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We are pleased to announce our 10th cohort of visiting scholars! These scholars will conduct and share research while in residence at the @minneapolisfed.bsky.social during the 2026–2027 academic year. Congratulations and welcome! https://bit.ly/4xibvqf
States with larger increases in employer concentration & higher prevalence of noncompete agreements show larger declines in efficiency of on-the-job-search. Niklas Engbom @anikbak.bsky.social @danicaratelli.bsky.social show how this has affected real wage growth in the U.S.: https://bit.ly/4cGPfNB
To operate, firms often rely on external financing, so firms’ access to credit may affect workers’ wages + employment. In a new paper, @economoser, Saidi, Wirth, & Wolter examine the heterogeneous effects of credit supply on workers within & between firms https://bit.ly/4u2yCT0
Median household income reflects not only how much each person earns but also how many earners each household has. Changes in households have had large effects on U.S. trends in real median HH income, as senior economist Andrew Goodman Bacon & Richard Liu explain https://bit.ly/3Q5Q231
Differences in nonwage income later in life may reflect opportunities earlier in life. Even with similar wages, Black and Hispanic households tend to receive less nonwage income in retirement. Our new article explores these patterns. https://bit.ly/4vy6KYY
Why do 40% of high-aptitude students—especially low-income students—skip high-quality universities? Oksana Leukhina @stlouisfed.bsky.social research examines this "quality undermatch" gap and explores solutions to improve equality of opportunity. https://bit.ly/48ichsK
From Uber driver pay schedules to ACT scores to microequity financing, visiting scholar @kareemhaggag.bsky.social @uclaanderson.bsky.social uses economics to explore questions of poverty and inequality across diverse contexts. https://bit.ly/4mwnprA
In the U.S., the length of family leave benefits is headed up--but the length of actual leave-taking appears headed down. Our article looks at the parental leave landscape with research from @rebecca-jack.bsky.social, @btimpe.bsky.social, and Danny Tannenbaum: https://bit.ly/49B9lrA
New Institute working paper looks at the chain from credit to firms to workers. From Christian Moser (@economoser.bsky.social), Farzad Saidi (@farzado.bsky.social), Benjamin Wirth, and Stefanie Wolter: https://bit.ly/4u2yCT0
@jrothst.bsky.social wants to understand how jobs differ from each other--why firms in some regions of the country and some industries pay more than others. His research helps economists build a more realistic picture of the labor market. Read his interview: https://bit.ly/4mtubyq
