Economic Policy
The Joint Center’s Economic Policy Program identifies challenges and opportunities for advancing the economic status of Black communities. See below for research, analysis, and activities related to economic policy.
Policies to Help Black & Latino Businesses Use Mobile Apps to Grow
The Joint Center’s report, Policies to Help Black & Latino Businesses Use Mobile Apps to Grow, provides an introduction to policymakers, chambers of commerce, libraries, incubators, and other local institutions…
June Jobs Analysis
On Jobs Day, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau…
May Jobs Analysis
On Jobs Day, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau…
Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton Participated in New America’s Panel on the ‘Millennial Wealth Gap’
The Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton participated in a discussion at New America’s convening on The Millennial Wealth Gap: Divergent Trajectories, Unsteady Ladders of Success, and Implications for…
April Jobs Analysis
On Jobs Day, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau…
March Jobs Analysis
On Jobs Day, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black communities when The Bureau…
Joint Center Economic Policy Director Participates in Panel at Inaugural Sadie T.M. Alexander Conference
Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director, Jessica Fulton, joined a panel discussing the opportunities beyond undergraduate economic studies at Mathematica Policy Research’s inaugural Sadie T.M. Alexander Conference. The panel answered questions such as “What…
Joint Center President Pens Op-Ed on the Marginalization of African Americans in Public Higher Education
Joint Center President penned an op-ed on the marginalization of African Americans in public higher education for the National Newspaper Publishers Association. In the op-ed, Spencer cites a Georgetown University…
February Jobs Analysis
On the first Friday of every month, the Joint Center’s Workforce Policy Director Harin Contractor hosts an online conversation on the implications of the latest Employment Situation Report for Black…
Joint Center’s Economic Policy Director Joins Panel at National Academy of Social Insurance’s 31st Annual Policy Conference
Economic Policy Director Jessica Fulton joined the National Academy of Social Insurance for its 31st Annual Policy Conference. This year’s focus was “Regenerating Social Insurance for Millennials and the Millennium.”…