Recessions cause substantial economic pain through elevated unemployment and financial distress for individuals, families, and businesses. Monetary policy is a primary tool that U.S. policymakers use to support the macroeconomy and reduce the pain of economic downturns. Equitable Growth works to improve our understanding of how monetary policy affects the business cycle, unemployment, and inequality to deliver robust, broad-based economic growth.
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The coronavirus recession and economic inequality: A roadmap to recovery and long-term structural change
April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020
Good U.S. monetary policy can’t fix bad U.S. fiscal policy
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Why Americans need to know more about the Federal Reserve
January 28, 2020
January 28, 2020
The most exposed workers in the coronavirus recession are also key consumers: Making sure they get help is key to fighting the recession
April 8, 2020
April 8, 2020
In Conversation with Atif Mian
January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019
Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
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The importance of an expanded U.S. Unemployment Insurance system during the coronavirus recession
March 31, 2020
March 31, 2020
Congress fights back, and it’s absolutely necessary
March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020
Economic experts propose policy responses to coronavirus recession
March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020
In joint letter, Equitable Growth asks Congress to ‘stanch economic bleeding’ in COVID-19 legislative package
March 19, 2020
March 19, 2020
The U.S. economy is in a tailspin—policymakers must do everything they can to protect workers and their families
March 13, 2020
March 13, 2020
A coronavirus recession is a real threat that U.S. policymakers must address now to avoid it becoming reality
March 11, 2020
March 11, 2020
U.S. economic policymakers need to fight the coronavirus now
March 4, 2020
March 4, 2020
When will everyone who wants to work have a job in the United States?
February 20, 2020
February 20, 2020
Reforming U.S. antitrust enforcement and competition policy
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
Fighting the next recession in the United States with law and regulation, not just fiscal and monetary policies
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
A plan for equitable climate policy in the United States
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
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