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.

Featured work

post

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
post

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
post

The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
report

Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
post

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

Inequality & MobilityFamilies

Explore Content in Economic Wellbeing440

Coronavirus Recession

The only thing better than strengthening federal social supports now to prevent a coronavirus recession is strengthening them forever

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
post

New research shows paid leave increases mothers’ labor force participation following childbirth

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
working paper

Reducing maternal labor market detachment: A role for paid family leave

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

U.S. economic policymakers need to fight the coronavirus now

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamilies
post

The never-ending cycle: Incarceration, credit scores, and wealth accumulation in the United States

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies
Vision 2020

The economic imperative of enacting paid family leave across the United States

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Vision 2020

Addressing the need for affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education for all in the United States

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Vision 2020

Fair work schedules for the U.S. economy and society: What’s reasonable, feasible, and effective

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Vision 2020

Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers

LaborFamiliesInequality & Mobility
Vision 2020

Policies to strengthen our nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
Vision 2020

Overcoming social exclusion: Addressing race and criminal justice policy in the United States

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
Vision 2020

Prisoner re-entry in Native American communities offers lessons of resilience and nationwide policy solutions

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
Connect with us!

Explore the Equitable Growth network of experts around the country and get answers to today's most pressing questions!

Get in Touch