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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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Conservation easements and tax policies in the United States

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Time for the Fed to look beyond 2 percent target inflation?

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Monetary policy via income redistribution

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What unconventional policies are likely to stay in central bankers’ toolkits?

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In conversation with Sandra Black

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TOPICS: Monetary Policy
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Why enforcing U.S. labor standards may be more important than ever

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Will the Trump administration double-count its magic asterisk?

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Just how big does the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet need to be?

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Home is where the government subsidy is

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How the opening to China may have partially fueled the U.S. housing bubble

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Macroeconomic revolution on shaky grounds: Lucas/Sargent critique’s inherent contradictions

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TOPICS: Monetary Policy
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Bad credit, no problem? Credit and labor market consequences of bad credit reports

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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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Steering Committee

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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