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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Why federal food assistance became politically polarizing—and what to do about it
February 2, 2026
February 2, 2026
U.S. social insurance programs support workers and economic growth
December 2, 2025
December 2, 2025
States can support children and their economies using direct cash assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program
August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025
What is social infrastructure, and how does it support economic growth in the United States?
January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States
December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022
Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals
November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
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The rising number of U.S. households with burdensome student debt calls for a federal response
October 21, 2020
October 21, 2020
Can policymakers reverse the unequal decline in middle-age U.S. homeownership rates?
October 13, 2020
October 13, 2020
Policy prescriptions for the flawed and unequal retirement savings systems that perpetuate U.S. economic inequality
October 7, 2020
October 7, 2020
The hidden costs of stock-market-first U.S. economic policies
September 22, 2020
September 22, 2020
Wage discrimination and the exploitation of workers in the U.S. labor market
September 15, 2020
September 15, 2020
Equitable Growth announces record $1.07 million in research grants on inequality and broadly shared growth
August 31, 2020
August 31, 2020
The impacts of welfare cuts on well-being during the Great Recession: Evidence from linked U.S. administrative and survey data
August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
Measuring intergenerational mobility in the United States over the 20th century
August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
Labor market frictions and adaptation to climate change: Implications for earnings and job quality of low-skilled workers
August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
Achieving universal paid family and medical leave in the United States
August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020
Expert Focus: The intersection of community and inequality
August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
Twenty-one policy resources to combat the coronavirus recession
August 5, 2020
August 5, 2020
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