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Seven economic facts about prime-age labor force participation
This set of economic facts takes stock of the labor market through May 2025, paying particular attention to prime-age labor force participation.
Employment & Wages
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Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
Economic Security & Inequality
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Economic Security & Inequality
Tax Policy & Budget
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Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
Employment & Wages
Social Insurance
Tax Policy & Budget
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The social insurance system in the US: Policies to protect workers and families
This paper provides an overview of the U.S. social insurance system and various proposals to strengthen it.
Tax data show evidence of strong income gains for higher-income families and only muted decreases for lower- and moderate-income families in 2020
In a new blog, Mitchell Barnes, Mark Booth, Wendy Edelberg, and Sara Estep analyze data from the Daily Treasury Statements and examine the impact of the recess…
Examining the uneven and hard-to-predict labor market recovery
Lauren Bauer, Arindrajit Dube, Wendy Edelberg, and Aaron Sojourner explore the factors leading to slower-than-expected employment gains during the post-COVID e…
Strengthening the Child Tax Credit: What comes next?
Bob Greenstein outlines the future of the Child Tax Credit and examines how the American Family Plan can help make the CTC permanent.
Across-the-board spending cuts do not make children or the economy healthier
The difficult realities and constraints facing the U.S. federal budget, coupled with the evident value of investing in children and families, raise a complex q…
Increasing federal investment in children’s early care and education to raise quality, access, and affordability
Elizabeth Davis and Aaron Sojourner propose an ambitious vision to increase federal funding for early childhood care and education (ECE).
A proposal for a federal paid parental and medical leave program
Tanya Byker and Elena Patel propose the creation of a federal Paid Parental and (Family and Own) Medical Leave (PPML) program. The proposal would establish a p…
Mothers are being left behind in the economic recovery from COVID-19
Lauren Bauer provides new evidence that mothers—particularly mothers of children under five and unmarried mothers—are being left behind in the economic recover…
