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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 promise of equitable and pro-growth tax reform

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Allowing the 2017 estate tax changes to expire will reduce U.S. inequality and promote economic growth and opportunity

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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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A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program

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In Conversation with Carlos Fernando Avenancio-León

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The value of racial and gender diversity at the Federal Reserve

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Diverse Policy Committees Can Reach Underrepresented Groups

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The coming public debt scare should not spook U.S. policymakers from investing in physical and social infrastructure

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Completing the unfinished New Deal to overcome 21st century U.S. economic inequality

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Does Monetary Policy Work Through the Labor Market?

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Optimal Monetary Policy with Menu Costs is Nominal Wage Targeting

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Millionaire Migration After the Trump Tax Bill: Implications for Progressive Taxation

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Understanding Climate Damages: Consumption versus Investment

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Measuring Inequality in Real Time

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Macroprudential Regulations, Income Inequality and the Redistribution Channel

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Recession Ready

Recession Ready

Edited by Heather Boushey, Ryan Nunn, and Jay Shambaugh

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Experts on the issue

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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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