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The United States can simultaneously foster an equitable AI boom and a clean energy economy (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jun 12, 2026
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth recently hosted a timely discussion exploring how the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence is colliding with—and reshaping—the clean energy transition. Bringing together researchers and…
In Conversation with Costa Samaras (opens in a new tab)
In Conversation Jun 2, 2026
Equitable Growth in Conversation is a recurring series where we talk with economists and other academics to help us better understand whether and how economic inequality affects economic growth and…
Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars (opens in a new tab)
RFPs Nov 30, 2023
What is social infrastructure, and how does it support economic growth in the United States? (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 26, 2023
The word “infrastructure” brings to mind the big physical systems that underpin the U.S. economy, such as highways, bridges, tunnels, and water and sewage systems. Indeed, infrastructure is composed of…
Better data collection can help lift the LGBTQ+ community out of economic hardship in the United States (opens in a new tab)
Videos Sep 15, 2022
Over the past 2-plus years amid the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread evidence has underscored the reality that various communities and demographic groups in the United States experience socioeconomic hardships differently. Numerous…
Making Short-Time Compensation work for the low-wage service sector (opens in a new tab)
Reports May 11, 2022
A first step to making Short-Time Compensation work for the broader U.S. economy Fast facts Short-Time Compensation—a social insurance program also known as worksharing that is part of the larger…
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