Economic Studies
FACT SHEET: A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000’s
This fact sheet summarizes the results of A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s. View it below. Lost Decade Fact Sheet
FACT SHEET: The Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities in the United States
This fact sheet presents a summary of findings on the economic burden of health disparities in the United States. View it below. Economic Burden Of Health Inequalities Fact Sheet
Obstacles to Saving for Retirement
A presentation on Obstacles to Saving for Retirement was given by Dr. Wilhelmina Leigh for the National Press Foundation’s Retirement Issues 2011 forum on June 14, 2011. This presentation is available…
Does Place Really Matter? Broadband Availability, Race, and Income
This paper presents three case studies in the state of South Carolina, and the cities of Chicago, IL, and Los Angeles, CA, with in-depth analyses of wireline and wireless access…
African Americans and Social Security: A Primer
Although many African Americans depend on Social Security benefits to meet their basic needs, the value of the program to this group is often debated and sometimes misrepresented or discounted.…
Congressional Black Caucus Hearing Out of Work But Not Out of Hope: Addressing the Crisis of the Chronically Unemployed
Read an expert from a testimony for the Congressional Black Caucus hearing, “Out of Work But Not of Hope: Addressing the Crisis of the Chronically Unemployed” below. Read the full…
A Way Out: Creating Partners for Our Nation’s Prosperity by Expanding Life Paths of Young Men of Color
During the past twenty-five years, a series of public policies have had a negative impact on young men from communities of color. Read the report, A Way Out: Creating Partners…
African American Perspectives on the Social Security System – 1998 and 2009
African Americans are more likely than whites to expect that Social Security will be their major source of income during retirement. This was true in both 1998 (35 percent of…
Retirement Savings Behavior and Expectations of African Americans: 1998 and 2009
Among pre-retirees, confidence about having enough money to live comfortably throughout retirement typically reflects the state of one’s current savings behavior, known savings vehicles, and expected major sources of retirement…
Asset-Building: Explaining the Racial/Ethnic Wealth Gap
The racial/ethnic wealth gap in this country is both huge and persistent. The ratio between the median net worth of white Households and African American households is nearly 7:1, while…