Economic inequality is the unequal distribution of income and wealth and it has been rising in the United States in recent decades. Questions about whether and how this rise in inequality affects economic growth and stability are fundamental to Equitable Growth’s work, which explores how economic inequality impacts individuals and families across a wide range of issues, and what policies might address these challenges.
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The logistics of a reparations program in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Eight graphs that tell the story of U.S. economic inequality
December 9, 2019
December 9, 2019
A plan for equitable climate policy in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
The coronavirus recession and economic inequality: A roadmap to recovery and long-term structural change
April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020
Gender wage inequality in the United States: Causes and solutions to improve family well-being and economic growth
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The latest Jobs Day report is encouraging yet the number of U.S. workers jobless for 27 weeks or more keeps climbing
April 2, 2021
April 2, 2021
What the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey reveals about the first year of the coronavirus recession, in six charts
April 1, 2021
April 1, 2021
Equitable Growth network helps Biden-Harris administration implement evidence-backed economic policy
March 30, 2021
March 30, 2021
Expert Focus: Supporting women’s labor force participation to boost U.S. economic growth and recovery
March 29, 2021
March 29, 2021
Research on Tap: Investing in an equitable future
April 6, 2021 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Four ways to understand the pay divide facing Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women
March 8, 2021
March 8, 2021
Jobs report: a year into the coronavirus recession, employment losses have been greatest for Black women workers and Latinx workers
March 5, 2021
March 5, 2021
New Great Recession data suggest Congress should go big to spur a broad-based, sustained U.S. economic recovery
March 4, 2021
March 4, 2021
Executive action to-do list for achieving strong, stable, and broad-based U.S. economic growth
March 4, 2021
March 4, 2021
Executive action to improve U.S. economic measurements
March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021
Expert Focus: Diversifying the economics profession
February 23, 2021
February 23, 2021
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