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October 30, 2024
A SNAP Reform Framework Focused on the Future
…foods, and requiring retail stores to share their data to better inform SNAP’s contribution to diet quality. Program Integrity. Policymakers, participants, and taxpayers need assurance that SNAP funds are used…
October 30, 2024
A Reform Framework for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
…and address program-integrity issues. This report offers a road map for policymakers wanting to build on the success of SNAP while improving SNAP’s efficiency and effectiveness. Read the report here…
October 23, 2024
Work Requirement Waivers Increased FoodShare Caseloads and Costs in Wisconsin
…from absolute. Federal lawmakers allowed states to waive it in certain circumstances, and Wisconsin officials have done so much of the time. The result has been higher FoodShare caseloads and…
October 18, 2024
What’s Working in America’s Workforce System
…facing policymakers is how to break out of this negative equilibrium? On this topic, What’s Working? has answers. Our volume contains a range of recommendations for improving the existing system including increased…
October 9, 2024
Learning the Right Lessons from the “China Shock”
…it is about consumption, productivity growth, and wage growth. What, then, are the right lessons? There are two important lessons for economists and policymakers from the “China shock” literature. First,…
October 8, 2024
The Longshoremen Are Making the Wrong Demands
…of cheaper labor, relocated within the United States or overseas. Policymakers, focused on the real overall gains for the economy, gave little thought to the millions who would need retraining,…
October 3, 2024
Protectionism is Failing and Wrongheaded: An Evaluation of the Post-2017 Shift toward Trade Wars and Industrial Policy
…the US and Chinese economies. More fundamentally, the goals that have not been met are wrongheaded: policymakers should not pay inordinate attention to manufacturing employment, and the trade deficit is…
September 24, 2024
Household Food Insecurity Rises Again – Inflation, especially for households ineligible for safety net programs, to blame
…insecurity rates in the U.S. And in recent years, policymakers have both temporarily and permanently increased benefits for recipients. Of particular note is the permanent increase in SNAP benefits (approximately…
September 19, 2024
Government benefit programs already do a lot to help low income families
…whether to expand the CTC and by how much, policymakers should be aware of existing tax and transfer policies that already provide a substantial amount of support for low-income families….
September 17, 2024
Back to School: Shedding Light on Risks and Harm in the Private Student Lending and Servicing Market
At present there are more than 1.74 trillion dollars in student loans outstanding in the US economy. This is a massive amount of money that represents serious liabilities for millions…