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Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Richard Reeves
Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Richard Reeves is a noted author and researcher on economic mobility and the middle class in America, focusing on policies that affect this demographic.
Global Business / Economy
Is the Middle Class a Financial Category — or an Identity That People Cling to Long After the Numbers Say Otherwise?Is being "middle class" about your bank balance — or about who you believe yourself to be? Richard Reeves, Dr. Karen Whitfield, and Dr. Marcus Yoon debate whether the middle class is a shrinking financial bracket or a resilient identity people hold onto even as the numbers no longer back it up.