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Key takeaways: Food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provide income support for 42 million Americans to meet their nutritional needs and reduce hunger and food insecurity. A recent study looks at how the rollout of food stamps in the 1960s and 1970s affected political polarization and voting behavior, finding that White […]

Key takeaways: The Washington Center for Equitable Growth’s Inequality Tracker uses trusted government data sources to create several windows into income and wealth inequality in the U.S. economy.The tracker subdivides both income and wealth by type, allowing users to explore how components of income or wealth have contributed to trends in the economy.Limiting the tracker

Key takeaways: Across the board, U.S. businesses report concern about the uncertainty created by rapid and substantial fluctuations in tariff policy.Many businesses have already increased prices or have plans to do so, and dwindling inventories will increase pressure on firms to raise prices.Labor market effects of tariffs—both positive and negative—are beginning to show. Overview As

Yesterday was the third and final day of the 2026 annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations, which is organized by the American Economic Association. The 3-day conference, held in Philadelphia this year, features hundreds of sessions covering a wide variety of economics and other social science research. This year, Equitable Growth’s grantee network, Steering Committee,

Yesterday was the second day of the 2026 annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations, which is organized by the American Economic Association. The 3-day conference, held in Philadelphia this year, features hundreds of sessions covering a wide variety of economics and other social science research. This year, Equitable Growth’s grantee network, Steering Committee, and Research Advisory

Yesterday was the first day of the 2026 annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations, which is organized by the American Economic Association. The 3-day conference, held in Philadelphia this year, features hundreds of sessions covering a wide variety of economics and other social science research. This year, Equitable Growth’s grantee network, Steering Committee, and Research Advisory

An intimate but meaningful dinner in Toledo celebrated the work carried out over the past years by Italy’s Consul in Detroit, Allegra Baistrocchi, who is nearing the end of her mandate. The event was organized as a tribute by the partners with whom the Consulate has built projects, institutional relations, and economic initiatives that have