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?
January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
Expert Focus: Examining the implications of financial well-being and asset building
January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023
A missed opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit will affect U.S. families and the broader economy now and for years to come
December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022
The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States
December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022
Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
Is moving to a new place key to upward mobility for U.S. workers and their families?
February 14, 2022
February 14, 2022
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Equitable Growth invests in research grants to explore the role of paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave amid the coronavirus recession
January 4, 2021
January 4, 2021
New research shows the impact of 2020 job and income losses on family dynamics and parents’ mental health in vulnerable households
December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Family Dynamics in Economically Vulnerable Households
December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
In the United States, it’s not what you know but who your parents know
December 4, 2020
December 4, 2020
How to bring down the price of drugs such as the novel coronavirus therapy remdesivir
November 20, 2020
November 20, 2020
The Intergenerational Transmission of Employers and the Earnings of Young Workers
November 5, 2020
November 5, 2020
Scholars and advocates say racial disparities and worker power are key to the coronavirus recession and to long-term U.S. economic recovery
October 30, 2020
October 30, 2020
Public investments in education can spur equitable growth, pay for themselves, and create jobs for a stronger economic recovery
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
Factsheet: New study shows that emergency paid sick leave reduced COVID-19 infections in the United States
October 26, 2020
October 26, 2020
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
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