Bookmark?Remove? The Education Gap: Helping Explain Unemployment Trends Across U.S. Cities January 24th, 2013 - Whitney Pickels 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 »
Bookmark?Remove? Municipal CFO Series: Ronald Green, Houston January 23rd, 2013 - Jeff Gerlach Houston's CFO explains why the time is right for cities to invest in infrastructure More »
Bookmark?Remove? Honor Thy Parents, Inhabit Their Basement January 22nd, 2013 - Nicholas Baker Returning to cohabitation with parents proves to be a valuable form of labor market insurance More »
Bookmark?Remove? Debt in the Bank: CEOs, Compensation, and Risk January 21st, 2013 - Philip Sung A working FDIC paper examines the relationship between compensation, CEO risk behavior, and long-term firm solvency. More »
Bookmark?Remove? Municipal CFO Series: Natwar Gandhi, Washington, D.C. January 18th, 2013 - Emily L. Modlin Washington D.C.'s CFO discusses how the District regained its AAA status and moved from deficit to surplus More »
Bookmark?Remove? Who Isn’t Paying the Rent?: Gender Discrepancies in Eviction January 8th, 2013 - Zachary Trout A new study examines the prevalence of eviction in the lives of low-income women living in Milwaukee. More »
Bookmark?Remove? Negotiating Your Way Out of the Binder January 3rd, 2013 - Simone Facey What role does the willingness to negotiate for salaries play in the gender gap? More »
Bookmark?Remove? You Break It, They Try It December 18th, 2012 - Benjamin Stone OSHA's Chief of Staff discusses how the agency leverages limited resources to keep America’s workers safe More »
Bookmark?Remove? We Rise Together: The Benefits of Regional Economic Clustering December 11th, 2012 - Eric Tawney Policies to encourage economic clusters have benefits larger than the sum of their parts More »
Bookmark?Remove? Where is the Money? Taxation Reform in Latin America December 5th, 2012 - Jonathan Grabinsky A new Inter-American Development Bank report examines the consequences of Latin American taxation systems and outlines a potential way forward More »
Bookmark?Remove? Fiscal Cliff Imminent: Where We’re Heading November 21st, 2012 - Philip Sung Bob Greenstein talks about tax policy, the recession, and what to expect from the fiscal cliff More »
Bookmark?Remove? Geek or Jock, Networking Skills Count November 16th, 2012 - Nicholas Baker A new study shows the ability to make social connections in high school translates to greater earnings later in life More »