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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The private sector offers up new U.S. home mortgage options

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The effect of government cash assistance on household credit access and use

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The impact of consumer credit access on employment, earnings, and entrepreneurship

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Seminar Series: Student loans and the labor market (Invitation Only)

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How credit constraints impact job finding rates, sorting & aggregate output

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How important was leverage after the U.S. housing bubble burst?

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Some new stylized facts for a financialized economy

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Understanding debt, inequality and consumption behavior: The U.S. in the 2000s

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What can 5 million households tell us about the impact of credit access on job finding and wage inequality?

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Household debt, municipal debt and aggregate demand

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Impact of the great rise in finance on resource allocation and employment

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