May 1, 2026
Comment on Proposed Rule Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits in Federal Housing Assistance Programs
Overview The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) posted a notice of…
April 29, 2026
How Policy and Demographics Are Reshaping SNAP: From Families with Children to Older Adults
Abstract The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has grown substantially since the turn of the…
April 1, 2026
Has Generational Progress Stalled? Income Growth Over Five Generations of Americans
Abstract Whether each generation of Americans continues to economically surpass the previous one has recently…
March 20, 2026
Re-Centering Family Structure in Opportunity Insights’ Work on Intergenerational Mobility: How Important Is Single Parenthood?
Over the past decade, Opportunity Insights (OI) has transformed the study of intergenerational mobility through innovative uses of administrative data, reshaping the public and scholarly understanding of the factors that affect children’s life prospects. One consistent finding in this literature is the strong association between family structure, especially single parenthood, and upward mobility, though it has received relatively little sustained attention.
February 24, 2026
Closing Detroit’s Appraisal Gap: A Market-Based Strategy to Revive Vacant Neighborhoods—Lessons for Struggling Cities Across the Nation
Detroit has experienced population decline of nearly two-thirds since 1950 and continues to have a…
February 19, 2026
Median First-Time Homebuyer Age at 34 Years in 2025, Little Changed from 2024
Note: Going forward, quarterly updates will be released of median and average first-time homebuyer age…
February 12, 2026
Rent Control: A Proven Way to Make Housing Scarce and Expensive
Economists from across the political spectrum agree that even modest rent controls would not help middle-income Americans….
January 21, 2026
Funding the Administration of Unemployment Benefits: Overview and Reforms to Improve Efficiency and Program Integrity
Executive Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant flaws in the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system,…
January 6, 2026
The Middle Class Is Shrinking Because of a Booming Upper-Middle Class
Populists on both the political left and right routinely claim that the middle class has been hollowed out. These claims, to the extent they are based on evidence, rely on a relative definition of the middle class, such that if income doubles for every family, the middle class does not grow. Using an absolute definition of the middle class, we find that the “core” middle class has shrunk, but only because more families have become upper-middle class over time.
December 2, 2025
Stranded by the Safety Net: How to Fix the Benefit Cliff Problem
Key Points Executive Summary The US safety net should help low-income families meet their immediate…
September 22, 2025
New Approaches to Characterize Industries: AI as a Framework and a Use Case
About the Compendium New Approaches to Characterize Industries: AI as a Framework and a Use…