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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October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019
Testimony by Heather Boushey before the Joint Economic Committee
October 16, 2019
October 16, 2019
Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy
November 1, 2019 9:00AM - 4:30PM
Equitable Growth event highlights Boushey’s new book Unbound about how inequality obstructs, subverts, and distorts economic growth
September 20, 2019
September 20, 2019
Testimony by Heather Boushey before the House Budget Committee
September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019
Newly released U.S. poverty statistics show that recent economic growth is not broadly shared
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
The death of the Phillips Curve is the time to lift up new economic indicators
September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019
The Federal Reserve’s new Distributional Financial Accounts provide telling data on growing U.S. wealth and income inequality
August 22, 2019
August 22, 2019
In Conversation with Gabriel Zucman
August 7, 2019
August 7, 2019
New data reveal how U.S. economic growth is divided
July 1, 2019
July 1, 2019
U.S. Congress asks Bureau of Economic Analysis to disaggregate GDP growth data
March 6, 2019
March 6, 2019
State of the Union speech highlights the need for more precise data on U.S. economic growth
February 7, 2019
February 7, 2019
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