"...These emotions of being left behind or worse off than they used to be are not just common, but politically potent, too." In his #EGEssaySeries piece, Justin Gest from @georgemasonu.bsky.social explains nostalgic deprivation and its implications for the U.S. equitablegrowth.org/populist-vot...

1. This would-be #JobsDay, but today Equitable Growth dives deeper into the uses of public labor market data, their value to the economy, and the risks associated with their potential destabilization 🧵 More from @michaelslinden.bsky.social & Chris Bangert-Drowns: equitablegrowth.org/the-status-o...

“The job market had been a source of real strength in the economy but has been slowing down ... It would be very good to know if that slowdown was continuing, accelerating, or reversing.” @michaelslinden.bsky.social on how the shutdown affects key economic data gathering:

"Making reliable data accessible in a timely manner to inform decision-making is foundational for economic growth and equity in the United States." More from #EGgrantee @pnorlander.bsky.social on what users can do to protect and improve federal data collection:

This coming Monday, October 6th, I'm doing a 1 hour event talking about @equitablegrowth.bsky.social's inequality tracker and new gov data on inequality. Anyone can join, come check it out! (registration link in the next skeet)

A report shows Americans are spending down savings and putting more on credit cards lately. @michaelslinden.bsky.social tells @marketplace.org this isn't sustainable: “You can only finance your consumption through credit for so long. Credit is good as a bridge.”

"It's important to understand the U.S. economy is already on a knife's edge — the labor market has softened and inflation has risen. Adding a government shutdown to the mix certainly won't help." @michaelslinden.bsky.social on the potential government stoppage:

On MONDAY the 6th, 2pm EST, join me to talk about @equitablegrowth.bsky.social's inequality tracker. I'll be talking about the data and answering questions. It will be fun! Anyone at all is welcome to join. Link to register in the next post!

For the #EGEssaySeries, @tabouchadi.bsky.social explores the connection between economic concerns and threats to social status, specifically how "changes and risks contribute to a sense of potential loss of routines that provide people with meaning." Read more: equitablegrowth.org/threats-to-s...

Our Director Saba Waheed @sabawa.bsky.social and Senior Research Analyst Brian Justie were chosen as recipients of the 2025 AI RFP grant. 🔍 Thank you to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for providing the UCLA Labor Center with an opportunity to study this emerging field and further support workers.

Government shutdowns are "always bad for the country, causing disruption in government services and testing economic stability," @michaelslinden.bsky.social told @nytimes.com. However, he believes that this one could be "even worse than in the past." Read more 🔗:

Great to see two EG-affiliated scholars, @markzandi.bsky.social and @michaelslinden.bsky.social, quoted in this recent Marketplace piece. With a weakening job market, strong consumer spending by the top 10% is another clear indication of widening economic inequality.

As state policymakers determine how to meet the needs of their constituents, they should optimize existing support sources to help the lowest-income families meet their needs. Megan Rivera on how TANF funds can help states support children and their economies: equitablegrowth.org/research-pap...

Congratulations to Tom Kochan @mitiwer.bsky.social @mitsloan.bsky.social & Adam Seth Litwin and Ariel Avgar, both of @cornellilr.bsky.social! They have won an @equitablegrowth.bsky.social grant to study the effects of worker input on #AI strategies at @KaiserPermanente: tinyurl.com/mrybem8x

On Monday, October 6th, I'll be doing an event with @equitablegrowth.bsky.social to debut the U.S. Inequality Tracker, give an intro to the data that goes into it, and talk a bit about inequality in the U.S. Anyone can come, please join us!

Building on our #EGEssaySeries and an event earlier this year, we've partnered with @columbiaigp.bsky.social to organize a high-profile discussion on the rise of populism and the future of economic policy. 🗓️ Nov 10 | ⏰ 5:30-7:30pm EST RSVP for the live stream: www.eventbrite.com/e/livestream....

In the newest #InConversation, Sanjay Supan sits down with @howard.edu economics professor Omari Swinton. They discuss research on racial disparities in higher education, racial economic mobility research, the role of HBCUs in economic mobility, and more! More:

🗓️ Learn more about the U.S. Inequality Tracker at our virtual event on Oct 6! @austinclemens2.bsky.social will demonstrate how the tracker works and discuss what these trends reveal about the roots and consequences of inequality, among other things. RSVP today! ⬇️

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed a longstanding weakness in the U.S. labor market—that many workers lack access to paid leave. Read Elena Patel, Tanya Byker, and Kristin Smith on how emergency paid leave benefits protected workers against the shocks of the pandemic:

Huge CONGRATS to Opportunity@Work CEO and EG Steering Committee member Byron Auguste, winning a 2025 #HeinzAward for the Economy! 🥳 Learn more about Byron's work: www.heinzawards.org/pages/byron-... #HeinzAwards30

📢 Today, we announce a new cohort of grantees studying how artificial intelligence and new technology can support workers and promote competition across the U.S. economy. Stay tuned in the coming days as we feature the grantees and their projects. Read more ⬇️

I wrote about how economic democracy is necessary for political democracy feels very fraught right now but in this moment of structural transformation, we need structural solutions & to build political will towards them

"To root democratic perspectives in Americans’ daily lives, people need to experience economic democracy at work." EG nonresident scholar @lenorepalladino.bsky.social of @umassamherst.bsky.social on empowering workers in corporations & institutions: equitablegrowth.org/to-restore-d... #EGEssaySeries

"The nation’s tax system confuses, frustrates, and angers many citizens in ways that leave them vulnerable to populist appeals from the right." Is the tax code feeding the populist fire? Andrea Louise Campbell from @mit.edu breaks it down. More: equitablegrowth.org/how-u-s-tax-... #EGEssaySeries

"Whether left-wing or right-wing, populists share a message that resonates widely: The system has failed you, but we can take you back to something better." @georgemasonu.bsky.social's Justin Gest on what "nostalgic deprivation" means for the U.S.: equitablegrowth.org/populist-vot... #EGEssaySeries

Incidentally, this is a common pattern over the business cycle: low income households tend to out-perform the rest of the distribution around recessions, but as the economy starts growing again they under-perform other groups. From @equitablegrowth.bsky.social's inequality tracker.

Economic growth can elude America's rural communities, even as the national economy expands. @gbenga-ajilore.bsky.social of @centeronbudget.bsky.social offers insights on why policymakers need a strategy to foster economic growth in rural areas. equitablegrowth.org/a-place-base... #EGEssaySeries

"It is becoming increasingly clear that economic and cultural concerns are deeply intertwined among the supporters of far-right parties and across the broader electorate." @tabouchadi.bsky.social on economic sources of threats to social status: equitablegrowth.org/threats-to-s... #EGEssaySeries

Today, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social released their second series of papers on the rise of right-wing populism. My contribution is a policy piece that provides an affirmative vision for investment in rural America. (1/9) equitablegrowth.org/a-place-base...

Hi! I’m Shayna Strom, President & CEO @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, a non-profit dedicated to evidence-backed ideas & policies that promote strong, stable, & broad-based economic growth. I finally took the BlueSky plunge (took me a while, I know!) & look forward to joining the discussion with you.

🚨More essays in our rise of populism #EGEssaySeries are here! Read the latest additions, with topics like place-based economic development, U.S. tax policy and right-wing populism, plus more! Stay tuned as we feature each essay and its author in the coming days:

"Job quality does not have to continue its decline ... the decline of union power in our nation can be reversed — and health care workers can lead the way." More from @adamdean.bsky.social and @jamiemccallum.bsky.social on unionization benefits in health care:

NEW WORKING PAPER: The 'In Her Hands' initiative offers compelling evidence that guaranteed income is significant in "fostering financial security, advancing equity, and informing inclusive economic policy." From Leah Hamilton, @nzewde.bsky.social, and more!

Over at @equitablegrowth.bsky.social, @veenadubal.bsky.social and Wilneida Negrón explain how artificial intelligence uncouples hard work from fair wages through ‘surveillance pay’ practices.

Here’s AUGUST’s #JobsReport, a 🧵 1/ High-quality, trustworthy government data such as Bureau of Labor Statistics reports are a critical public good that enable efficient markets and informed policy decisions. Disruptions of any kind could lead to riskier public and private choices economywide.

For the #EGEssaySeries, @povertyscholar.bsky.social points to how forces fueling right-wing populism are evident in the housing market and how tenant organizing can be powerful for creating better economic policies and strengthening U.S. democracy. Read more 🔗: equitablegrowth.org/housing-inse...

Happy #LaborDay! Today, we honor America's labor movement. The following pieces dive deeper into the importance of the country's unions and union workers. 🧵 First, @jakerosenfeld.bsky.social breaks down how overwhelming support for unions could boost membership. equitablegrowth.org/will-labors-...

"This unprecedented move by a U.S. president directly threatens the Fed’s independence — and therefore the stability of the U.S. economy." Read more from EG Steering Committee member Alan Blinder on the importance of keeping the Federal Reserve independent ⬇️

Efficient, effective, and responsive income support programs can reduce economic inequality and support economic mobility. Read more on how state policymakers can optimize existing sources of support available to help the lowest-income children and families ⬇️

Over 125 economists signed the open letter calling on the President, Congress, and the American public to uphold the principles of Federal Reserve independence and not remove Lisa Cook without due process. There's still time to sign! And please share. #EconSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Thanks to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for the generous support! Excited to study how global supply chain shocks affect markets and the broader economy. #EGgrantee #EconSky

Huge thanks to @equitablegrowth.bsky.social for their grant support! Excited for the opportunity to advance this research.

It’s dog days of summer, but tax scholarship doesn't take a vacation! New study out today by Balkir, Saez, Yagan, and Zucman finds 400 richest Americans pay just 23.8% in total (federal, state, foreign) taxes, less than the 30% paid by the average American. www.nber.org/papers/w34170 🧵

Lisa Cook was integral in establishing the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, serving in multiple advisory roles that have strengthened our grant program and the organization. www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-l...

Algorithmic wage discrimination was first documented in app-controlled ride-hail and food-delivery work. Read more on how surveillance pay works and where it is deployed in the U.S. economy, along with recommendations to ensure fairness in setting workers’ pay: equitablegrowth.org/how-artifici...

Meet our early career #EGgrantee(s)! @pittecon.bsky.social's Omer Ali will digitize & publicly release a dataset of FHA-insured and VA-guaranteed mortgages issued between 1935-1975 to assess who received loans and how they were distributed across neighborhoods. equitablegrowth.org/grants/the-d...

🚨Meet the 2025 Early Career #EGgrantee(s)! Seven scholars will get funding to study economic inequality. Projects range in topic, from the housing crisis to child care to supply chain resilience. Stay tuned this week to learn about each grantee and their research. equitablegrowth.org/equitable-gr...

In their piece for the #EGEssaySeries, @davidautor.bsky.social, @profdaviddorn.bsky.social, and Gordon Hanson break down the China trade shock of the early 2000s, its impacts on manufacturing and the labor market, and how it has shaped U.S. politics. Learn more ⬇️ equitablegrowth.org/how-the-chin...

With the passage into law of the #ReconciliationBill last month, austerity is key for policymakers. @kevinrinz.bsky.social and @ernietedeschi.bsky.social answer common questions about austerity — what it is, its history, what its economic effects are, and more:

New CBO analysis estimates that income will decrease for the poorest Americans by $1,200/year due to the #OBBBA's tax and benefit changes, but increase for middle-income households from $800-$1,200, as well as by $13,000+ for the wealthiest Americans. Read more ➡️ www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...