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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Early lessons learned from the U.S. Small Business Administration’s first round of lending from its Paycheck Protection Program
April 23, 2020
April 23, 2020
The coronavirus recession and economic inequality: A roadmap to recovery and long-term structural change
April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020
Rescuing small businesses to fight the coronavirus recession and prevent further economic inequality in the United States
April 14, 2020
April 14, 2020
Two things state and local governments can do to mitigate the coronavirus recession in the United States
April 2, 2020
April 2, 2020
U.S. Census Day 2020: The history and the challenges amid the coronavirus recession
April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020
In joint letter, Equitable Growth asks Congress to ‘stanch economic bleeding’ in COVID-19 legislative package
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
The only thing better than strengthening federal social supports now to prevent a coronavirus recession is strengthening them forever
March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020
The U.S. economy is in a tailspin—policymakers must do everything they can to protect workers and their families
March 13, 2020
March 13, 2020
The never-ending cycle: Incarceration, credit scores, and wealth accumulation in the United States
March 4, 2020
March 4, 2020
Improved public school teaching of racial oppression could enable U.S. society to grasp the roots and effects of racial and economic inequality
February 27, 2020
February 27, 2020
Aligning U.S. labor law with worker preferences for labor representation
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
International trade policy that works for U.S. workers
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
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