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Many Asian American Renters Are Struggling to Pay for Housing

Exploring the housing struggles faced by Asian American renters. High median income masks income inequality in the Asian American population.

Algernon Austin / May 22, 2024

A densely packed urban neighborhood with various multi-story rental buildings in pastel colors including beige, light blue, and yellow. Structures feature flat and gabled roofs, balconies, and windows. The rooftops have visible antennas, solar panels, and vents—a typical scene for renters struggling to find affordable housing.

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US Affordable Rental Housing Policy Either Doesn’t Make Any Sense or Is Working as Intended

Algernon Austin / May 16, 2024

Putting Community First in Climate Adaptation Strategies

Matt Sedlar / May 10, 2024

US Sanctions Policy: Frequently Asked Questions

The following resource is intended to aid policymakers and advocates in understanding US sanctions policy and its lethal and humanitarian consequences.

Michael Galant / May 10, 2024

A close-up of a computer screen with the word "Sanctions" in black text on a red background.

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CEPR Sanctions Watch April 2024

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CEPR Sanctions Watch March 2024

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University Endowment Returns Don’t Measure Up

The debate around university endowment funds and their investment decisions. Is it possible to shield investments from political pressures?

Alex Richwine and Dean Baker / May 21, 2024

A large pile of U.S. one-hundred-dollar bills scattered haphazardly, representing the large loss of returns on university endowments. The bills prominently feature a portrait of Benjamin Franklin and a blue security ribbon. The vibrant colors and detailed imagery of the currency are clearly visible.

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Student Loan Debt is Common Across All Race and Gender Groups, Especially for Black Women

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• Press Release HousingInequalityRent

A Quarter of Asian American Renters Spend Over Half of Their Income on Rent

Washington, DC — Asian American renters, like many renters found in all other racial groups, are facing difficulties affording high rents. A new analysis from CEPR’s Algernon Austin shows that 25.3 percent of Asian American renters are spending more than half of their income on housing.

Asian Americans have a higher poverty rate than the white population. The data show there is a significant amount of income inequality in the Asian American population, and the high median income for the group is masking the economic condition of impoverished Asian Americans.

“Affordable rental housing policy continues to fail low-income renters as it has been doing since at least the 1960s,” said Austin. His recent report details the failings of rental housing policy.

May 22, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary HousingInequalityUnited States

Many Asian American Renters Are Struggling to Pay for Housing

Exploring the housing struggles faced by Asian American renters. High median income masks income inequality in the Asian American population.

Algernon Austin / May 22, 2024

• Press Release University Endowment

Student Demands to Divest Shines Light on Underperforming University Endowment Portfolios

Washington, DC — University endowment portfolios are under scrutiny as students question their investments. A new analysis by CEPR’s Alex Richwine and Dean Baker shows that unresponsive endowment fund managers may be hiding more than certain business investments. The analysis shows how Ivy League endowment portfolios underperform and needlessly pay hefty manager fees to engage in risky investments.

“While university administrations have been dismissive of student divestment demands, the data show that many Ivy League university endowment portfolios fail to outperform the kind of simple portfolio mix your cousin might suggest,” said co-author Richwine.

The analysis finds that often the university’s alliance with hedge fund managers is stronger than accountability to university constituencies. Specifically, the Ivies and other university funds are under the influence of the so-called “Yale model” of endowment management that has devolved into simply increasing the proportion of hedge funds and private equity. The result is a “bloated, fee-driven investment management” strategy.

May 21, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary EducationPrivate EquityUnited States

University Endowment Returns Don’t Measure Up

The debate around university endowment funds and their investment decisions. Is it possible to shield investments from political pressures?

Alex Richwine and Dean Baker / May 21, 2024

• Press Release Jobs and WagesMinimum WageSubminimum WageTipped Minimum Wage

To Honor National Waitstaff Day Eliminate Two-Tiered Wages

Washington, DC — The enactment of the 1938 federal minimum wage excluded waitstaff. It took until 1966 for waitstaff to get covered, and then only by a subminimum wage. CEPR’s Sylvia Allegretto explains in this new commentary that the tip you leave for the waitperson serving you first pays the employer to make up the difference between the subminimum wage and the minimum wage.

“The public is often unaware that customers foot the majority of the wage bill for many employers,” explains Allegretto. “Today, the portion of the federal minimum wage covered by tips is 71 percent.”

For more information on the various state policies on subminimum and minimum wages along with tip credit amounts, see the full report by Dr. Allegretto.

May 20, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary Jobs and WagesUnited StatesWorkers

Here’s a Tip: Tips are Not Always Gratuity

The truth about tipped workers: Discover the history and implications of the two-tiered wage system in the US.

Sylvia Allegretto / May 20, 2024

• Press Release Economic PolicyInequalityPovertyPrivate Equity

US Affordable Rental Housing Policy is Actually Designed to Enrich Real Estate Developers

Washington, DC — To understand why US policy on creating affordable rental housing continues to fail decade after decade, look at what is being done – more and more tax credits for the rich – and what isn’t being done – addressing the very long waiting lists for public housing. CEPR’s Algernon Austin shows how the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit and the Faircloth Amendment dampen the expansion of affordable rental housing while enriching real estate developers and investors.

“Some members of Congress have recognized the need to repeal the Faircloth Amendment. Once that Amendment is gone, the federal government can move toward constructing affordable, quality social housing,” writes Austin.

May 16, 2024

• Report HealthcareMedicaidMedicare AdvantagePrivate EquityUnited States

CEPR Comments to FTC, DOJ, HHS on Consolidation in Health Care Markets

Explore the impact of private equity in healthcare. Learn about the influence of Wall Street on the healthcare industry and its implications.

Eileen Appelbaum, Emma Curchin, Brandon Novick and Rosemary Batt / May 16, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary GovernmentHousingInequalityUnited States

US Affordable Rental Housing Policy Either Doesn’t Make Any Sense or Is Working as Intended

The truth about the affordable rental housing policy: Current strategies, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, are failing renters.

Algernon Austin / May 16, 2024

• Press Release Student Debt

What Another Trump Administration Could Mean for Student Loan Debt

Washington, DC — If a new Trump administration comes to power, they are likely to heed a proposal from the conservative guidebook, the Mandate for Leadership, that demands “there should be no loan forgiveness.” Such a policy would further indebt those students seeking economic security through higher education.

In a new analysis, CEPR’s Alex Richwine and Algernon Austin compare the track records of the Biden and Trump administrations to speculate about what policies indebted students could face if Trump comes to power.

Despite the Supreme Court striking down a proposal to cancel over $400 billion in federal student debt in 2021, the Biden administration has pursued other ways to administer the most student debt forgiveness of any presidential administration. Student debt relief brings significant benefits to groups facing social and economic disadvantages.

“The crisis of student debt is restraining many hardworking Americans from economic prosperity. Early indications and past experience tell us a second Trump administration would allow this crisis to worsen,” said Austin.

May 15, 2024

• Op-Ed/Commentary GovernmentStudent DebtStudent LoansUnited States

Student Debt Crisis Would Likely Worsen Under a Second Trump Administration

Explore the potential consequences of a second Trump administration on the student debt crisis and the future of student loan forgiveness.

Alex Richwine and Algernon Austin / May 15, 2024

• Informe CoronavirusGlobalización y comercioOrganización Mundial del Comercio

¿Qué está en juego en la XIII Conferencia Ministerial de la OMC en Abu Dhabi este mes?

Lo que está en juego es una lucha entre dos visiones sobre el papel que debería desempeñar la OMC, como organismo normativo más poderoso del mundo en la economía global.

Deborah JamesDeborah James / February 24, 2024 24 Febrero 2024

• Informe Crisis económica y recuperaciónFondo Monetario InternacionalSobrecargos del FMISobrecargos

El creciente peso de los sobrecargos del FMI: una estimación actualizada

Esta investigación estima el peso de los sobrecargos que el Fondo Monetario Internacional (fmi) espera cobrar a los países deudores de medianos ingresos durante 2023-2033.

Francisco Amsler and Michael GalantFrancisco Amsler y Michael Galant / December 20, 2023 20 Diciembre 2023