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Equitable Growth welcomes two new Dissertation Scholars for 2021–22 academic year
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth through its Dissertation Scholars Program supports pre-doctoral students from the social sciences who are
A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program
Fast facts President Joe Biden asked the U.S. Congress to consider investing $200 billion over 10 years in “a national
Brad DeLong: Worthy reads on equitable growth, September 14-20, 2021
Worthy reads from Equitable Growth: 1. The stakes involved in pushing the U.S. congressional reconciliation bill to the goalposts are
In Conversation with Carlos Fernando Avenancio-León
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Weekend reading: Bolstering U.S. social infrastructure and the care economy through public investments edition
This is a post we publish each Friday with links to articles that touch on economic inequality and growth. The
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All pain and no gain: Unemployment benefit cuts will lower annual incomes by $144.3 billion and consumer spending by $79.2 billion
Congress and the Biden-Harris White House have let expanded unemployment benefits expire in the middle of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,Pandemic-related economic insecurity among Black and Hispanic households would have been worse without a swift policy response
The Census Bureau report on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in 2020 reveals an expected shock to median householdBlack and brown workers saw the weakest wage gains over a 40-year period in which employers failed to increase wages with productivity
Key takeaways: Wage growth for typical Black and Hispanic workers fell far short of growth for white workers over theImmigration reform would be a boon to U.S. economy and must be part of the $3.5 trillion budget resolution: Senate parliamentarian would be wrong to rule otherwise
A path to citizenship for unauthorized immigrants is not “merely incidental” to the American economy—it’s primarily intended to provide laborSocial insurance programs cushioned the blow of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
Even in normal times, public safety net spending and social insurance programs are effective policy tools to reduce poverty and
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