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A strong economy is one that operates at its potential and delivers a high standard of living to the entire population. Monetary, fiscal, and tax policy all play important roles in determining the level and distribution of income, wealth, and other, broader measures of economic wellbeing. Equitable Growth promotes research to improve our understanding of how these policy tools can ensure the economy works for everyone, and reduce the impact of economic downturns.

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Factsheet: What the research says about taxing pass-through businesses

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Closing the billionaire borrowing loophole would strengthen the progressivity of the U.S. tax code

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Doubling down on cuts to the IRS is bad for the federal budget and for tax fairness in the United States

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Why measuring inflation is surprisingly challenging

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What are the distributional effects of monetary policy?

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Why is the federal business-level tax rate on capital so low?

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An update on the state of wealth inequality in the United States

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Expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit is worth exploring in the U.S. tax reform debate

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U.S. tax cuts for the rich won’t deliver gains for everyone

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Issue brief: If U.S. tax reform delivers equitable growth, a distribution table will show it

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Another lesson from the 1930s for the Federal Reserve

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Markups, macroeconomics, and the changing U.S. economy

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Issue brief: What is the federal business-level tax on capital in the United States?

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False promises about corporate taxes and American workers

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New report on evidence-based policymaking boasts recommendations that Congress must take seriously

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When the next recession hits, how will fiscal stimulus affect government debt sustainability?

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How would homebuyers respond to a less generous U.S. mortgage interest deduction?

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Recession Ready

Recession Ready

Edited by Heather Boushey, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh

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Experts on the issue

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Xavier Jaravel

London School of Economics

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Steering Committee

Karen Dynan

Harvard University

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Jacob Robbins

University of Illinois at Chicago

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Michael Ettlinger

University of New Hampshire

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Michael Barr

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

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