Inequality
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IRS confirms ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ study of racial bias in audits
The IRS vows to take action after ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Daniel Ho co-led a research team that found Black taxpayers are 3 to 5 times more likely to be audited.
May 15, 2023
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New research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Sean Reardon demonstrates pandemic learning loss — and discusses what it may take to help children catch up. More via NPR.
May 12, 2023
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The new surge at the U.S.-Mexico border highlights a broader reality about immigration policy, reports The New York Times. Research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Ran Abramitzky is cited.
May 08, 2023
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Social (in)Security: Now's the time to act
Social Security’s clock is ticking. At the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Spring Policy Forum, top experts examined the program’s teetering finances and what happens next.
April 27, 2023
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Research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Daniel Ho suggests Black taxpayers are audited disproportionately. Read the US News & World Report coverage here.
April 14, 2023
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Q&A: How pandemic savings are ‘trickling up’ to the super-rich
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Adrien Auclert shows how the surge in savings by US households during the pandemic is exacerbating wealth inequality — and likely complicating efforts to tame inflation.
February 16, 2023
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Biden nominee for IRS commissioner was asked today, at his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing, about Black taxpayer research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Dan Ho. More via The Hill.
February 15, 2023
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Research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Petra Persson & Maya Rossin-Slater showing Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers & infants was featured in The New York Times.
February 12, 2023
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What happened to students who left public schools during the pandemic? New research tracks their paths
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Senior Fellow Thomas S. Dee says the findings point to a need to refocus academic recovery efforts on younger students.
February 09, 2023
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A low-cost fix for tech’s diversity problem
As tech companies struggle to diversify their workforces, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Susan Athey and Emil Palikot have designed an online program to accelerate the hiring of women and minorities.
February 09, 2023
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A cure for homelessness? Research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Jialu Streeter is cited in a discussion by NPR’s Planet Money regarding the link between health and socioeconomic condition.
February 07, 2023
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IRS disproportionately audits Black taxpayers
A ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ collaboration with the Department of the Treasury yields the first direct evidence of differences in audit rates by race.
January 31, 2023
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Petra Persson receives NSF CAREER Award
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Faculty Fellow Petra Persson is one of 14 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ faculty to receive a NSF CAREER Award in 2022.
January 10, 2023
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Study: When public hospitals go private, low-income patients lose
As public control of US hospitals has declined dramatically, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Mark Duggan shows how privatization improves profitability but reduces access for the most vulnerable patients.
January 09, 2023
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Top economic policy challenges for 2023
No crystal balls. No reading tea leaves. Just a research-based look ahead to some undoubtedly huge economic issues.
January 05, 2023
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A new study by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's Maya Rossin-Slater finds that access to paid family leave decreases the likelihood that women leave their job if their spouse has serious health issues.
December 12, 2022
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New research on deaths and economic impact in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic
³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Maria Polyakova conducts a detailed analysis of the first-year impact of the COVID-19 pandemic among people based on their race and ethnicity, employment and education.
December 02, 2022
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Study: Striking inequalities in US infant and maternal health point to structural racism and access issues
Research by ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Petra Persson and Maya Rossin-Slater on health inequality finds wealthy Black mothers and infants fare worse than the poorest white mothers and infants.
November 28, 2022
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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ research ushers in a ‘new frontier’ in tackling global poverty
In the first real-world test of a tool pioneered at ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ to better evaluate anti-poverty policies, a new study shows the economic benefits of expanding electricity access.
November 16, 2022
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Police Facebook posts disproportionately highlight crimes involving Black suspects, study finds
As social media has risen as a news source, ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ’s Julian Nyarko examines law enforcement Facebook posts and finds Black suspects are overrepresented relative to arrest rates.
November 14, 2022