The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on US national, state, and local economies. One of the difficulties in assessing the extent of the economic impact is the lack of timely data. While measures to control the pandemic rapidly destroyed jobs...
Tackling climate change and advancing environmental sustainability is a challenge that is emerging as a key urban policy issue by an increasing number of US cities, and the District of Columbia is a national leader on this front. The District of...
When the CARES Act passed in March, self-employed persons were granted eligibility to apply for and receive unemployment benefits for the first time in history through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. The self-employed...
On July 1, 2020, the minimum wage in the District of Columbia will be $15 per hour. Our recently published study in the Economic Development Quarterly, finds that a $15 minimum wage will produce significant income gains for most of the...
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