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Coronavirus Recession

Congress must act to help U.S. families facing an income crisis

By Claudia Sahm,

July 29, 2020

July 29, 2020

Claudia Sahm,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 9
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity
Coronavirus Recession

Broken plumbing: How systems for delivering economic relief in response to the coronavirus recession failed the U.S. economy

By Amanda Fischer, Alix Gould-Werth,

July 29, 2020

July 29, 2020

Amanda Fischer, Alix Gould-Werth,
Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 7
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Race & Ethnicity
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Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, July 21-27, 2020

By Brad DeLong,

July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

Brad DeLong,
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A generational perspective on recent U.S. homeownership divergence by income and race

By John Sabelhaus, Austin Clemens,

July 27, 2020

July 27, 2020

John Sabelhaus, Austin Clemens,
Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 5
Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Race & Ethnicity
TOPICS: Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Race & Ethnicity
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Weekend reading: The Unemployment Insurance benefits are not the work disincentive some claim they are edition

By Equitable Growth,

July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

Equitable Growth,
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Sleepwalking into depression: The economic response to COVID-19 in the United States

By Jacob Robbins,

July 24, 2020

July 24, 2020

Jacob Robbins,
Tax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 2
Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
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Equitable Growth invests more than $250,000 to advance research on paid family and medical leave in the United States

By Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott,

July 22, 2020

July 22, 2020

Alix Gould-Werth, Sam Abbott,
FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 2
Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Paid Leave
Coronavirus Recession

New research on the Great Recession shows extended unemployment benefits insignificantly affect U.S. unemployment rates

By Kate Bahn,

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

Kate Bahn,
FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
TOPICS: 3
Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing, Fiscal Policy, Unemployment Insurance
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Factsheet: Unemployment Insurance and why the effect of work disincentives is greatly overstated amid the coronavirus recession

By Equitable Growth,

July 21, 2020

July 21, 2020

Equitable Growth,
Labor
TOPICS: 3
Bargaining Power, Pay Equity, Unemployment Insurance
TOPICS: Bargaining Power, Pay Equity, Unemployment Insurance
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