John W Lettieri
@LettieriDC
Co-founder @InnovateEconomy * Interested in what makes people & places thrive * Husband, dad, & long-suffering fan of @DemonDeacons.
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http://www.eig.org 12-08-2013 22:25:24
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Noncompetes for lower- and middle-wage workers are atrocious, humiliating, and obviously bad for economic dynamism. Excellent piece from Amelia Pollard, James Fontanella-Khan, and @anjliraval: on.ft.com/4d3cSiz
I’m thrilled to announce that Cardiff Garcia is joining Economic Innovation Group as Editorial Director—and coming with him is The New Bazaar podcast!
Cardiff’s remarkable talent for exploring economic trends and ideas will add exciting dimensions to EIG’s work.⬇️
eig.org/eig-welcomes-c…
This Inst. Family Studies piece is really interesting--married people are about 1/3 more likely to say they're better off than their parents. Declining marriage is one reason it's harder to achieve absolute mobility. ifstudies.org/blog/how-marri…
Immigrants from Latin America accounted for 36% of new firm creation in 2023 and started businesses at twice the rate of the U.S. population as a whole. The Wall Street Journal
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Where do Americans live the good life? We spliced Economic Innovation Group's Distressed Communities Index up with Economic Policy Institute's Family Budget Calculator to find out.
Let’s take a tour 🧵
eig.org/dci-cost-of-li…