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Why federal food assistance became politically polarizing—and what to do about it
February 2, 2026
February 2, 2026
U.S. social insurance programs support workers and economic growth
December 2, 2025
December 2, 2025
States can support children and their economies using direct cash assistance from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program
August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025
What is social infrastructure, and how does it support economic growth in the United States?
January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States
December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022
Distributional weighting in benefit-cost analysis is practical and effective at assessing government rulemaking without bias against low-income individuals
November 13, 2025
November 13, 2025
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U.S. economic policy principles for confronting the coronavirus recession
April 8, 2020
April 8, 2020
An SEIR Infectious Disease Model with Testing and Conditional Quarantine
April 7, 2020
April 7, 2020
How the coronavirus pandemic is harming family well-being for U.S. low-wage workers
April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020
Getting money urgently to low-wage U.S. workers
March 30, 2020
March 30, 2020
Congress fights back, and it’s absolutely necessary
March 27, 2020
March 27, 2020
Research shows paid leave is needed to protect families, workers, and businesses during the coronavirus recession and beyond
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
Paid medical and caregiving leave during the coronavirus pandemic: What they are and why they matter
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
Paid caregiving leave: A missing piece in the U.S. social insurance system
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
What does the research say about paid family and medical leave policy design options in the United States?
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
What is paid medical leave and how does it support U.S. workers’ health and the U.S. economy?
March 25, 2020
March 25, 2020
The president must appoint a COVID-19 czar to ramp up production of medical supplies
March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020
Economic experts propose policy responses to coronavirus recession
March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020
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