A Drop in Dual-Income Families, Who Runs for Congress, and More

September 9, 2022

During the pandemic, less-educated couples in America became more likely to include only one labor force participant. Ryan Nunn and Katherine Lim examine the reasons for this drop in dual-worker families and what it means for addressing the barriers to labor force participation.

The issues and divisions that appear in party primaries shape overall outcomes in U.S. politics. In the first of a new series on the 2022 primary elections, Elaine Kamarck uses demographic information to provide an overview of the kinds of people who decide to run for Congress.

In the development and implementation of India’s data governance system, legislators, technologists, and legal professionals have all played central roles. Siddharth Tiwari argues that the principles underlying this system can serve as building blocks for a secure global framework on user data.

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