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.
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Employment Education and Training
- 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
- The Labor-Market Skills of Foreign-born Workers in the United States, 2007–2017
- Do Affirmative Action Bans Cause Students to Move Across State Lines to Attend College?
Housing and Neighborhoods
- 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
- The American Dream or Just an Illusion? Understanding Land Contract Trends in the Midwest Pre- and Post-Crisis
Small Business
- 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 2019 Report on Minority-Owned Firms
- The Optimal Taxation of Business Owners
Other Related Work
- 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
- Opioids and the Labor Market
- A Long Ride to Work: Job Access and the Potential Impact of Ride-Hailing in the Pittsburgh Area