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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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How exactly do we measure U.S. economic well-being?
May 14, 2015
May 14, 2015
Obamacare and long-term U.S. economic competitiveness
March 2, 2015
March 2, 2015
ICYMI: Lynch on the economic gains from reducing education inequality
February 4, 2015
February 4, 2015
The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Improving U.S. Educational Outcomes
February 2, 2015
February 2, 2015
The Economic and Fiscal Consequences of Improving U.S. Educational Outcomes
February 2, 2015
February 2, 2015
President Obama’s “middle-class economics”
January 21, 2015
January 21, 2015
Inequality and the wellbeing of the poor in the United States
September 1, 2014
September 1, 2014
Income inequality affects our children’s educational opportunities
September 1, 2014
September 1, 2014
Job quality matters: How our future economic competitiveness hinges on the quality of parents’ jobs
June 20, 2014
June 20, 2014
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