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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Why measuring inflation is surprisingly challenging
April 5, 2023
April 5, 2023
U.S. inflationary trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic
December 13, 2022
December 13, 2022
What are the distributional effects of monetary policy?
November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022
The impact of different inflationary pressures due to income inequality and racial disparities in the United States today
May 26, 2022
May 26, 2022
Good U.S. monetary policy can’t fix bad U.S. fiscal policy
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
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Low interest rates can dampen competition and hurt productivity growth
September 16, 2019
September 16, 2019
Does inflation inequality matter for monetary policy?
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
The missing intercept: A sufficient statistics approach to general equilibrium effects
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019
Perceived fiscal space and the case for automatic stabilizers
July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019
Inflation inequality in the United States is due to imbalanced product innovation
May 20, 2019
May 20, 2019
Alice Rivlin: An inspiration for generations of women economists
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
Unequal Shocks and the Amplification of Recessions (Invitation only)
May 22, 2019 12:15PM - 1:30PM
Preparing for the Next Recession: Policies to Reduce the Impact on the U.S. Economy
May 16, 2019 1:00PM - 4:30PM
In Conversation with Atif Mian
January 14, 2019
January 14, 2019
In conversation with Karen Dynan
December 12, 2018
December 12, 2018
Equitable Growth releases 2019 Request for Proposals
November 8, 2018
November 8, 2018
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