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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Factsheet: U.S. economic mobility and policies to increase upward mobility

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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The ‘funny math’ of top U.S. tax rates

Tax & Macroeconomics
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The hidden trade-offs of nonwage job amenities for U.S. workers

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
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U.S. labor market data reveal that different job characteristics contribute to the gender wage gap

Inequality & Mobility
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Equitable Growth event brings together scholars and the policy community to discuss the rise of right-wing populism and the future of economic policy

Inequality & Mobility
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Business owners often use their firms as tax shelters, reducing government revenue and reported income inequality

Tax & Macroeconomics
The Rise of Populism

The political implications of bad jobs and the decline of unions

LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
The Rise of Populism

Federal and state governments can help solve the employment problems of people in distressed places to spur equitable growth

Inequality & Mobility
The Rise of Populism

More accurately measuring economic sentiment will help build a U.S. economy—and democracy—that works for all

Inequality & MobilityFamilies