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					<h2>Brian W. Dew</h2>
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				<p>I build data tools and visualizations for macroeconomic research. I've worked for the Center for Economic and Policy Research and the International Monetary Fund.</p>
				<p>Past projects include internal IMF tools for tracking statistical coverage across member countries, an emerging markets finance dashboard, economic chartbooks, and contributions to open-source Census microdata projects.</p>
				<p>I hold a master's in economics from American University, and a bachelor's degree from George Washington University.</p>
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					<li><a href="https://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WP/Issues/2017/02/13/Assessing-the-Fragility-of-Global-Trade-The-Impact-of-Localized-Supply-Shocks-Using-Network-44656">Assessing the Fragility of Global Trade</a> &mdash; IMF Working Paper, 2017 (with Korniyenko &amp; Pinat)</li>
					<li><a href="https://cepr.net/publications/the-collapse-of-obamacare-big-problem-in-republican-states/">The Collapse of Obamacare: Big Problem in Republican States</a> &mdash; CEPR, 2017</li>
					<li><a href="https://cepr.net/publications/the-problem-with-blaming-men-for-not-working-a-comparison-of-labor-market-outcomes-for-men-and-women/">The Problem with Blaming Men for Not Working</a> &mdash; CEPR, 2017</li>
					<li><a href="https://cepr.net/publications/union-membership-byte-2018/">Union Membership Byte</a> &mdash; CEPR, 2018</li>
					<li><a href="https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2018/12/19/us-companies-are-flush-with-left-over-cash/">US Companies Are Flush with Left Over Cash</a> &mdash; People's Policy Project, 2018</li>
					<li><a href="https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/2020/07/28/the-long-reach-of-unemployment-benefits/">The Long Reach of Unemployment Benefits</a> &mdash; People's Policy Project, 2020</li>
					<li><a href="/blog/2023/12/18/trends-in-hours-worked-in-the-us/">Trends in Hours Worked in the US</a> &mdash; BD Economics blog, 2023</li>
					<li><a href="https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/project/us-nordic-childcare-gap/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The US-Nordic Childcare Gap</a> &mdash; People's Policy Project, 2026</li>
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