Economic Studies
Joint Center President Speaks at Harvard Law School About Intersection of Technology and Public Interest
Joint Center President Spencer Overton spoke at Harvard Law School for a John Platt conversation on the intersection of technology and public interest.
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Joins Panel at Education Writers Association’s Higher Education Seminar
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Brian Kennedy II attended the Education Writers Association’s Higher Education Seminar centered on “The Covid Generation,” Jan. 26. His panel, “Rise and Fall: The Aftershocks…
Joint Center Signs Center for Economic and Policy Research Full Employment for All Coalition Letter
The Joint Center signed on to the Center for Economic and Policy Research’s letter, advocating for full employment for all. Full Employment for All calls for a federal subsidized employment program…
Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Participates in Groundwork Collaborative Twitter Chat on Jobs Day Numbers
On Dec. 2, 2022, Joint Center Senior Policy Analyst Justin Nalley participated in Groundwork Collaborative’s Twitter chat on the Bureau of Labor Statistics November Jobs Report. In the chat, Nalley…
FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks and Discuss Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities at the 2022 Joint Center Summit
At the 2022 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit, the featured speaker and panelists for the Technology Policy Priorities for Black Communities conversation discussed how Black communities are targets…
Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, Discusses the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law of 2021 at 2022 Joint Center Summit
At the 2022 Joint Center Future of Black Communities Summit Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information and National Telecommunications and Information Administration Administrator, and Joseph Shepherd…
Joint Center Expert Quoted in theGrio Article on Inflation
Dr. Alex Camardelle, director of Workforce Policy at the Joint Center, was quoted in an article that discusses Black voters’ outlook on the current economic landscape leading into the 2022…
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Discussed Ageism at Center for Workplace Inclusion Equity Summit 2022
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle participated in the Center for Workplace Inclusion Equity Summit 2022. This inaugural equity summit focused on equitable economic opportunity for older workers regardless…
The State of Black Students at Community Colleges
This research brief, “The State of Black Students at Community Colleges,” examines administrative data to describe the characteristics and select educational and economic outcomes for Black students who attended…
Improving Tax Policy for Black Communities
Tax policy has significant implications for Black households. Unfortunately, too often, Black leaders and advocates are excluded from conversations about how tax policy can help to decrease wealth gaps and…