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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The Impact of COVID-19 on the U.S. Child Care Market: Evidence from Stay-at-Home Orders

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Coronavirus Recession

Did the Paycheck Protection Program work for small businesses across the United States?

Inequality & MobilityTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
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JOLTS Day Graphs: April 2020 Report Edition

Inequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Moving from Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation to a job losers’ stimulus program amid the coronavirus recession

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

One year later: Recession Ready and the coronavirus recession

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
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Unboxing scheduling practices for U.S. warehouse workers

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Coronavirus recession: How to get the U.S. economy back on track

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

For an equitable recovery, federal relief to deal with the coronavirus recession must be transparent to the U.S. public

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
Coronavirus Recession

Coronavirus recession deepens U.S. job losses in April especially among low-wage workers and women

LaborInequality & Mobility
Labor Markets

Equitable Growth’s Jobs Day Graphs: April 2020 Report Edition

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Global medical trade in the time of the coronavirus pandemic

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Redistribution with Performance Pay

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