Personal Wealth

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What the Shutdown Revealed About the Fragility of American Life
Krishna B. Kumar @kbkumar_
Feb 11, 2019
RealClearPolicy
The government shutdown highlighted the lack of resilience many suffer from when they encounter unexpected economic events. The median American family has been losing ground for decades. Policy responses to address this situation will be complex and difficult, but are much needed.
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Politics and Government
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Shutdown, Hezbollah, Border Wall: RAND Weekly Recap
Feb 15, 2019
This weekly recap focuses on Americans' financial fragility, Hezbollah in Venezuela, assessing the effectiveness of a border wall, and more.
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Economic Policy
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Trends in Inequality and the World's Eight Richest Men
Ernesto F. L. Amaral, Carter C. Price @CarterCPrice
Feb 10, 2017
U.S. News & World Report
While Oxfam reports have done a good job of bringing attention to the problem of inequality, they may lead the public and policymakers to believe that global inequality has been rising instead of falling. Global inequality has actually been on the decline while inequality within the developed world is increasing.
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Economics
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Book Review: 'Bourgeois Equality'
Charles Wolf, Jr.
Sep 30, 2016
The Weekly Standard
In Bourgeois Equality, economist and historian Deirdre McCloskey advances the theory that ideas — not capital, institutions, innovation, R&D, tax policy, monetary policy, or regulatory policy — are the propelling force behind economic and societal growth.
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Retirement and Retirement Benefits
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You're Never Too Young to Plan for Retirement
Jeremy Burke, Angela A. Hung
Sep 2, 2016
The RAND Blog
Saving early for retirement is critical, but it's also important to stay on track during job changes. Younger workers tend to change jobs often, and if they cash out of their plans with each position, that can affect their long-term savings.
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Economic Policy
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Fixing Inequality of Opportunity
Carter C. Price @CarterCPrice
Jul 6, 2016
Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Research has fueled concerns about how income inequality drives inequality of opportunity. Commonsense approaches such as improvements in education and access to quality health care have been shown to provide young people with better opportunities.
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Economic Policy
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Zero Interest, Greater Inequality?
Charles Wolf, Jr.
Nov 2, 2015
U.S. News & World Report
Low interest rates mandated by the Federal Reserve may have had and possibly continue to have adverse effects on income inequality. Those who argue for continuing near-zero short-term interest rate policy should be cognizant of this.
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Economic Policy
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Do Young 'Elites' Favor Income Redistribution?
Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard, Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman
Oct 8, 2015
The RAND Blog
Young 'elites' -- employed Americans who are 40 or younger, with high household incomes and graduate degrees -- and especially Democratic elites have a strong preference for income redistribution.
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Economic Policy
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Growth Versus Equality: Striking the Right Balance
Charles Wolf, Jr.
Jan 30, 2015
The Weekly Standard
There's a difficult trade-off between income equality and the growth that comes from successful innovation. But one doesn't have to overwhelm the other.
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Politics and Government
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New Survey Data Indicates Increasing Polarization in the Ways Democrats and Republicans View the Role of Government in Reducing Income Inequality
Katherine Grace Carman @KGCarman, Michael S. Pollard @MichaelSPollard
Oct 9, 2014
The RAND Blog
Today, Democrats are more than six times likelier than Republicans to believe the U.S. government should play a role in reducing income inequality. This is not due to differences in age, gender, education, or income distributions among the two parties.
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