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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Debt ≠ deficits: Why higher state and local government debt isn’t necessarily a result of higher spending

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Explaining the “What is equitable growth?” essay series

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Why current definitions of family income are misleading, and why this matters for measures of inequality

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Improving the measurement and understanding of economic inequality in the United States

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Wealth inequality and wealth returns heterogeneity

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Is growing inequality hurting our economies?

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After Piketty: “A Political Economy Take on W/Y”

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“Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” Three Years Later

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In Conversation

Equitable Growth in Conversation: Brad DeLong and Marshall Steinbaum

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Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: March 2017 Report Edition

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The once and future measurement of economic inequality in the United States

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Another take on declining productivity growth in high-income countries

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