The Washington Center for Equitable Growth: Funding for Research on Economic Inequality
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The Washington Center for Equitable Growth: Funding for Research on Economic Inequality


Dear Colleague:

I?m writing to inform you about a funding opportunity for researchers and graduate students who are associated with U.S. universities. The Washington Center for Equitable Growth has funds available to support scholarly research on the various channels through which economic growth and stability is affected by economic inequality. They are considering proposals in the areas of household economics, human capital in a generational context, innovation and entrepreneurship, and governance of social and political institutions. Letters of inquiry are due by February 1, 2015.

Detailed 2015 Request for Proposals [1]

The Request for Proposals explains the four areas of inquiry. Doctoral grants are available at the $15,000 level, while Academic Grants are typically in the range of $25,000 to $100,000.

Grants Awarded for 2014 [2]

The Washington Center for Equitable Growth awarded 15 grants in 2014. Topics touched on the issues of gender equality, early child development, school finance, the application of behavioral economics, and employment performance in international perspective. The grants went to scholars from multiple disciplines, such as sociology, public policy, economics, city and regional planning, law, and government.
These grants provide an excellent opportunity to become engaged in what many consider to be the paramount issue of our time: the huge expansion of economic inequality and its impact on the quality of life and the stability of the American economy and society. The executive director of the Washington Center is Heather Boushey [3], a distinguished economist who has written widely on employment, social policy and the well-being of families.

Best,
Dan Marschall
AFL-CIO Policy Department and
George Washington University

[1] RFP: http://equitablegrowth.org/programs/

[2] 2014 Grants: http://ms.techprogress.org/ms-content/uploads/sites/10/2014/07/grantee-announcement.pdf

[3] Heather Boushey: http://equitablegrowth.org/person/heather-boushey/




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