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COVID-19 recession and ensuing economic recovery reveals why Unemployment Insurance fails to reach marginalized U.S. workers
July 13, 2022
July 13, 2022
Is moving to a new place key to upward mobility for U.S. workers and their families?
February 14, 2022
February 14, 2022
Policies to strengthen our nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
Paid family care leave is a missing piece in the U.S. social insurance system
June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019
Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
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The importance of neighborhoods and intergenerational economic inequality in the United States
November 19, 2021
November 19, 2021
New research shows the importance of worker power for addressing U.S. wage inequality
November 9, 2021
November 9, 2021
Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee
October 28, 2021
October 28, 2021
Dispatch from EconCon 2021: Addressing racial and gender stratification in the U.S. economy is key to an equitable and sustainable recovery
October 21, 2021
October 21, 2021
Evidence shows that now is the time to invest in U.S. workers and their families
October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021
New study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows schedule stability supports U.S. workers and the broader economy
October 12, 2021
October 12, 2021
Equitable Growth welcomes two new Dissertation Scholars for 2021–22 academic year
September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021
A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program
September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021
Congressional investments in social infrastructure would support immediate and long-term U.S. economic growth
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
Factsheet: What the research says about the economics of income support programs
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
Factsheet: What the research says about the economics of early care and education
September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021
The coming public debt scare should not spook U.S. policymakers from investing in physical and social infrastructure
September 7, 2021
September 7, 2021
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