Mark Sheppard is a current Economics PhD student at CUNY Graduate Center. He is an alumnus of both the Harris School of Public Policy (MPP ’21) and Georgetown University (MA ’19). He is also a former Executive Board member of the Chicago Policy Review.As the F... More »
The racial wealth gap in the United States is a legacy of nefarious actions and policies such as slavery, Jim Crow laws, and redlining. Based on data from the Survey of Consumer Finances in 2016, the median white family had a net worth of $188,200, nearly eigh... More »
Employing network theory to understand social and economic interactions is coming into prominence, and these authors want to understand this phenomenon. More »
New research outlines the impact of economic crises in the Post-War Era using real time data. More »
Federal Reserve announcements about “tapering,” or reducing the level of quantitative easing, had significant negative impacts on financial asset prices in otherwise robust emerging market economies. More »
Economists contend that polarization in Japan’s labor force could hold back the success of Abenomics. More »
Nashville's CFO describes how a combination of tax increases, budget cuts, and infrastructure investments has kept the city thriving More »
Education gaps – the differences between cities’ supply and demand for educated workers – may explain differences in economic recovery and provide cues for future policy interventions. More »
Washington D.C.'s CFO discusses how the District regained its AAA status and moved from deficit to surplus More »
The former Obama economist on the path out of the recession, his ideal legislation, and why Europe is our biggest threat. More »
U.S. metros, the nation's exporters, are driving economic recovery. More »
High gas prices popped the housing bubble. More »