The Washington Center for Equitable Growth is a non-profit research and grantmaking organization dedicated to advancing evidence-backed ideas and policies that promote strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth.

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Executive Action to Spur Equitable Growth

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Research & ideas

In Conversation

In Conversation with Daron Acemoglu

LaborInequality & Mobility
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The rise of industrial policy means data synchronization is more critical than ever

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Equitable Growth grantee Gabriel Zucman awarded the 2023 John Bates Clark Medal

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
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Child care prices, inflation, and the end of federal pandemic-era aid in five charts

Families
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How government reliance on fines and fees harms communities across the United States

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Police in public schools harm students, leading to far-reaching socioeconomic inequalities alongside less safe schools

FamiliesInequality & Mobility

Value Added

Looking for more? Check out Value Added, our blog that connects the dots between economic inequality and growth.

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A Visual Economy

Explore thousands of visuals produced by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth since the beginning of 2019.

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Elevating Research

Equitable Growth is committed to supporting rigorous research that advances what we know about equitable growth. We do that by funding original research from established academics and promising early career researchers.

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In the News

Working Papers

This series is a collection of original research by our grantees and other scholars highlighting the connections between inequality and economic growth.

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Building a community

Equitable Growth’s growing academic network includes scholars up and down the career ladder who seek to understand how to build a strong, stable, and equitable economy and who are engaged through our grant program, conferences, seminars, and academic and a policy outreach.

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