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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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Latino workers are often segregated into bad jobs, but a strong U.S. labor movement can boost job quality and U.S. economic growth

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Equitable Growth announces two Dissertation Scholars for 2022–23 academic year

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The effects of income on the economic wellbeing of families with low incomes: Evidence from the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit

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Budget analyses of U.S. income support programs must incorporate long-term benefits for children

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Policymakers can still use American Rescue Plan funds to bolster the U.S. child care system and ensure it has a strong future

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New research shows that 1 in 4 adults in the United States suffers from transportation insecurity

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Consumers initially spend less than a third of their stimulus checks, on average, amid recessions

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Marginal Propensity to Consume in Recessions: a Meta-analysis

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Equitable Growth names Shayna Strom as interim president and CEO

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Measuring spending inequality in the United States in real time

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Caregiving Arrangements for Older Adults: The Roles of Family Characteristics and Public Benefits

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Racial disparities in heat exposure

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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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