Public Finance and Social Protection
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.
Economic Policy Correspondent — Washington, D.C.
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Economic Progress
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.
Public Finance and Social Protection
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.
Inequality
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.