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?

FamiliesLabor
Expert Focus

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

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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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

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

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

Inequality & MobilityFamilies

Explore Content in Economic Wellbeing440

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A new report lays out the path forward for faltering U.S. Unemployment Insurance system

FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
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Father’s Day highlights why paid paternity leave should be part of all U.S. parental leave policies

Families
Equitable Recovery

The evidence behind Biden’s big plans for rebuilding infrastructure, reducing poverty, and combating inequality

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Examining and strengthening U.S. care infrastructure

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Equitable Recovery

Factsheet: What does the research say about care infrastructure?

FamiliesLabor
In Conversation

In Conversation with Mark Rank

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Equitable Recovery

Roads, bridges, bottles, and blocks: Rethinking infrastructure for the post-pandemic U.S. economy

Families
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Tax Refund Uncertainty: Evidence and Welfare Implications

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
Past Event

Equitable Growth Presents: Dispelling Poverty Myths and Expanding Income Support

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
working paper

Caregiving in a Pandemic: COVID-19 and the Well-being of Family Caregivers 55+ in the U.S.

FamiliesLabor
Equitable Recovery

What the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey reveals about the first year of the coronavirus recession, in six charts

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
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Equitable Growth network helps Biden-Harris administration implement evidence-backed economic policy

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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