Value Added – A blog
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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The Rise of Populism
To restore democracy, end shareholder primacy at U.S. corporations and on Wall Street
By
Lenore Palladino,
September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025
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Even health care, the strongest sector of the U.S. jobs market, cannot deliver the wages its workers deserve without unionization
September 10, 2025
September 10, 2025
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The Federal Reserve must maintain its independence for the U.S. economy to thrive
By
Alan Blinder,
August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025
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How artificial intelligence uncouples hard work from fair wages through ‘surveillance pay’ practices—and how to fix it
August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025
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Equitable Growth awards funding to early career scholars studying the effects of economic inequality
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Equitable Growth,
August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025
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Tariffs impact U.S. industries differently, with manufacturing the most exposed
July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025
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Accounting for capital gains in income significantly increases U.S. inequality
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Austin Clemens,
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025
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The 10 worst policies for equitable economic growth in the 2025 budget reconciliation law
July 14, 2025
July 14, 2025
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Republican reconciliation bill’s cuts to social programs will damage some congressional districts’ local economies
By
Chiara Chanoi,
July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025