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Defining extreme wealth is more complicated than it looks (opens in a new tab)
Videos Aug 13, 2026
Facing high levels of income and wealth inequality and shrinking tax revenues, U.S. policymakers are showing increased interest in proposals to tax the richest households. Yet determining which households fall into that category is complex and changes based…
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…
Equitable Growth event covers tariffs, tariff uncertainties, and the limits of U.S. trade policy (opens in a new tab)
Videos Apr 1, 2026
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth recently hosted a webinar examining the economic, fiscal, and labor‑market effects of evolving U.S. tariff laws and regulations, particularly in the wake of the…
Equitable Growth event highlights the path forward to rebuild the U.S. administrative state (opens in a new tab)
Videos Dec 17, 2025
Microsoft Copilot helped draft this column. The Washington Center for Equitable Growth recently convened scholars, practitioners, and advocates for an Equitable Growth Presents event, titled “Reimagining the Federal Government: Building…
Equitable Growth event brings together scholars and the policy community to discuss the rise of right-wing populism and the future of economic policy (opens in a new tab)
Videos May 29, 2025
This article was drafted with assistance from Perplexity AI. The Washington Center for Equitable Growth in mid-May hosted an event on “The rise of populism and the future of economic…
Designing economic policy that strengthens U.S. democracy and incorporates people’s lived experiences (opens in a new tab)
Videos Apr 30, 2025
Around the globe, people are increasingly dissatisfied with the state of democratic capitalism. In the United States and other rich democracies, economic policy has too often in recent decades produced…
Pro-growth tax reform in 2025 would boost the U.S. economy for years to come (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 15, 2025
In the aftermath of the presidential election in 2024, it’s clear that many Americans feel like the U.S. economy is not working for them. Even though policymakers on both sides…
In Conversation with Natalie Foster (opens in a new tab)
In Conversation Jul 2, 2024
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…
Equitable Growth hosts event featuring Sen. Elizabeth Warren on pro-growth tax reform in 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jun 20, 2024
Several provisions of former President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts are set to expire next year, providing an opportunity to reimagine how federal taxes can both raise additional revenue for…
Equitable Growth’s new Nonresident Scholars have a long history of rigorous economic research (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jun 11, 2024
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today launched our new Nonresident Scholars program. This is our latest way of connecting academics to policymakers to ensure public policy debates are grounded…
Research on Tap event highlights the impact of AI, climate change, and racial inequality on the U.S. economy (opens in a new tab)
Videos May 23, 2024
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth on May 21 hosted its marquee event, “Research on Tap: Three Forces Shaping the 2024 Economy,” at the National Union Building in Washington, DC.…
Equitable Growth announces new Steering Committee members to guide grantmaking and shape research priorities (opens in a new tab)
Videos Dec 7, 2023
The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced five new members of its Steering Committee. Daron Acemoglu of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Trevon Logan of The Ohio State University,…
Request for proposals: Research grants for early career scholars (opens in a new tab)
RFPs Nov 30, 2023
How government reliance on fines and fees harms communities across the United States (opens in a new tab)
Videos Apr 25, 2023
This column is the fourth in a series by guest authors examining systemic racial, ethnic, and gender inequities in the U.S. economy and in access to government social infrastructure and…
Beauty products for women of color and femme-identifying people of color perpetuate U.S. health and other socioeconomic inequalities (opens in a new tab)
Videos Feb 16, 2023
This column is the second in a series by guest authors examining systemic racial, ethnic, and gender inequities in the U.S. economy and in access to government social infrastructure and…
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…
Diversity in Economics: I can be a force for good in my world (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 5, 2023
Assistant professor of economics at Howard University
Diversity in Economics: Toward a friendlier discipline (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 5, 2023
Assistant professor of economics at at the University of Utah
Diversity in Economics: I’m always attuned to how people are experiencing the economy (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 5, 2023
Assistant professor of sociology and organizational science at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Diversity in Economics: Creating inclusive, integrated spaces in economics (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 5, 2023
Assistant professor in the School of Public Policy at the University of California, Riverside
Diversity in Economics: I never thought about becoming an economist (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 5, 2023
Assistant professor of finance at the University of California, San Diego
Diversity in Economics video series uplifts diverse voices and research in economics and social sciences (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jan 5, 2023
A key priority of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth is supporting researchers from underrepresented backgrounds and at various points along their career ladders, contributing to the broader effort to…
The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States (opens in a new tab)
Videos Dec 8, 2022
This column is the first in a series by guest authors examining systemic racial, ethnic, and gender inequities in the U.S. economy and in access to government social infrastructure and…
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…
Equitable Growth welcomes R. Jisung Park as a visiting scholar to examine economic impacts of climate change (opens in a new tab)
Videos Jul 25, 2022
Wildfires are blazing across Europe and temperatures are soaring around the world, exemplifying new extremes that are set to become normal as a result of climate change. But the effects…
The impact of different inflationary pressures due to income inequality and racial disparities in the United States today (opens in a new tab)
Videos May 26, 2022
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis recently hosted a conference, “Unequal Inflation Impacts,” at which an illuminating set of presentations and additional research sources explored “the ways inflation puts different…
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…
Protecting livestock producers and chicken growers (opens in a new tab)
Reports May 5, 2022
For more than a decade, ranchers, contract chicken growers, and other livestock producers have expressed concerns about the actions of the meatpackers who buy the livestock and slaughter it, and…
The 2022 Midwest Economic Association annual meeting features key sessions on labor market monopsony (opens in a new tab)
Videos Mar 30, 2022
The Midwest Economic Association held its 86th annual meeting this past weekend, featuring six important sessions on labor market monopsony that the Washington Center for Equitable Growth co-organized as part…
Testimony by Jonathan Fisher before the House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth (opens in a new tab)
Videos Nov 17, 2021
Statement for the Roundtable Meeting of the Committee on “Measuring Economic Disparity” House Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth November 17, 2021 I am Jonathan Fisher, the…
2022 Request for Proposals (opens in a new tab)
RFPs Nov 10, 2021
Supporting American Indian tribal sovereignty boosts economic outcomes for those on reservation lands (opens in a new tab)
Videos Oct 21, 2021
American Indian communities over the past 30 years experienced more economic growth and improved well-being than during any other point in the more than five centuries since European colonists and…
Racial equity in U.S. data collection improves the accuracy of research, policy evaluation, and subsequent policymaking (opens in a new tab)
Videos Sep 28, 2021
The U.S. economy and society are rife with racial and ethnic inequalities, from wealth and income divides to disparities in health and well-being, education, and employment outcomes. These racial and…
Diversity in economics and data disaggregation can improve our understanding of the U.S. economy (opens in a new tab)
Videos Sep 27, 2021
Economics as a field is beleaguered by a diversity problem. This is not a new phenomenon, but diversity-related issues are now more widely discussed within many organizations and professional disciplines,…
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