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  • Would municipalities consider more housing in return for a big government check? This economist thinks so.

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  • EIG Applauds Kevin Hassett on Appointment to National Economic Council

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    November 27, 2024

  • Manufacturing jobs have recovered, but not everywhere

    Analysis

    October 8, 2024

  • America’s “left-behind” are doing better than ever

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  • Is Left-Behind America Making a Comeback?

    In the News

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  • A scarcity of cross-class friendships hinders opportunities in distressed communities

    Analysis

    March 21, 2024

  • Persistently poor, left-behind and chronically disconnected

    Analysis

    January 23, 2024

  • How Prime-Age Employment and Poverty Identify Different Maps of Economic Distress and What it Means for Federal Policy

    Analysis

    November 30, 2023