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Journal Article
Low- to Moderate-Income Community Development Outlook for Communities of Color in the Eighth District
Our Institute for Economic Equity reviews the economic conditions, including the impact of COVID-19, on LMI individuals and communities of color within our District.
Journal Article
Lockdown Responses to COVID-19
This article describes the relationship between countries' lockdown responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and those countries' political rights and civil liberties, macroeconomic variables, and vulnerability to the virus. Political rights and civil liberties cannot explain the differences in lockdown timing across countries. Countries with high contagion exposure due to weak water sanitation and weak health systems locked down their economies as fast as possible to reduce contagion. However, countries more vulnerable to COVID-19 due to large fractions of elderly and smokers in the population did ...
Journal Article
COVID-19’s Ongoing Effects on Early Childhood Education in St. Louis
What are the longstanding implications of the pandemic’s impact on the child care ecosystem in St. Louis?
Gauging COVID-19’s Ongoing Impact on LMI Communities
Building capacity to provide critical services to low- to moderate-income communities will be key to ensuring an equitable recovery and resiliency.
Journal Article
How Is COVID-19 Impacting Eighth District LMI Communities? An Update
A Fed survey shows Eighth District communities continued recovering from COVID-19 disruptions, but returning to pre-pandemic conditions may still take time.
Home Values after a Tornado: What Can St. Louis Learn from Little Rock’s 2023 Experience?
Undamaged houses near the path of a 2023 tornado that struck Little Rock saw a sharp, short-term drop in prices, but this effect lasted less than a year.
Journal Article
Challenges Faced by Community-Based Organizations in the Eighth District
While community-based organizations faced milder COVID-19-related disruptions in 2022 relative to the previous year, signs of hardship remain.
Survey Examines Health and Education Conditions in the Eighth District’s LMI Communities
In a recent survey of LMI community stakeholders, respondents expected some improvement in education conditions but a mixed outlook for health care in 2024.
Eighth District Firms Expect Slight Acceleration of Price Pressures in 2025
A recent survey of businesses in the Eighth District reveals that they expect their price increases to customers will be higher this year than their price hikes in 2024.
Essay
Racial Equity Could Produce Widespread Economic Gains
An analysis suggests that racial and ethnic equity in employment, hours worked, education and earnings could expand U.S. GDP by trillions of dollars.