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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Why the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is good economics
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Congress must act to help U.S. families facing an income crisis
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Sleepwalking into depression: The economic response to COVID-19 in the United States
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New research on the Great Recession shows extended unemployment benefits insignificantly affect U.S. unemployment rates
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Did the Paycheck Protection Program work for small businesses across the United States?
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Americans want green spending in federal coronavirus recession relief packages
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The coronavirus recession highlights the importance of automatic stabilizers
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The coronavirus recession is an opportunity to cancel all U.S. student loan debt
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Equitable Growth webinar will explore bold policies to ensure a broad-based economic recovery
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Equitable Growth and The Hamilton Project bring together policymakers and academics to discuss how to fight the coronavirus recession
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June 11, 2020
Moving from Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation to a job losers’ stimulus program amid the coronavirus recession
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One year later: Recession Ready and the coronavirus recession
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