measures: Examining the holistic impacts of public space investments in three cities

Hanna Love and Cailean Kok

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Essay

Digital transformation in labor and education systems

Annelies Goger and Janie McDermott

Monday, July 26, 2021

Essay

The emerging solidarity economy: A primer on community ownership of real estate

Tracy Hadden Loh and Hanna Love

Monday, July 19, 2021

Income Inequality & Social Mobility

Why local leaders in Mobile, Alabama must address racial equity in the manufacturing sector

Andre M. Perry, Carl Romer, and Anthony Barr

Friday, July 16, 2021

Higher Education

To restore North Nashville’s Black middle class, local policymakers should pursue reparations

Andre M. Perry and Anthony Barr

Friday, July 2, 2021

Blog Posts

Development in Downtown Brooklyn in New York contrasts with older low rise buildings, on Sunday, April 18, 2021. Because of increased development in the area, notably hi-rise luxury apartment buildings, chain stores and high-end retailers are moving in. (Photo by Richard B. Levine)No Use Germany.

How We Rise

The double-edged sword of upzoning

Jenna Davis

Thursday, July 15, 2021

The last feedback meeting on how the American Rescue Plan Act funding should be spent Tuesday evening at Norris Ferry Community Church.

Up Front

Tax wealth, reward work

Christopher Pulliam

Wednesday, July 14, 2021

View of the architectural heritage of Harlem. Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658 it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands. Harlem was annexed to New York City in 1873 on March 28, 2012 in New York City, NY, USA. Patrimoine architectural de Harlem. Harlem est un quartier du borough de Manhattan, dans la ville de New York,qui, depuis les annees 1920 a été un grand centre residentiel, culturel et d'affaires Afro-Americain.28 Mars 2012, New York, Etats-Unis. Photo by Marie Psaila/ABACAUSA.COMNo Use WORLD RIGHTS.

How We Rise

Businesses Are Victims of Gentrification, Too

Willow Lung-Amam

Wednesday, May 19, 2021

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Events

2021

Jul

Past Event

Improving labor and education data systems after the COVID-19 unemployment crisis

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Examining the effects of student debt cancellation

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM EDT

Policies to protect workers and families: Rethinking social insurance

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Online Only

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Related Books

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By Michele Alacevich and Anna Soci

2017

Does Character Matter?

By Richard V. Reeves

2015

Transpacific Rebalancing

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2015

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Experts

Rashawn Ray

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Governance Studies

@SociologistRay

Makada Henry-Nickie

Fellow - Governance Studies

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Richard V. Reeves

John C. and Nancy D. Whitehead Chair

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Director - Future of the Middle Class Initiative

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Multimedia

Podcast Episode

How social networks impact economic mobility

Camille Busette and Fred Dews

Friday, February 12, 2021

Up Front

Big ideas to redesign K-12 for the automation age

Hannah Van Drie, Ember Smith, and Marcus Casey

Monday, October 12, 2020

Police and members of the Sheriff's department hold a perimeter, during a protest after a Black man identified as Jacob Blake was shot several times by police last night, outside the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. August 24, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Maturen

Policy 2020

How can we enhance police accountability in the United States?

Rashawn Ray

Tuesday, August 25, 2020

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