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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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In Conversation with R. Jisung Park

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Equitable Growth grantee Gabriel Zucman awarded the 2023 John Bates Clark Medal

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Maybe some Earth Day soon, we’ll know what nature is worth

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Seven ways the inflation debate in the United States has changed since last year and how the Fed can now recalibrate its monetary policy

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Why measuring inflation is surprisingly challenging

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Summary of Equitable Growth’s March ‘Econ 101’ briefing on inflation for Capitol Hill staffers

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Inflation, Federal Reserve policymaking, and liquidity traps

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The importance of the American Rescue Plan for U.S. workers and families on the law’s second anniversary, in 8 charts

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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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Fighting tax evasion by the wealthy can raise revenue and restore the integrity of the U.S. tax system

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U.S. inflationary trends amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Recession Ready

Edited by Heather Boushey, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh

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Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato

Duke University

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Max Risch

Carnegie Mellon University

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Nathan Jensen

University of Texas at Austin

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Michael Ettlinger

University of New Hampshire

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Heather Boushey

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

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