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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Atlanta, GA | Posted: October 12, 2021
Assistant Professor Allen Hyde in the School of History and Sociology co-authored "The Great Recession Index: A Place-based Indicator for Countries, States, and Metropolitan Areas" in the journal Social Indicators Research. The study found that "the initial shock of the [Great Recession] decreased the income share of upper-class households, but the aftershock of the Recession increased their income share, resulting in increased income inequality in the U.S. since the Recession."