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Policies to strengthen our nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
February 18, 2020
February 18, 2020
New Equitable Growth Request for Proposals for scholars planning cutting-edge research on paid family and medical leave
December 11, 2019
December 11, 2019
Newly released U.S. poverty statistics show that recent economic growth is not broadly shared
September 11, 2019
September 11, 2019
Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers
May 16, 2019
May 16, 2019
Paid family care leave is a missing piece in the U.S. social insurance system
June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019
Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
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Congressional investments in social infrastructure would support immediate and long-term U.S. economic growth
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
Factsheet: What the research says about the economics of income support programs
September 16, 2021
September 16, 2021
Factsheet: What the research says about the economics of early care and education
September 15, 2021
September 15, 2021
The coming public debt scare should not spook U.S. policymakers from investing in physical and social infrastructure
September 7, 2021
September 7, 2021
How Exceptional is American Job Quality? Decent- and Poverty-Pay Rates by Age, Gender, and Education in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia, and France*
September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021
Completing the unfinished New Deal to overcome 21st century U.S. economic inequality
August 31, 2021
August 31, 2021
Is COVID-19 Exacerbating Inequities in Subsidized Child Care?: Policy Lessons to Strengthen the Home-Based Sector
August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021
Who Weathers the Storm? The Unequal Effects of Hurricanes in the United States
August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021
Which Policies are Effective at Reducing Racial Differences in the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty?
August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021
Income support programs boost earnings for low-wage workers by reducing household poverty in the United States
August 26, 2021
August 26, 2021
Coronavirus disruptions in family caregiving highlight the importance of investments in U.S. care infrastructure and paid leave
August 24, 2021
August 24, 2021
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