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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Analyzing recent U.S. economic policies using Equitable Growth’s Inequality Tracker

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Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals

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Accounting for capital gains in income significantly increases U.S. inequality

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

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The Rise of Populism

More accurately measuring economic sentiment will help build a U.S. economy—and democracy—that works for all

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Disaggregating growth

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Explore Content in GDP 2.0213

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Simplified distributional national accounts

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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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Progress toward consensus on measuring U.S. income inequality

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U.S. economic policies that are pro-work and pro-worker

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New financial health survey shows that traditional metrics of economic growth don’t apply to most U.S. households’ incomes and savings

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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Measurement matters. An equitable economy is impossible without it.

Inequality & Mobility
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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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U.S. income growth has been stagnant. To what degree depends on how you measure it.

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Equitable Growth hosts the 2nd Grantee Conference

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Testimony by Heather Boushey before the Joint Economic Committee

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In an age of inequality, aggregate and mean economic statistics don’t tell us enough

Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: GDP 2.0, Poverty
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth applauds the introduction of the “Measuring Real Income Growth Act of 2018”

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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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Tax evasion by the wealthy: Measurement and implications

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Measuring U.S. economic growth

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