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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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New evidence shows that limiting a tax break for highly leveraged firms doesn’t hurt the U.S. economy

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Sameera Fazili and Mary Beth Maxwell join Equitable Growth’s Board of Directors

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Employment scarring research suggests benefits for aggressive U.S. fiscal policy in response to recessions

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The Rise of Pass-Throughs: an Empirical Investigation

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The New Economics of Industrial Policy

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The role of private equity in the U.S. economy, and whether and how favorable tax policies for the sector need to be reformed

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Geospatial Heterogeneity in Inflation: A Market Concentration Story

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Microeconomic and Macroeconomic Implications of Wage Rigidity

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Designing Climate Adaptation Funding Portfolios for Equity and Efficiency

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The Lifecycle Origins of Income Inequality

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The effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on low-income families in the United States

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Short-term effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on U.S. labor force participation amid the COVID-19 pandemic

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Recession Ready

Edited by Heather Boushey, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh

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Laura Tyson

University of California, Berkeley

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John Schmitt

Economic Policy Institute

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Vanessa Williamson

Brookings Institution

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Jon Steinsson

University of California, Berkeley

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Andres Drenik

University of Texas, Austin

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