March 25, 2026
Opportunity Book: A New Tool for Connecting Policymakers with Innovative Ideas
Today the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) is…
March 16, 2026
Time Limits and Work Requirements Would Improve Subsidized Housing Programs
Despite more than $60 billion in annual federal spending on rental assistance, only one in…
February 25, 2026
What Can We Learn from Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots in the United States? Evidence on Employment Effects
Abstract Between 2017 and 2025, at least 122 pilots across 33 states and the District…
February 2, 2026
Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023
Abstract We compare trends in absolute poverty before (1939–1963) and after (1963–2023) the War on…
January 22, 2026
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Should Not Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents
Last week, the Republican Study Committee released a legislative framework intended to make the American…
January 20, 2026
Committee on National Statistics Public Seminar: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: A Timeless Resource
Kevin Corinth of the American Enterprise Institute participated in a panel discussion centered on Principles…
November 25, 2025
Congress Should Restore Local Autonomy Over Homeless Aid
The Trump administration recently announced a major shift to the scoring rubric for the federal…
October 28, 2025
Suspending SNAP Benefits in November Could Push 2.9 Million People Into Poverty
The ongoing federal government shutdown has put into question whether the federal government will continue…
July 30, 2025
It’s Not Surprising That No-Strings Attached Cash Didn’t Help Kids
A recent study put to the test an idea that has become increasingly influential over the past…
June 4, 2025
Congress Is Subsidizing the Wrong Neighborhoods
When President Trump signed Republicans’ 2017 tax legislation into law, one section in it stood out for…
May 29, 2025
How Non-disabled Medicaid Recipients Without Children Spend Their Time
The reconciliation bill passed by the United States House of Representatives imposes community engagement requirements…
May 28, 2025
An Evaluation of Approaches to Cut and Reform SNAP
House Republicans narrowly passed their version of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” last week, and…