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Is College Worth It?

By Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Vicki Hsieh, Hans Johnson

College graduates not only earn higher wages and have higher-quality jobs, but they are also better protected during economic downturns. In the past several ...

Fact Sheet

Income Inequality in California

By Tess Thorman, Daniel Payares-Montoya, Joseph Herrera

Top incomes in California have soared over recent decades while bottom incomes have faltered, contributing to one of the largest income gaps in the nation.

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Priorities for California’s Water

By Jeffrey Mount, Ellen Hanak, Sarah Bardeen, Alvar Escriva-Bou ...

Nov 16, 2022 ... Our earlier research has shown that there are ways to soften the economic and social impacts for agriculture and regional economies through ...

Statewide Survey

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Oct 14, 2022 ... figure - Californians name jobs, the economy, and inflation as the top issue Among likely voters, 55 percent would vote for Gavin Newsom and 36 ...

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Solar Energy and Groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley

By Andrew Ayres, Annabelle Rosser, Ellen Hanak, Alvar Escriva-Bou ...

Local and regional economies could be stressed as a result, with some regular employment opportunities in agriculture disappearing and public revenues ...

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Making Sense of California’s Economy

By Sarah Bohn, Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Julien Lafortune, Vicki Hsieh

The COVID-19 pandemic upended the status quo—changing how we work and where we live, snarling global supply chains, driving rapid price increases, and prompting ...

Statewide Survey

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Their Government

By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Sep 2, 2022 ... figure - Californians name jobs, the economy, and inflation as the top issue · Among California likely voters, 58 percent would vote for Gavin ...

Statewide Survey

PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and the Environment

By Mark Baldassare, Dean Bonner, Rachel Lawler, Deja Thomas

Jul 8, 2022 ... Eight in ten Californians say that climate change is a very or somewhat serious threat to California's future economy and quality of life.

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Employment Patterns for CalFresh Adults

By Tess Thorman, Caroline Danielson

National research has provided convincing evidence for long-run, positive effects of SNAP on economic and health outcomes (Bailey et al.