Philip Jefferson interview on poverty, declining labor share, and the importance of racial diversity in economics

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UW–Madison call for abstracts: Contemporary Social Problems Initiative to complement IRP DreamUp

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Eric Grodsky says systemic poverty plays large role in Wisconsin’s persistently high achievement gap

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