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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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Weekend reading: “ Increasing public investment” edition

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Killer acquisitions lead to decreased innovation and competition in the U.S. prescription drug market

Competition
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Public investment is crucial to strengthening U.S. economic growth and tackling inequality

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, September 14–20, 2019

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Weekend reading: “The state of antitrust” edition

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Equitable Growth event highlights Boushey’s new book Unbound about how inequality obstructs, subverts, and distorts economic growth

Inequality & Mobility
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Testimony by Heather Boushey before the House Budget Committee

CompetitionFamiliesInequality & Mobility
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Economic inequality matters for Federal Reserve monetary policymaking

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Low interest rates can dampen competition and hurt productivity growth

CompetitionTax & Macroeconomics