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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Six charts that explain how inequality in the United States changed over the past 20 years

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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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The U.S. economy is in its fourth decade of rising inequality amid the need for more accurate data on its consequences

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Expert Focus

Expert Focus: Advancing the frontier of economic data creation and measurement

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In Conversation

In Conversation with Jonathan Fisher

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Testimony by Jonathan Fisher before the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth

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In Conversation

In Conversation with Erica Groshen

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Equitable Recovery

Dispatch from EconCon 2021: Addressing racial and gender stratification in the U.S. economy is key to an equitable and sustainable recovery

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Supporting American Indian tribal sovereignty boosts economic outcomes for those on reservation lands

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Equitable Growth Presents: Opportunities and challenges of real-time economic measurement

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Supporting tribal sovereignty and resilience for American Indians in the 21st century

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Measuring economic outcomes for all U.S. workers and their families will hold policymakers accountable to creating broad-based growth

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Equitable Recovery

Racial equity in U.S. data collection improves the accuracy of research, policy evaluation, and subsequent policymaking

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