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January 24, 2025
The Targeting of Place-Based Policies: The New Markets Tax Credit Versus Opportunity Zones
Abstract For a place-based policy to succeed, it must target the right areas—typically those with lower economic development and resident well-being. The U.S. has two major place-based tax policies: the…
January 21, 2025
President Trump’s USDA Should Fix Food Stamp Work Requirement Waivers
…during those times. Source: Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin Corinth, Thomas O’Rourke, and Angela Rachidi, “Coverage, Counter-Cyclicality and Targeting of Work Requirement Waivers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program,” Working Paper…
January 17, 2025
Reforming Work Requirement Waivers in SNAP
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December 30, 2024
What’s behind the unprecedented rise in homelessness, and how can we reverse it?
The annual United States homeless population estimates for 2024 were released last week. Homelessness grew by a record 18% annually in 2024, following a then record 12% increase in 2023….
December 30, 2024
Coverage, Counter-cyclicality and Targeting of Work Requirement Waivers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Abstract Non-disabled, working age adults without children are required to work 20 hours per week in order to maintain eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. However, states may waive…
December 13, 2024
Economics & Data-Driven Inquiry
At the behest of New College Florida and the Global Freedom Initiative, AEI scholar Kevin Corinth joined a distinguished group of scholars and practitioners for the Symposium on Ideological Capture…
December 10, 2024
Fighting in-work poverty: the minimum wage versus in-work benefits
Abstract We review evidence on the effectiveness of the minimum wage versus in-work benefit policies in reducing poverty in OECD countries. The most credible evidence suggests that raising the minimum…
October 18, 2024
Pro-Marriage Conservatives Should Reject a Per-Child Phase-In of the Child Tax Credit
Earlier this week, scholars from the Ethics and Public Policy Center, the Niskanen Center, and other right-of-center organizations issued a memo calling for pro-family tax reforms during the upcoming debate over the…
October 16, 2024
Kevin Corinth: Addressing Social Capital Poverty in America
…relationship between economic and social factors, highlighting the need for a more comprehensive approach to addressing societal challenges. As policymakers and communities grapple with these issues, Kevin Corinth from the…
October 11, 2024
It’s time to face up to our social poverty problem
…a senior fellow and the director of the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at the American Enterprise Institute. Kevin Corinth is a senior fellow and deputy director of the…