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Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how unequal access to care, 21st century work-life policies, and education undermines stable, broad-based economic growth.

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Just as investment in physical capital is an important driver of economic growth, investment in human capital is key to the health of the economy as a whole, as well as family wellbeing. Equitable Growth supports research to better understand how unequal access to supportive environments, quality education, and other human capital development opportunities not only drives unequal outcomes for families but also undermines future economic growth.

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New evidence suggests that receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program facilitates work in the long run

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What the minimum wage can tell us about the future of the U.S. child care system

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Factsheet: What the research says about the economics of the 2021 enhanced Child Tax Credit

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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

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The child care economy

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Promote economic and racial justice: Eliminate student loan debt and establish a right to higher education across the United States

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Expert Focus: Supporting women’s labor force participation to boost U.S. economic growth and recovery

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The child allowance will pay dividends for the entire U.S. economy far into the future

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Moving with two careers is hard, but Unemployment Insurance for trailing spouses can help

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Dual-Earner Migration Decisions, Earnings, and Unemployment Insurance

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Women’s History Month: Systemic gender discrimination continues to harm working women amid the coronavirus recession

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Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to coordinate federal countercyclical regulatory policy

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New research shows that reductions in air pollution have intergenerational consequences

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The Grandkids Aren’t Alright: The Intergenerational Effects of Prenatal Pollution Exposure

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The wage divide for Black and Latinx workers goes deeper than a ‘skills gap’ or requiring more credentials

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The consequences of political inequality and voter suppression for U.S. economic inequality and growth

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Expert Focus: Understanding the economic impacts of climate change

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Boosting Wages

New Equitable Growth book presents broad structural changes to boost U.S. wages for more equitable and sustainable economic growth

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Finding Time

The Economics of Work-Life Conflict

By Heather Boushey

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Experts on the issue

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Shayak Sarkar

University of California, Davis

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Hazhir Rahmandad

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Kristin Smith

Dartmouth College

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Yana Gallen

University of Chicago

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Jesse Rothstein

University of California, Berkeley

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