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Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how tax and macroeconomic policies can promote stable and broad-based economic growth.

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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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The promise of equitable and pro-growth tax reform

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Allowing the 2017 estate tax changes to expire will reduce U.S. inequality and promote economic growth and opportunity

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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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The American anti-austerity tradition

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The sources and size of tax evasion in the United States

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The evidence behind Biden’s big plans for rebuilding infrastructure, reducing poverty, and combating inequality

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Overheating is not a concern for the U.S. economy

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How inequities in U.S. taxation can perpetuate systemic racism

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Policy workshop addressed promises and challenges of using carbon pricing to combat climate change

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Investing in an equitable future

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Uncertainty about the size of annual tax refunds hinders the effectiveness of tax-based U.S. redistribution

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Tax Refund Uncertainty: Evidence and Welfare Implications

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The latest economic research demonstrates why concerns about federal budget deficits and U.S. debt levels are overblown

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Tax evasion at the top of the U.S. income distribution and how to fight it

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Tax Evasion at the Top of the Income Distribution: Theory and Evidence

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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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