Topic Health

As economic inequality in the United States has grown, so have inequalities in health and physical wellbeing. Growing disparities in major indicators of public health from mortality, and morbidity to maternal health, and low-birth weight to lead poisonings track economic inequality. Equitable Growth’s work touches on health and economic wellbeing for communities, families, and individuals, and includes a range of health-related topics, including intergenerational mobility, paid family and medical leave, scheduling stability, and includes a growing community of scholars working on the social indicators of health and their relationship to economic wellbeing.

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The Rise of Populism

The political implications of bad jobs and the decline of unions

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Equitable Growth hosts Econ 101 virtual event on how U.S. social insurance programs boost economic mobility

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Medicaid and SNAP cuts in congressional Republicans’ budget bill will negatively impact local economies

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
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Unions in the United States improve worker safety and lower health inequality

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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
Equitable Recovery

Factsheet: What does the research say about care infrastructure?

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Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Welfare Effects

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TOPICS: Health
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Implications of allowing U.S. employers to opt out of a payroll-tax-financed paid leave program

FamiliesLabor
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Equitable Growth’s academic research and policy priorities shine through at Southern Economic Conference 2021

CompetitionLaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
Equitable Recovery

The economic evidence behind 10 policies in the Build Back Better Act

LaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamilies
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U.S. disability programs provide valuable benefits to low-income recipients across a range of health conditions

FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
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Beyond Health: Non-Health Risk and the Value of Disability Insurance

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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Equitable Growth welcomes two new Dissertation Scholars for 2021–22 academic year

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Equitable Recovery

A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Does Paid Sick Leave Affect Job Turnover?

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: Health, Paid Leave
Equitable Recovery

Completing the unfinished New Deal to overcome 21st century U.S. economic inequality

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Joint Ventures in Dialysis Care: Improving Coordination or Enabling Market Power?

CompetitionFamilies
Equitable Recovery

Coronavirus disruptions in family caregiving highlight the importance of investments in U.S. care infrastructure and paid leave

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