Resource Category: Economics (General)

  • April 2, 2018
    Aspen’s FIELD program released a new report, “The Price of Access: How Scale-Focused Microlenders Are Pricing for Growth.” The report…
  • March 22, 2018
    In August 2016, Prosperity Now, in collaboration with the Institute for Policy Studies, published The EverGrowing Gap: Without Change, African…
  • March 20, 2018
    EPIC’s particular focus is on non-mortgage consumer debt, such as loans to pay for college or to purchase a vehicle,…
  • February 1, 2018
    The SBA issued “Financing Patterns and Credit Market Experiences: A Comparison by Race and Ethnicity for U.S. Employer Firms“. Hispanic…
  • January 30, 2018
    In light of recent developments in U.S. immigration policy, WalletHub compared the economic impact of foreign-born populations on the 50…
  • December 15, 2017
    I have spent the past two weeks visiting the United States, at the invitation of the federal government, to look…
  • December 1, 2017
    Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, released a report titled: “Tackling…
  • November 2, 2017
    A study examining disparities in small business lending conducted by the Woodstock Institute found that Fresno minority businesses are losing…
  • October 2, 2017
    The National Women’s Business Council (NWBC) released “Necessity as a Driver of Women’s Entrepreneurship” this week. The report examines whether and…
  • September 1, 2017
    Prosperity Now and the Institute for Policy Studies look at the racial wealth divide at the median over the next…