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From Economic Policy Institute:

The American people need an economic agenda that will spur growth, reduce insecurity, and provide broadly shared prosperity.

Drawing upon some of the best informed and most innovative experts, the Agenda for Shared Prosperity will advance an economic program that is comprehensive, understandable, and workable.

For more information regarding the scope of EPI's policy initiative, read the project overview and a list of topics.

See what others have written about the Agenda for Shared Prosperity in the media.

EPI's latest Agenda for Shared Prosperity event included the release of three new reports on retirement security.

Teresa Ghilarducci (New School for Social Research) discussed her new briefing paper, Guaranteed Retirement Accounts, a plan which combines the best features of traditional defined-benefit pensions and 401(k)-style defined-contribution plans.

Nancy Altman (Pension Rights Center) contributed a briefing paper on Protecting Social Security's Beneficiaries, and Virginia Reno (National Academy of Social Insurance) presented her briefing paper about Building on Social Security's Success.

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