Congress plays an important role in combatting recessions and supporting economic growth. The money it sends to families, workers, businesses, and communities softens the toll of recessions. Well-designed fiscal policies boost income and employment for all Americans. Equitable Growth works to improve our understanding of different fiscal policies, including how they can reduce the pain of economic downturns, reduce inequality, and support growth.
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The coronavirus recession highlights the importance of automatic stabilizers
June 30, 2020
June 30, 2020
The coronavirus recession and economic inequality: A roadmap to recovery and long-term structural change
April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020
Equitable Growth and The Hamilton Project bring together policymakers and academics to discuss how to fight the coronavirus recession
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
Moving from Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation to a job losers’ stimulus program amid the coronavirus recession
June 5, 2020
June 5, 2020
One year later: Recession Ready and the coronavirus recession
June 1, 2020
June 1, 2020
Green stimulus, not dirty bailouts, is the smart investment strategy during the coronavirus recession
May 18, 2020
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Child care costs are going to rise, but policymakers can help U.S. families manage these increases
May 18, 2022
May 18, 2022
Testimony by Michelle Holder before the Joint Economic Committee on robust government investments
April 27, 2022
April 27, 2022
Modeling future economic damages from climate change is an important and underdeveloped area of research
April 22, 2022
April 22, 2022
Understanding Climate Damages: Consumption versus Investment
April 22, 2022
April 22, 2022
The American Rescue Plan helped U.S. families amid the coronavirus pandemic and provides a roadmap for policymakers today
March 11, 2022
March 11, 2022
Fostering academic research on U.S. economic impact payments that goes beyond the marginal propensity to consume
January 18, 2022
January 18, 2022
Austerity policies in the United States caused ‘stagflation’ in the 1970s and would do so again today
January 11, 2022
January 11, 2022
Addressing the ‘double gap’ faced by Black women in the U.S. economy
November 30, 2021
November 30, 2021
U.S. disability programs provide valuable benefits to low-income recipients across a range of health conditions
November 22, 2021
November 22, 2021
A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program
September 22, 2021
September 22, 2021
The coming public debt scare should not spook U.S. policymakers from investing in physical and social infrastructure
September 7, 2021
September 7, 2021
Completing the unfinished New Deal to overcome 21st century U.S. economic inequality
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
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