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
Vision 2020

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

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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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Equitable Growth’s Household Pulse graphs: September 30–October 12

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Equitable Growth’s Household Pulse graphs: September 16–28 Edition

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What the coronavirus recession means for U.S. public-sector employment

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The hidden costs of stock-market-first U.S. economic policies

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Coronavirus Recession

Main Street’s workers, families, and small businesses are now suffering as Wall Street prospers from policies to fight the coronavirus recession

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Wage discrimination and the exploitation of workers in the U.S. labor market

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Coronavirus Recession

Get more money immediately to U.S. families and help them out of the coronavirus recession

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Benefit risk, claim timing, and Unemployment Insurance benefit generosity in California

Inequality & MobilityLabor
Vision 2020

Addressing the U.S. racial economic mobility and inequality divides

Inequality & Mobility
Coronavirus Recession

July jobs report: Coronavirus recession continues to hit Latinx workers in service jobs amid unprecedented U.S. labor market volatility

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Coronavirus Recession

Twenty-one policy resources to combat the coronavirus recession

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Congress must act to help U.S. families facing an income crisis

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