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The Long Run Effects of Access to the Safety Net
The Long Run Effects of Access to the Safety Net
A long-run perspective of these programs might change our accounting of their costs and benefits.
ESSPRI
Aug 29, 2019
The Returns of an Additional Year of School: The Case of State-Mandated Kindergarten
The Returns of an Additional Year of School: The Case of State-Mandated Kindergarten
New study examines the impacts of kindergarten on children’s long-run education and employment outcomes.
ESSPRI
Aug 29, 2019
How did the Seattle Minimum Wage Affect Poor and Near-Poor Workers?
How did the Seattle Minimum Wage Affect Poor and Near-Poor Workers?
New and preliminary research examines how the first two steps of the Seattle minimum wage increase affected low-income residents.
ESSPRI
Aug 27, 2019
Building Pathways to Success for Community College Students
Building Pathways to Success for Community College Students
Community college students need more guidance about fields of study and their ultimate labor market rewards
ESSPRI
May 15, 2019
Research Roundup: The Many Benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Research Roundup: The Many Benefits of the Earned Income Tax Credit
States serious about fighting poverty would be hard-pressed to find a better tool.
ESSPRI
Mar 28, 2019
Child Poverty Could Be Cut in Half in 10 Years
Child Poverty Could Be Cut in Half in 10 Years
ESSPRI affiliates develop road map for policymakers.
ESSPRI
Mar 4, 2019
Video: The Long-Run Effects of Anti-poverty Policies
Video: The Long-Run Effects of Anti-poverty Policies
David Neumark discusses the long-term effect minimum wages, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and welfare reform have had on earnings.
ESSPRI
Feb 14, 2019
Video: Is the U.S. Winning the War on Poverty?
Video: Is the U.S. Winning the War on Poverty?
Bruce Meyer discusses how better measurements might help show the progress that’s been made.
ESSPRI
Jan 23, 2019
Lecture: Using Minimum Wages to Fight Inequality and Poverty
Lecture: Using Minimum Wages to Fight Inequality and Poverty
David Neumark discusses how we should think about the minimum wage among other potential policy levers.
ESSPRI
Nov 15, 2018
The Anti-Poverty Policy that Keeps on Giving
The Anti-Poverty Policy that Keeps on Giving
Exposure to the Earned Income Tax Credit during childhood improves educational attainment and labor market outcomes in adulthood.
ESSPRI
Oct 29, 2018
Explaining the Decline in the U.S. Employment-to-Population Ratio over Recent Decades
Explaining the Decline in the U.S. Employment-to-Population Ratio over Recent Decades
Understanding the various potential factors driving the structural decline remains a priority for labor economists and policy makers alike.
ESSPRI
Sep 11, 2018
Proposal: The High Wage Tax Credit
Proposal: The High Wage Tax Credit
Shifting some of the cost of higher minimum wages to taxpayers puts the minimum wage on a more equal footing with other redistributional…
ESSPRI
Aug 30, 2018
Investing in People to Fight Poverty
Investing in People to Fight Poverty
A stronger emphasis on policies that increase economic self-sufficiency in the longer-run can offer common ground for fighting poverty.
ESSPRI
Jun 20, 2018
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