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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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Coronavirus Recession

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

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Coronavirus Recession

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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Coronavirus Recession

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

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The never-ending cycle: Incarceration, credit scores, and wealth accumulation in the United States

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The economic imperative of enacting paid family leave across the United States

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Addressing the need for affordable, high-quality early childhood care and education for all in the United States

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Fair work schedules for the U.S. economy and society: What’s reasonable, feasible, and effective

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Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers

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Policies to strengthen our nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

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Overcoming social exclusion: Addressing race and criminal justice policy in the United States

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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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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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