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Greg Acs, vice president for the Tax and Income Supports Division at the Urban Institute, spoke with Virginia Public Media about the risks of addressing affordability in a zero-sum context that focuses on who bears the short-term costs of a policy instead of its potential for growth.
- SummaryLaurie Goodman, a housing finance expert at the Urban Institute, tells CNN home loan standards have improved since the crisis.
Michael Neal discusses federal employment volatility SummaryBefore the US Senate passed a spending bill on March 14, the federal government faced a shutdown, and its employees faced furlough.
Michael Neal contextualizes US inheritance rates SummaryMichael Neal, a wealth and financial well-being expert at the Urban Institute, spoke with USA Today about how modern inheritance rates show “the typical family is not leaving an inheritance.
Elaine Maag discusses guaranteed income programs SummaryElaine Maag spoke on Soledad O’Brien’s Matter of Fact about how guaranteed income programs can support families with low incomes and benefit communities.- SummaryFollowing federal job and spending cuts, the Washington , DC, region has seen a sharp increase in unemployment claims, suggesting more economic effects are coming.
- SummaryCompared with the rest of the US, the racial housing gap between Black and white households on Long Island is smaller, but wealth disparities and a history of discrimination continue to influence the market.
