Valerie R Wilson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5922166 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valerie R Wilson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valerie R |
| FAMILY NAME | Wilson |
| SIGNATURE | WILSON V R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Economic Policy Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0546-9409 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alabama’s and Maryland’s Similar Black Unemployment Rates Mask Major Differences in Labor Market Conditions
Tight labor markets are essential to reducing racial disparities in the labor market and within the purview of the Fed's dual mandate
Racial disparities in unemployment are a defining feature of the U.S. labor market. Since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) began reporting a Black unemployment rate in 1972, it has consistently been about double the White unemployment rate.1 On average, since unemployment rates decline with increasing levels of education, racial disparities in unemployment have commonly been attributed to observed racial differences in educational attain…
Counterpoint to price stabilization mandate
Williams's essay poses a question that is at the center of all Federal Open Market Committee deliberations. Is it better to tolerate moderate inflation than to bear the costs necessary to achieve price stability? Macroeconomists propose metrics for evaluating such monetary policy decisions. For example, Howitt's Rule posits a target rate of inflation based on equalizing the marginal benefit of further reduction in inflation and the marginal cost …
NEA Presidential Address: Economic Research and Policy as Tools for Racial Economic Justice
Statistical analysis often reveals that racial identity is a measurable, significant, and persistent predictor of economic outcomes. Persistent racial disparities in unemployment and wages are defining features of the U.S. labor market and as such, provide some of the most compelling evidence of structural racism in this country. In her 2023 NEA Presidential Address, Wilson discusses decades of data and research in support of this conclusion and …
Personal Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Bill Spriggs
Dr. William E. Spriggs, chief economist of the AFL-CIO and economics professor at Howard University passed away unexpectedly in June 2023. In honor of his memory, the authors discuss his many professional accomplishments and share personal reflections on the economist, mentor, colleague and friend they and others knew simply as Bill
Personal Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Bill Spriggs
Dr. William E. Spriggs, chief economist of the AFL-CIO and economics professor at Howard University passed away unexpectedly in June 2023. In honor of his memory, the authors discuss his many professional accomplishments and share personal reflections on the economist, mentor, colleague and friend they and others knew simply as Bill
Tight labor markets are essential to reducing racial disparities in the labor market and within the purview of the Fed's dual mandate
Racial disparities in unemployment are a defining feature of the U.S. labor market. Since the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) began reporting a Black unemployment rate in 1972, it has consistently been about double the White unemployment rate.1 On average, since unemployment rates decline with increasing levels of education, racial disparities in unemployment have commonly been attributed to observed racial differences in educational attain…
Counterpoint to price stabilization mandate
Williams's essay poses a question that is at the center of all Federal Open Market Committee deliberations. Is it better to tolerate moderate inflation than to bear the costs necessary to achieve price stability? Macroeconomists propose metrics for evaluating such monetary policy decisions. For example, Howitt's Rule posits a target rate of inflation based on equalizing the marginal benefit of further reduction in inflation and the marginal cost …
NEA Presidential Address: Economic Research and Policy as Tools for Racial Economic Justice
Statistical analysis often reveals that racial identity is a measurable, significant, and persistent predictor of economic outcomes. Persistent racial disparities in unemployment and wages are defining features of the U.S. labor market and as such, provide some of the most compelling evidence of structural racism in this country. In her 2023 NEA Presidential Address, Wilson discusses decades of data and research in support of this conclusion and …
Personal Reflections on the Life and Legacy of Bill Spriggs
Dr. William E. Spriggs, chief economist of the AFL-CIO and economics professor at Howard University passed away unexpectedly in June 2023. In honor of his memory, the authors discuss his many professional accomplishments and share personal reflections on the economist, mentor, colleague and friend they and others knew simply as Bill
Alabama’s and Maryland’s Similar Black Unemployment Rates Mask Major Differences in Labor Market Conditions
Economics (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (2 works) · Library science (2 works)