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Nelson Oliver |

Research Analyst

Nelson Oliver, Research Analyst

Nelson Oliver is a research analyst in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. His primary interests include urban revitalization, housing policy, and applied microeconomics.

Born in Akron, Ohio, Mr. Oliver is a graduate of Morehouse College and holds a BA in economics.

  • Fed Publications
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 March, 2013 ; Dionissi Aliprantis; Economic Trends
Abstract: It is well-known that employment outcomes such as unemployment rates and employment-to-population ratios vary markedly across demographic groups. Differences in unemployment rates are especially pronounced across age and racial groups. It is also well-known that employment outcomes depend significantly on educational attainment, and that levels of educational attainment vary across race and ethnicity. In this article, we examine these factors.
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 2013-01 ; Dionissi Aliprantis; Kyle Fee; Economic Commentary
Abstract: Not only has poverty recently increased in the United States, it has also become more concentrated. This Commentary documents changes in the concentration of poverty in metropolitan areas over the last decade. The analysis shows that the concentration of poverty tends to be highest in northern cities, and that wherever overall poverty or unemployment rates went up the most over the course of the decade, the concentration of poverty tended to increase there as well.
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 December, 2012 ; Dionissi Aliprantis; Economic Trends
Abstract: Since the 1960s, the average number of hours worked has been decreasing in the U.S. Looking at recent trends in nonsupervisory employment and average hours makes clear that the decrease is due to the growing number of people working in service-sector jobs in recent decades, combined with the fact that the average number of hours worked in that sector has been falling. One can also see that the four largest service-providing subsectors were primarily responsible for the change.
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 May, 2012 ; Stephan Whitaker; Economic Trends
Abstract: Statistics on the distribution of personal income by region can be helpful context for thinking about many important questions. Can lower labor costs help the Southern states to lure corporate operations? Do the higher salaries of the Northeast and West attract Midwestern college graduates? Does everyone in the Northeast benefit from its concentrations of finance and government employment? Has immigration pulled down wages in the West?
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 April, 2012 Vol. 3, No. 1 ; Daniel A Littman; Forefront
Abstract: The infrastructure of an evolving process.
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 November, 2011 ; Dionissi Aliprantis; Economic Trends
Abstract: Recent data releases have focused attention on the increase in the share of individuals living in poverty since 2006. Since this increase in poverty has not only changed individuals’ economic circumstances, but also those of entire communities, researchers have been interested in understanding how those circumstances have varied across communities. One way to summarize the impact of the recent recession on communities is to examine neighborhood poverty rates.
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 August, 2011 ; Ozgur Emre Ergungor; Economic Trends
Abstract: Consumption accounts for roughly 70 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Consequently, households’ spending behavior is of utmost interest to policymakers.
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 April, 2011 ; Ozgur Emre Ergungor; Economic Trends
Abstract: Consumption accounts for roughly 70 percent of gross domestic product. Consequently, households will play a substantial role in helping to sustain the recovery. Does current data suggest that a sustainable recovery may finally be here?
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