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The Power of Narrative in Economic Policy

Anne Price and Jhumpa Bhattacharya discuss the significant role narrative plays in influencing economic policy and how three especially pervasive narratives hold back progress.
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A “New Normal” Fuels Instability — and Inequality — in California

Anne Price shares her thoughts on California's “New Normal” and how it continues to fuel instability and inequality throughout the state.
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Latinx Families in the Golden State: When Working Hard Isn’t Enough

A new report released today by the Insight Center reveals that despite a growing economy in California, 1.6 million Latinx households in California struggle to make ends meet while working full-time at one or more jobs.
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Spell It with a Capital “B”

While there’s no standard rule on whether references to race should be lowercase or capitalized, most media outlets and publications that rely on the AP Stylebook refer to Black people in the lowercase.
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Exploring Guaranteed Income Through A Racial And Gender Justice Lens

This new publication, co-released with the Roosevelt Institute, explores the role of guaranteed income in combating racial wealth inequalities.
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Opportunity for Every Worker

According to our report, employees with records have better retention rates and lower turnover; and yet, for too many, crushing obstacles to employment persist.
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The Payback Problem

Our new collaborative report shows that taking parents’ child support payments to pay back the cost of public assistance harms California’s low-income parents and children.
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Clipped Wings: Closing the Wealth Gap for Millennial Women

A new co-produced report reveals the current economic reality for millennial women and the primary drivers contributing to their wealth inequities.
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Color of Wealth in Miami

A recent co-authored report reveals major disparities in wealth accumulation and income across various racial and ethnic groups in metropolitan Miami.
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Past the Drought

A new report from the Insight Center draws on 2018 Family Needs Calculator (formerly the Self-Sufficiency Standard) data to examine why so many workers in California's Central Valley are struggling to afford their basic needs.
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What We Get Wrong About Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

New report addresses ten commonly held myths about the racial wealth gap in the United States.
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The Cost of Being Californian

A new report from the Insight Center draws on new 2018 Family Needs Calculator (formerly the Self-Sufficiency Standard) data to spotlight widespread economic insecurity and inequality in California.
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We are a national research and economic justice organization working to unearth and address the root causes of economic exclusion and racial inequity to ensure that all people can fully participate in the economy and have the freedom to bring their full selves to our diverse nation regardless of zip code, race or gender.

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Publications

11/08/2019

The Power of Narrative in Economic Policy

In the summer of 2016, the Insight Center embarked on…

11/01/2019

Episode 27: Dr. Lisa D. Cook and Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman

Listen to Dr. Lisa D. Cook, Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, and…

11/01/2019

A “New Normal” Fuels Instability — and Inequality — in California

By Anne Price | Medium Under a state of emergency,…

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Events

Closing the Women’s Wealth Gap: A Life Cycle Approach | December 3

The factors limiting a woman’s abilty to build and preserve…

A Dialogue on Racial/Ethnic Equity and Policy | November 22

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a…

We’re All In | November 13 – 14

We’re All In will be held on November 13-14, 2019…

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