Inequality Archives - Center for Economic and Policy Research

CEPR investigates economic and social policies that affect, as well as methods of measuring, levels of hardship, poverty and inequality in the U.S.

CEPR investiga las políticas económicas y sociales que afectan, así como los métodos para medir, los niveles de adversidad, pobreza y desigualdad en los Estados Unidos.

Op-Ed/Commentary

InequalityUSWorkers Spotlight on Working-Class Asian American and Pacific Islander Women in the Workforce

The pandemic-fueled surge in anti-Asian violence creates a critical moment to rethink issues like occupational segregation and employment discrimination.

Julie Yixia Cai / May 24, 2022

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Economic Crisis and RecoveryInequalityUSWorkers Financial Struggles of Working-Class Women Reveal Potential for More Robust Family-Friendly Policy Response

This brief examines three aspects of economic security facing women in recent years: poverty, instability in working hours, and a lack of financial savings, with special attention paid to less-educated women with children.

Julie Yixia Cai Joe Peck / May 19, 2022

Op-Ed/Commentary

InequalityPovertyUS A Brief Look at Low-Income Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

CEPR challenges the model minority myth that hides significant numbers within the AAPI population with low incomes that could benefit from government assistance.

Algernon Austin / May 12, 2022

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EnvironmentInequalityUS Earth Day is a Time to Consider Better Responses to High Gas Prices: Free Public Transit and Other Ideas

We should be looking for strategies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions along with the pain of gas prices.

Algernon Austin / April 22, 2022