Program on Economic Inclusion
View our academic research, reports, and blog posts that tackle issues of economic and racial inclusion—all in one place.
Are there well-paying jobs for people without a four-year college degree? If so, what (and where) are these jobs? The Cleveland Fed, in partnership with Atlanta and Philadelphia Feds, finds out. Read more.
Our researchers examine the District’s home lending trends by income and race so that policymakers and regulators may use the data to inform effective and appropriate policy. Learn more.
Storytelling
Employment Education and Training
- Investing in Community-Driven Solutions Key to Pandemic Recovery
- Economic Inclusion 2000–2020: Labor Market Trends by Race in the US and States
- The Decline in Access to Jobs and the Location of Employment Growth in US Metro Areas: Implications for Economic Opportunity and Mobility
- On the Distributional Effects of International Tariffs
- Opportunity Occupations: A Way Ahead for People without a College Degree
Housing and Neighborhoods
- Feedback Appreciated: What Community Members Told Us about Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
- CRA, Racism & the Federal Reserve: A Midwest Perspective
- Neighborhood Sorting Obscures Neighborhood Effects in the Opportunity Atlas
- What Determines the Success of Housing Mobility Programs?
- The CRA Is Important for Underserved Communities, and Your Input Can Help Modernize It
Small Business
- Small Business Credit Survey 2021 Report on Employer Firms
- Equality Is Not Enough: Reflections on the Paycheck Protection Program
- An Uphill Battle: COVID-19’s Outsized Toll on Minority-Owned Firms
- Partnership Connects Pittsburgh’s Small Businesses to Paycheck Protection Program Funds
- Small Business Credit Survey 2020 Report on Employer Firms
Other Related Work
- Feedback Appreciated: What Community Members Told Us about Modernizing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA)
- Investing in Community-Driven Solutions Key to Pandemic Recovery
- CRA, Racism & the Federal Reserve: A Midwest Perspective
- The CRA Is Important for Underserved Communities, and Your Input Can Help Modernize It
- Landlords and Access to Opportunity