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Evidence for a stronger economy
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Testimony by Michael Linden on “The Big Beautiful Betrayal—Working Folks Pay While The Mega Rich Profit”
Published: June 17, 2025 19:00
Senator Kaine, Senator Murphy, and members of the Forum, thank you for the opportunity to be here today. I’m going to make three key points. First, the Republican budget bill that passed the House of Representatives and is now under consideration here in…
Factsheet: U.S. economic mobility and policies to increase upward mobility
Published: June 17, 2025 13:00
The United States often has been touted as a land of opportunity, where hard work leads to success and children do better than their parents. But increasingly, these notions of opportunity and mobility are being challenged as economic inequality has…
The ‘funny math’ of top U.S. tax rates
https://equitablegrowth.org/the-funny-math-of-top-u-s-tax-rates/
Published: June 11, 2025 13:00
The current reconciliation bill now before Congress won’t correct for the low tax rates paid by the richest Americans Overview Calculating the effective tax rate of the richest Americans can be complicated, but it is critical for ensuring tax policy…
The hidden trade-offs of nonwage job amenities for U.S. workers
https://equitablegrowth.org/the-hidden-trade-offs-of-nonwage-job-amenities-for-u-s-workers/
Published: June 10, 2025 13:45
When workers choose jobs with predictable schedules, safer conditions, or greater autonomy, they are often paying a price: lower wages. In some cases, these hidden trade-offs are considerable. Indeed, my research shows that these “amenity trade-offs” can…
U.S. labor market data reveal that different job characteristics contribute to the gender wage gap
Published: June 5, 2025 13:00
Overview In 2003, women in the United States earned on average approximately 80 percent as much as U.S. men did per hour. By 2024, the gender pay gap had grown to 84 percent, after peaking at around 86 percent in 2022. (See Figure 1.) Figure 1 Yet the…
Equitable Growth event brings together scholars and the policy community to discuss the rise of right-wing populism and the future of economic policy
Published: May 29, 2025 13:00
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 policy,” in Washington, DC. The event featured speakers from the…
Business owners often use their firms as tax shelters, reducing government revenue and reported income inequality
Published: May 22, 2025 13:00
Picture this scene: After sharing a meal with friends, someone in the group grabs the check and says, “I’ll take this so I can expense it through my company.” It seems like a win-win. The business owner “writes off” the expense to save on the firm’s taxes,…
The Firm as Tax Shelter
https://equitablegrowth.org/working-papers/the-firm-as-tax-shelter/
Published: May 22, 2025 12:59
Authors:David Leite, Paris School of Economics Abstract: I present evidence that firms serve as tax-free consumption vehicles. Drawing on a unique combination of data from an electronic invoicing program in Portugal (e-Fatura), I show that individuals who…