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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 other two-tiered U.S. tax system: How pass-through businesses let the ultra-wealthy dodge federal taxes

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The unintended macroeconomic effects of U.S. climate policy uncertainty

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

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Tax avoidance among large, complex partnerships in the United States

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The promise of equitable and pro-growth tax reform

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The connection between shadow banking and secular stagnation

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The federal budget, interest rates, and savings gluts

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Did credit really replace wage growth in the mid-2000s?

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President Obama’s “middle-class economics”

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The Pareto distribution and r > g

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The behavioral barriers to paying off debt

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An appreciation of Robert Solow

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Xavier Jaravel

London School of Economics

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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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