Equitable Growth Reception, ASSA 2019
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Please join the Washington Center for Equitable Growth for our reception during the ASSA Annual Meeting on Friday, January 4, 2019, from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for complimentary food and drinks during the 2019 ASSA Annual Meeting. The reception is a chance to connect with other scholars, Equitable…
Building a New Consensus on Antitrust Reform
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Watch a livestream of the event below: Please join the Washington Center for Equitable Growth on Wednesday, November 14, at noon for a conversation on reforming federal antitrust law. Competition protects consumers, fosters innovation, increases wages, and spurs entrepreneurship. Antitrust laws are…
Connecting the Dots Between Poverty, Inequality, and Mobility
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This event is part of Equitable Growth’s initiative to better understand the relationship between poverty, economic inequality, and the American Dream. Equality of opportunity endures as a foundational principle for the United States, but what do historically high levels of inequality mean for oppor…
The impact of scheduling practices: a case study of the Gap
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Are unstable schedules for retail employees necessary for stores to be profitable? Or can stable schedules for employees not only improve quality of life but also improve business outcomes? The authors of the Stable Scheduling Study presented the exciting results of their multi-year effort to look a…
Future of Work and What We Can Do About It: Conversation with Tim O’Reilly
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What’s the outlook for workers in an economy increasingly dominated by intelligent machines and the global elites who own them? The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a discussion with tech entrepreneur and author Tim O’Reilly on the ideas presented in his newly published book, WTF?: What…
Fighting the Next Recession
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The Great Recession officially ended in June 2009 and the current recovery is still ongoing, yet economists believe that the next recession is likely to occur before the start of the next decade. In the wake of the Great Recession and the slow uptick in wages and job growth, how can past monetary, f…
Making Antitrust Work for the 21st Century
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a conversation on exploring the impacts of antitrust enforcement and increasing market concentration on economic growth and inequality. Prominent academics and practitioners highlighted the changes in antitrust policy over the past 40 years and exami…
Branko Milanovic presents “Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization”
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Please join the Washington Center for Equitable Growth on Tuesday, March 29 at 9:30a.m. for a presentation by Branko Milanovic on the findings of his new book, “Global Inequality: A New Approach for the Age of Globalization.” “Global Inequality” is a comprehensive addition to the growing popular lit…
David Card and Alan Krueger on the 20th anniversary of ‘Myth and Measurement’ (Invite Only)
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On Wednesday, March 16, the Washington Center for Equitable Growth and the Economic Policy Institute will host economists David Card and Alan Krueger for a 20th anniversary discussion of their seminal work, Myth and Measurement.
Gabriel Zucman presents “Hidden Wealth of Nations: The Scourge of Tax Havens”
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Hidden Wealth of Nations offers an ambitious agenda for reform, focused on ways in which countries can change the incentives of tax havens. The author argues that only by first understanding the extent of wealth held in secret can policymakers begin to address the problem.