August 2025

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New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States in 2024

Spending by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $151.0 billion in 2024, down $24.9 billion from 2023. Employment at these businesses was 204,200 workers.

August 18, 2025

Measuring Income Distribution: A Primer on the Gini Coefficient

The Gini coefficient summarizes how much the distribution of income or a related measure among individuals or households deviates from a perfectly equal distribution.

August 14, 2025

 

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