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Tag: economic mobility

Los gráficos y mapas ilustran las disparidades económicas intergeneracionales de Nueva Orleans.
Globalization

**Boosting Economic Mobility in New Orleans: A Comprehensive Guide**

The report analyzes intergenerational economic mobility in New Orleans, highlighting structural inequalities by race and place, and the impact of Hurricane Katrina. The city has low rates of upward mobility, with children from low-income families earning 13.4% less than the national average. 40% of their income is determined by that of their parents. Policies are proposed to support upward economic mobility.

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Un diagrama de red de coaliciones intersectoriales para el crecimiento económico.
Globalization

The Urgent Need for Coalition

Regional leaders in the United States must create quality jobs and expand economic mobility. Intersectoral coalitions are effective at integrating talent, innovation, and development strategies. This report offers five pillars for forming successful coalitions, including a shared approach, governance structure, operational tempo, sustainable financial performance management. Government funding is crucial to strategically align sectors, facilitate collaboration, monitor regional progress, reduce private investment risks, and validate regional competitive advantages.

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Un estudiante compara los costos de la universidad y las opciones de ayuda financiera.
Globalization

Exploring College Costs and Value Transparency

Higher education is crucial for economic mobility and workforce skills development, but financial costs are often opaque to students. It is recommended to improve cost and return transparency. Data should be shared among federal agencies, additional staff should be hired to analyze student outcomes, cost variations for degrees should be considered, and institutional responsibility should be focused on to ensure that deficient programs do not receive federal loans. The importance of equipping student advisors to support them in their educational journey is highlighted.

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Un panel digital compara sistemas de empleo modernizados y fragmentados.
Globalization

**Global Employment Record Practices: Lessons for the United States**

The report highlights the need to modernize employment records for labor policy and social inclusion. Integrated systems of leading countries offer better insights for public policies. In the US, centralization in state systems of unemployment insurance limits effectiveness by excluding key data. Modernization towards a worker-centered infrastructure is crucial to respond to the advancement of artificial intelligence in the labor market. International practices are proposed to improve transparency.

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