Figure 2. Percent Change in Average Pre- and Post-Tax Income, by Income Quintile, 1979-2019

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• November 06 2026 | Papers

  Advancing Economic Participation in the AI Era: A Private- and Public-Sector Agenda

  Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are poised to reshape the US economy at an unprecedented scale and speed. In Advancing…

  Glenn Hubbard , Luke Pardue
• October 06 2026 | Papers

  $15 Trillion on the Table in 2029: Ordinary Taxes to Meet an Extraordinary Fiscal Moment

  The US national debt passed 100 percent of GDP in March 2026 and is projected to reach nearly 130 percent…

  Kimberly Clausing , Natasha Sarin
• September 21 2026 | Papers

  Skills Alignment for the AI Economy: A Framework for US Labor Market Policy

  As generative artificial intelligence (AI) diffuses across the economy, speculation about its impact on the labor market continues to grow.…

  Robert Seamans