Economic Growth
Research from 44 countries shows levels of rising inflation across the world
Inflation has doubled in most advanced economies in the past two years, Pew Research Center analysis shows. It is surging in Turkey. Where is it falling?
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Financial and Monetary Systems
What can we learn from the Consumer Price Index as inflation rockets?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI), which is a widely used measure of inflation by the U.S. government, increased by 7.0% from December 2020 to December 2021.
Jobs and the Future of Work
How has the COVID-19 pandemic reshaped how US workers get paid?
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the U.S. labour market more than any event since the Great Recession. While wages on average are rising, the distribution is unequal.
Climate Action
Climate change: how can we prepare U.S. homes for extreme weather?
Climate-related events are expected to become worse in the near future and affect more people as a result of human activity.
Health and Healthcare Systems
Working from home was a luxury for the relatively affluent before coronavirus - not any more
COVID-19 could finally make telework or remote working a benefit available to more than a relative handful of U.S. workers.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
A record number of women will be serving in the new US Congress
More than a third of the record 102 women serving in the incoming House of Representatives won their seats for the first time in November's midterms elections.
Jobs and the Future of Work
For most US workers, real wages have barely budged in decades
Paychecks might be bigger than 40 years ago, but purchasing power has hardly budged.
Geo-Economics and Politics
More countries are now democratic than at any point since World War Two
Public support for it remains strong, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted earlier this year in 38 countries.
Economic Growth
What the unemployment rate does - and doesn't - tell us about the US economy
Pew research explores the US unemployment rate, and asks what it actually tells us about the economy.
Education and Skills
The US is falling behind academically. This is why
US students’ academic achievement still lags that of their peers in many other countries.