AI and the Energy Transition: Implications for U.S. Economic Growth and Inequality
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The AI boom and energy transition are jointly shaping the next phase of U.S. economic growth. Whether this moment delivers equitable economic growth and shared prosperity or exacerbates inequality and affordability pressures depends on how policy aligns AI-driven demand with clean energy deployment,…
U.S. Tariffs, Jobs, and Growth: What’s Ahead in 2026
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An expansive and ever-changing tariff policy regime has shaped the U.S. economy for more than a year, increasing costs and causing uncertainty for businesses, consumers, and policymakers alike. The recent Supreme Court decision barring tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act is…
Equitable Growth Presents: Reimagining the Federal Government
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We rely on the federal government for vital social insurance programs, invaluable data on the state of the U.S. economy, and to guarantee the rights and safety of workers and consumers, among many other critical functions. The current administration is radically transforming public services through…
The rise of populism and the future of economic policy
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Around the world, voters are increasingly dissatisfied with the state of capitalism. In the United States and other rich democracies, economic policy in recent decades has produced more economic inequality, rising costs of essential goods and services such as housing, health care, and child care, gr…
Evaluating the Economic Policy Stakes for 2025
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted a virtual event called “Evaluating the Economic Policy Stakes for 2025” on Monday, September 9, 2024, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. In the final months of the presidential campaign, a great deal of focus will be on how candidates describe their own pol…
The Promise of Equitable and Pro-Growth Tax Reform
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This in-person event featured Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and other tax policy experts discussing how evidence-backed changes to the tax code can buck recent regressive trends and instead spur strong, stable, and broad-based economic growth. The debate next year on what to do with certain expiring…
Equitable Growth Presents: Harnessing tech for worker power and inclusive prosperity
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Daron Acemoglu at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology presented his views on how economic and political institutions shape technology’s role in work, as well as insights from his forthcoming book with co-author Simon Johnson, Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and P…
Getting on the GRID: Accessing and using statistics from the Global Repository of Income Dynamics
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This webinar delved into the data available at the Global Repository of Income Dynamics, a research project that assembles comparable cross-country statistics on income inequality and other income dynamics. Millions of estimates have already been released by the team, which is directed by Fatih Guve…
Paid leave and the pandemic: New evidence from Families First and lessons for federal policymakers
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In early 2021, Equitable Growth invested in new research exploring the role that Families First and other paid leave laws played in the COVID-19 pandemic. Particularly, this research looked at how new or existing paid leave laws impacted leave-taking behavior, economic and personal well-being, and s…
Rethinking U.S. corporate governance: Impacts on workers, racial inequality, and industrial policy
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Lenore Palladino, assistant professor of economics and public policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, presented on the relationship between shareholder primacy and the U.S. labor market, as well as on the current landscape of research and debate on concentrated corporate power and financi…