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In-depth reports written by our staff and outside experts on issues and research discussing economic inequality and policies that promote strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth.

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States can support children and their economies using direct cash assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program

By Megan Rivera, Christopher Bangert-Drowns,

August 28, 2025

August 28, 2025

Megan Rivera, Christopher Bangert-Drowns,
Families
TOPICS: 1
Economic Wellbeing
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing
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What is austerity, and how does it affect the broader U.S. economy?

By Ernie Tedeschi, Kevin Rinz,

August 12, 2025

August 12, 2025

Ernie Tedeschi, Kevin Rinz,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy
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Tax avoidance among large, complex partnerships in the United States

By David S. Mitchell,

February 12, 2025

February 12, 2025

David S. Mitchell,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth

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Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals

By Daniel Acland,

November 13, 2025

November 13, 2025

Daniel Acland,
Inequality & MobilityFamilies
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, GDP 2.0
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Wellbeing, GDP 2.0
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States can support children and their economies using direct cash assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program

By Megan Rivera, Christopher Bangert-Drowns,

August 28, 2025

August 28, 2025

Megan Rivera, Christopher Bangert-Drowns,
Families
TOPICS: 1
Economic Wellbeing
TOPICS: Economic Wellbeing
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What is austerity, and how does it affect the broader U.S. economy?

By Ernie Tedeschi, Kevin Rinz,

August 12, 2025

August 12, 2025

Ernie Tedeschi, Kevin Rinz,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Fiscal Policy
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Request for Proposals: The economic effects of the Inflation Reduction Act

By Equitable Growth,

April 2, 2025

April 2, 2025

Equitable Growth,
LaborCompetitionTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 33
AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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Tax avoidance among large, complex partnerships in the United States

By David S. Mitchell,

February 12, 2025

February 12, 2025

David S. Mitchell,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Request for Proposals: Promoting competition and supporting workers in an era of AI innovation

By Equitable Growth,

November 20, 2024

November 20, 2024

Equitable Growth,
LaborCompetitionTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 33
AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: AI, tech, & the economy, Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars

By Equitable Growth,

October 30, 2024

October 30, 2024

Equitable Growth,
CompetitionLaborTax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesInequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 32
Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
TOPICS: Anticompetitive Conduct, Antitrust Enforcement, Bargaining Power, Business Taxation, Childcare & Early Education, Climate, Concentration, Credit & Debt, Economic Inequality, Economic Mobility, Economic Wellbeing, Economics of Place, Fiscal Policy, GDP 2.0, Gender, Health, Income & Earnings Volatility, Individual Taxation, Job Mobility, K-12, Minimum Wage, Monetary Policy, Monopsony, Paid Leave, Pay Equity, Post-secondary Education, Poverty, Race & Ethnicity, Schedule Stability, Taxes, Inequality & Growth, Unemployment Insurance, Wage Stagnation
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The promise of equitable and pro-growth tax reform

By Michael Linden, David S. Mitchell, Shayna Strom,

October 16, 2024

October 16, 2024

Michael Linden, David S. Mitchell, Shayna Strom,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Allowing the 2017 estate tax changes to expire will reduce U.S. inequality and promote economic growth and opportunity

By Jean Ross,

October 9, 2024

October 9, 2024

Jean Ross,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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