Middle-Out Economics

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The Middle-Out Economics project is an initiative of the Economic Policy team at the Center for American Progress that combines original analysis, public policy proposals, live events, and multimedia presentations to demonstrate that a strong and stable middle class is the key driver of American economic growth.

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New Data Illustrate the Failure of the Trickle-Down Experiment Article
Frazzia Preston reads paperwork while waiting for her case to be heard to avoid foreclosure from tax debts in Detroit on January 29, 2015. (AP/Paul Sancya)

New Data Illustrate the Failure of the Trickle-Down Experiment

Updated data from University of California, Berkeley, economist Emmanuel Saez illustrate how middle-class income growth is essential to promote healthy economic growth.

Brendan Duke

The Underuse of Apprenticeships in America Article
Apprentices with Ocean Spray Cranberries attend a ceremony at Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. (Flickr/Gateway Technical College)

The Underuse of Apprenticeships in America

The United States lags behind its European counterparts in the use of apprenticeships, a proven workforce training tool that would help American businesses, workers, and the U.S. economy as a whole.

Sarah Ayres Steinberg, Ethan Gurwitz

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