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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Obamacare and long-term U.S. economic competitiveness

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ICYMI: Lynch on the economic gains from reducing education inequality

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The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Improving U.S. Educational Outcomes

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The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Improving U.S. Educational Outcomes

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President Obama’s “middle-class economics”

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Stable families, prosperous economy

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Inequality and the wellbeing of the poor in the United States

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One nation under worry

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Income inequality affects our children’s educational opportunities

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Job quality matters: How our future economic competitiveness hinges on the quality of parents’ jobs

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Economic inequality and the parenting time divide

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Extended unemployment insurance remains critical

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