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ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 2
Policy

ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 2 (opens in a new tab)

Blog JAN 5, 2026

Yesterday was the second day of the 2026 annual meeting of the Allied Social Science Associations, which is organized by the American Economic Association. The 3-day conference, held in Philadelphia…

By: Equitable Growth (opens in a new tab)

AI, Tech & Energy Competition & Economic Dynamism Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals
Policy

Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals (opens in a new tab)

Reports NOV 13, 2025

Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is a tool for overcoming bias against lower-income individuals in economists’ measurements of the net benefit of government policies that affect populations at different levels…

By: Daniel Acland (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Republican reconciliation bill’s cuts to social programs will damage some congressional districts’ local economies (opens in a new tab)

Essays JUL 11, 2025

In a recent working paper, Equitable Growth grantee Robert Manduca of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor demonstrates that government transfers make sizable contributions to local economies in much of…

By: Chiara Chanoi (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Americans informed about the distributional effects of Republicans’ tax and budget bill overwhelmingly oppose it (opens in a new tab)

Essays JUL 3, 2025

Republicans in the U.S. Senate recently passed a version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, championed by President Donald Trump. The House of Representatives passed an earlier version of…

By: Jacob Hacker (opens in a new tab), Patrick Sullivan (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
The Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Policy Uncertainty
Academic

Americans Informed About the Distributional Effects of Republicans’ Budget Bill Overwhelmingly Oppose It (opens in a new tab)

Working Papers JUN 25, 2025

Republicans in the Senate are currently considering the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which, if enacted, would be the most regressive U.S. tax and budget law in at least the…

By: Jacob S. Hacker, Patrick Sullivan (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
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Policy

Medicaid and SNAP cuts in congressional Republicans’ budget bill will negatively impact local economies (opens in a new tab)

Essays JUN 24, 2025

The budget reconciliation bill recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives proposes to make large cuts to Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and other social programs to pay…

By: Robert Manduca (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
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Policy

The political implications of bad jobs and the decline of unions (opens in a new tab)

Blog MAY 13, 2025

Bad jobs have become a distinctive feature of the U.S. economy over the past few decades. Globally, a lack of adequate demand, or what economists call “secular stagnation,” has meant…

By: Adam Dean (opens in a new tab), Jamie McCallum (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Political Economy & Democracy
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Policy

More accurately measuring economic sentiment will help build a U.S. economy—and democracy—that works for all (opens in a new tab)

Blog MAY 13, 2025

When politicians and members of the media discuss the state of “the economy” in the United States, they often use a small handful of data points. Of all the indicators…

By: Jonathan Cohen (opens in a new tab), Katherine Cramer (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Political Economy & Democracy
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Policy

New federal heat standard will protect U.S. workers from the ill effects of high temperatures amid intensifying climate change (opens in a new tab)

Blog AUG 1, 2024

U.S. workers are more vulnerable than ever to the ill effects of high and rising temperatures as the world continues to shatter heat records this year. Climate-related deaths and injuries…

By: Equitable Growth (opens in a new tab)

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Policy

Algorithmic wage discrimination requires policy solutions that enforce predictability and the U.S. spirit of equal pay for equal work (opens in a new tab)

Blog JUL 12, 2023

U.S. consumers generally believe that gig workers who labor for companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are free to set their own hours and thus able to…

By: Veena Dubal (opens in a new tab)

AI, Tech & Energy Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power
Equitable Growth delivers economist sign-on letter and comment letter to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on its Proposed Revisions to Circular A-4, Regulatory Analysis
Policy

Equitable Growth delivers economist sign-on letter and comment letter to the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on its Proposed Revisions to Circular A-4, Regulatory Analysis (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs JUN 20, 2023

This post has been updated to reflect that Equitable Growth’s economist sign-on letter, not our comment letter, was submitted to regulations.gov due to an administrative submission error. The Washington Center…

By: Equitable Growth (opens in a new tab)

AI, Tech & Energy Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

The importance of the American Rescue Plan for U.S. workers and families on the law’s second anniversary, in 8 charts (opens in a new tab)

Blog MAR 10, 2023

Tomorrow marks 2 years since the American Rescue Plan Act was signed into law. One year after the COVID-19 pandemic that began in early 2020 triggered enormous employment losses and…

By: Carmen Sanchez Cumming (opens in a new tab), Raksha Kopparam (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

A missed opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit will affect U.S. families and the broader economy now and for years to come (opens in a new tab)

Blog DEC 21, 2022

Earlier this week, the U.S. Congress released its proposed omnibus bill that funds the federal government through September 2023 and makes various other reforms to the nation’s retirement system, antitrust…

By: Equitable Growth (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
Early evidence on federal government income supports for U.S. individuals, workers, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic
Policy

Early evidence on federal government income supports for U.S. individuals, workers, and families during the COVID-19 pandemic (opens in a new tab)

Reports DEC 13, 2022

This report focuses on preliminary research surrounding the three largest income support programs totaling $1.6 trillion that were paid directly to U.S. individuals, workers, and families amid the first two…

By: Alex Bell (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

What federal statistical agencies can do to improve survey response rates among Hispanic communities in the United States (opens in a new tab)

Blog OCT 14, 2022

Between 2010 and 2020, the Hispanic American population grew 23 percent, making it one of the fastest-growing communities in the United States. According to the 2020 decennial census, Hispanic Americans…

By: Raksha Kopparam (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Policymakers can still use American Rescue Plan funds to bolster the U.S. child care system and ensure it has a strong future (opens in a new tab)

Blog SEP 20, 2022

In January, the 118th Congress will draw to a close following a productive session that saw legislative action on pandemic relief, infrastructure investments, manufacturing and research incentives, and critical investments…

By: Sam Abbott (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Measuring spending inequality in the United States in real time (opens in a new tab)

Blog SEP 8, 2022

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting recession in 2020, followed by a swift U.S. economic recovery, offer lessons today about why real-time data are so crucial to…

By: Loujaina Abdelwahed (opens in a new tab), Jacob Robbins (opens in a new tab), Cole Campbell (opens in a new tab), Shogher Ohannessian (opens in a new tab), Todd Czurylo (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Why the Inflation Reduction Act is key to strong, broad-based U.S. economic growth (opens in a new tab)

Blog AUG 16, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act spells good news for the U.S. economy. The newly signed legislation makes historic investments to combat climate change, lower healthcare costs, and crack down on tax…

By: David S. Mitchell (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

How to stop a recession by strengthening income supports in the United States (opens in a new tab)

Blog AUG 15, 2022

Income support programs, such as Unemployment Insurance and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, are powerful tools to deploy when the threat of recession looms and unemployment climbs. By providing income…

By: Alix Gould-Werth (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

The economic evidence behind the Inflation Reduction Act and why it will boost strong, broad-based economic growth (opens in a new tab)

Blog AUG 5, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act spells good news for the U.S. economy. The proposed legislation now before the U.S. Senate would make historic investments to combat climate change, lower healthcare costs,…

By: David S. Mitchell (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Fostering academic research on U.S. economic impact payments that goes beyond the marginal propensity to consume (opens in a new tab)

Blog JAN 18, 2022

Direct government payments to individuals are now a standard part of U.S. fiscal policymakers’ recession-fighting toolkit. Three rounds of so-called economic impact payments from the federal government have been paid…

By: Karen Dynan (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
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Policy

U.S. disability programs provide valuable benefits to low-income recipients across a range of health conditions (opens in a new tab)

Blog NOV 22, 2021

The three components of the U.S. social insurance system serve retirees and those recipients facing challenging health conditions. But all three programs have grown in recent decades, sparking various calls…

By: Manasi Deshpande (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Dispatch from EconCon 2021: Addressing racial and gender stratification in the U.S. economy is key to an equitable and sustainable recovery
Policy

Dispatch from EconCon 2021: Addressing racial and gender stratification in the U.S. economy is key to an equitable and sustainable recovery (opens in a new tab)

Blog OCT 21, 2021

The 2-day EconCon 2021 conference, held virtually from October 6–7, featured speakers, panelists, and moderators from across the progressive policy and academic landscape. They were tasked by the co-hosts of…

By: Equitable Growth (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program
Policy

A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs SEP 22, 2021

President Joe Biden asked the U.S. Congress to consider investing $200 billion over 10 years in “a national partnership with states to offer free, high-quality, accessible, and inclusive preschool to…

By: Robert Lynch (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

The coming public debt scare should not spook U.S. policymakers from investing in physical and social infrastructure (opens in a new tab)

Blog SEP 7, 2021

Public debt scaremongering is back in fashion on Capitol Hill. Republican legislators, from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on down, are invoking the high level of federal government debt—currently…

By: Barry Eichengreen (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Completing the unfinished New Deal to overcome 21st century U.S. economic inequality (opens in a new tab)

Blog AUG 31, 2021

President Joe Biden wants Congress to enact his two signature legislative packages—the $1 trillion bipartisan physical infrastructure plan passed by the U.S. Senate earlier in August and a $3.5 trillion…

By: David S. Mitchell (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
Temperature, workplace safety, and labor market inequality
Academic

Temperature, workplace safety, and labor market inequality (opens in a new tab)

Working Papers JUL 19, 2021

Using data covering the universe of injury claims from the nation’s largest worker’s compensation system (2001-2018), we explore the relationship between temperature and workplace safety and its implications for labor…

By: R. Jisung Park (opens in a new tab), Nora Pankratz (opens in a new tab), A. Patrick Behrer (opens in a new tab)

AI, Tech & Energy Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power
The economic benefits of equal opportunity in the United States by ending racial, ethnic, and gender disparities
Policy

The economic benefits of equal opportunity in the United States by ending racial, ethnic, and gender disparities (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs JUN 29, 2021

Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities across the U.S. economy are a personal tragedy for the millions of individuals who suffer from the emotional, psychological, and social consequences. These disparities also…

By: Robert Lynch (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
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Policy

A new report lays out the path forward for faltering U.S. Unemployment Insurance system (opens in a new tab)

Blog JUN 24, 2021

Today, experts from seven organizations released a fortuitously timed report charting a path forward for the U.S. Unemployment Insurance program. Unemployment Insurance is the main social insurance program designed to…

By: Alix Gould-Werth (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Tax Refund Uncertainty: Evidence and Welfare Implications
Academic

Tax Refund Uncertainty: Evidence and Welfare Implications (opens in a new tab)

Working Papers APR 8, 2021

Transfers paid through annual tax refunds are a large but uncertain source of income for poor households. We document that low-income tax-filers have substantial subjective uncertainty about these refunds. We…

By: Sydnee Caldwell (opens in a new tab), Scott Nelson (opens in a new tab), Daniel Waldinger (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
Public investments in education can spur equitable growth, pay for themselves, and create jobs for a stronger economic recovery
Policy

Public investments in education can spur equitable growth, pay for themselves, and create jobs for a stronger economic recovery (opens in a new tab)

Reports OCT 27, 2020

Public investments in education, in both physical structures and in services, are key to long-run economic growth and human well-being. Some of these investments are especially effective in promoting more…

By: Robert Lynch (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
The rising number of U.S. households with burdensome student debt calls for a federal response
Policy

The rising number of U.S. households with burdensome student debt calls for a federal response (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs OCT 21, 2020

Today, about 43 million adults in the United States collectively hold $1.5 trillion in federal student loan debt and an additional $119 billion in private student loans not backed by…

By: Raksha Kopparam (opens in a new tab), Austin Clemens (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Can policymakers reverse the unequal decline in middle-age U.S. homeownership rates?
Policy

Can policymakers reverse the unequal decline in middle-age U.S. homeownership rates? (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs OCT 13, 2020

Homeownership in the United States has long functioned as a wealth equalizer, allowing middle-class families to build wealth while they pay for their housing costs. Because houses have generally appreciated…

By: Austin Clemens (opens in a new tab), John Sabelhaus (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Policy prescriptions for the flawed and unequal retirement savings systems that perpetuate U.S. economic inequality
Policy

Policy prescriptions for the flawed and unequal retirement savings systems that perpetuate U.S. economic inequality (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs OCT 7, 2020

Outside of homeownership, retirement savings are the most important way middle-class workers and their families build wealth in the United States. But this second pillar of wealth creation is woefully…

By: David S. Mitchell (opens in a new tab), John Sabelhaus (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Equitable Growth announces record $1.07 million in research grants on inequality and broadly shared growth
Policy

Equitable Growth announces record $1.07 million in research grants on inequality and broadly shared growth (opens in a new tab)

Blog AUG 31, 2020

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth today announced research grants totaling $1,074,060—our largest year to date—to seek evidence on important issues related to the intersections between economic inequality and growth.…

By: Korin Davis (opens in a new tab)

Competition & Economic Dynamism Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Taxation
Disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is crucial amid the coronavirus pandemic
Policy

Disaggregated data on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders is crucial amid the coronavirus pandemic (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs AUG 20, 2020

The novel coronavirus pandemic and the recession it caused lay bare the clear links between racial and ethnic economic inequities, structural racism, and the outsized harm of these crises on…

By: Christian Edlagan (opens in a new tab), Raksha Kopparam (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Broken plumbing: How systems for delivering economic relief in response to the coronavirus recession failed the U.S. economy
Policy

Broken plumbing: How systems for delivering economic relief in response to the coronavirus recession failed the U.S. economy (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs JUL 29, 2020

Sudden economic contractions are dangerous. Individuals experience income shocks that leave them hungry, sick, and frightened. And if left unchecked, these shocks spread. When people lose income, they stop spending,…

By: Amanda Fischer (opens in a new tab), Alix Gould-Werth (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
A generational perspective on recent U.S. homeownership divergence by income and race
Policy

A generational perspective on recent U.S. homeownership divergence by income and race (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs JUL 27, 2020

Between the end of 2012 and the end of 2019, the Federal Reserve Board estimates that the total value of U.S. owner-occupied housing increased nearly 60 percent, from $18.5 trillion…

By: John Sabelhaus (opens in a new tab), Austin Clemens (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Watch Now: One year later: Recession Ready and the coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)
Policy

One year later: Recession Ready and the coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)

Videos JUN 1, 2020

Proposals put forth can help support communities, stabilize the economy amid coronavirus recession One year ago, long before the risks of the new coronavirus and the ensuing recession enveloped our…

By: Equitable Growth (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Green stimulus, not dirty bailouts, is the smart investment strategy during the coronavirus recession
Policy

Green stimulus, not dirty bailouts, is the smart investment strategy during the coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs MAY 18, 2020

In March, the federal government passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security bill, more commonly known as the CARES Act. The law aims to provide relief for businesses and…

By: Leah Stokes (opens in a new tab), Matto Mildenberger (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Policy

Where should the marginal dollar go in U.S. fiscal policy—to testing or to the safety net—amid a pandemic-induced economic downturn? (opens in a new tab)

Blog APR 27, 2020

In our recent working paper, “An SEIR Infectious Disease Model with Testing and Conditional Quarantine,” the two of us and Simon Mongey, an assistant professor of economics at the University…

By: David Berger (opens in a new tab), Kyle Herkenhoff (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement Taxation
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Dealing with the U.S. economic and public health effects of the coronavirus recession compassionately and with an eye on a strong recovery (opens in a new tab)

Blog APR 17, 2020

On March 24, I presented to a teleconference of about 100 economists and other experts gathered by my colleagues Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman of the University of California, Berkeley…

By: Jason Furman (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
Rescuing small businesses to fight the coronavirus recession and prevent further economic inequality in the United States
Policy

Rescuing small businesses to fight the coronavirus recession and prevent further economic inequality in the United States (opens in a new tab)

Issue Briefs APR 14, 2020

The U.S. Congress last month mobilized trillions of dollars in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to help workers and businesses survive while mandatory COVID-19 public health measures…

By: Amanda Fischer (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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The three ways fiscal policy can be used to fight COVID-19 and the coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)

Blog APR 14, 2020

Late in March, before the U.S. Congress passed the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and President Donald Trump signed it into law, economists Emmanuel Saez and…

By: Olivier Blanchard (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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U.S. economic policy principles for confronting the coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)

Blog APR 8, 2020

This post reflects our organization’s overall guiding policy principles for confronting the coronavirus recession as detailed on March 24. These principles still hold as there remains much to be done…

By: Heather Boushey (opens in a new tab), Somin Park (opens in a new tab)

Economic Equity & Opportunity Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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Economic experts propose policy responses to coronavirus recession (opens in a new tab)

Blog MAR 24, 2020

University of California, Berkeley economists Emmanuel Saez and Gabriel Zucman, in cooperation with Economics for Inclusive Prosperity, are hosting an invitation-only online conference today to discuss economic policy responses to…

By: Equitable Growth (opens in a new tab)

Household Economic Security Labor, Wages & Worker Power Macroeconomics & Economic Measurement
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