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Kevin Corinth: Growth vs. Redistribution in the Fight Against Poverty
…and how much has come from economic growth?In a recent paper, American Enterprise Institute senior fellow Kevin Corinth and economist Richard Burkhauser examine nearly a century of American poverty trends….
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Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023
…research brief is based on Richard V. Burkhauser and Kevin Corinth, “Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023,” National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper no. 34759, January 2026….
Working Paper
Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023
…the full income measures developed by Burkhauser et al. (2024) for subsequent years. From 1939–1963, poverty fell by 29 percentage points, with even larger declines for Black people and all…
Commentary
President Trump’s USDA Should Fix Food Stamp Work Requirement Waivers
…during those times. Source: Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin Corinth, Thomas O’Rourke, and Angela Rachidi, “Coverage, Counter-Cyclicality and Targeting of Work Requirement Waivers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” Working Paper…
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Reforming Work Requirement Waivers in SNAP
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Coverage, Counter-cyclicality and Targeting of Work Requirement Waivers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Abstract Non-disabled, working age adults without children are required to work 20 hours per week in order to maintain eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. However, states may waive…
Book Chapter
Fighting in-work poverty: the minimum wage versus in-work benefits
Abstract We review evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum wage versus in-work benefit policies in reducing poverty in OECD countries. The most credible evidence suggests that raising the minimum…
Journal Publication
Our Academic Productivity After the Council of Economic Advisers
Abstract Gordon Tullock wrote that government economists found capable of “firefighting” are assigned to do more of it, “with the result that the higher ranks of government economists aren’t able…
Journal Publication
Evaluating the Success of the War on Poverty since 1963 Using an Absolute Full-Income Poverty Measure
Abstract We evaluate progress in the War on Poverty as President Lyndon B. Johnson defined it, which established a 20% baseline poverty rate and adopted an absolute standard. While the…
Op-Ed
Wrong Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
…the poor receive much more from government than they put in. Desmond’s final explanation for poverty is that affluent people hoard opportunity, echoing the arguments popularized by Richard Reeves’s book, Dream…
Blog Post
Introduction to The Social Breakdown
…Richard John Neuhaus, Robert Nisbet, Michael Novak, William Schambra, and Robert Woodson, the project produced the landmark brief To Empower People: From State to Civil Society, which highlighted the importance of…
Journal Publication
Policies to Help the Working Class in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession
By Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin C. Corinth, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government-mandated shutdowns caused a historic shock to the U.S. economy and a disproportionate…