Families Economic Wellbeing
Topic Economic Wellbeing

Economic policy often focuses on metrics of economic growth, such as GDP, that don’t capture the many other ways policies impact the wellbeing of communities, families, and individuals across the country. Equitable Growth highlights relevant, cross-cutting work that enhances our understanding of how economic policy impacts not just economic growth but also families’ wellbeing.

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What is social infrastructure, and how does it support economic growth in the United States?

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Expert Focus: Examining the implications of financial well-being and asset building

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A missed opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit will affect U.S. families and the broader economy now and for years to come

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The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States

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Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

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Is moving to a new place key to upward mobility for U.S. workers and their families?

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In Conversation

In Conversation with Mishaela Durán

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The Highway to Displacement: Interstate 10 and Black Communities in New Orleans

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The Effect of Wealth on Descendants of the Enslaved

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The Effects of Participating in Multiple Safety Net Programs on Family Well-Being

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In Conversation

In Conversation with Natalie Foster

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Equitable Growth receives funding to advance women’s power, gender equality, and care economy

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Measuring psychological burdens in access to U.S. social programs

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Enhanced Child Tax Credit helped U.S. families afford life-enhancing necessities and cope with inflation

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Spending Responses to the Child Tax Credit Expansions

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Request for Proposals: How effective was the fiscal response to the COVID-19 recession for workers?

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Equitable Growth hosts State of the Union press briefing with leading U.S. economists

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The state of the U.S. labor market 4 years after the start of the COVID-19 recession

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