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.

Featured work

post

The other two-tiered U.S. tax system: How pass-through businesses let the ultra-wealthy dodge federal taxes

Tax & Macroeconomics
post

Equitable Growth event covers tariffs, tariff uncertainties, and the limits of U.S. trade policy

Tax & Macroeconomics
The Rise of Populism

How U.S. tax policies have fueled right-wing populism

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
post

Accounting for capital gains in income significantly increases U.S. inequality

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
post

Medicaid and SNAP cuts in congressional Republicans’ budget bill will negatively impact local economies

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
post

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

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics

Explore Content in Taxes, Inequality & Growth311

post

Home is where the government subsidy is

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamilies
post

A few graphs for Tax Day 2017

Tax & Macroeconomics
post

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

Tax & Macroeconomics
post

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

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
post

Look to the 49th state for basic-income guidance

FamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
working paper

Fiscal policy stabilization: Purchases or transfers?

Tax & Macroeconomics
post

Should the U.S. tax deduction for charitable contributions be more equitable?

Tax & Macroeconomics
post

House Speaker Ryan’s tax reform plan is not ready for prime time

Tax & Macroeconomics
working paper

Problems with destination-based corporate taxes and the Ryan blueprint

Tax & Macroeconomics
post

U.S. homeownership tax policies are expensive and inequitable

Tax & Macroeconomics
post

What have we learned about geographic cross-sectional fiscal multipliers?

Tax & Macroeconomics
working paper

Geographic cross-sectional fiscal multipliers: What have we learned?

Tax & Macroeconomics
Connect with us!

Explore the Equitable Growth network of experts around the country and get answers to today's most pressing questions!

Get in Touch