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Paying for Payment Errors: State Incentives and Caseload Responses to SNAP Cost Sharing
Abstract Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) caseloads declined by 10% nationally from June 2025 to…
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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…
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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…
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The Philadelphia Story: The Impact of the 2000 Tax Abatement Program on Philadelphia’s Revival
Abstract This paper evaluates the effects of Philadelphia’s 2000 residential property tax abatement, which exempted…
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A Critique of the Urban Institute’s Panel Study on Land Use Reforms to Impact Housing Supply: Evidence of Severe Methodological Gaps
Abstract: This paper critically evaluates the Urban Institute’s Land Use Reforms and Housing Costs (2024)…
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Saved by Medicaid: New Evidence on Health Insurance and Mortality from the Universe of Low-Income Adults
Abstract We examine the causal effect of health insurance on mortality using the universe of…
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Workplace Segregation between College and Non-College Workers
Abstract We measure the level and growth of education segregation in American workplaces from 2000…
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Asylum Seekers and the Rise in Homelessness
Abstract Data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) indicate an unprecedented 43…
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How Large Would SNAP Be? Simulating the Size of SNAP Based on Changes to the Unemployment Rate
Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a means-tested transfer program that is available…
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Low-Rise Multifamily and Housing Supply: A Case Study of Seattle
Abstract We provide an in-depth case study of land use reforms in Seattle to highlight…
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An Evaluation of Cost Saving Reforms of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
AbstractCongress is considering ways to reduce spending on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) by…
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The Targeting of Place-Based Policies: The New Markets Tax Credit Versus Opportunity Zones
Abstract For a place-based policy to succeed, it must target the right areas—typically those with…