Economic Studies
Joint Center Discusses Racial Equity in Biden’s Spending Bill on NPR’s All Things Considered
Joint Center Vice President of Policy Jessica Fulton appeared in NPR’s All Things Considered to discuss how “the proposals to tackle racial equity included in Biden’s spending bill are at…
Building Back Better Requires Solutions Rooted in Economic Justice for Black Workers
By Alex Camardelle, Ph.D. and Molly Bashay Since this country’s inception, the human, civil, and economic rights of Black workers have been violated. A racist hiring market is and always…
Joint Center Joins NYU Public Interest Technology Panel on Unpacking the Digital Race Divide
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a panel at the 2021 New York University Public Interest Technology convention and career fair to unpack the digital racial divide.…
Joint Center Participates in NetRoots Nation Panel on How AI Fuels Online Disinformation
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Harrison joined a NetRoots Nation panel discussing how artificial intelligence fuels online disinformation and what to do about it. Dr. Harrison discussed the policy approaches…
Principles to Support Black Workers in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
This is an opportune moment to advance equity as Congress is set to reauthorize WIOA and vote on new workforce investments proposed in President Biden’s Build Back Better plan. The…
Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South
The 36-page report, Affordability & Availability: Expanding Broadband in the Black Rural South, details the potential for broadband to increase economic, educational, and health care opportunities in the Black Rural…
Joint Center Joins Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester and Congressman Bryan Steil to Discuss the Future of Work in Rural America
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle joined Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) and Congressman Bryan Steil (R-WI) to discuss the future of work in rural America. Other participants…
Joint Center Joins Economic Policy Institute Panel on Growing the Economy Through Antiracist Policy
Joint Center Workforce Policy Director Dr. Alex Camardelle joined this year’s EARNConversations 2021, a series of conversations hosted by Economic Policy Institute’s Economic Analysis & Research Network. On the panel, entitled “Economic Recovery & Worker…
Joint Center Joins Panel on COVID-19 and the Future of Technology
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined a panel entitled What has COVID taught us about the future of technology and TPRC? To discuss how emerging technologies and…
Joint Center Joins Georgetown Center’s Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom to Discuss How the Government Can Close The Digital Divide
Joint Center Technology Policy Director Dr. Dominique Harrison joined Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy lunch series, Little Nuggets of Tech and Telecom, with fellows Jennifer Fritzsche and Carolyn…