Racial equity in U.S. data collection improves the accuracy of research, policy evaluation, and subsequent policymaking
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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 ethnic inequalities are a result of centuries of systemic racism and discrimination, which prevents…
Diversity in economics and data disaggregation can improve our understanding of the U.S. economy
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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, including among economists, in light of how COVID-19 and the unraveling of the U.S. economy exp…
Equitable Growth president and CEO addresses conference attendees in first public appearance
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Our recent policy conference, “Equitable Growth 2021: Evidence for a Stronger Economic Future,” brought together policymakers, academics, advocates, and thought leaders to discuss the best evidence-based ideas for building a stronger economic future for all Americans. The key themes of the 2-day con…
A cost-benefit analysis of The American Families Plan’s proposed investment in a nationwide public preschool program
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Fast facts 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 all three- and four-year-olds, benefitting five million children.” This report calculates…
Equitable Growth’s 2021 policy conference features key speakers and panelists discussing inclusive U.S. economic growth after the coronavirus recession
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The coronavirus pandemic and resulting historic economic and societal shock revealed underlying systemic fragility driven by longstanding economic inequalities and structural racism. More expansive, more transformative, and more equitable economic policies have helped power a far more rapid recovery…
Completing the unfinished New Deal to overcome 21st century U.S. economic inequality
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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 social infrastructure package currently being crafted by Democratic congressional leaders. Presid…
Coronavirus disruptions in family caregiving highlight the importance of investments in U.S. care infrastructure and paid leave
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Most workers in the United States at some point over the course of their lives will take on multiple unpaid caregiving responsibilities, be it caring for a child, an elderly parent, or an ailing relative. This can be highly rewarding and meaningful work, but it also can be incredibly challenging, pa…
Congress needs distribution analyses to make informed, equitable policy choices, and the CBO FAIR Scoring Act would deliver it
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Before voting on legislation, members of Congress usually receive a cost estimate, or score, for that legislation from the Congressional Budget Office. This score provides nonpartisan CBO analysts’ best estimate of how the legislation will affect the federal budget deficit. A cost estimate is useful…
July Jobs report: Job growth ramps up, but the construction sector struggles
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The recovery in the labor market continued to pick-up steam as the U.S. economy added 943,000 jobs last month, according to the most recent Employment Situation Summary released today by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The unemployment rate fell from 5.9 percent in June to…
Weak income support infrastructure harms U.S. workers and their families and constrains economic growth
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Overview The coronavirus public health emergency and resulting economic recession brought into stark relief the engrained problems with the system of income support for U.S. workers and their families. People in the United States access income support from a wide range of programs, including Social…