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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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The effects of disability programs on financial outcomes in the United States
March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019
Disability and distress: The effect of disability programs on financial outcomes
March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019
Gender wage inequality in the United States: Causes and solutions to improve family well-being and economic growth
March 25, 2019
March 25, 2019
Paid family and medical leave in the United States: A data agenda for practitioners
March 7, 2019
March 7, 2019
Paid Family and Medical Leave in the United States: A Data Agenda
March 7, 2019
March 7, 2019
Increasing evidence of the benefits of paid leave means Congress needs to consider a federal program like the FAMILY Act
February 12, 2019
February 12, 2019
Marriage is an unexpected fringe benefit of a quality job in the United States: Food for thought this holiday shopping season
November 27, 2018
November 27, 2018
Job quality and the educational gradient in entry into marriage and cohabitation
November 27, 2018
November 27, 2018
In conversation with Hilary Hoynes
November 14, 2018
November 14, 2018
Getting the information we need to advance the conversation on paid leave in the United States
October 30, 2018
October 30, 2018
What upticks in U.S. economic inequality and incarceration mean for marriage
October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018
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