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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
Lauren Bauer and Diane Schanzenbach analyze how SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will affect the program’s response to recessions.
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Tracking National Labor Relations Board actions through its administrative data
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Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Economic Security & Inequality
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What is work sharing and how can it help the labor market?
The U.S. unemployment insurance (UI) system replaces some of the earnings of workers who have lost their jobs, helping them to stay afloat during tough economi…
How long can we expect temporary layoffs to remain temporary?
Hamilton Project researchers Ryan Nunn and Jana Parsons show that unemployment duration is substantially shorter for workers who are temporarily laid off and p…
COVID-19 and the US economy: FAQ on the economic impact & policy response
Jay Shambaugh offers answers to frequently asked questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the U.S. economy and the implementation of various fisc…
The economic policy response to COVID-19: What comes next?
In this blog post, Jay Shambaugh presents policy suggestions that argue for funding testing, creating and funding sick leave for many workers, and providing fu…
How to bolster UI in response to COVID-19
Ryan Nunn argues that in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UI system requires a number of reforms to support families and the broader economy.
Food security is economic security is economic stimulus
Lauren Bauer and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach detail policy responses tailored to the COVID-19 pandemic to support food security, particularly for households wi…
What should a fiscal response to a COVID-19 outbreak look like?
Hamilton Project Director Jay Shambaugh comments on the COVID-19 virus and how economic policies with automatic triggers can alleviate the financial burden of …
New SNAP rule change just made it harder to combat future recessions
The final rule on work requirement waivers, released on December 4, 2019, weakens SNAP's role as an automatic stabilizer and a critical element of the safe…
