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[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

Updated data from @CBDecon shows that 2026 tariff changes have affected countries and industries unevenly. Many sectors saw lower rates after major IEEPA tariffs were struck down, but manufacturing and metals remain exposed and country impacts vary.

🔗: https://t.co/WbT5oOLJJt

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

How are American workers thinking about the impacts of AI? And how should employers, government, and worker organizations respond?

EG Visiting Fellows Mary Beech, @awh & others will explore those questions & more in a @ColumbiaIGP webinar on August 5!

➡️https://t.co/NPlCdXAC6X

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

5/ That's a wrap for week 2 of #NBERSI!

Tune in next Monday as we recap what our #EGgrantee(s), Steering Committee, and various network members got up to during the final week of the conference.

For more info, check out the full program schedule here: https://t.co/ZPiEB6FL6e

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

1/ ICYMI 📢

The 2026 @nberpubs Summer Institute is happening in Cambridge, MA from July 12 to July 30.

See a recap of where our #EGgrantee(s), researchers, steering committee, and network members were during the second week of the conference.

https://t.co/ZPiEB6FL6e

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[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

4/ #EGgrantee @ProfDavidDeming of @Harvard and @nberpubs, along with various co-authors, presented work on "How People Use ChatGPT."

David's related EG-funded research focuses on "Tracking Generative AI Adoption at Work."

See more about the project: https://t.co/eci9geVDCA

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Senate this week that the Iran war has cost an estimated $37.5B.

@CBDecon shows the economic fallout goes further: higher energy costs and damaged infrastructure are slowing growth and keeping inflation elevated.

https://t.co/Npa7qZHna6

[Chris Bangert-Drowns @CBDecon]

🧵New tariffs taking effect this morning represent a deepening of this administration’s strategy of trade chaos and are a threat to U.S. workers and the economy under a thin justification of opposing forced labor.

[David S. Mitchell @dsmitch28]

Just 208 people with a combined $85.1 BILLION in tax sheltered retirement accounts!

I wrote about this problem @equitablegrowth in 2022: https://t.co/XOnwBz1JM9

Glad to see @RonWyden & @RichieNeal trying to do something about it.

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

5/ Those were the highlights of #NBERSI Week 1! Stay tuned this week as we recap what our #EGgrantee(s), steering committee, and network members got up to during the second week of the conference.

To learn more, check out the full schedule 🔗:

https://t.co/ZPiEB6GiVM

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[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

1/ ICYMI

Last week, several of our #EGrantee(s), steering committee, and other network members presented their funded research or appeared on panels at the 2026 @nberpubs Summer Institute (#nbersi).

Check out all of the highlights from the first week of the conference.

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[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

4/ #EGgrantee @BasilHalperin of @UVA, along with co-authors, discussed "Forecasting the Economic Effects of AI."

#EGgrantee(s) @Harvard's @gchodorowreich & @JohnsHopkins's Adam Isen presented "What (Small) Firms Don't Do With Cash Windfalls," built off their EG-funded research.

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

@NiskanenCenter @jleibenluft Jacob’s work on Trade Adjustment Assistance shows how past programs can guide better support for workers displaced by trade and new technologies. His research highlights stronger training, better income supports, and clearer paths back to stable jobs.

➡️ https://t.co/2cNISTBW56

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

Join @NiskanenCenter on July 20 for a discussion on the future of workforce policy.
Panelists (including EG visiting fellow @jleibenluft!) will explore how to improve the systems that help workers find new employment and build long-term economic security.
https://t.co/g7RDWCO5X4

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act passed on June 23 and became law on July 11 despite President Trump's refusal to sign.

For @latimes, EG nonresident scholar Carlos Fernando Avenancio‑León explains the legislation's strengths and why more is needed.

https://t.co/JGsOQ7qWFk

[Equitable Growth @equitablegrowth]

"Is the nation’s UI system up to the task of supporting millions of U.S. workers in the event of widespread job dislocation?"

Megan Rivera examines why policy options besides unemployment insurance are needed in an era of rapid AI adoption.

Read more🔗: https://t.co/w8Voz59L7I

[Shayna Strom @ShaynaLStrom]

1/3 Some good news from the last week—now parents can sign their newborn up for a Trump account at the hospital, making it a lot easier to get babies enrolled. https://t.co/iMba5Dc9aB