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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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How does early childhood care and education affect U.S. families and workers, and which policies support child participation and boost the quality of care?

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A review of the state of child care in the United States

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Can remote work attenuate mothers’ mobility constraints in the U.S. labor force?

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Why federal food assistance became politically polarizing—and what to do about it

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Factsheet: What we know about the federal employer-provided child care credit and how can it be better used by businesses

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

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Paid medical and caregiving leave during the coronavirus pandemic: What they are and why they matter

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Paid caregiving leave: A missing piece in the U.S. social insurance system

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What does the research say about paid family and medical leave policy design options in the United States?

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Coronavirus Recession

What is paid medical leave and how does it support U.S. workers’ health and the U.S. economy?

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Coronavirus Recession

The president must appoint a COVID-19 czar to ramp up production of medical supplies

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Coronavirus Recession

Economic experts propose policy responses to coronavirus recession

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Expert Focus: Women’s History Month

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Coronavirus Recession

In joint letter, Equitable Growth asks Congress to ‘stanch economic bleeding’ in COVID-19 legislative package

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The only thing better than strengthening federal social supports now to prevent a coronavirus recession is strengthening them forever

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New research shows paid leave increases mothers’ labor force participation following childbirth

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Reducing maternal labor market detachment: A role for paid family leave

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U.S. economic policymakers need to fight the coronavirus now

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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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Trevon Logan

Ohio State University

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Jessica H. Brown

University of South Carolina

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Daniel Schneider

Harvard University

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Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

Columbia University

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Jesse Rothstein

University of California, Berkeley

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