Private Equity Growth Capital Council white papers offer a detailed analysis of a variety of important issues involving the economy and private equity investments.

• Business Tax Reform and the Tax Treatment of Debt by Drs. Robert Carroll and Thomas Neubig of Ernst & Young finds limiting the deductibility of corporate interest expenses to pay for a revenue neutral reduction in the corporate income tax rate would adversely affect investment and potentially reduce economic growth in the U.S.
• Strengthening U.S. Competitiveness in the Global Economy, by noted economists Martin N. Baily and Matthew J. Slaughter, examines the critical issues facing the U.S. as it seeks to maintain and strengthen its global economic leadership in the 21st Century, December 2008
• Public Value: A Primer on Private Equity, explores the contributions that private equity investment firms make to the global economy and detail the manner in which private equity firms strengthen companies and deliver superior returns to their investors, 2007.
• Driving Growth: How Private Equity Investments Strengthen American Companiesuses three case studies to illustrate the ways that private equity investment firms add value to the companies they acquire, 2008.
• Demystifying the Credit Crunch: A Primer and Glossary is an effort by the PEGCC and Arthur D Little to contribute to a better understanding of the issues, the terms and the trends that gave rise to the credit crunch. It includes both a background paper and a glossary of financial and credit terms (updated December 2008).