Journal Article
Information and Communications Technology Spending and City Size
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2021-04-26)
Firms in big cities are spending more on information and communications technology than firms in small cities, a likely cause of the growing economic divide between big and small U.S. cities.
Economic Synopses , Issue 7 , Pages 1-2

Journal Article
Childhood Income Volatility
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2021-05-07)
Rising volatility in family income suggests that government efforts such as the monthly payment of the child tax credit may be appropriate.
Economic Synopses , Issue 8 , Pages 1-3

Journal Article
School District Expenditures and Race
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2022-02-16)
On average, spending per student is very similar for Black and White students, yet schools with a higher share of Black students spend less per student on instruction.
Economic Synopses

Journal Article
Inflation and Shipping Costs
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2022-03-18)
Imports that are more reliant on ocean freight have seen higher import price inflation since the start of the pandemic.
Economic Synopses , Issue 5 , Pages 1-2

Journal Article
City Segregation and the College Degree Gap
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2022-06-23)
For a 0.1 increase in the dissimilarity index, the average racial gap in college attainment increases by 1.64 percentage points.
Economic Synopses , Issue 17 , Pages 1-2

Journal Article
Income Segregation and Income Inequality
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2023-03-27)
This essay examines the relationship between income inequality and income segregation in the 100 largest cities in the United States.
Economic Synopses , Issue 5 , Pages 2 pages

Journal Article
How College Attainment Differs by Birthplace
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2021-01-15)
Data from 1990 and 2018 show the effect birthplace may have on educational attainment, inside and outside the Federal Reserve’s Eighth District.
The Regional Economist , Volume 29 , Issue 1

Journal Article
Business Dynamism in the Eighth District
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2021-05-03)
Business dynamism rates in the Federal Reserve’s Eighth District are about 1 percentage point lower than in the rest of the country.
The Regional Economist

Journal Article
Child Poverty Rates in the Eighth District and Beyond
Isaacson, Maggie; Rubinton, Hannah (2021-08-03)
Child poverty and income volatility are higher in the Fed’s Eighth District than in the rest of the country, but the 2021 child tax credit could help alleviate these issues.
The Regional Economist

Journal Article
What Can Be Done to Promote Black Entrepreneurship?
Sanghi, Siddhartha; Ramakrishnan, Prasanthi; Hamilton, Barton; Hincapié , Andrés; Isaacson, Maggie (2022-01-11)
Black men and women are less likely to become entrepreneurs than their white peers. What could help address this disparity?
The Regional Economist