Executive action to spur equitable growth

Some of the most fundamental federal economic reforms must be left to the U.S. Congress, but the executive branch can take important steps on its own to combat inequality, spur growth, and achieve broad-based prosperity. With the stroke of a pen, for example, the president can substantially alter how, and for whom, the U.S. economy works.

Below are a selection of factsheets outlining executive actions that the executive branch can take, whether through executive orders, agency regulations, or subregulatory guidance, to advance more equitable economic growth. Here, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth has compiled its executive action factsheets in one place, outlining concrete steps that the executive branch can take without Congress. Taken together, these policy recommendations can help build an economy that delivers strong, stable, and broadly shared growth.

Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to strengthen unions and increase worker power in the United States

Labor
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to modernize federal data collection and improve measurements of U.S. economic inequality

Inequality & Mobility
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Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to reduce inequality and improve job quality for U.S. workers

Labor
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to strengthen U.S. income support programs and support research about them

Labor
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to leverage federal agencies to improve child care in the United States

Families
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to improve U.S. economic measurements

Inequality & Mobility
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to combat wage theft against U.S. workers

Labor
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to reform the cost-benefit analysis of U.S. tax regulations

Tax & Macroeconomics
Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to coordinate antitrust and competition policies across the federal government

Competition