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What is Gross Domestic Product, and what does it measure?

By Austin Clemens,

September 2, 2020

September 2, 2020

Austin Clemens,
Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, GDP 2.0
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, GDP 2.0
Coronavirus Recession

Get more money immediately to U.S. families and help them out of the coronavirus recession

By Michael Garvey, Claudia Sahm,

September 1, 2020

September 1, 2020

Michael Garvey, Claudia Sahm,
Inequality & MobilityTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Unemployment Insurance
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Equitable Growth announces record $1.07 million in research grants on inequality and broadly shared growth

By Korin Davis,

August 31, 2020

August 31, 2020

Korin Davis,
CompetitionLaborInequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 6
Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Weekend reading: Policies to foster broad-based economic growth for the next Congress and presidential administration edition

By Emilie Openchowski,

August 28, 2020

August 28, 2020

Emilie Openchowski,
Vision 2020

Revamping U.S. small business rescue programs amid the coronavirus recession

By Equitable Growth,

August 27, 2020

August 27, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 10
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Job Mobility, Monopsony, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
Vision 2020

Combating the market power of U.S. corporations over workers and consumers

By Equitable Growth,

August 26, 2020

August 26, 2020

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionInequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: 5
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Monopsony
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Concentration, Economic Inequality, Monopsony
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The curious case of the federal prosecutor who sided with defendants

By Michael Kades,

August 25, 2020

August 25, 2020

Michael Kades,
Competition
TOPICS: 2
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement
Vision 2020

Taxing wealth and investment income in the United States

By Equitable Growth,

August 25, 2020

August 25, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 5
Business Taxation, Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Economic Inequality, Fiscal Policy, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
Vision 2020

Achieving universal paid family and medical leave in the United States

By Equitable Growth,

August 24, 2020

August 24, 2020

Equitable Growth,
FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 7
Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Childcare & Early Education, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Schedule Stability, Wage Stagnation
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