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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 comparison of renters and homeowners in recent decades
Wendy Edelberg, Sara Estep, Stephanie Lu, and Emily Moss examine and offer new insights on the recent history of housing policy from the latter half of the 20t…
Bolstering the housing safety net: The promise of automatic stabilizers
Robert Collinson, Ingrid Gould Ellen, and Benjamin Keys propose a plan to support homeowners and renters to stabilize households and housing markets during fut…
A plan to reform the unemployment insurance system in the United States
Arindrajit Dube offers a plan to reform and modernize the unemployment insurance (UI) system to reflect and align with the challenges of the current labor mark…
Don’t overreact to inflation data this spring
In this analysis, Jay Shambaugh provides evidence to help interpret forthcoming releases of inflation data as they begin to capture the impact of the COVID-19 …
Ten economic facts on how mothers spend their time
These facts review trends in women’s labor force participation and document how mothers of young children spend their time.
Race and jobs at risk of being automated in the age of COVID-19
In this economic analysis, Kristen E. Broady, Darlene Booth-Bell, Jason Coupet, and Moriah Macklin examine data on the 60 jobs that employ the most workers in …
After COVID-19: Building a more coherent and effective workforce development system in the United States
Harry J. Holzer offers policies to build a stronger and more coherent workforce development system in the United States.
The critical role of workforce training in the labor market recovery
In this analysis, we examine the impacts of the pandemic recession across different dimensions, including employment, labor force participation, and the need t…
