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John Friedman

Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, Chair, Department of Economics
john_friedman@brown.edu
Department Economics, Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs

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"Updated Chetty study data paints a surprising picture of economic mobility in Mecklenburg County" (Work Featured by John Friedman)

March 1, 2022
Associate Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman's study exposes different economic trends across countries in South Carolina.
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Deseret News

"Biden wants to send more stimulus checks, but who will get them?" (Commentary by John Friedman)

December 27, 2021
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs, John Friedman, "Targeting the stimulus payments to lower-income households would both better support the households most in need and provide a large boost to the economy in the short-run."
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The Harvard Gazette

Racial wealth gap may be a key to other inequities (John Friedman cited)

June 4, 2021
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman is cited in this article as one of the co-founding directors of Opportunity Insights.
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NPR

"Did Emergency PPP Loans Work? Nearly $800 Billion Later, We Still Don't Know" (Commentary by John Friedman)

April 27, 2021
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman on NPR, "We really underestimated the ability of lots of not-in-person service businesses to not only continue doing what they're doing, but even do more of it."
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New Geography

“California Governor Newsom’s Energy Policies Biased Against Those Who Voted For Him” (John Friedman Cited)

April 13, 2021
This article cites data from Opportunity Insights, which Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs John Friedman is a co-director of.
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Generocity

"View from the economic top" (Commentary by John Friedman)

April 8, 2021
Professor of Economics and International and Public Affairs and co-director of Opportunity Insights, John Friedman, provides commentary on the economic impact of COVID, "The recession is nearly over for high-wage workers, but low-wage workers are no more than half-recovered."
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