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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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Factsheet: What the research says about taxing pass-through businesses

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Closing the billionaire borrowing loophole would strengthen the progressivity of the U.S. tax code

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Doubling down on cuts to the IRS is bad for the federal budget and for tax fairness in the United States

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Why measuring inflation is surprisingly challenging

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What are the distributional effects of monetary policy?

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Why slightly higher inflation might benefit the U.S. economy

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Is Tax Increment Financing the pathway to rebuilding blighted U.S. infrastructure?

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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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Recession Ready

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Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato

Duke University

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Max Risch

Carnegie Mellon University

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Nathan Jensen

University of Texas at Austin

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Michael Ettlinger

University of New Hampshire

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Heather Boushey

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

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