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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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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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Are low-interest rates contributing to low business investment?

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How credit constraints impact job finding rates, sorting & aggregate output

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What happens if the “unicorn” bubble bursts?

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U.S. tax policy complicated by falling taxes on U.S. stocks

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Maybe central banks should buy stocks as well

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How important was leverage after the U.S. housing bubble burst?

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Profit shifting and U.S. corporate tax policy reform

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Electoral institutions and electoral cycles in foreign direct investment

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Some new stylized facts for a financialized economy

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Investing in social infrastructure as an anti-recession tool

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Understanding debt, inequality and consumption behavior: The U.S. in the 2000s

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The effect of profit shifting on the corporate tax base in the U.S. and beyond

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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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