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Wealth and Its Distribution: A Look at Asian American Households in 2022
Asian Americans typically had more wealth than other racial or ethnic groups, and that wealth was spread across a diverse range of financial and nonfinancial assets.
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Q and A: Black Chamber Executive Discusses Community Resources, Opportunities
An economist from the Institute of Economic Equity talks with Veta Jeffery, the chamber’s managing executive, about how important it is for the Black community to achieve greater prosperity.
How Equitable Wealth Outcomes Could Create a Resilient and Larger Economy
The second post in the four-part blog series, “The State of Economic Equity,” looks at the connection between wealth equity and economic innovation.
The Uneven Heartland: A Look at Household Wealth in the Midwest and Southeast
Typical households in the St. Louis Fed District's seven states have had wealth levels lower than those in many other states, new local-level estimates show.
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Child Care Access and Affordability for Missouri’s Working Families
Read about the impact of child care on Missouri’s overall economy.
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Shifting Dynamics in Eighth District Cities
From 2017 to 2018, the cities of St. Louis, Little Rock, Louisville and Memphis had better commute times and cheaper housing but higher income inequality and lower median household incomes.
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Q&A: St. Louis Hispanic Chamber Official Talks Community Resources and Resiliency
Our Institute for Economic Equity held a virtual sit-down with an official from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan St. Louis to chat about underrepresentation and the entrepreneurial spirit.
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Key Facts on the Economic Impact of Child Care in Arkansas
An economic snapshot of child care in Arkansas looks at parents’ workforce participation, average child care costs and child care’s importance for business.
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The Economic Impact of Child Care by State
Learn how child care affects the U.S. economy. View fact sheets from all 50 states. Data include child care affordability estimates and labor force participation rates.
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Demographics of Wealth 2018, Essay No. 3: The Bigger They Are, The Harder They Fall: The Decline of the White Working Class
This essay explores the intersection of race, ethnicity and education, which we use as a proxy for class. We examine five measures of well-being between 1989 and 2016, the range spanned by the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances.