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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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Reconsidering progress this Juneteenth: Eight graphics that underscore the economic racial inequality Black Americans face in the United States

Inequality & Mobility
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Weekend reading: Diversity and inclusion in economics edition

Coronavirus Recession

Equitable Growth and The Hamilton Project bring together policymakers and academics to discuss how to fight the coronavirus recession

Tax & MacroeconomicsLabor
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Misvaluations in local property tax assessments cause the tax burden to fall more heavily on Black, Latinx homeowners

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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JOLTS Day Graphs: April 2020 Report Edition

Inequality & MobilityLabor
In Conversation

In Conversation with Mehrsa Baradaran

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, June 3-8, 2020

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Elevating economic research on racist violence and exclusion in the United States

Inequality & Mobility
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Weekend reading: Black Lives Matter edition