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
May 18, 2020
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Public investments in education can spur equitable growth, pay for themselves, and create jobs for a stronger economic recovery
October 27, 2020
October 27, 2020
The hidden costs of stock-market-first U.S. economic policies
September 22, 2020
September 22, 2020
Main Street’s workers, families, and small businesses are now suffering as Wall Street prospers from policies to fight the coronavirus recession
September 17, 2020
September 17, 2020
Get more money immediately to U.S. families and help them out of the coronavirus recession
September 1, 2020
September 1, 2020
Revamping U.S. small business rescue programs amid the coronavirus recession
August 27, 2020
August 27, 2020
Taxing wealth and investment income in the United States
August 25, 2020
August 25, 2020
Achieving universal paid family and medical leave in the United States
August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020
Building worker power in the United States
August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
Improving automatic stabilizers to combat U.S. economic recessions
August 19, 2020
August 19, 2020
Reforming Unemployment Insurance across the United States
August 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
Restoring the federal estate tax is a proven way to raise revenue and address wealth inequality
August 14, 2020
August 14, 2020
Testimony by Heather Boushey before the Joint Economic Committee on the Coronavirus Recession
July 30, 2020
July 30, 2020
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