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Strategies for helping people stay away from the gas pump
As they think about ways to ease consumers’ pain at the pump, policymakers could explore strategies to reduce the need for gas by lowering or eliminating public transit fares and building infrastructure for walking and biking.
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Funding opportunity: Goldman Sachs and Urban Institute One Million Black Women Research Partnership
Scholars at historically Black colleges and universities can receive up to $20,000 in funding to support research on racial earnings and wealth gaps and their disproportionate effects on Black women and families. Apply by Friday, April 29.
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What can the United States learn from tax reform in developing countries?
On April 25 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (EDT), learn from a panel of advisors who assist nations throughout Africa, Asia, and Central and Eastern Europe in improving their tax systems.
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How American giving is changing
From crowdfunding to digital currency, how Americans give to charitable causes reflects new social, economic, cultural, and technological shifts. A new dashboard lets you explore the trends transforming today’s charitable giving landscape.
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New developments could revive the use of rent history in mortgage underwriting
Including rental history in mortgage underwriting is not a silver bullet for closing homeownership gaps, but it could create a more inclusive mortgage approval system that makes homeownership possible for more people.
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