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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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The impact of need-based financial aid reform on the decision to attend college

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The effects of a progressive tax system on innovation and growth

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The American taxpayer project

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Inequality and fiscal balance: Is U.S. capital income actually taxed and why?

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Declining labor shares and the relative price of investment: evidence from state investment tax credits

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What tools do central banks have left?

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How low-income tax credits might be improved

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Can school finance reforms improve student achievement?

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How extending credit can fight recessions

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Why the mismeasurement explanation for the U.S. productivity slowdown misses the mark

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How the student debt crisis affects African Americans and Latinos

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Equitable Growth in Conversation: An interview with Lawrence H. Summers

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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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