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Pew’s Economic Policy Group combines a belief in the importance of economic mobility and the power of the market economy, with an understanding offered over two centuries ago by Alexander Hamilton that the market “may be beneficially stimulated by prudent aids and encouragements on the part of the government."

Erin Currier

Director, Economic Mobility
The Pew Charitable Trusts

As the director of the Economic Mobility project at Pew, Erin Currier oversees efforts to build broad and nonpartisan agreement on the facts and figures related to mobility and to spark an active debate on how best to improve opportunity in America.

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March 23, 2013

Philadelphia 2013: The State of the City

Reports and Briefs
Larry Eichel, Director, The Philadelphia Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts

This annual...

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February 20, 2013

How Borrowers Choose and Repay Payday Loans

Safe Small Dollar Loans Research Project
Nick Bourke, Director, Small Dollar Loans, The Pew Charitable Trusts
For someone in need of quick cash, a payday loan can look like a way to avoid asking loved ones for help...

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February 11, 2013

Philadelphia and Other Big Cities Struggle to Find Uses for Closed Schools

Reports and Briefs
Larry Eichel, Director, The Philadelphia Program, The Pew Charitable Trusts

Shuttered Public Schools: The Struggle to Bring Old Buildings New Life looks at what happens...

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