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April 29, 2024
New “Scorecard” Report Promotes Better Use of Data to Prevent Unemployment Fraud
…those data are used to evaluate system functioning, efficiency, and readiness for surges in claims—and to prevent future fraud attacks. In a new follow-on report released today (Measuring What Matters: Context and Recommendations…
April 26, 2024
Washington, District of Benefit Cliffs
As the welfare state expands while policymakers struggle to contain its costs, one unintended result is the creation of significant benefit cliffs. A little-noticed September 2023 report authored by Elias Ilin and Alvaro Sanchez…
April 10, 2024
The Political Landmines Buried in the Latest Jobs Report
CNN on Friday dubbed the latest monthly jobs report a “blowout,” pointing to 303,000 net new jobs created in March. President Joe Biden immediately claimed credit, saying the report “marks a…
April 9, 2024
The Child Tax Credit: My Long-Read Q&A with Kevin Corinth
…get no matter what. So the Wyden-Smith bill does not go there, but it goes part of the way there and I think it sets up a negotiating position. If…
March 20, 2024
When Workers Say They Value Flexibility, They Mean It
…somewhat distant one. One thing is for certain, no matter how hard CEOs press for a return to office, Americans continue to value emploment that allows them to mix-and-match work…
March 6, 2024
Caitlin Clark and Civil Society
…a barn hoop, didn’t think: why not have girls play this game? Maybe they had family in Indiana. Local control matters, too: a small town high school with its own…
February 29, 2024
Recalling Pandemic Lessons on “Self-Certifying” Eligibility
Sometimes what is left unmentioned can be far more important than what is said. A good example is obscure guidance issued last week by the US Department of Labor (DOL) encouraging workforce…
February 22, 2024
A Slow Start for Skills-Based Hiring
…of measuring ability through credentials, examinations, recommendations, and interviews. In a new report, Matt Sigelman and Alex Martin of the Burning Glass Institute and AEI’s Joseph Fuller of Harvard Business School…
February 16, 2024
The Overlooked Benefits of Work-from-Home Opportunities
…in popularity. This shift, while significant for all, holds particular promise for one demographic: moms. A recent study by Emma Harrington and Matthew E. Kahn delves into the benefits these opportunities can…
January 29, 2024
Per-Child Benefit in Wyden-Smith Child Tax Credit Bill Would Discourage Full-Time Work for Families with Multiple Children
…children. (In general, the phase-in rate would be 15 percent times the number of dependent children.) In a recent paper, we (with our coauthors Angela Rachidi and Matt Weidinger) provided the…