Topic Taxes, Inequality & Growth

Taxes support U.S. living standards by providing the revenues necessary to pay for public investment in children, families, and infrastructure; for social insurance and safety net programs; for national defense; and for many other public programs that support the quality of life. They also influence the level and distribution of income, consumption, wealth, and broader measures of economic wellbeing. Equitable Growth aims to foster a robust discussion of the impact of changes in tax policy on inequality and growth and the wellbeing of families across the income distribution.

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How the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 is promoting sustainable U.S. economic growth and mitigating climate change

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Fighting tax evasion by the wealthy can raise revenue and restore the integrity of the U.S. tax system

Tax & Macroeconomics
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What are the distributional effects of monetary policy?

Tax & Macroeconomics
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A missed opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit will affect U.S. families and the broader economy now and for years to come

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Consumers initially spend less than a third of their stimulus checks, on average, amid recessions

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The distribution of wealth in the United States and implications for a net worth tax

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Tax Reform and Equitable Growth

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In conversation with Kimberly Clausing

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Do Americans think we should tax wealth?

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Research on Tap: Promoting equitable growth through tax reform

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Issue brief: If U.S. tax reform delivers equitable growth, a distribution table will show it

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New report on evidence-based policymaking boasts recommendations that Congress must take seriously

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No one measure of inequality tells the whole story–income, wealth, and consumption should be considered together

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It’s no surprise that the Kansas tax cut experiment failed to create jobs

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Home is where the government subsidy is

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamilies
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A few graphs for Tax Day 2017

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How corporate profit-shifting distorts the measurement of U.S. productivity

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The once and future measurement of economic inequality in the United States

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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