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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The logistics of a reparations program in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Promote economic and racial justice: Eliminate student loan debt and establish a right to higher education across the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
A plan for equitable climate policy in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
New measurement for a new economy
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Encouraging banks to serve the credit needs of everyone
February 3, 2020
February 3, 2020
New measure of county-level GDP gives insight into local-level U.S. economic growth
December 16, 2019
December 16, 2019
New board member Mehrsa Baradaran brings expertise on economic inequality and the racial wealth gap
October 31, 2019
October 31, 2019
Equitable Growth CEO Talks All Things Economic Inequality in Recent Reddit “Ask Me Anything” series
October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019
School segregation undermines U.S. economic mobility and dynamism
October 15, 2019
October 15, 2019
U.S. school segregation in the 21st century
October 15, 2019
October 15, 2019
Criminal record information and access to opportunity: Using the 2010 CORI reform as a natural experiment
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
Low intergenerational mobility in the United States shows impact of race and public policy
May 30, 2019
May 30, 2019
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