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

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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
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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

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Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

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Wage and employment implications of U.S. labor market monopsony and possible policy solutions

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The economic imperative of enacting paid family leave across the United States

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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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A modest tax reform proposal to roll back federal tax policy to 1997

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Good U.S. monetary policy can’t fix bad U.S. fiscal policy

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Unequally Insecure: Rising Black/White Disparities in Job Displacement, 1981-2017

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Minimum Wages and Racial Inequality

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Targeted Debt Relief and the Origins of Financial Distress: Experimental Evidence from Distressed Credit Card Borrowers

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
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Equitable Growth CEO Talks All Things Economic Inequality in Recent Reddit “Ask Me Anything” series

Inequality & Mobility
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Testimony by Heather Boushey before the Joint Economic Committee

Inequality & Mobility
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Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy

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

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