Topic GDP 2.0

Some of our most prominent economic statistics measure change in the total output of the U.S. economy. But this single number approach to economic progress rings hollow with many workers, who wonder why they aren’t seeing prosperity in their own lives. The goal of our GDP 2.0 project is to break down these monolithic numbers and understand how the economy is performing for Americans of different income levels, different regions of the country, and more.

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New research doesn’t overturn consensus on rising U.S. income inequality

Inequality & Mobility
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GDP 2.0: Measuring who prospers when the U.S. economy grows

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Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to modernize federal data collection and improve measurements of U.S. economic inequality

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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New digital tools demonstrate the promise of measuring well-being in the United States

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Structural racism and the coronavirus recession highlight why more and better U.S. data need to be widely disaggregated by race and ethnicity

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Disaggregating growth

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Explore Content in GDP 2.0204

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Abundance and the direction of technological growth

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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Why the mismeasurement explanation for the U.S. productivity slowdown misses the mark

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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The pace of productivity growth and misallocation in the United States

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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Where are U.S. data on the gig economy?

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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The alarming deterioration of U.S. household surveys

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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Fact sheet: What do we know about economic inequality and growth?

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A new attempt at measuring the value of health insurance

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: GDP 2.0, Health
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A partial defense of gross domestic product

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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What to make of slow 1st quarter U.S. economic growth?

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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How exactly do we measure U.S. economic well-being?

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Looking for the roots of total factor productivity growth

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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What does weak U.S. economic growth in first quarter mean for the current recovery?

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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