The EGIs: Analyzing the Economy Through an Equitable Growth Lens

Rajashri Chakrabarti, Dan Garcia and Maxim Pinkovskiy

No 20230706a, Liberty Street Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: Inflation remains elevated, labor markets are close to the strongest they have been, real consumption is up year-over year, but all of these observations are with respect to averages. Behind these macroeconomic trends can be widely varying experiences across different demographic and socioeconomic groups that make up our society. To provide researchers, practitioners, and the public with timely, regularly updated and comprehensive answers to these questions, we launched the Equitable Growth Indicators (EGIs)—a new tool to help foster the evolving discussion about economic inequality and equitable growth. To illustrate the utility of the EGIs, we provide examples of some striking differences in trends captured in the May release of the EGIs on inflation, real earnings, and real spending. More heterogeneity analysis and data are available at nyfed.org/egi.

Keywords: inequality; equitable growth; inflation; earnings; employment; spending (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D63 E24 E31 J01 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-07-06
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