Once their paychecks clear, consumers are more likely to hit the stores, and when they do, to splurge on pricier items — a wrinkle in standard economic theory, but a potential boon for regulators in zero-interest-rate environments.
As part of our Big Apple series, Manmeet Kaur '12, executive director and founder of City Health Works, talks about applying lessons learned from community health programs in Africa and India to East Harlem.