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View article: A benefit‐cost analysis of child care subsidy expansions: The New York State case
A benefit‐cost analysis of child care subsidy expansions: The New York State case Open
Proposals to expand child care assistance have proliferated at the national and state levels. This paper uses a novel approach to estimate the benefits and costs of providing child care subsidies to families up to three times the federal p…
View article: Safety Net Spending on Children and the Sources of Household Income Across U.S. States, 1997–2016
Safety Net Spending on Children and the Sources of Household Income Across U.S. States, 1997–2016 Open
High levels of poverty and economic precarity in the United States relative to other countries have led to academic and policy debates about whether welfare state investments accomplish what they are intended to. Although social safety net…
View article: Effects of the Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for Childless Young Adults on Material Wellbeing
Effects of the Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit for Childless Young Adults on Material Wellbeing Open
In 2021, the U.S. Congress temporarily expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit for workers without a qualifying child (childless EITC), to help counteract the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on lower-wage working adults.This expansion roughl…
View article: Experiences of Poverty Around the Time of a Birth: A Research Note
Experiences of Poverty Around the Time of a Birth: A Research Note Open
While research highlights that, on average, women's income and labor force participation fall around the time of a birth, little is known about how women's experiences of poverty around childbirth vary by birth parity or race and ethnicity…
View article: Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Household Spending: Estimates Based on U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey Data
Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Household Spending: Estimates Based on U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey Data Open
The Child Tax Credit (CTC) was substantially expanded through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, making the benefit more generous, fully refundable, and more periodic.Early studies documented the positive impact of the expanded CTC on r…
View article: The associations of SNAP use and memory function among us older adults: Findings from the health and retirement study
The associations of SNAP use and memory function among us older adults: Findings from the health and retirement study Open
Background Studies on the health effect of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on the cognitive health of older adults are scarce. In this study, we examined the associations of SNAP use and memory function trajectories among …
View article: The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement Open
In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from a recent National Academy of Sciences proposal to red…
View article: Exposure to Childhood Poverty and Racial Differences in Economic Opportunity in Young Adulthood
Exposure to Childhood Poverty and Racial Differences in Economic Opportunity in Young Adulthood Open
Young adults in the United States, especially young Black adults, experience high poverty rates relative to other age groups. Prior research has largely attributed racial disparities in young adult poverty to differential attainment of ben…
View article: Association Between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Use and Memory Decline
Association Between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Use and Memory Decline Open
After accounting for preexisting differences between eligible SNAP users and nonusers as well as differential attrition, we find SNAP use to be associated with slower memory function decline.
View article: The Effects of the 2021 Monthly Child Tax Credit on Child and Family Well-being: Evidence from New York City
The Effects of the 2021 Monthly Child Tax Credit on Child and Family Well-being: Evidence from New York City Open
The temporary monthly Child Tax Credit implemented in 2021 had the potential to affect many aspects of child and family well-being, including poverty, hardship, use of food pantries, spending on child-related items, and parents’ mental hea…
View article: Changing Work, Changing Families, and Public Policies Toward Low-Income Families
Changing Work, Changing Families, and Public Policies Toward Low-Income Families Open
The twenty-first century has seen major changes in both the nature of work and the nature of families in the United States—even before the COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly every aspect of economic and social life beginning in the spring of…
View article: Estimating Monthly Poverty Rates in the United States
Estimating Monthly Poverty Rates in the United States Open
Official poverty estimates for the United States are presented annually, based on a family unit's annual resources, and reported with a considerable lag. This study introduces a framework to produce monthly estimates of the Supplemental Po…
View article: Poverty after Birth: How Mothers Experience and Navigate U.S. Safety Net Programs to Address Family Needs
Poverty after Birth: How Mothers Experience and Navigate U.S. Safety Net Programs to Address Family Needs Open
Although pregnancy and the first year of life are sensitive windows for child development, we know very little about the lived experiences of mothers living in poverty or near poverty during the perinatal period; specifically, how they per…
View article: The Effects of the 2021 Monthly Child Tax Credit on Child and Family Well-Being: Evidence from New York City
The Effects of the 2021 Monthly Child Tax Credit on Child and Family Well-Being: Evidence from New York City Open
The temporary monthly child tax credit implemented in 2021 had the potential to affect many aspects of child and family well-being, including poverty, hardship, use of food pantries, spending on child-related items, and parents’ mental hea…
View article: The Benefits and Costs of a Child Allowance
The Benefits and Costs of a Child Allowance Open
This article conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a child allowance. Through a systematic literature review of the highest quality evidence on the causal effects of cash and near-cash transfers, this article produces core estimates on the b…
View article: Intra-Year Employment Instability and Economic Wellbeing Among Urban Households: Mitigating Effects of the Social Safety Net
Intra-Year Employment Instability and Economic Wellbeing Among Urban Households: Mitigating Effects of the Social Safety Net Open
Labor market structures and job characteristics have changed in the United States over the last few decades – often making work more unpredictable. Employment instability, or job churning, may have distinct consequences for households’ eco…
View article: The Initial Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Material Hardship
The Initial Effects of the Expanded Child Tax Credit on Material Hardship Open
The transformation of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) into a more generous and inclusive monthly payment marks a historic, albeit temporary, shift in the American welfare state’s treatment of low-income families. To investigate the initial impa…
View article: The Direct Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Changes in the U.S. Income Distribution, 1967–2015
The Direct Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Changes in the U.S. Income Distribution, 1967–2015 Open
Scholars have increasingly drawn attention to rising levels of income inequality in the United States. However, prior studies have provided an incomplete account of how changes to specific transfer programs have contributed to changes in i…