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How rents impacted pandemic migrations, and migrations shape rent growth

Ahmad spoke alongside Madeline Neighly (Economic Security Project) and Kathrine Cagat (Mayors for a Guaranteed Income)

Researchers from the Jain Family Institute (JFI) and Brazil’s Federal Fluminense University (UFF) gathered with experts and government officials today for a sovereign wealth fund seminar in Niterói, Brazil

Virtual event June 22, 2022 at 4pm ET

A conversation with Drew Pendergrass and JFI Researcher Francis Tseng

The partnership will support RIC’s work to champion scholars of color in economics and related fields.

Video now available from our panel discussion on the global monetary system

A collaboration between JFI and Debt Collective, the issue brief makes a data-driven case for universal, automatic, and generous debt cancellation

JFI's higher ed research cited by David Brooks

Beamer spoke about student debt cancellation

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Following Millennial Student Debt Part 7, "How Schools Lie: The Deceptive Financial Aid System at America's Colleges," Laura Beamer and Eduard Nilaj scrutinize deceptive practices at top-ranked schools

Javier Blas, Nicholas Mulder, and Alex Yablon in conversation on April 8, 2022 at 11am Eastern Time

Join us on Friday, March 25 at 10am ET

NABE's 38th annual economic policy conference

The first report from JFI's Social Wealth Portfolio

Join the Urban Institute and the Jain Family Institute for an event exploring key insights on the American Rescue Plan Act's expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). The event will begin with the perspectives of CTC beneficiaries reached through enrollment campaigns in Tulsa, Oklahoma

The paper explores the cross-section of the student debt crisis and key accountability measures under discussion in the Dept. of Ed’s ongoing negotiated rulemaking process, synthesizing data on the student loan portfolio, institutional diversity, borrowing and repayment metrics

Orange County United Way hosts a "Keeping it Real OC" dialogue with a panel of experts, including JFI's Director of Research Sidhya Balakrishnan, to learn about the opportunities available for vulnerable families to build financial strength.

Some academics and policymakers argue that the expanded Child Tax Credit will disincentive work; this report points out the weak evidence base for parents quitting work

JFI Research Session with Professor Anton Korinek, drawing on his work on AI systems and governance