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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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The misplaced debate about job loss and a $15 minimum wage

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Political issues, evidence, and citizen engagement: The case of unequal access to affordable health

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Learning where we stand: How school experiences matter for civic marginalization and political inequality

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Preschool attendance and child health: Evidence from state-funded Pre-K programs

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Seminar Series: Student loans and the labor market (Invitation Only)

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Working mothers with infants and toddlers and the importance of family economic security

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Join Us for Our First Equitable Growth Grantee Conference (Invitation Only)

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The United State of Women: How women are reshaping the American economy

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The problematic returns of for-profit colleges

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Investing in early childhood education is good for children and good for the economy

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Equitable Growth in Conversation: An interview with Claudia Goldin

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Why public assistance for children should address what happens before birth

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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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