RAND Research Topic: Socioeconomic Status2024-03-12T20:50:06ZCopyright (c) 2024, The RAND CorporationRAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/topics/socioeconomic-status.htmlHow Do We Know Whether Federal Disaster Programs Are Equitable?Melissa L. Finucane; Noreen Clancy; Andrew M. Parker; Jessica Welburn Paige; Karishma V. Patel; Devin Tierney; Michael T. Wilson; Peggy Wilcox; Tucker Reese; Jhacova Williams; Jordan R. Reimer; Thomas Goode; Sam Morales; Alyson Hardinghttps://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2145-2.html2023-07-25T08:45:00Z2023-07-25T08:45:00Z<p>This report presents an initial methodology for how the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities grant program can assess its social equity performance.</p>What Would It Take to Close America's Black-White Wealth Gap?RAND Corporationhttps://www.rand.org/pubs/articles/2023/what-would-it-take-to-close-americas-black-white-wealth-gap.html2023-05-09T16:30:00Z2023-05-09T16:30:00ZWhite Americans hold ten times more total wealth than Black Americans, a disparity that has worsened in recent decades. RAND researchers modeled wealth across millions of households and tested several funding scenarios to see which could most effectively close the gap.