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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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What’s the optimal tax for capital income?

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The private sector offers up new U.S. home mortgage options

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Who pays U.S. taxes on inheritances?

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Strengthening the indispensable U.S. corporate tax

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Seminar Series: Profit shifting on the corporate tax base in the United States (Invitation Only)

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The U.S. corporate income tax in a time of high profits

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How often do Americans not pay federal taxes and receive government assistance?

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Only a hint of new thinking at Jackson Hole

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Do local financing mechanisms in the U.S. encourage property development at the expense of public education?

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How U.S. consumption behavior changes during recessions

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Retiring in the United States amid low interest rates

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Subprime auto loans are not the second coming of the U.S. mortgage crisis

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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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Steering Committee

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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