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Equitable Growth supports research and policy analysis on how tax and macroeconomic policies can promote stable and broad-based economic growth.

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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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Defining extreme wealth is more complicated than it looks

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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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Stratification, Stress-Related Morbidity, and Labor Supply at Older Ages

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Liquidity vs. wealth in household debt obligations: Evidence from housing policy in the Great Recession

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Universal childcare’s benefits might cover much of its costs

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Slide presentation: Cost benefit analysis of tax regulations

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Tax evasion by the wealthy: Measurement and implications

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Do pass-through owners pass tax burdens through to their workers?

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Wealth taxation and evasion: Quasi-experimental evidence from Colombia

Tax & Macroeconomics
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The macro-effects of unemployment insurance: A simulation-based discontinuity design approach

LaborTax & Macroeconomics
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Income-specific consumption baskets and the interaction between inequality and monetary policy

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California’s paid family leave policy is decreasing nursing home use and saving Medicaid dollars

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How the Tax Act increases inequality and reduces well-being for most Americans

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Supreme Court decision on credit cards undermines competition, celebrates price increases, and will contribute to economic 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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