Poverty, income, living standards
COSM is dedicated to identifying ways to reduce poverty and improve living standards for all Americans and to accurately measuring economic well-being.
The American Dream Is Not a Coin Flip, and Wages Have Not Stagnated
February 20, 2025 | Scott Winship
Poverty During the Pandemic and the Role of Government Transfers
February 14, 2025 | Bruce D. Meyer, Jeehoon Han, and James X. Sullivan
AI and the Future of Work Looks Bright
February 11, 2025 | Brent Orrell
Snip, Snip: Spending Cuts Are Coming
February 4, 2025 | Matt Weidinger
Legislators Want to Give Tens of Millions of Free Lunches to Students Who Don’t Need Them
February 3, 2025 | Angela Rachidi
Menu Adjustment in Response to the Minimum Wage: A Return to the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Border
January 8, 2025 | Michael R. Strain and Kerry L. Paaps
Ozempic and Your Community
January 7, 2025 | Brent Orrell
AI and People: Better Together
January 3, 2025 | Brent Orrell
AI Will Have a Major Impact on Labor Markets. Here’s How the US Can Prepare
January 2, 2025 | Brent Orrell, Suzette Kent, and Jason Owen-Smith
Make America Smart Again: The Jeopardy Test for Graduation
December 17, 2024 | Howard Husock
Letter to the Department of Government Efficiency on Possible Reforms to the US Welfare System
December 17, 2024 | Matt Weidinger and Angela Rachidi
Industrial Policy and Deficits: Dark Clouds for Democratic Capitalism
December 17, 2024 | Michael R. Strain
Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing on Empowering People with Disabilities to Live, Work, Learn, and Thrive
December 12, 2024 | Brent Orrell
SNAP and the “Make America Healthy Again” Agenda
December 5, 2024 | Angela Rachidi
Finally, a Win for Working Men
November 27, 2024 | Brent Orrell