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Blogbeitrag#119. März 2021

Charts of the Week: Infrastructure jobs; Southeast Asian economies post-pandemic; Amazon workers' unionization battle

In this edition of Charts of the Week: how federal infrastructure investment can put America back to work; Southeast Asian nations' fiscal response to COVID-19; and the unionization battle for Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama. In their new policy brief, Marcela Escobari, Dhruv Gandhi, and Sebastian Strauss write that "[a] large-scale federal infrastructure investment…

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Blogbeitrag#212. März 2021

Charts of the Week: Rising federal climate costs; carbon emissions in Africa; COVID-19 in Trump vs. Biden counties

Blog: Brookings Now

Fred Dews

This week's edition of Charts of the Week offers data on expected rising federal expenditures due to climate change; rising carbon emissions among African nations; and COVID-19's prevalence in counties that favored Donald Trump versus those favoring Joe Biden. In their paper for the Blueprints for American Renewal and Prosperity series, Joseph Kane, Jenny Schuetz,…

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Blogbeitrag#35. März 2021

Charts of the Week: Overdraft fees; stagnant US child population growth; federal climate planning

Blog: Brookings Now

Fred Dews

In this Charts of the Week edition, a look at how some banks rely heavily on overdraft fees for profits, the demographic issues around a growing aging U.S. population with a stagnant younger population, and how a new climate planning unit in the White House can help improve federal climate action. Aaron Klein examines how…

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Blogbeitrag#41. März 2021

10 things we learned at Brookings in February

Blog: Brookings Now

Fred Dews

February was a short month, but there was no shortage of research and analysis from Brookings scholars. Here's a sample of 10 things we learned. 1. The economic impact of COVID-19 on core industries and the Hispanic workforce Aaron Klein and Ember Smith compared the economic impacts of COVID-19 in three cities negatively impacted (Las Vegas,…

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Blogbeitrag#526. Februar 2021

Charts of the Week: Black men's life expectancy; student debt and Black households; struggling families

Blog: Brookings Now

Fred Dews

During Black History Month, we've highlighted some research and data from recent Brookings scholarship on employment, income, wealth, health, education, and other indicators that highlight racial gaps in America. You can peruse the previous charts here, here, and here. In their piece on the challenges facing Black men, Richard Reeves, Sarah Nzau, and Ember Smith explain…

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Blogbeitrag#619. Februar 2021

Charts of the Week: Earnings and unemployment gaps by race

Blog: Brookings Now

Fred Dews

In this Charts of the Week, some data from research on the wages, earnings, and unemployment gaps by race. "America's essential workforce deserves a raise," argue Molly Kinder and Laura Stateler. In their analysis, they note that essential workers are nearly half of all workers in occupations with a median wage below $15/hour, and also…

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Blogbeitrag#712. Februar 2021

Charts of the Week: Black-white inheritance gap; HBCUs; for-profit colleges

Blog: Brookings Now

Fred Dews

In this edition of Charts of the Week: the inheritance gap contributes to the Black-white wealth gap; and some perspectives on race and higher education. For more, visit the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative. Researchers from the Hamilton Project at Brookings look at how wealth contributes to a household's ability to meet economic shocks from the…

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Charts of the Week: Infrastructure jobs; Southeast Asian economies post-pandemic; Amazon workers' unionization battle

Charts of the Week: Rising federal climate costs; carbon emissions in Africa; COVID-19 in Trump vs. Biden counties

Charts of the Week: Overdraft fees; stagnant US child population growth; federal climate planning

10 things we learned at Brookings in February

Charts of the Week: Black men's life expectancy; student debt and Black households; struggling families

Charts of the Week: Earnings and unemployment gaps by race

Charts of the Week: Black-white inheritance gap; HBCUs; for-profit colleges

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Charts of the Week: Infrastructure jobs; Southeast Asian economies post-pandemic; Amazon workers' unionization battle

Charts of the Week: Rising federal climate costs; carbon emissions in Africa; COVID-19 in Trump vs. Biden counties

Charts of the Week: Overdraft fees; stagnant US child population growth; federal climate planning

10 things we learned at Brookings in February

Charts of the Week: Black men's life expectancy; student debt and Black households; struggling families

Charts of the Week: Earnings and unemployment gaps by race

Charts of the Week: Black-white inheritance gap; HBCUs; for-profit colleges

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