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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Changes proposed in the budget bill would undermine SNAP's role as an automatic stabilizer during recessions.
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Economic Security & Inequality
Tax Policy & Budget
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Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
Employment & Wages
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Changes in the safety net over recent decades and their impact
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
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A closer look at a hot labor market
This analysis uses JOLTS data to determine the degree to which firms that are looking to hire a significant number of workers can or cannot expand employment.
Building the analytic capacity to support critical technology strategy
To build the intellectual foundations, data, and analytics needed to inform national technology strategy, Erica R.H. Fuchs proposes the creation of a national …
An industrial policy for good jobs
A modern approach to industrial policy must target "good-jobs externalities" and include the service sector, Dani Rodrik argues. He proposes two specific initi…
Nine facts about the service sector in the United States
Nine factors about the service sector illustrate recent trends in spending, employment, and inflation as the country continues to rebalance.
A COVID-19 labor force legacy: The drop in dual-worker families
Katherine Lim and Ryan Nunn examine why some prime-aged workers are not participating in the labor force.
Tracking the robust recovery in the business sector since 2020
Defying expectations, the business sector appears to have weathered the COVID pandemic and found a renewed gear of dynamism in the process. This analysis looks…
Food security shouldn’t take a summer vacation
Pandemic EBT has the potential to be a powerful tool to fight food hardship among children when schools close for summer. But to realize its potential, states …
Can a hot but smaller labor market keep making gains in participation?
An analysis of the size and composition of the labor force identifies both populations and policies that could contribute to gains in labor force participation.
