Economic Growth
The average American family had the same amount of wealth in 2013 as it did in 1989
A new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office looks at the extent of wealth inequality in the US.
Jim Tankersley
Jim Tankersley covers economic policy for The Washington Post. Before joining The Post, he wrote for National Journal, covering the breakdown in American job creation, the decline in economic mobility and the failure of policy makers to adapt to an increasingly complex set of global economic challenges.
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The interesting thing that happened when Kansas cut taxes and California hiked them
In 2012 California raised taxes, while Kansas lowered them. This is what happened.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
How sexism holds back the economy
The United States makes it too hard for women and African-Americans to contribute as much as they could to the economy, a new survey suggests.
Economic Growth
Is this why the Great Recession hit so hard?
Research using federal data on household incomes and wealth in the US during the Great Recession suggests a reason why the recession was so brutal.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Inequality or a weak economy – which is costing you more?
Economist Joshua Bivens tests whether slowing growth or widening inequality did more to depress incomes during the Great Recession.
Urban Transformation
This is what 'superstar' cities have that the other places don't
Rural counties, small towns and even medium-sized cities in the US are trailing big metro areas when it comes to job growth and new business formation. Why?
Economic Growth
How do minimum wage increases affect jobs? A simple way of looking at it
Researchers went back to 1938 to look at the link between minimum wage increase and jobs, asking just one simple question.
Economic Growth
Why the gap between the super-rich and everyone else might not be as big as you think
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Should US interest rates be kept where they are?
Geo-Economics and Politics