Vision 2020 Webinar: Focusing on Economic Recovery and Structural Change
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The public health crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the ensuing economic recession are unprecedented in speed and severity. Decades of failed economic policies, based on ideology instead of evidence, and a blind adherence to the idea that markets can solve every problem made our economy…
Webinar: Fighting the coronavirus recession and the path forward
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a virtual lecture on Wednesday, May 13 led by Claudia Sahm, director of macroeconomic policy at Equitable Growth, who discussed promising research ideas that support a robust response to fight the coronavirus recession, as well as longer-term efforts…
Vision 2020 Book Release Breakfast
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth announced its new book, Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy, at a breakfast event on February 18, 2020. Authored by leading scholars across the country, this compilation of 21 essays highlights a range of new ideas and the research behind them. We…
Equitable Growth’s reception at ASSA 2020
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a reception during the ASSA Annual Meeting on Friday, January 3, 2020, at 8:00 p.m. The reception was a chance to connect with other scholars, Equitable Growth staff, and our academic advisors to learn more about our research, grantmaking, academic p…
Vision 2020: Evidence for a Stronger Economy
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What was it? Vision 2020 brought together leading voices from the policymaking, academic, and advocacy communities to highlight the most pressing economic issues facing Americans today. The daylong conference explored recent transformative shifts in economic thinking that demonstrate how inequality…
Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy and What We Can Do About It (Invitation only)
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On September 18, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted an installment of our Research on Tap conversation series—a space for drinks, dialogue, and debate—to celebrate the release of Equitable Growth President and CEO Heather Boushey’s book, Unbound: How Inequality Constricts Our Economy…
Racial and Gender Wage Gaps: Overcoming Structural Barriers to Shared Growth
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On July 9, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a conversation on wage gaps for women and people of color, and what we can do about it. Wage stagnation and falling economic mobility are endemic economic problems in the United States. Their effects fall most severely on communities of co…
Unequal Shocks and the Amplification of Recessions (Invitation only)
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a seminar by Christina Patterson, resident scholar at Equitable Growth and Ph.D. candidate in economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Patterson presented new research on the amplification of recessions through the unequal incidence of…
Preparing for the Next Recession: Policies to Reduce the Impact on the U.S. Economy
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A Hamilton Project and Washington Center for Equitable Growth policy forum Identifying the most effective policy responses to mitigate the damaging effects of a recession can pose significant challenges for policymakers, who are often operating under intense time constraints and political pressure a…
Understanding support for new forms of labor representation (Invitation only)
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a seminar for Alexander Hertel-Fernandez, assistant professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University and Equitable Growth grantee. Hertel-Fernandez presented new research examining worker and management preferences for specific as…