U.S. Economy

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: Early childhood health investments, knowledge diffusion, and more

Sage Belz and Louise Sheiner

Thursday, April 18, 2019

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The Avenue

Aging and in need of attention: America’s infrastructure and its 17 million workers

Joseph W. Kane

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

A worker arrives at his office in the Canary Wharf business district in London February 26, 2014. London's financial services sector created 25 percent more jobs in February than a year ago, new data has shown, indicating the industry may be recovering from the restructuring and redundancies prompted by the financial crisis. After a strong January, the City hiring market showed no signs of slowing down last month, with 3,220 new jobs created, compared with 2,575 added in February 2013, according to financial services recruiter Astbury Marsden. The data suggests London's banks and financial services companies are returning to growth after slashing thousands of jobs in the face of a lengthy recession and a series of industry scandals that followed the financial crisis. Picture taken February 26, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 03 OF 25 FOR PACKAGE 'CITY OF LONDON - LIFE IN THE SQUARE MILE'. TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'RECRUITER KEOGH' - GM1EA320PLO01

Regulatory Policy

Can fintech increase lending? How courts are undermining financial inclusion

Peter Conti-Brown

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

2019 calendar with 1040 income tax form for 2018 showing tax day for filing on April 15

Up Front

Three proposals to give Americans a tax break and increase labor force participation

Ryan Nunn

Monday, April 15, 2019

Reports

Workforce Development

Advancing inclusion through clean energy jobs

Mark Muro, Adie Tomer, Ranjitha Shivaram, and Joseph W. Kane

April 18, 2019

Cashier's display screen at store checkout counter. Row of screens are seen in this shallow DOF picture.

Report

How do work requirement waivers help SNAP respond to a recession?

Lauren Bauer, Jana Parsons, and Jay Shambaugh

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

U.S. flag flies over a statue of George Washington outside Federal Hall National Memorial, as the partial U.S. government shutdown continues in New York

Report

Fiscal therapy: 12 framing facts and what they mean

William G. Gale

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Infrastructure

Creating a new marketplace for resilient infrastructure investment

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Monday, March 18, 2019

Crime & Criminal Justice

Addressing modern debtors’ prisons with graduated economic sanctions that depend on ability to pay

Beth Colgan

Friday, March 15, 2019

Blog Posts

A recent paycheck for Delores Leonard shows her hourly wage of $8.25 for working at a McDonald's Restaurant, the minimum wage in Illinois, in Chicago, Illinois, September 29, 2014. Leonard, a single mother raising two daughters, has been working at McDonald's for seven years and has never made more than minimum wage. Picture taken September 29, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT) - GM1EAAH1MI601

Up Front

It’s tax day. Here are 10 things you should know about the US tax system

Becca Portman

Monday, April 15, 2019

Photo of tax paperwork. By Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Up Front

The income tax makes life simpler, really

William G. Gale

Friday, April 12, 2019

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: France’s pension reforms, crime-prone classmates, and more

Sage Belz, Finn Schuele, and Louise Sheiner

Thursday, April 11, 2019

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Multimedia

Testimony

Testimony on the impact of proposed work requirements for SNAP recipients

Jay Shambaugh

Thursday, April 4, 2019

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Podcast Episode

How automation and AI are redefining work

Mark Muro and Fred Dews

Friday, February 8, 2019

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U.S. Economy

Hutchins Roundup: Early childhood health investments, knowledge diffusion, and more

Aging and in need of attention: America’s infrastructure and its 17 million workers

Can fintech increase lending? How courts are undermining financial inclusion

Three proposals to give Americans a tax break and increase labor force participation

Reports

Advancing inclusion through clean energy jobs

How do work requirement waivers help SNAP respond to a recession?

Fiscal therapy: 12 framing facts and what they mean

Creating a new marketplace for resilient infrastructure investment

Addressing modern debtors’ prisons with graduated economic sanctions that depend on ability to pay

Blog Posts

It’s tax day. Here are 10 things you should know about the US tax system

The income tax makes life simpler, really

Hutchins Roundup: France’s pension reforms, crime-prone classmates, and more

Events

The future of American Indian gaming: The next 30 years

Kimberly Clausing: The progressive case for free trade and globalization

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Related Books

Kuznets beyond Kuznets

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Spring 2018

Dance of the Trillions

Multimedia

Testimony on the impact of proposed work requirements for SNAP recipients

How automation and AI are redefining work

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