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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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Equitable Growth hosts event featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren on pro-growth tax reform in 2025

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The Promise of Equitable and Pro-Growth Tax Reform

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A researcher’s guide to identifying policy-relevant research questions for the federal government

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Behavioral Responses to Wealth Taxation: Evidence from Colombia

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2017 tax cut for pass-through business owners exacerbated inequality and failed to deliver economic benefits

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Factsheet: What the research says about taxing pass-through businesses

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Combating market power through a graduated U.S. corporate income tax

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Enhanced Child Tax Credit helped U.S. families afford life-enhancing necessities and cope with inflation

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Spending Responses to the Child Tax Credit Expansions

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Request for Proposals: How effective was the fiscal response to the COVID-19 recession for workers?

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Testimony by Michael Linden before the Joint Economic Committee

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Closing the billionaire borrowing loophole would strengthen the progressivity of the U.S. tax code

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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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