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Ironworkers and brothers Randy (L) and Peter Meche, stand by during a dedication ceremony for the new Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge that is to replace the current Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, U.S., August 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Segar - RC1A71EE0590

Up Front

Here are three ways to pay for new investments in infrastructure and end partisan gridlock

Aaron Klein

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Homeowner Gary Gless leans over his balcony, as drilling wells are seen in the background, in Los Angeles, California December 11, 2013. The United States has a long history of keeping industrial activity out of middle and upper-middle-class residential neighborhoods. But that is starting to change with the spread of new technology for oil and gas drilling, such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking." Freeport-McMoRan, part of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc, said that, for the past three years, its surveys of the oilfield and surrounding communities have found no connection between its activities and "localized claims of property damage." It said it would continue to evaluate the issue. Picture taken December 11, 2013. To match Analysis FRACKING-HOMEOWNERS/ REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (UNITED STATES - Tags: REAL ESTATE BUSINESS ENERGY) - GM1E9CC1QBF01

Up Front

Middle class incomes have slumped, stagnated or grown, depending on the measure

Richard V. Reeves

Friday, December 7, 2018

Up Front

Hutchins Roundup: Millennials’ consumption preference, slow employment

Finn Schuele, Jeffrey Cheng, and David Wessel

Thursday, December 6, 2018

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Events

Washington, D.C. premiere of ‘Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis’

4:00 PM - 6:15 PM EST

Transformative placemaking: Expanding opportunities for people and places

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

The future of financial regulation

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

Washington, DC

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Related Books

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Spring 2018

Edited by Janice C. Eberly and James H. Stock

2018

Dance of the Trillions

By David Lubin

2018

Africa through an Economic Lens

By Amadou Sy

2018

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Multimedia

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

Podcast Episode

Forgotten Americans in the 2018 midterm elections

Isabel V. Sawhill and Fred Dews

Friday, October 26, 2018

Brookings Now

An economic agenda for the forgotten Americans in a divided nation

Brennan Hoban

Monday, October 15, 2018

A woman and child walk past a dilapidated building in a run-down neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland March 9, 2011. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY) - GM1E73A0I1C01

Podcast Episode

Why racial inequality and regional economic inequality can’t be separated

Bradley Hardy, Frederick Wherry, and Adrianna Pita

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

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People wait to be called upon at a Social Security office in New York City, U.S., July 16, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1F8DDDC390

Disability insurance: A crisis ends, but problems persist

Henry J. Aaron

Wednesday, December 12, 2018

The Hutchins Center Explains: The yield curve – what it is, and why it matters

Michael Ng and David Wessel

Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Hewlett-Packard ProLiant commercial data servers destined for cloud computing are assembled by workers at a company manufacturing facility in Houston November 19, 2013. REUTERS/Donna Carson (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY) - TM4E9BJ1OPO01

How the Great Recession hurt the middle class—twice

Brad Hershbein

Tuesday, December 4, 2018

The Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington September 16 2015. The Federal Reserve, facing this week its biggest policy decision yet under Chair Janet Yellen, puts its credibility on the line regardless of whether it waits or raises interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque - GF10000208152

Quantitative easing lowered interest rates. Why isn’t quantitative tightening lifting them more?

Sage Belz and David Wessel

Monday, December 3, 2018

U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division soldiers listen as President Donald Trump speaks before signing the National Defense Authorization Act at Fort Drum, New York, U.S., August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC12B4CBE340

How the U.S. military became the exception to America’s wage stagnation problem

Brendan R. Stickles

Thursday, November 29, 2018

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks during a break in a House Democratic Caucus meeting where she was nominated to be Speaker of the House for the 116th Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., November 28, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1DE83D3A60

Democrats have the House, now they need an economic agenda that gives Americans better-paying jobs

Isabel V. Sawhill

Thursday, November 29, 2018

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U.S. Economy

The Hamilton Project: A year in figures

Help people work longer by phasing retirement

Hutchins Roundup: High school remedial education, demand for dividend-

How to adjust to automation

Reports

Who makes the rules in the new Gilded Age?

Seasonally and weather-adjusting the monthly jobs numbers

Labor market considerations for a national job guarantee

Why rural America needs cities

Tax advantages and imperfect competition in auctions for municipal bonds

Blog Posts

Here are three ways to pay for new investments in infrastructure and end partisan gridlock

Middle class incomes have slumped, stagnated or grown, depending on the measure

Hutchins Roundup: Millennials’ consumption preference, slow employment

Events

Washington, D.C. premiere of ‘Panic: The Untold Story of the 2008 Financial Crisis’

Transformative placemaking: Expanding opportunities for people and places

The future of financial regulation

Related Books

Brookings Papers on Economic Activity: Spring 2018

Dance of the Trillions

Africa through an Economic Lens

Multimedia

Forgotten Americans in the 2018 midterm elections

An economic agenda for the forgotten Americans in a divided nation

Why racial inequality and regional economic inequality can’t be separated

More on U.S. Economy

Disability insurance: A crisis ends, but problems persist

The Hutchins Center Explains: The yield curve – what it is, and why it matters

How the Great Recession hurt the middle class—twice

Quantitative easing lowered interest rates. Why isn’t quantitative tightening lifting them more?

How the U.S. military became the exception to America’s wage stagnation problem

Democrats have the House, now they need an economic agenda that gives Americans better-paying jobs