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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January 22, 2026
Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals
November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
Accounting for capital gains in income significantly increases U.S. inequality
July 15, 2025
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GDP 2.0: Measuring who prospers when the U.S. economy grows
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More accurately measuring economic sentiment will help build a U.S. economy—and democracy—that works for all
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Sovereignty and improved economic outcomes for American Indians: Building on the gains made since 1990
January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021
The rising number of U.S. households with burdensome student debt calls for a federal response
October 21, 2020
October 21, 2020
Policy prescriptions for the flawed and unequal retirement savings systems that perpetuate U.S. economic inequality
October 7, 2020
October 7, 2020
New wealth data show that the economic expansion after the Great Recession was a wealthless recovery for many U.S. households
October 5, 2020
October 5, 2020
Structural racism and the coronavirus recession highlight why more and better U.S. data need to be widely disaggregated by race and ethnicity
September 24, 2020
September 24, 2020
What is Gross Domestic Product, and what does it measure?
September 2, 2020
September 2, 2020
Disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is crucial amid the coronavirus pandemic
August 20, 2020
August 20, 2020
Gaps in U.S. rural and urban economic growth widened in the post-Great Recession economy, with implications amid the coronavirus recession
August 6, 2020
August 6, 2020
Data will provide accountability to ensure the U.S. economic recovery is shared broadly
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
For an equitable recovery, federal relief to deal with the coronavirus recession must be transparent to the U.S. public
May 13, 2020
May 13, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic highlights the importance of disaggregating U.S. data by race and ethnicity
April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020
The coronavirus recession and economic inequality: A roadmap to recovery and long-term structural change
April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020
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