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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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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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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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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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Improving economic outcomes for single mothers and their children across the United States

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Request for Proposals: The economic effects of the Inflation Reduction Act

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Do not abandon the care agenda

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The U.S. House of Representatives’ budget resolution threatens social infrastructure programs, putting families’ well-being at risk

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Testimony by Michael Linden House Oversight Subcommittee on Healthcare and Financial Services

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Recent research shows how paid leave impacts women’s employment and financial security in the United States

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New research highlights the impact of COVID-era unconditional cash benefits for U.S. workers and families

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Request for Proposals: Promoting competition and supporting workers in an era of AI innovation

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Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars

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In Conversation

In Conversation with Mishaela Durán

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The Highway to Displacement: Interstate 10 and Black Communities in New Orleans

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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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Matto Mildenberger

University of California, Santa Barbara

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Atheendar Venkataramani

University of Pennsylvania

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Sylvia Allegretto

University of California, Berkeley

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Catherine Maclean

Temple University

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Laura Dague

Texas A&M University

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