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.
PLUS Problems for HBCUs
Dianne Hayes’ article “Obama Administration Plans Changes to Parent PLUS Loans” explains that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have seen a 19% drop in funding due to student loan denials as…
STEM Urgency: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education in an Increasingly Unequal and Competitive World
The technology sector in the United States continued to thrive during the Great Recession. The increasing need for high tech workers shielded the industry from the unemployment woes faced by…
Joint Center Congratulates Promise Zones Communities
Earlier today, President Obama announced that the first five Promise Zones community grants have been awarded, namely to San Antonio, Texas; Philadelphia; Los Angeles; Southeastern Kentucky; and the Choctaw Nation…
Confidence About Financial Security at Retirement: Perspectives of African Americans and White Americans
This presentation accompanies a study based on a Fall 2012 poll from the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies — Confidence About Financial Security at Retirement. Perspectives of African…
Engaging Legislative Champions in Florida
This presentation, given at RAISE Florida Network’s 2013 First Quarter Annual Meeting discusses strategies for identifying and engaging legislators to promote an asset-building agenda. Engaging Legislative Champions in Florida presentation…
Strengthening Social Security by Modernizing the System
Dr. Wilhelmina Leigh spoke on the whys and hows of social security modernization at the National Academy of Social Insurance’s 25th Annual Policy Research Conference on January 31, 2013. More…
Developing an Asset-Building Agenda – Lessons From the Field
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies collaborated with the Center on Race and Wealth at Howard University to host a discussion with asset-building coalition leaders from Illinois and…
Demystifying Social Security: How Does it Work? Benefit Adequacy
This slideshow discusses how Social Security benefits truly help those who receive them. Presented at a National Academy of Social Insurance 2012 Summer Academy session entitled Demystifying Social Security on…
Measuring Economic Mobility and Opportunity
The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies collaborated with the Center on Race and Wealth at Howard University to host a discussion on how to develop and use indicators…
A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s
This report looks at trends in the share of African American, Hispanic, and white families in high-poverty neighborhoods since 1970. While there is a smaller share of Black, Hispanic, and…