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What is social infrastructure, and how does it support economic growth in the United States?
January 26, 2023
January 26, 2023
Expert Focus: Examining the implications of financial well-being and asset building
January 18, 2023
January 18, 2023
A missed opportunity to expand the Child Tax Credit will affect U.S. families and the broader economy now and for years to come
December 21, 2022
December 21, 2022
The economic impact of housing insecurity in the United States
December 8, 2022
December 8, 2022
Household insecurity matters for U.S. macroeconomic stability
May 16, 2018
May 16, 2018
Is moving to a new place key to upward mobility for U.S. workers and their families?
February 14, 2022
February 14, 2022
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Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United States: A Research Agenda
October 22, 2018
October 22, 2018
Consequences of Routine Work Schedule Instability for Worker Health and Wellbeing
September 26, 2018
September 26, 2018
Let’s not waste bipartisan support for paid family leave in Congress
September 20, 2018
September 20, 2018
Rethinking 20th century policies to support 21st century families
July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018
Using IRS tax data to measure the long-term effects of California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act
July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
Economic impacts of mentoring for disadvantaged youth: RCT evidence
July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
Income-specific consumption baskets and the interaction between inequality and monetary policy
July 25, 2018
July 25, 2018
Work and Family Researchers Network’s latest conference focuses on transparent, evidence-based family economic security research
July 11, 2018
July 11, 2018
California’s paid family leave policy is decreasing nursing home use and saving Medicaid dollars
July 9, 2018
July 9, 2018
Modernizing U.S. work scheduling standards for 21st century families
June 25, 2018
June 25, 2018
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