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Race vs. class in achieving the American dream
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In designing policies to promote upward mobility, new research suggests, class ought to be given as much and maybe even more weight than race.
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Rejection of the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan is a good long-run verdict
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The ruling Harrington v. Purdue Pharma ensures that the wealthy and the powerful are not able to use the nation’s bankruptcy code to evade accountability.
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Does a 100 percent tariff on Chinese EVs make sense?
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President Joe Biden’s recent decision to quadruple the tariff on Chinese electric vehicles will not increase EV ownership here and nationwide, which is needed to fight climate change.
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How many children should couples have given ongoing climate change?
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The seemingly private decision about building a family is no longer private with clear and negative environmental effects for present and future generations.
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The human cost of cashless transactions
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When businesses move to a cashless environment, the poor in Rochester and elsewhere are hurt.
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Is income inequality in the U.S. really rising?
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New research has generated considerable debate among economists about whether income inequality actually is rising—an important question for both Rochester and the U.S.
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Why small firms’ R&D efforts deserve more public support
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New research suggests that small companies engaged in costly and uncertain research and development are not able to capture the full benefits from their R&D efforts due to spillovers.
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Are community colleges beneficial in general?
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Among community college students, degree completion and upward transfer rates are both low. But two-year institutions boost the mobility and the earnings of low-income students.
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Why the Supreme Court was right
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Disadvantaged students need affirmative action, but the concept of disadvantage should be holistic, placing more weight on a person’s class and less weight—if any—on this person’s race.
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Making Rochester a knowledge economy? Beware of unintended consequences
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New research points to a causal connection between the rise of knowledge-intensive activities and an increase in economic segregation in urban areas.