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Robert Greenstein joins The Hamilton Project at Brookings
Robert Greenstein has been appointed as a Visiting Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he will be affiliated with The Hamilton Proje…
To target aid to the neediest families, we need to strengthen TANF
During the COVID-19 pandemic, broad-based income support through both direct checks and unemployment insurance have been essential in limiting the income losse…
Jay Shambaugh testifies on the impact of proposed work requirements for SNAP recipients
On April 3, 2019, Jay Shambaugh testified before the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Department Operations Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry during the …
Are the Trump administration’s proposed food stamp cuts justified?
In this Washington Post opinion blog, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and Heritage Foundation Senior Research Fellow Robert E. Rector deb…
To improve unemployment insurance, it’s time to revisit an old idea
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Policy Director Ryan Nunn revisits a old policy proposal by economists Shavell and Weiss that would change the payment structur…
Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testifies on the pros and cons of restricting SNAP benefits
On February 16, 2017, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach testified before the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture on the "Pros and Cons of Restricting SNAP Purchases."
Should government control what low-income people eat?
In this op-ed, Hamilton Project Director Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach addresses whether the government should control how beneficiaries of the Supplemental Nutr…
A new approach to making work pay
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray introduced the "21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act" to establish a new deduction for married couples who are both …
