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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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Issue Brief: Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

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Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability

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How inequalities of wealth matter for consumption

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Assessing the economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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The effects of wealth taxation on wealth accumulation and wealth inequality

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The flat Phillips Curve and U.S. labor’s share of income

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The productivity slowdown and labor’s income share

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What would lead to monetary overshooting by the Fed?

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Understanding the importance of household credit in high-income economies

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Presentation: U.S. Inequality and Recent Tax Changes

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Credit card competition case before U.S. Supreme Court leaves consumers and competition in the balance

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How income inequality may affect U.S. interest rates

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TOPICS: Monetary Policy

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Recession Ready

Edited by Heather Boushey, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh

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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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