Equitable Growth 2022: People and Research Advancing Economic Evidence

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth hosted our biennial grantee conference, Equitable Growth 2022: People and Research Advancing Economic Evidence, which brought together grantees and other stakeholders to showcase cutting-edge research on how economic inequality affects economic growth and stability.

Equitable Growth 2022 virtual sessions took place from September 19, 2022 through September 22, 2022, from approximately 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT each day. Session programming included more than a dozen paper sessions, panel conversations on cutting-edge research, and networking, mentoring, and training opportunities.

Conference Sessions

• Climate inequality and growth
• Importance of gender equality for strong economic growth
• Improving access to income support programs to boost the macroeconomy and individual well being
• Market power and competition
• Market power in the modern U.S. economy
• Mobility and education inequality
• Mobility and racial inequality
• Structural racism, economic mobility, and well being
• The role of competition and labor policies in boosting wages
• Wages and the U.S. Labor Market
• Wealth, risk, volatility, and the macroeconomy
• Worker power and well-being