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

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
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The logistics of a reparations program in the United States

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
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Encouraging banks to serve the credit needs of everyone

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

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

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Why macroeconomics should further embrace distributional economics

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

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Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

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Understanding the importance of household credit in high-income economies

Tax & Macroeconomics
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Credit card competition case before U.S. Supreme Court leaves consumers and competition in the balance

CompetitionTax & Macroeconomics
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Issue brief: Alleviating financial distress and its economic consequences in the United States

Tax & Macroeconomics
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Targeted debt relief and the origins of financial distress: Experimental evidence from distressed credit card borrowers

Tax & Macroeconomics
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Debt ≠ deficits: Why higher state and local government debt isn’t necessarily a result of higher spending

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
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Are economic boom-and-bust cycles stronger when capital is more available?

Tax & Macroeconomics
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How do credit supply shocks affect the real economy? Evidence from the United States in the 1980s

Tax & Macroeconomics
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TOPICS: Credit & Debt
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The evolution of state-local balance sheets in the US, 1953-2013

Tax & Macroeconomics
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Seminar Series: Debt Sustainability in a Low Interest Rate World (Invitation only)

Tax & Macroeconomics
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