Welcome to Our Research Archive
Search and filter by content type, issue area, author, and keyword
- ✕ Clear Filter
- Artificial Intelligence (8)
- Child Tax Credit (6)
- Cost of Living (1)
- Deaths of Despair (1)
- Early Childhood (1)
- Earned Income Tax Credit (1)
- Economic Opportunity and Mobility (13)
- Economic Well-Being (17)
- Education (19)
- Family affordability (1)
- Featured (39)
- Fraud (1)
- Gender Gap (1)
- higher education (9)
- Housing (3)
- Income (2)
- Innovation (1)
- Intergenerational Mobility (1)
- Labor Market (2)
- opportunity (6)
- poverty (4)
- Regulation (2)
- Remote Work (2)
- Safety Net (4)
- SNAP (6)
- Social Capital (5)
- Society and Culture (4)
- State Policy (1)
- Tax & Transfer Policies (3)
- technology (3)
- Technology and Innovation (4)
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) (1)
- Unemployment (2)
- Unemployment Insurance (9)
- Urban policy (1)
- Welfare (8)
- Workforce (3)
- Workforce Development (9)
September 26, 2023
The Gas Tax Should Not Be Eliminated
Last week, Republican Presidential candidate and former Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) released an economic plan that would eliminate the federal excise taxes on gas and diesel. Her goal is to “help families struggling with record high gas prices.” A laudable goal, but it would be poor policy. Under current law, the federal government levies a $0.184 per…
September 19, 2023
Senator Tim Scott’s New Plan to Cut Taxes
Senator and Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott (R-SC) released a new economic plan this week. The plan addresses issues such as the national debt, federal spending, trade, and the economy. The plan includes several significant tax policies. His plan focuses on cutting taxes for both individuals and businesses and argues that this would grow the economy. The…
June 8, 2023
Flawed Approach: The Working Families Tax Cut Act as a Response to Inflation
Earlier this week, Congresswomen Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) and Michelle Steel (R-CA), who are both members of the House Committee on Ways and Means, introduced the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The bill would temporarily increase the standard deduction by $2,000 for single filers and $4,000 for married filers in 2024 and 2025. However, this increase would phase out for…