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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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Evaluating the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Standard to identify the consequences of scheduling regulation on workers and families

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Extensive nonstandard work hours among U.S. low-income mothers hinder their kids’ enrollment in center-based childcare

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In Conversation

In Conversation with Leemore Dafny

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Research and resources on the 2020 presidential debate issues and themes

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For Father’s Day: Evidence from three countries on the importance of paid parental leave for new dads

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When Dad Can Stay Home: Fathers’ Workplace Flexibility and Maternal Health

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Paid family care leave is a missing piece in the U.S. social insurance system

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Paid family care leave

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In Conversation

In Conversation with Janet Currie

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Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers

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After Mother’s Day: Changes in mothers’ social programs over time

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How corporate headquarters could support store managers in providing predictable work schedules

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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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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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