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Our blog is the place where our staff and guest bloggers present clear, fact-based posts that make the connections between economic inequality and growth for the broad policy community and journalists based on the latest academic research.

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Coronavirus Recession

A coronavirus recession is a real threat that U.S. policymakers must address now to avoid it becoming reality

Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: Monetary Policy
Coronavirus Recession

Retool U.S. supply chains to address weaknesses exposed by new coronavirus

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Job Mobility
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, February 29-March 6, 2020

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Weekend reading: The new coronavirus edition

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: February 2020 Report Edition

Labor
TOPICS: Wage Stagnation
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What the historically low U.S. unemployment rate means for women workers

Labor
Coronavirus Recession

U.S. economic policymakers need to fight the coronavirus now

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamilies
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The never-ending cycle: Incarceration, credit scores, and wealth accumulation in the United States

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
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Gross Domestic Product sets the tone of the U.S. economic debate while leaving working- and middle-class families behind

Inequality & Mobility