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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Expert Focus: Understanding the economic impacts of climate change

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Boosting Wages

New Equitable Growth book presents broad structural changes to boost U.S. wages for more equitable and sustainable economic growth

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Boosting Wages

Foreword: Boosting Wages for U.S. Workers in the New Economy

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Boosting Wages

Broad structural change is needed to boost wages in a U.S. economy that is more equitable to produce strong, sustainable economic growth

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Studying the impact of the U.S. safety net is vital to boosting human capital and improving worker well-being

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Coronavirus Recession

Equitable Growth invests in research grants to explore the role of paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave amid the coronavirus recession

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Coronavirus Recession

New research shows the impact of 2020 job and income losses on family dynamics and parents’ mental health in vulnerable households

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Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Family Dynamics in Economically Vulnerable Households

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In the United States, it’s not what you know but who your parents know

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Coronavirus Recession

How to bring down the price of drugs such as the novel coronavirus therapy remdesivir

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers and the Earnings of Young Workers

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Coronavirus Recession

Scholars and advocates say racial disparities and worker power are key to the coronavirus recession and to long-term U.S. economic recovery

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