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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.

Featured Research

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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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HBCU Enrollment and Longer-Term Outcomes

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Labor Unions and Workplace Safety Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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The Effects of the Child Tax Credit on the Economic Wellbeing of Families with Low Incomes

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Inequality in Health Returns to Local Labor Markets: Extraction Booms and Mortality among Native Americans

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The Care Work System as a Fundamental Cause of Economic Inequalities

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Why the Inflation Reduction Act is key to strong, broad-based U.S. economic growth

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How to stop a recession by strengthening income supports in the United States

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American Sociological Association 2022 conference highlights inequities among vulnerable U.S. populations

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Policymakers tackling inflation can’t overlook the impact of higher interest rates on the U.S. child care market

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The economic evidence behind the Inflation Reduction Act and why it will boost strong, broad-based economic growth

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LGBTQ+ Economic Data and Disparities: What We Still Need to Know

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COVID-19 recession and ensuing economic recovery reveals why Unemployment Insurance fails to reach marginalized U.S. workers

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Book

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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Dania Francis

University of Massachusetts, Boston

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Kristin Smith

Dartmouth College

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Jesse Rothstein

University of California, Berkeley

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Aaron Sojourner

Upjohn Institute

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