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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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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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Inequality and the wellbeing of the poor in the United States

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Our future depends on early childhood investments

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One nation under worry

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Income inequality affects our children’s educational opportunities

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Is the variation in spending on children important?

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Poor rate of return on for-profit universities

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Reform summer vacation to boost U.S. economic competitiveness

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Job quality matters: How our future economic competitiveness hinges on the quality of parents’ jobs

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The college wage premium affects inequality very little

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How important is the college wage premium to reducing inequality?

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Economic inequality and the parenting time divide

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Can letting kids watch TV make them better students?

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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

Visiting Fellow

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Jesse Rothstein

University of California, Berkeley

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