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Op-Ed
Reemployment Bonuses: A Promising Path to Economic Recovery
…five times the average Idaho weekly unemployment benefit—if they returned to work between April 20 and July 15, 2020, and if they worked at least four consecutive weeks with their…
Working Paper
Poverty and Dependency in the United States, 1939–2023
…Furthermore, the pre-1964 decline in poverty among working age adults and children was achieved almost completely through increases in market income, during which time only 2–3 percent of working age…
Op-Ed
How to Prevent a Repeat of Massive Fraud and Abuse
…providing poor customer service along with massive losses to fraud the next time the economy stumbles and more UI checks are paid. The good news is that affordable reforms can…
Op-Ed
American Housing Needs More Institutional Investors
…to be located, single-family homes rent for about the same amount as apartments, despite having three times the bedrooms at median. They also tend to house larger households with more…
Testimony
Congressional Testimony: Unlocking Capital to Save the American Dream
…on starter single-family rentals (SFR) sold to an occupying tenant in good standing with at least 24 months on-time rental history. This would open the door to homeownership for an…
Commentary
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit Should Not Subsidize Stay-at-Home Parents
…earnings (and thus less than $18,000 of net earnings). Even at an hourly wage of $10, two full-time, year-round workers would earn approximately $40,000 annually. The proposed law allowing married…
Op-Ed
AI in K–12: A New Year Reality Check for School Leaders
…behind it? Not at all. It could make a lot of sense if it’s part of a coherent instructional model. Should schools use something like Timely, an AI optimization tool,…
Multimedia
Committee on National Statistics Public Seminar: Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency: A Timeless Resource
Kevin Corinth of the American Enterprise Institute participated in a panel discussion centered on Principles and Practices for a Federal Statistical Agency, a report that since 1992 has articulated the…
Commentary
Major Changes Coming to SNAP in 2026
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly called food stamps) is an important safety-net program that helps reduce hunger and decrease poverty among US households. At the same time, SNAP…
Blog Post
The “Upward Mobility Act” Seeks to Overcome Benefit Cliffs
…recipient faces a cliff at all times, because of the enormous scale of welfare programs, millions are at risk of hitting them, especially when individuals collect multiple benefits and begin…
Article
Don’t Expect an AI Job Apocalypse
…— and even then, the joblessness is transitional rather than permanent. The rise reflects the time it takes for displaced workers to retrain, relocate, and rematch — not a lasting…
Article
Don’t Expect an AI Job Apocalypse
…— and even then, the joblessness is transitional rather than permanent. The rise reflects the time it takes for displaced workers to retrain, relocate, and rematch — not a lasting surplus of…