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.
USDA Report Highlights Subjectivity of Food Insecurity Measure
May 8, 2024 | Angela Rachidi and Thomas O'Rourke
Understanding Trends in Worker Pay over the Past 50 years
April 30, 2024 | Scott Winship
Awkward Truth: Subsidizing Women’s Work Drives Down Birthrates
April 23, 2024 | Timothy P. Carney
The Real Story Behind Food Insecurity in the US
April 18, 2024 | Angela Rachidi and Thomas O'Rourke
Homelessness and the Persistence of Deprivation: Income, Employment, and Safety Net Participation
April 17, 2024 | Bruce D. Meyer, Derek Wu, Angela Wyse, Gillian Meyer, and Alexa Grunwaldt
Fiscal Sanity Please, Senators
April 17, 2024 | Robert Doar
The Child Tax Credit: My Long-Read Q&A with Kevin Corinth
April 9, 2024 | Kevin Corinth and Jim Pethokoukis
Biden Knows Student Loan Cancellation Is a Bad Idea
April 9, 2024 | Beth Akers
What’s Wrong with the US Economy? Anything?
April 5, 2024 | James Pethokoukis
Federal Student Lending is Beyond Repair
March 28, 2024 | Beth Akers
An Early Look at the Child Tax Credit Changes in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
March 28, 2024 | Kevin Corinth and Scott Winship
Economic Characteristics of the Food Insecure
March 26, 2024 | Angela Rachidi and Thomas O'Rourke
Why Did Food Insecurity Increase from 2019 to 2022 in the United States?
March 12, 2024 | Angela Rachidi and Craig Gundersen
Social conservatives who care about marriage should think twice about a “per-child” refundable Child Tax Credit
March 4, 2024 | Kevin Corinth
Reform the Safety Net to Counter the Economic Challenges Facing Women Considering Abortion
February 28, 2024 | Leslie Ford