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Essay
Gender and Racial Disparities in Student Loan Debt
Student debt isn’t equally distributed among young adults, particularly Black adults and women, who are more likely to have loans and take longer to pay them down.
Newsletter
Examining Racial Wealth Inequality
The March 2022 issue of Page One Economics covers the topics of income and wealth through the lens of racial inequality. Learn the difference between income and wealth, how the racial wealth gap has endured over time, and the reasons that certain groups have been limited in their wealth-building potential.
Single Mothers Face Difficulties with Slim Financial Cushions
During the COVID-19 recession, single mothers faced high unemployment and were more likely to exit the labor force than single fathers and women without children.
Millennials and Older Gen Zers Made Significant Wealth Gains in 2022
The wealth of U.S. millennials and older Gen Zers grew at an unusually fast pace from 2019 to 2022, with real estate gains driving overall asset growth.
How Does Gen Z Student Debt Compare with Millennials’?
How does Generation Z’s student debt burden stack up against millennials’ at the same age?
Periodic Essay
Renter Households Face Trade-offs When Choosing Amenities or Price
Choosing where to live is a complex decision that could have long-term consequences for social and economic mobility.
Asian American Households Had More College Grads, Higher Incomes in 2022
Asian American households had more college grads and higher incomes than other racial and ethnic groups in 2022, per new data from the Federal Reserve’s Survey of Consumer Finances.
The Gender Wealth Gap for Never-Married Adults Shrank in 2022
In 2022, the median wealth gap between U.S. men and women who had never married shrank to its smallest since 1989, but the gap remains significant.
Journal Article
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.