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July 10, 2023

Reforming the EITC to Reduce Single Parenthood and Ease Work-Family Balance

…should torment policymakers today. One way that policy can potentially reverse this trend is by addressing the ways that our safety net has weakened marital childbearing and childrearing. But we…

June 14, 2023

Better Data Means Better Policy

…earnings and income estimates that will be more accurate and, as such, a better tool for policymakers. It’s bigger news than it might seem.  If nominal income rises by 5…

May 3, 2023

The Mainline Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Social Capitalism

Download the Dataset When Alexis de Tocqueville penned his seminal Democracy in America lauding the strength of American communities, institutions, and associations, he noted the unique status of religion. Religion,…

July 2, 2021

Addressing the Shortcomings of the Supplemental Poverty Measure

…the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) has offered researchers and policymakers an alternative way of measuring poverty in the United States and assessing the effectiveness of antipoverty policy. The SPM addresses…