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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 debt-to-wealth ratio: A missing lens on the U.S. government’s fiscal capacity

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In Conversation with Costa Samaras

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Factsheet: Defining top U.S. income and wealth thresholds for tax policy

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What is the relationship between inflation, interest rates, and economic growth, and what does it mean for the new Federal Reserve chair?

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Equitable Growth event covers tariffs, tariff uncertainties, and the limits of U.S. trade policy

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Congressional Republicans’ budget bill is the most regressive in at least 40 years

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A new proposal to reform the U.S. estate tax

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Taxing Capital

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Federal budget deficits, U.S. interest rates, and rates of return

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Does stronger wage growth mean it’s time to hike interest rates?

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The permanent income hypothesis, wealth inequality, and anti-recessionary stimulus

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Did the Great Recession reduce U.S. productivity growth?

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Ireland’s spectacular economic growth reveals a stark truth about corporate tax avoidance

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How other nations handle student debt and what the United States could learn from them

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The potential costs of “short-termism” to U.S. economic growth

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The effect of government cash assistance on household credit access and use

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

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Secular stagnation and inequality

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Recession Ready

Recession Ready

Edited by Heather Boushey, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh

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Mark Cooper

Consumer Federation of America

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Karen Dynan

Harvard University

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Stephanie Chapman Weishaar

Cornerstone Research

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Gordon Phillips

Dartmouth College

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Christian Moser

Columbia University

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