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
December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022
Consumption volatility across the U.S. income distribution is highest among low-income workers and their families
February 3, 2022
February 3, 2022
Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability
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Getting money urgently to low-wage U.S. workers
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Creative economic solutions could help us avoid the next Great Depression
March 21, 2020
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In joint letter, Equitable Growth asks Congress to ‘stanch economic bleeding’ in COVID-19 legislative package
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
Wage and employment implications of U.S. labor market monopsony and possible policy solutions
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
The economic imperative of enacting paid family leave across the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Earnings instability and mobility over our working lives: Improving short- and long-term economic well-being for U.S. workers
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
A modest tax reform proposal to roll back federal tax policy to 1997
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Good U.S. monetary policy can’t fix bad U.S. fiscal policy
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Unequally Insecure: Rising Black/White Disparities in Job Displacement, 1981-2017
February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020
Targeted Debt Relief and the Origins of Financial Distress: Experimental Evidence from Distressed Credit Card Borrowers
December 4, 2019
December 4, 2019
Equitable Growth CEO Talks All Things Economic Inequality in Recent Reddit “Ask Me Anything” series
October 21, 2019
October 21, 2019
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