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.
Learning the Right Lessons from the “China Shock”
October 9, 2024 | Michael R. Strain
The Longshoremen Are Making the Wrong Demands
October 8, 2024 | Brent Orrell
Unplanned Obsolescence
October 8, 2024 | Brent Orrell
The New “Old Girls Network” in the American Workplace
October 3, 2024 | Brent Orrell
Protectionism is Failing and Wrongheaded: An Evaluation of the Post-2017 Shift toward Trade Wars and Industrial Policy
October 3, 2024 | Michael R. Strain
The effect of taxes and transfers on low-earning workers’ income.
October 2, 2024 | Scott Winship
AOC’s “Social Housing” Dead End
October 2, 2024 | Howard Husock
Food Insecurity Increases Driven by Middle- and High-Income Households
September 27, 2024 | Angela Rachidi and Thomas O'Rourke
Household Food Insecurity Rises Again – Inflation, especially for households ineligible for safety net programs, to blame
September 24, 2024 | Angela Rachidi and Craig Gundersen
Toward a Potential Grand Bargain for the Nation
September 23, 2024 | Michael R. Strain and R. Glenn Hubbard
Government benefit programs already do a lot to help low income families
September 19, 2024 | Kevin Corinth
The Future of Work
September 17, 2024 | Scott Winship, Samuel Hammond, Leah Libresco Sargeant, and David B. McGarry
Back to School: Shedding Light on Risks and Harm in the Private Student Lending and Servicing Market
September 17, 2024 | Beth Akers
America is Still Working
September 10, 2024 | Scott Winship
Doing Right by Kids: A Book Event
September 3, 2024 | Scott Winship et al. and Register Here