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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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Should the U.S. tax deduction for charitable contributions be more equitable?

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Thinking about levels when it comes to macroeconomic policy targets

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Declining business dynamism and illusive allocative efficiency

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TOPICS: Concentration
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House Speaker Ryan’s tax reform plan is not ready for prime time

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The impact of consumer credit access on employment, earnings and entrepreneurship

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Problems with destination-based corporate taxes and the Ryan blueprint

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What’s the problem a U.S. corporate tax cut will solve?

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The U.S. minimum wage improves access to traditional lines of credit

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Modeling the decline in U.S. interest rates

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TOPICS: GDP 2.0
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U.S. tax revenue will rise modestly in the next 10 years, no thanks to corporate taxes

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What’s behind the decline in U.S. interest rates?

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An uncertain time at the Federal Reserve

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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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Washington Center for Equitable Growth

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