The CED has been credited with helping to create the [[Bretton-Woods Agreement|Bretton Woods Agreement]], the [[Employment Act of 1946]], (and therefore the [[Council of Economic Advisers]] and the [[Joint Economic Committee]]) and the [[Marshall Plan]].<ref name=":0" />
Since its inception, CED has promoted policies that its trustees believe will foster American economic growth and development toand indirectly benefit allthe country and Americanspeople. The organization conducts research and outreach efforts in the U.S. and abroad to change policy at theall local,levels state,of and national levelsgovernment. InMore recent decades,recently CED has increasedalso advocated to increase access to [[pre-kindergarten]] and [[college]], advocatedfor [[Campaign finance reform in the United States|campaign finance reform]] nationally, placedfor more women in corporate leadership, and for reduced government spending.<ref name="About CED" />{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=January 2022}}
