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U.S. businesses report that tariff policies will likely lead to price increases and labor market impacts in 2026
Substantial price increases and labor market impacts are more likely in 2026 if White House trade policy continues along its path.
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Due to tariffs, many businesses have already increased prices or plan to do so, and dwindling inventories will increase pressure on firms to raise prices. NEW from Chris Bangert-Drowns on how tariff effects are impacting the labor market positively and negatively:
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1/ This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics should have released the January employment situation report, which would have told us how many jobs were created last month. Because of this week’s partial government shutdown, that report has been postponed.
Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown
The Labor Department, citing the partial federal government shutdown, said Monday that it will not release the January jobs report on Friday as scheduled.
apnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:30 PM
1/ This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics should have released the January employment situation report, which would have told us how many jobs were created last month. Because of this week’s partial government shutdown, that report has been postponed.
"For the 10 million children living in poverty in the U.S., the promise of a Trump account won’t help their parents put dinner on the table,” says Megan Rivera, EG fellow for policy & advocacy.
More on why some economists say this initiative will exacerbate the wealth divide:
More on why some economists say this initiative will exacerbate the wealth divide:
'Trump Accounts' could make inequality worse, economists say
Despite claims that the accounts will “jumpstart the American Dream,” some economists say the initiative will actually exacerbate the wealth divide
qz.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:01 PM
"For the 10 million children living in poverty in the U.S., the promise of a Trump account won’t help their parents put dinner on the table,” says Megan Rivera, EG fellow for policy & advocacy.
More on why some economists say this initiative will exacerbate the wealth divide:
More on why some economists say this initiative will exacerbate the wealth divide:
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The politicization of social welfare programs generated long-lasting shifts in voting behavior, writes Carlos Avenancio-Leon for @equitablegrowth.bsky.social.
Why Federal Food Assistance Became Politically Polarizing—and What to Do About It
By focusing on the facts and the program’s broad benefits, Americans can move past partisan divides and recognize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for what it truly is.
www.commondreams.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The politicization of social welfare programs generated long-lasting shifts in voting behavior, writes Carlos Avenancio-Leon for @equitablegrowth.bsky.social.
New research looks at how the rollout of food stamps in the 1960s and 1970s affected political polarization and voting behavior.
The study also shows how nutrition assistance and other social insurance programs offer essential support to local economies.
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The study also shows how nutrition assistance and other social insurance programs offer essential support to local economies.
More:
Why federal food assistance became politically polarizing—and what to do about it
Evidence that the politicization of social welfare programs such as federal food assistance generated long-lasting shifts in voting behavior and what to do about it.
equitablegrowth.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
New research looks at how the rollout of food stamps in the 1960s and 1970s affected political polarization and voting behavior.
The study also shows how nutrition assistance and other social insurance programs offer essential support to local economies.
More:
The study also shows how nutrition assistance and other social insurance programs offer essential support to local economies.
More:
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We have such a special team at @equitablegrowth.bsky.social —it was inspiring to have people together this week, reflecting, recharging, and planning for the important work ahead in 2026. Special thanks to @nwlc.org for hosting us in your beautiful space.
January 30, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We have such a special team at @equitablegrowth.bsky.social —it was inspiring to have people together this week, reflecting, recharging, and planning for the important work ahead in 2026. Special thanks to @nwlc.org for hosting us in your beautiful space.
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My time with @equitablegrowth.bsky.social as a Dissertation Scholar was among the most pivotal moments in my PhD career– so grateful this is continuing with the support of @russellsagefdn.bsky.social!
$15k in funding for dissertation candidates available: www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
$15k in funding for dissertation candidates available: www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
Dissertation Research Grants | Russell Sage Foundation
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January 26, 2026 at 5:25 PM
My time with @equitablegrowth.bsky.social as a Dissertation Scholar was among the most pivotal moments in my PhD career– so grateful this is continuing with the support of @russellsagefdn.bsky.social!
$15k in funding for dissertation candidates available: www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
$15k in funding for dissertation candidates available: www.russellsage.org/apply/grants...
AI tools are increasingly influencing how much workers are getting paid — and policymakers are taking notice.
@bloomberglaw.com cites Equitable Growth research in its new reporting on state efforts to address algorithmic wage-setting.
Learn more about it below 🔗:
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@bloomberglaw.com cites Equitable Growth research in its new reporting on state efforts to address algorithmic wage-setting.
Learn more about it below 🔗:
news.bgov.com/daily-labor-...
States Target AI That Tells Companies How Much to Pay Workers
The nascent practice of deciding workers’ wages via algorithms has caught the attention of advocates and state lawmakers who are pushing for regulation aimed at preventing discrimination and pay…
news.bgov.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
AI tools are increasingly influencing how much workers are getting paid — and policymakers are taking notice.
@bloomberglaw.com cites Equitable Growth research in its new reporting on state efforts to address algorithmic wage-setting.
Learn more about it below 🔗:
news.bgov.com/daily-labor-...
@bloomberglaw.com cites Equitable Growth research in its new reporting on state efforts to address algorithmic wage-setting.
Learn more about it below 🔗:
news.bgov.com/daily-labor-...
📢Calling humanities PhDs! We're excited to be a host institution for the 2026 @acls1919.bsky.social Leading Edge Fellowship.
Applications are open now through March 11 to apply to be a "Manager of Academic Engagement & Impact" with Equitable Growth.
Learn more & apply: www.acls.org/wp-content/u...
Applications are open now through March 11 to apply to be a "Manager of Academic Engagement & Impact" with Equitable Growth.
Learn more & apply: www.acls.org/wp-content/u...
January 23, 2026 at 3:15 PM
📢Calling humanities PhDs! We're excited to be a host institution for the 2026 @acls1919.bsky.social Leading Edge Fellowship.
Applications are open now through March 11 to apply to be a "Manager of Academic Engagement & Impact" with Equitable Growth.
Learn more & apply: www.acls.org/wp-content/u...
Applications are open now through March 11 to apply to be a "Manager of Academic Engagement & Impact" with Equitable Growth.
Learn more & apply: www.acls.org/wp-content/u...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:53 PM
"We hope the tracker will prove to be a useful jumping off point for developing intuition about the movement of income and wealth in the U.S. economy."
NEW from @austinclemens2.bsky.social on how EG's Inequality Tracker can help analyze recent economic policies ⬇️
NEW from @austinclemens2.bsky.social on how EG's Inequality Tracker can help analyze recent economic policies ⬇️
Analyzing recent U.S. economic policies using Equitable Growth’s Inequality Tracker
Equitable Growth’s Inequality Tracker uses trusted government data sources to create windows into income and wealth inequality in the U.S. economy.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:01 PM
"We hope the tracker will prove to be a useful jumping off point for developing intuition about the movement of income and wealth in the U.S. economy."
NEW from @austinclemens2.bsky.social on how EG's Inequality Tracker can help analyze recent economic policies ⬇️
NEW from @austinclemens2.bsky.social on how EG's Inequality Tracker can help analyze recent economic policies ⬇️
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Applications are now open for 2026 Leading Edge Fellowships! These two-year fellowships offer recent humanities and social sciences PhDs the opportunity to join organizations working with communities across the country.
Learn more and apply by March 11, 9:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/49mbVSO
Learn more and apply by March 11, 9:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/49mbVSO
January 15, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Applications are now open for 2026 Leading Edge Fellowships! These two-year fellowships offer recent humanities and social sciences PhDs the opportunity to join organizations working with communities across the country.
Learn more and apply by March 11, 9:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/49mbVSO
Learn more and apply by March 11, 9:00 PM ET: https://bit.ly/49mbVSO
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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.
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Trump calls on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign after she was accused of mortgage fraud
President Trump called on Fed Governor Lisa Cook to resign on Wednesday after one of his appointees accused her of mortgage fraud.
www.cbsnews.com
August 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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.
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ICYMI: @equitablegrowth.bsky.social recently launched a great dashboard highlighting our efforts over the last 10 years to connect economic evidence and policy to promote shared prosperity and growth. Search the dashboard by topic area or year to learn about our work.
Impact Landing Page
10 Year Retrospective - Celebrating a decade of research and impact
impact.equitablegrowth.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
ICYMI: @equitablegrowth.bsky.social recently launched a great dashboard highlighting our efforts over the last 10 years to connect economic evidence and policy to promote shared prosperity and growth. Search the dashboard by topic area or year to learn about our work.
In a new Siegel Family Endowment Q&A, Megan Rivera, fellow for Policy and Advocacy, breaks down how policymakers can regulate AI to create a fairer economy, potential for integrating worker voice into decision-making around AI, & more! See the full interview ⬇️
www.siegelendowment.org/insights/ai-...
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AI and the Labor Market: Megan Rivera on How Policymakers Can Regulate AI to Create a Better Economy for All - Siegel Family Endowment
Megan Rivera was a 2024-2025 Siegel Research Fellow and is a fellow at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, where she studies the impact of AI on the labor market and economy, among other…
www.siegelendowment.org
January 16, 2026 at 2:03 PM
In a new Siegel Family Endowment Q&A, Megan Rivera, fellow for Policy and Advocacy, breaks down how policymakers can regulate AI to create a fairer economy, potential for integrating worker voice into decision-making around AI, & more! See the full interview ⬇️
www.siegelendowment.org/insights/ai-...
www.siegelendowment.org/insights/ai-...
Due to tariffs, many businesses have already increased prices or plan to do so, and dwindling inventories will increase pressure on firms to raise prices. NEW from Chris Bangert-Drowns on how tariff effects are impacting the labor market positively and negatively:
U.S. businesses report that tariff policies will likely lead to price increases and labor market impacts in 2026
Substantial price increases and labor market impacts are more likely in 2026 if White House trade policy continues along its path.
equitablegrowth.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Due to tariffs, many businesses have already increased prices or plan to do so, and dwindling inventories will increase pressure on firms to raise prices. NEW from Chris Bangert-Drowns on how tariff effects are impacting the labor market positively and negatively:
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The independence of the Federal Reserve is essential for a strong U.S. economy. This past summer, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social explored what history can teach us from previous attacks on the central bank. Read more here. ⬇️
The Federal Reserve must maintain its independence for the U.S. economy to thrive
President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook directly threatens the Fed’s independence and the stability of the U.S. economy.
equitablegrowth.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The independence of the Federal Reserve is essential for a strong U.S. economy. This past summer, @equitablegrowth.bsky.social explored what history can teach us from previous attacks on the central bank. Read more here. ⬇️
“Merely passing a heat standard is not enough,” says EG nonresident scholar Adam Dean in @npr.org's All Things Considered.
In new research, Dean finds dozens of lives were saved in California once the state started enforcing its heat standard laws.
Learn more here ➡️
In new research, Dean finds dozens of lives were saved in California once the state started enforcing its heat standard laws.
Learn more here ➡️
California study has lessons for efforts to protect workers from excessive heat
A new study finds that California's rules protecting workers from excessive heat likely save dozens of lives every year. This comes as the federal government considers national heat-protection rules.
www.npr.org
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“Merely passing a heat standard is not enough,” says EG nonresident scholar Adam Dean in @npr.org's All Things Considered.
In new research, Dean finds dozens of lives were saved in California once the state started enforcing its heat standard laws.
Learn more here ➡️
In new research, Dean finds dozens of lives were saved in California once the state started enforcing its heat standard laws.
Learn more here ➡️
3 / Employment in tariff-impacted industries began to plateau in December 2025, as U.S. manufacturers shed only an estimated 8,000 workers. A forthcoming piece from Chris Bangert-Drowns digs into how U.S. firms talk about tariffs in their corporate filings.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
3 / Employment in tariff-impacted industries began to plateau in December 2025, as U.S. manufacturers shed only an estimated 8,000 workers. A forthcoming piece from Chris Bangert-Drowns digs into how U.S. firms talk about tariffs in their corporate filings.
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2 / Earlier this week, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed demand for workers in November 2025 softened as hiring and job openings dropped, while the quits rate – a sign of worker optimism – ticked up slightly.
#JobsReport
#JobsReport
January 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
2 / Earlier this week, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed demand for workers in November 2025 softened as hiring and job openings dropped, while the quits rate – a sign of worker optimism – ticked up slightly.
#JobsReport
#JobsReport
1 / U.S. #JobsReport data released this morning show a dismal year for the labor market ended on a higher note, with unemployment ticking down and labor market participation ticking up following a record-breaking government shutdown and continued trade policy uncertainty.
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January 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
1 / U.S. #JobsReport data released this morning show a dismal year for the labor market ended on a higher note, with unemployment ticking down and labor market participation ticking up following a record-breaking government shutdown and continued trade policy uncertainty.
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1/ As we reflect on 2025, we rounded up the top 10 stories from the EG website that stood out the most this year. See what made the list. 🧵 Starting at 🔟, @mitiwer.bsky.social's Erin Kelly breaks down drivers of poor job quality & policy responses to address them:
America’s job-quality crisis and how to revive workers’ pay, dignity, job advancement, and economic well-being
This essay focuses on the drivers of the job-quality crisis and concrete policy responses to address those drivers.
equitablegrowth.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
1/ As we reflect on 2025, we rounded up the top 10 stories from the EG website that stood out the most this year. See what made the list. 🧵 Starting at 🔟, @mitiwer.bsky.social's Erin Kelly breaks down drivers of poor job quality & policy responses to address them:
Day 3 of #ASSA2026 had EG-funded research on macroeconomic consequences of global supply chain disruptions, consumption smoothing of labor income shocks, and more!
Feat. #EGgrantee(s) @dkaenzig.bsky.social, @nomadj1s.bsky.social , @ganong.bsky.social
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Feat. #EGgrantee(s) @dkaenzig.bsky.social, @nomadj1s.bsky.social , @ganong.bsky.social
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ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 3
A recap of paper abstracts and presentations that caught the attention of Equitable Growth staff at the third day of the ASSA 2026 conference.
equitablegrowth.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Day 3 of #ASSA2026 had EG-funded research on macroeconomic consequences of global supply chain disruptions, consumption smoothing of labor income shocks, and more!
Feat. #EGgrantee(s) @dkaenzig.bsky.social, @nomadj1s.bsky.social , @ganong.bsky.social
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Feat. #EGgrantee(s) @dkaenzig.bsky.social, @nomadj1s.bsky.social , @ganong.bsky.social
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Day 2 of #ASSA2026 had EG-funded research on the employer role in unemployment insurance & the 'great reshuffling' & entrepreneurship, along with papers on AI & the labor market, & other topics. Feat. #EGgrantee(s) Marta Lachowska @tsoutsoura.bsky.social & others
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ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 2
A recap of paper abstracts that caught the attention of Equitable Growth staff on the second day of the ASSA 2026 conference.
equitablegrowth.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Day 2 of #ASSA2026 had EG-funded research on the employer role in unemployment insurance & the 'great reshuffling' & entrepreneurship, along with papers on AI & the labor market, & other topics. Feat. #EGgrantee(s) Marta Lachowska @tsoutsoura.bsky.social & others
equitablegrowth.org/assa-2026-ro...
equitablegrowth.org/assa-2026-ro...
📣 ICYMI:
#ASSA2026 took place over the weekend, featuring hundreds of sessions covering a wide variety of economics and other social science research.
Here's what our #EGgrantee(s) and other network members got up to during the conference.
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equitablegrowth.org/assa-2026-ro...
#ASSA2026 took place over the weekend, featuring hundreds of sessions covering a wide variety of economics and other social science research.
Here's what our #EGgrantee(s) and other network members got up to during the conference.
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Day 1 ➡️
equitablegrowth.org/assa-2026-ro...
ASSA 2026 Round-up: Day 1
A recap of paper abstracts that caught the attention of Equitable Growth staff on the first day of the ASSA 2026 conference.
equitablegrowth.org
January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM
📣 ICYMI:
#ASSA2026 took place over the weekend, featuring hundreds of sessions covering a wide variety of economics and other social science research.
Here's what our #EGgrantee(s) and other network members got up to during the conference.
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Day 1 ➡️
equitablegrowth.org/assa-2026-ro...
#ASSA2026 took place over the weekend, featuring hundreds of sessions covering a wide variety of economics and other social science research.
Here's what our #EGgrantee(s) and other network members got up to during the conference.
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Day 1 ➡️
equitablegrowth.org/assa-2026-ro...
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Was thrilled to join Jeff Hoopes & Scott Dyreng late last year on Tax Chats podcast to discuss the qualified small business stock exclusion.
I am not a fan (of QSBS)! The podcast I like very much.
taxchats.buzzsprout.com/1878989/epis...
cc: @taxnotes.com coauthor @kylepomerleau.bsky.social
I am not a fan (of QSBS)! The podcast I like very much.
taxchats.buzzsprout.com/1878989/epis...
cc: @taxnotes.com coauthor @kylepomerleau.bsky.social
A Chat about the Small Business Stock Exclusion with David Mitchell - Tax Chats
Jeff and Scott chat with David Mitchel, a Senior Fellow at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, about the small business stock exclusion, recent changes to it, and an article that David wrote w...
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January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Was thrilled to join Jeff Hoopes & Scott Dyreng late last year on Tax Chats podcast to discuss the qualified small business stock exclusion.
I am not a fan (of QSBS)! The podcast I like very much.
taxchats.buzzsprout.com/1878989/epis...
cc: @taxnotes.com coauthor @kylepomerleau.bsky.social
I am not a fan (of QSBS)! The podcast I like very much.
taxchats.buzzsprout.com/1878989/epis...
cc: @taxnotes.com coauthor @kylepomerleau.bsky.social