EIG’s @benglasner.bsky.social joins Money with Katie to discuss how a wage subsidy can improve the lives of low-wage workers nationwide. Check it out! 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

In summer 2026, state leaders will be able to shape where billions in private capital flows by nominating low-income census tracts as Opportunity Zones. To help them get it right, EIG’s new guide for governors and mayors outlines how to make high-impact selections. eig.org/ozs-guidance/

New from The New Bazaar: @CardiffGarcia sat down with @mattyglesias at EIG’s Power of Place Conference for a live discussion on YIMBYism, Abundance, immigration, and more. Check it out! 🎧 eig.org/newbazaar/ho...

Even the smartest AI in the world can’t see why the internet loves a chunky bear:

Do you know someone looking to get some experience in the think tank/economic and policy research world? Encourage them to apply!

🚨We are hiring! 💼 EIG is looking for a paid Research & Policy Intern for the Spring 2026 semester. Learn more here: eig.org/wp-content/u...

In light of the new $100k H-1B visa fee, EIG’s Adam Ozimek discussed the program with The Hill’s Julia Shapero. thehill.com/policy/techn...

A great example from @benglasner.bsky.social & Adam Ozimek of EIG. bsky.app/profile/beng...

The challenge: 21 million workers earn less than $16/hr, two-thirds are women, and in states like WV & LA, 1 in 5 prime-age men don’t have jobs. Too many Americans face low pay or no pay. So, let’s talk about what a wage subsidy can do.

We are excited to host Engines of Growth: The Future of Place-Based Policy TODAY with our partners IFP and @newamerica.org. NSF leadership, Congressional voices, and leading experts will discuss the evolving landscape of innovation and the future of the NSF Engine program.

America’s housing crisis isn’t just about building more — it’s about building in the right places. Proximity to jobs, transit, and opportunity matters. #Housing #Innovation #HousingCosts #EconomicInnovationGroup #Economics #Construction #EconSky

The Real Housewives of Orange County are just a short drive away from struggling neighborhoods. The new Distressed Communities Index from the Economic Innovation Group helps us see how OC glam sits among nearby distress.

From @benglasner.bsky.social: The new Distressed Communities Index from EIG helps us see how Orange County glam sits among nearby distress. Check your ZIP to see how close your neighborhood is to Bravo prosperity. youtube.com/shorts/N01mU...

Currently at #Abundance2025, so let’s rehash something: We’re in a housing shortage, and OZs caused real, significant, increases in housing supply on the order of hundreds of thousands of new addresses.

Distressed communities have fallen behind the rest of the country for a quarter century. Job growth and establishment growth are vastly different depending on the type of county you live in. Check out EIG's Distressed Communities Index, updated for 2025. youtube.com/shorts/9ya1U...

Pulling back the curtain on distressed ZIP codes: higher poverty, lower incomes, more vacancies, and fewer prime-age workers on the job, even during a national boom. Source: EIG’s Distressed Communities Index. youtube.com/shorts/9ysqL...

We don’t need misleading charts to show that housing is in crisis. The truth is absolutely enough. Use real wages, mortgage data, and a time-constant metric of work: Hours. Clean code, real data, honest storytelling. That is how messaging needs to be done.

Gotta re-legalize starter homes on small lots, encourage more experimentation with manufactured housing and other construction modes, restore fiscal discipline to bring down interest rates

New from Connor O'Brien, EIG’s Silicon Heartland report examines Ohio’s workforce and offers suggestions for improving high-tech manufacturing policy for future generations. eig.org/silicon-heartland-the-evolution-of-ohios-high-tech-workforce

Want faster growth, less inequality, and more fiscal stability? High-skilled immigration helps deliver all three. EIG’s Exceptional by Design presents bold, practical ideas to rebuild America’s high-skilled immigration system. 🔗 eig.org/exceptional-...

EIG is proud to be a co-host of Abundance 2025, which will be on September 4-5 in Washington, DC. Save the date! www.abundancedc.org

Government transfers now account for 18% of all personal income in the U.S., having more than doubled over the past 50 years. What does this mean for American communities? We dive into the details in our report from last year on The Great “Transfer”-mation: eig.org/great-transf...

Florida’s CHOICE Act, a pro-noncompete law, gives workers anything but a choice. It is damaging to the state’s economy and undermines “efforts to build a cutting-edge startup ecosystem in the Sunshine State.” Learn more: www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...

Immigration is a hot-button issue, making it easier than usual for myths and misinformation to spread. EIG compiled a list of common high-skilled immigration myths — and what the facts actually show. Read for yourself here: eig.org/wp-content/u...

A recent viral chart from the New York Fed pegs unemployment for computer engineering grads at 7.5 percent. But Connor O'Brien finds that the margin of error ranges from 4 to 11 percent, making firm conclusions unsensible. Learn more: agglomerations.substack.com/p/a-viral-ch...

Pleased to join Cardiff Garcia on @innovateeconomy.bsky.social's show, on the new ROAD to Housing megabill that passed Senate Banking 24-0 It's a promising 1st step, led by Chair Scott & Sen Warren with ideas from every member—and their 1st housing markup in almost 20 years eig.org/newbazaar/is...

Is AI actually taking jobs from American workers? @saraheckhardt.bsky.social and Nathan Goldschlag can’t predict the future, but they can analyze the present. Their results? Read for yourself to find out: eig.org/ai-and-jobs-...

NEW from The New Bazaar How good is the ROAD to Housing Act? Cardiff Garcia sat down with Alex Armlovich to discuss the new bipartisan legislation and how far it would go towards solving the U.S. housing affordability problem. Check it out! eig.org/newbazaar/Is...

Protectionists often point to Detroit as proof that globalization gutted American auto manufacturing. But the facts tell a different story. Detroit’s decline began decades before globalization took off — driven by union dynamics and internal domestic shifts. Learn more: eig.org/myths-and-le...

📢 The Retirement Savings for Americans Act is back! Learn more about this bipartisan legislation and what it means for low- and moderate-income workers here: eig.org/eig-applauds...

Can policymakers really steer AI innovation without risking the loss of its biggest benefits? In Agglomerations, Nathan Goldschlag explores the challenges of this approach — and why history warns against trying to outguess emerging tech. open.substack.com/pub/agglomer...

Protectionists often cite the auto industry as proof that globalization hollowed out American manufacturing. But the facts tell a different story. U.S. auto production today is at all-time highs by output value. eig.org/myths-and-le...

The sharp drop in young children living in major U.S. cities was one of the pandemic’s most striking demographic shifts. New data suggests that this “urban family exodus” has stopped (for now) but not reversed. Learn more: agglomerations.substack.com/p/young-fami...

Is auto manufacturing dead in America? Adam Ozimek doesn’t think so. NRO’s Dominic Pino dives into Adam’s Agglomerations post on the U.S. auto industry and how it’s in better shape than expected. www.nationalreview.com/2025/08/auto...

After decades of decline, American economic dynamism is making a historic comeback. New data from EIG shows that dynamism in every single state has rebounded since the pandemic, fueling the biggest national surge in at least three decades. Learn more: eig.org/state-dynami...

In a new letter to Congress penned by EIG, a bipartisan group of more than 80 economists have called for proper funding and modernization of the U.S. statistical agencies.

“Interest rates are clearly above neutral… and that’s sort of a slow-moving problem,” said Adam Ozimek in POLITICO. “If we don’t get interest rates back to neutral soon enough, the strength of interest rates alone could bring us into recession.” www.politico.com/newsletters/...

Are you a fan of podcasts? Want to keep up to date with all things economics? Subscribe to EIG’s The New Bazaar wherever you get your podcasts! eig.org/newbazaar/

EIG’s @kenanfikri.bsky.social reflects on a milestone moment: Opportunity Zones are now a permanent fixture of the U.S. tax code. Read his post here: www.linkedin.com/posts/kenan-...

San Jose, Austin, Raleigh, and Portland, ME. All got hammered by the China Shock. All bounced back. What made them, and others like them, different? Adam Ozimek breaks it down: agglomerations.substack.com/p/how-to-for...

With updated data for 2025, check out EIG’s refreshed Index of State Dynamism and see how your state is doing. eig.org/state-dynami...

A RAND Corporation analysis finds the Retirement Savings for Americans Act — recently reintroduced in the 119th Congress — could pay for itself within 20 years by reducing reliance on other social programs. Learn more: www.rand.org/pubs/working...

The post-pandemic trend of families with young kids leaving big urban counties appears to have ended, but those families that did leave have not returned. Read more from Connor O'Brien's latest Agglomerations piece. agglomerations.substack.com/p/young-fami...

Is AI to blame for recent college grads’ tough luck with the job market? Nathan Goldschlag isn’t entirely convinced. Learn more: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As new college grads struggle to find jobs, especially in the tech world, EIG’s Nathan Goldschlag explains why AI isn’t necessarily the main culprit. Read more here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Millions of hardworking Americans are being left behind by the current retirement system. Fortunately, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is working to tackle America’s retirement challenge head-on. See the latest video from EIG: inclusivewealth.eig.org#rethinking-r...

In the latest from EIG’s American Worker Project, Pavel Brendler and Moritz Kuhn model how the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA) can help bring retirement security to millions of workers. Read more: eig.org/wp-content/u...

GDP is the most widely used measure of economic health. What does it actually tell us? Adam Ozimek explores its strengths, limitations, and what it means for policy in Agglomerations: agglomerations.substack.com/p/what-is-gd...

As the U.S. population ages, counties have become more dependent on government transfer programs like Social Security. EIG’s Great Transfer-mation project highlights these at-risk counties and the consequences of inaction. eig.org/great-transf...

What does the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill mean for Opportunity Zones? EIG’s John Lettieri, @kenanfikri.bsky.social, and Catherine Lyons break down OZs 2.0 and what the future looks like. eig.org/opportunity-...