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Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how strong competition among U.S. businesses affects inequality and broad-based economic growth. More
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- AI, tech, & the economy
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- Schedule Stability
- Unemployment Insurance
- Wage Stagnation
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- Taxes, Inequality & Growth

Should-Read: Equitable Growth: Third Annual Class of Grantees

Should-Read: Equitable Growth: Third Annual Class of Grantees: “Research on how economic inequality affects macroeconomic growth and stability…

…Jess Benhabib, Alberto Bisin, and Mi Luo…. Gauti Eggertsson and Neil Mehrotra…. Adriana Kugler and Ammar Farooq…. Further research on the macroeconomy: Alexander Bartik… John Coglianese… Andrew Elrod…. How economic inequality affects the development of human capital…. Christopher Jencks and Beth Truesdale…. Marta Murray-Close and Joya Misra…. Sydnee Caldwell… Mariana Zerpa…. Research on how economic inequality affects the quantity and quality of innovation…. Kyle Herkenhoff… Heidi Williams… Patrick Kline… Neviana Petkova… and Owen Zidar…. Two doctoral grants will support further research on innovation: Xavier Jaravel… Hannah Rubinton…. Research on how levels and trends in economic inequality affect the quality of social and political institutions…. Manasi Deshpande… Tal Gross… and Jialan Wang… Jane Waldfogel and Ann Bartel… Maya Rossin-Slater… and Christopher Ruhm…. Joan Williams… Susan Lambert… and Saravanan Kesavan…. One doctoral grant will support further research on governance and institutions: Ellora Derenoncourt…

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Should-Read: Equitable Growth: Third Annual Class of Grantees

January 17, 2017

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January 17, 2017

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U.S. economic mobility trends and outcomes

U.S. income and wealth inequality are no longer increasing, but a return to the equitable levels of the mid-20th century isn’t likely anytime soon