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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Why federal food assistance became politically polarizing—and what to do about it

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U.S. social insurance programs support workers and economic growth

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States can support children and their economies using direct cash assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program

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What is social infrastructure, and how does it support economic growth in the United States?

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The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States

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Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals

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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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“Expanding Economic Opportunity for Women and Families”

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Senator Marco Rubio’s retirement plan

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Economics Research and the State of the Union

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