Kavya Vaghul
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Weekend reading: the “real-live experiment” edition
Weekend reading: the “real-live experiment” edition on Equitable Growth | This is a weekly post we publish on Fridays with links to articles that touch on… → Read More
Weekend reading: the “fantasy budget” edition
This is a weekly post we publish on Fridays with links to articles that touch on economic inequality and growth. The first section is a round-up of what Equitable Growth published this week and the… → Read More
Trump administration 2018 budget swaps heavy cuts to education for focus on school choice
President Donald Trump’s budget for fiscal year 2018 beginning October 1 and released this past Tuesday contains some potentially bad news for the state of education in the United States. Under the… → Read More
Better understanding the importance of diversity in U.S. preschool programs
Better understanding the importance of diversity in U.S. preschool programs on Equitable Growth | There’s a general consensus that early childhood education… → Read More
How gig economy companies fit (or don’t fit) into the tax system
How gig economy companies fit (or don’t fit) into the tax system on Equitable Growth | In any major U.S. city today, hailing a ride straight from a cell… → Read More
The student loan crisis is fueled by a weak labor market
The student loan crisis is fueled by a weak labor market on Equitable Growth | The student debt crisis in the United States continues to escalate. Over the… → Read More
A few graphs for Tax Day 2017
It’s Tax Day! Check out some interesting graphs from Equitable Growth analyses on taxes, tax policy, related economics research. → Read More
Is an even larger pass-through business tax loophole destined to become part of the U.S. tax code?
Current conversations among academics and policymakers about corporate tax reform in the United States largely focus on the controversial border adjustment tax, projected revenue losses, and the… → Read More
College may not be the great equalizer across race and ethnicity
There’s a common perception that college is the great equalizer in the United States, a pathway to leveling the playing field between students from different socioeconomic groups. But the jury’s still… → Read More
Sustaining preschool gains can help the benefits of early childhood education endure
In order to counter the “fade-out” of early childhood education’s benefits, research and policymakers need to think more about sustaining its gains. → Read More
Repealing the Affordable Care Act could exacerbate U.S. income and health inequality
Repealing the Affordable Care Act could exacerbate U.S. income and health inequality on Equitable Growth | This week, Congress is beginning to take steps to… → Read More
How data disaggregation matters for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Hmong Americans are less likely than the average American to have a household income over $50,000, be employed, or be a college graduate. But the livelihoods of these families, which originally hail from Southeast Asia and mostly migrated to the United States at the end of the Vietnam War, get lost in the aggregated data … → Read More
Economic insecurity rises around childbirth, explained in four charts
Economic insecurity rises around childbirth, explained in four charts on Equitable Growth | Between the sleepless nights, routine doctors visits, endless… → Read More
Preschool is about more than a third grade test score
The partial fade-out of cognitive skills is not necessarily an indicator of whether preschool is effective → Read More
Across races, women bolster family economic security
This issue brief explores the role that women’s added work hours and earnings play in families across income and race and ethnicity in the United States. → Read More
Women have made the difference for family economic security
Over the past four decades, women’s increased earnings and work hours have been essential as American families seek to find and maintain economic security. → Read More
An introduction to the geography of student debt
A new interactive compares the geographic distribution of average household student loan balances and average loan delinquency to median income across the United States and within metropolitan areas. → Read More