Geography of economic inequality
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AP Images This article is part of our series: Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration. About the author: Kendra Bischoff is an assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University. Why does it matter where you live? Or where a child grows up? Neighborhoods are a primary…
International trade and U.S. worker welfare: understanding the costs and benefits
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AP Images This article is part of our series: Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration. About the author: David Autor is the Ford professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Economists have long recognized that free trade has the potential to raise…
Shared responsibility mortgages
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AP Images This article is part of our series: Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration. About the authors: Atif Mian is a professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University and Director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Wood…
Two and a half decades: Still waiting for change
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AP Images This article is part of our series: Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration. About the author: Sylvia A. Allegretto, Ph.D. is an economist and Co-chair of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Universit…
How economic inequality affects children’s outcomes
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AP Images This article is part of our series: Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration. About the author: Ariel Kalil is a professor of public policy at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago. What happens in the home is paramount to children’s e…
The “silver spoon” tax: how to strengthen wealth transfer taxation
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This article is part of our series: Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration. About the author: Lily L. Batchelder is a professor of law and public policy at New York University School of Law. Wealth transfer taxes are a critical policy tool for mitigating economic inequal…