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

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
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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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Public investments in education can spur equitable growth, pay for themselves, and create jobs for a stronger economic recovery

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
Coronavirus Recession

Factsheet: New study shows that emergency paid sick leave reduced COVID-19 infections in the United States

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The rising number of U.S. households with burdensome student debt calls for a federal response

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Can policymakers reverse the unequal decline in middle-age U.S. homeownership rates?

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Coronavirus Recession

Policy prescriptions for the flawed and unequal retirement savings systems that perpetuate U.S. economic inequality

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The hidden costs of stock-market-first U.S. economic policies

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
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Wage discrimination and the exploitation of workers in the U.S. labor market

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Equitable Growth announces record $1.07 million in research grants on inequality and broadly shared growth

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The impacts of welfare cuts on well-being during the Great Recession: Evidence from linked U.S. administrative and survey data

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
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Measuring intergenerational mobility in the United States over the 20th century

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Labor market frictions and adaptation to climate change: Implications for earnings and job quality of low-skilled workers

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Achieving universal paid family and medical leave in the United States

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