How an individual or family experiences economic gains and losses can differ dramatically depending on where one lives—one’s geographic place in the United States. Economic mobility, economic growth, business dynamism, job opportunities, and other measures of economic prosperity can vary dramatically across different regions and communities. Equitable Growth seeks to better understand the reasons for these variations and explores what can be done to ensure that all Americans feel the benefits of economic growth regardless of where they call home.
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The inequitable consequences of ‘heat islands’ within the metropolitan areas of the United States and what to do about it
August 3, 2022
August 3, 2022
Taxing the rich: The effect of tax reform and the COVID-19 pandemic on tax flight among U.S. millionaires
July 28, 2022
July 28, 2022
Prisoner re-entry in Native American communities offers lessons of resilience and nationwide policy solutions
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Is moving to a new place key to upward mobility for U.S. workers and their families?
February 14, 2022
February 14, 2022
How national income inequality in the United States contributes to economic disparities between regions
March 27, 2019
March 27, 2019
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Sovereignty and improved economic outcomes for American Indians: Building on the gains made since 1990
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
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
Main Street’s workers, families, and small businesses are now suffering as Wall Street prospers from policies to fight the coronavirus recession
September 17, 2020
September 17, 2020
The innovation dividend of fiscal policy: the impact of defense spending on local innovation in U.S
August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
Place-based climate policy in the United States
August 28, 2020
August 28, 2020
Revamping U.S. small business rescue programs amid the coronavirus recession
August 27, 2020
August 27, 2020
Disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is crucial amid the coronavirus pandemic
August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
Addressing the U.S. racial economic mobility and inequality divides
August 18, 2020
August 18, 2020
Expert Focus: The intersection of community and inequality
August 12, 2020
August 12, 2020
Gaps in U.S. rural and urban economic growth widened in the post-Great Recession economy, with implications amid the coronavirus recession
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020
Congress must act to help U.S. families facing an income crisis
July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020
Americans want green spending in federal coronavirus recession relief packages
July 7, 2020
July 7, 2020
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