The Washington Center for Equitable Growth is a non-profit research and grantmaking organization dedicated to advancing evidence-backed ideas and policies that promote strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth.

Essay series

The rise of populism and the future of economic policy

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Research & ideas

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Tariffs pose real risks to the U.S. labor market

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
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Testimony by Michael Linden before the House Budget Committee

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Why do some jobs pay better than others? Think about what workers do.

Inequality & MobilityLabor
The Rise of Populism

Designing economic policy that strengthens U.S. democracy and incorporates people’s lived experiences

Inequality & Mobility
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Advancing economic research on the Inflation Reduction Act: Q&A with Susan Helper

Tax & Macroeconomics
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Advancing economic research on the Inflation Reduction Act: Q&A with Heather Boushey

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility

Value Added

Looking for more? Check out Value Added, our blog that connects the dots between economic inequality and growth.

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A Visual Economy

Explore thousands of visuals produced by the Washington Center for Equitable Growth since the beginning of 2019.

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Elevating Research

Equitable Growth is committed to supporting rigorous research that advances what we know about equitable growth. We do that by funding original research from established academics and promising early career researchers.

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Working Papers

This series is a collection of original research by our grantees and other scholars highlighting the connections between inequality and economic growth.

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Building a community

Equitable Growth’s growing academic network includes scholars up and down the career ladder who seek to understand how to build a strong, stable, and equitable economy and who are engaged through our grant program, conferences, seminars, and academic and a policy outreach.

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