Income and Wealth

The Closing the Wealth Gap Stakeholder Report examines the deep-rooted barriers that continue to prevent economic mobility for historically marginalized communities. It explores how discriminatory lending, wage disparities, and limited access to capital have widened the racial wealth gap,  and offers a framework for policymakers, advocates, and community leaders to drive meaningful change.

The Chicago Future Fund (CFF) is the first guaranteed income pilot program in the United States specifically for formerly incarcerated individuals. The program was first launched in 2021, providing monthly cash payments of $500 to 30 post-incarcerated residents of West Garfield Park.

Dēmos and New Economy Project explore how public banking can expand opportunities for communities of color to build shared generational and community wealth.

The In Her Hands (IHH) initiative launched in 2022 via a partnership between the Georgia Resilience and Opportunity Fund and GiveDirectly and provided guaranteed income to 654 low-income Black women in urban, rural, and suburban areas of Georgia over two years.

This study examines the effects of a two-year unconditional cash transfer program, the Compton Pledge, on low-income households in Compton, California. Between 2021 and 2023, 695 households received cash transfers averaging $500 per month, while 1,402 households formed a control group.

The California Reparations Task Force, established in 2020 under Assembly Bill 3121, examined the historical and present-day impacts of slavery and racial discrimination on African Americans in California, making recommendations for remedies and educating the public.

Following California Governor Gavin Newsom's 2019 apology for genocide and historical injustices against Native populations, the State established the California Truth and Healing Council (THC) to create a holistic understanding of the historical relationship between California Native Americans and the State and make recommendations aimed at reparation and restoration.

The team at Duke University’s Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity undertook a meta-study to identify commonly held beliefs about racial wealth inequality in the United States. Why do so many of us get it wrong?

This blog originally appeared on June 3, 2024 on Project Equity's Employee Ownership Insider.

This policy brief by the Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) advocates for a comprehensive federal paid leave program, highlighting its necessity due to the uneven implementation of paid leave laws across states.

Researchers at the New School propose a new nationwide direct cash payments program that would automatically kick in when economic indicators point to a recession and phase out when the national unemployment rate begins to decline.

The "In Her Hands" initiative is a guaranteed income program aimed at providing financial support to low-income women. This report summarizes the findings from the first year of the initiative, focusing on the impacts of the guaranteed income on the well-being and financial stability of the participants.