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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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Can you move to opportunity? Evidence from the Great Migration

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African American men and the U.S. labor market during recessions and economic recoveries

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Getting cash transfer payments to recipients faster boosts household spending and stimulates the economy

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Anticipation and Consumption

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Consumption volatility across the U.S. income distribution is highest among low-income workers and their families

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Money Matters: Consumption Volatility Across the Income Distribution

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Paid sick time and paid family and medical leave support workers in different ways and are both good for the broader U.S. economy

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Fostering academic research on U.S. economic impact payments that goes beyond the marginal propensity to consume

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Support for Paid Family Leave among Small Employers Increases during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Paid sick leave improves public health outcomes and supports U.S. workers at a relatively low cost to employers

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Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Welfare Effects

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Cyclical Demand Shifts and Cost of Living Inequality

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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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