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September 12, 2023
Measuring Poverty: The New Census Estimates and the Future of Poverty Measurement
…Winship, Director, Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility, AEI 1:30 p.m. Q&A 1:45 p.m. Adjournment Related Content A New National Academies Report on Poverty Is Marred by Ideological Group-Think Scott…
September 12, 2023
Who Is Happiest? Married Mothers and Fathers, Per the Latest General Social Survey
…women and men truly the happiest, or are women and men today who are married with children happier? The 2022 edition of the General Social Survey (GSS)—the nation’s preeminent social…
September 6, 2023
Why Staten Island seceding from NYC makes sense — for multiple reasons
…and other common interests can be best accomplished by united efforts and by forces directed from One united municipality.” Proponents also wanted to make sure the city was the nation’s…
September 6, 2023
Working from Home Has Increased More Modestly Than Many Believe
The shock of the COVID-19 pandemic created urgent demand for “high frequency” national statistics. Prior to the pandemic, many economic indicators were available only on an annual basis (or even…
September 5, 2023
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Address the Trade Deficit
…imbalance in saving and investment. It is not necessarily a bad thing, but the US runs a trade deficit because domestic investment exceeds national saving, requiring the US to “borrow” from abroad….
September 5, 2023
Trump’s Tariffs Won’t Address the Trade Deficit
…imbalance in saving and investment. It is not necessarily a bad thing, but the US runs a trade deficit because domestic investment exceeds national saving, requiring the US to “borrow” from abroad….
September 1, 2023
Paying People to Have Kids Can Only Do So Much When You’re in a Spiraling Baby Bust
…very low, and nowhere near replacement level. Hungary’s population is still falling every year. China, since abandoning its anti-natal policies, has tried going pro-natal. That hasn’t worked, and China’s population is…
August 31, 2023
Where Are The Energy Stamps, Joe?
…skyrocket ” due to increased coal and natural gas costs. As one climate expert summarized , Obama’s goal was “limiting the use of fossil fuels,” which required “making them more expensive and pushing…
August 29, 2023
Skate Parks: Appreciating Another Third Place
…as parks have “a ton of diversity . . . from gender, from race, from a socioeconomic standpoint.” I have seen this nationwide with my children and many others have…
August 28, 2023
Here’s a Kind of Job-Training Program That Works
JOB-TRAINING AND WORKFORCE-DEVELOPMENT programs have long been plagued by weak wage and job-persistence outcomes. Since the United States spends markedly less on these types of programs than do other developed nations, it’s…