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Recessions

Timely, well-targeted fiscal stimulus is essential for combating recessions and mitigating their worst effects on workers and families.

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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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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies by applying OBBBA rules to the Great Recession
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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies
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The power of policy to reduce poverty: Lessons from the pandemic

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SNAP cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will significantly impair recession response
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The power of policy to reduce poverty: Lessons from the pandemic
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Inflation-related updates to Recession Remedies
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Lessons learned from monetary and fiscal policy during COVID-19

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States Newsroom: Fast federal response to pandemic key to US economic recovery, economists say
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C-SPAN Washington Journal: Wendy Edelberg on the U.S. economy and recession concerns
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As recession fears rise, Washington begins to weigh how to respond
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Recession remedies in the face of high inflation

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Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies by applying OBBBA rules to the Great Recession
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