Topic Income & Earnings Volatility

Short-term fluctuations in family incomes and in workers’ earnings have consequences not only for family economic wellbeing but also for the health of the broader U.S. economy. Equitable Growth serves as a hub for researchers working on defining levels and trends in U.S. family income and earnings volatility, connecting the dots between these metrics and outcomes for a variety of social policies and programs while simultaneously growing the evidence base for how these micr0-level trends for families and individuals are impacting the strength and stability of the economy.

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A missed opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit will affect U.S. families and the broader economy now and for years to come

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
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Anticipation and Consumption

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Consumption volatility across the U.S. income distribution is highest among low-income workers and their families

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
Vision 2020

Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers

LaborFamiliesInequality & Mobility
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Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesLabor
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Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamilies

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Testimony by Heather Boushey before the Joint Economic Committee

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Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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Equitable Growth event highlights Boushey’s new book Unbound about how inequality obstructs, subverts, and distorts economic growth

Inequality & Mobility
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Testimony by Heather Boushey before the House Budget Committee

CompetitionFamiliesInequality & Mobility
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The death of the Phillips Curve is the time to lift up new economic indicators

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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From Decent to Lousy Jobs: New Evidence on the Decline in American Job Quality, 1979-2017

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How U.S. companies harm workers by making them independent contractors

LaborInequality & Mobility
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Preparing for the Next Recession: Policies to Reduce the Impact on the U.S. Economy

FamiliesInequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Paid family and medical leave in the United States: A data agenda for practitioners

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United States: A Data Agenda

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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A Valentine’s Day love letter to the Unemployment Insurance program

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Economic change and the social safety net: Are rural Americans still behind?

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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