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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Diversity in economics and data disaggregation can improve our understanding of the U.S. economy

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Understanding Climate Damages: Consumption versus Investment

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Measuring Inequality in Real Time

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Who Weathers the Storm? The Unequal Effects of Hurricanes in the United States

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Which Policies are Effective at Reducing Racial Differences in the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty?

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Expert Focus: Intersections between racial equity and disaggregation of data

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The imperative of focusing on racial equity in U.S. economic statistics

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Equitable Recovery

Sustained U.S. economic recovery depends on major equitable economic investments

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Expert Focus: Examining and elevating the economic experiences of AANHPI populations

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Data Infrastructure for the 21st Century: A Focus on Racial Equity

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Coronavirus Recession

New Great Recession data suggest Congress should go big to spur a broad-based, sustained U.S. economic recovery

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Executive action to spur equitable growth

Executive actions to improve U.S. economic measurements

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