Topic Credit & Debt

Credit and debt play a critical role in U.S. economic fluctuations, and changes in inequality drive changes in both the demand and supply of credit in the economy. Equitable Growth examines the role of credit and debt in the economy and seeks to understand these intersections and understand how best to ensure that the financial sector serves the public interest.

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A Goldilocks Theory of Fiscal Deficits

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Uncertainty about the size of annual tax refunds hinders the effectiveness of tax-based U.S. redistribution

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The logistics of a reparations program in the United States

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Encouraging banks to serve the credit needs of everyone

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Promote economic and racial justice: Eliminate student loan debt and establish a right to higher education across the United States

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Issue Brief: Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

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Average inflation targeting by the Federal Reserve and U.S. consumer expectations

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A temporary increase in inflation is not a long-run threat to U.S. economic growth and prosperity

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Uncertainty about the size of annual tax refunds hinders the effectiveness of tax-based U.S. redistribution

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Tax Refund Uncertainty: Evidence and Welfare Implications

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Expert Focus: The consequences of economic inequality among Latinx groups in the United States

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Can policymakers reverse the unequal decline in middle-age U.S. homeownership rates?

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Main Street’s workers, families, and small businesses are now suffering as Wall Street prospers from policies to fight the coronavirus recession

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

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

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The coronavirus recession is an opportunity to cancel all U.S. student loan debt

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Policy options for building resilient U.S. medical supply networks

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Coronavirus recession: How to get the U.S. economy back on track

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