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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Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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Wealth inequality and wealth returns heterogeneity

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Sources of displaced workers’ long-term earnings losses

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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The student loan crisis is fueled by a weak labor market

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
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Are shocks to U.S. firm performance transmitted to their workers?

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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When recessions happen, who’s most at risk?

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Delivering equitable growth: strategies for the next Administration

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesCompetitionInequality & MobilityLabor
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Addressing income volatility in the United States: flexible policy solutions for changing economic circumstances

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Economic insecurity rises around childbirth, explained in four charts

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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The decline in lifetime earnings mobility in the U.S.: Evidence from survey-linked administrative data

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Substitution and the skill premium

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From economic growth to decent jobs and middle class prosperity? Post-1979 U.S. employment performance in international perspective

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