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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The coronavirus recession and economic inequality: A roadmap to recovery and long-term structural change
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U.S. Census Day 2020: The history and the challenges amid the coronavirus recession
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Whose News? Class-Biased Economic Reporting in the United States
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New measurement for a new economy
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