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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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Debt, equity, and differences among financial bubbles

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Fair housing, mortgages, and the U.S. Supreme Court

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Why has the U.S. labor force participation rate declined?

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Job losses, recessions and the U.S. labor market moving forward

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The continuing investigation into the U.S. housing bubble

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U.S. scholars need access to public and private big data

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Is finance doing what it’s supposed to?

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Shifting through the implications of the Beveridge Curve

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Looking for the roots of total factor productivity growth

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Do states’ tax policies cause U.S. employees to earn less and employers to earn more?

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The problem of too much stuff sloshing around the global economy

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Borrowing from 401(k) plans and the risks of default

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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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