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October 30, 2024
A Reform Framework for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
…and address program-integrity issues. This report offers a road map for policymakers wanting to build on the success of SNAP while improving SNAP’s efficiency and effectiveness. Read the report here…
October 23, 2024
Work Requirement Waivers Increased FoodShare Caseloads and Costs in Wisconsin
…from absolute. Federal lawmakers allowed states to waive it in certain circumstances, and Wisconsin officials have done so much of the time. The result has been higher FoodShare caseloads and…
October 3, 2024
Protectionism is Failing and Wrongheaded: An Evaluation of the Post-2017 Shift toward Trade Wars and Industrial Policy
…the US and Chinese economies. More fundamentally, the goals that have not been met are wrongheaded: policymakers should not pay inordinate attention to manufacturing employment, and the trade deficit is…
October 2, 2024
Higher Education: Making Education Beyond High School Work for All
…higher education as if it always pays off. Instead, policymakers should leverage market forces to reward forms of higher education that serve students well, and penalize those that do not….
September 10, 2024
America is Still Working
Sometimes it seems like Americans can’t decide whether we work too much or too little. We hear that because of rising inequality and a lack of good jobs, workers must…
August 1, 2024
Financing Graduate Education: Next Steps for Federal Policy
Key Points In the interest of students and taxpayers, it is time for bipartisan and commonsense graduate financing policy reform. This issue’s complexity and importance demand a comprehensive solution that…
May 14, 2024
Understanding Trends in Worker Pay over the Past 50 years
…shift to a service economy and the dissipation of “breadwinner rents” that went to sole male breadwinners in an era when women’s economic opportunities were constrained. Policymakers should seek to…
April 29, 2024
Measuring What Matters: Context and Recommendations to Improve Reporting on Unemployment Insurance
Key Points This report explores the unemployment insurance system’s current data and performance management practices, including features designed to inform policymakers and the public about deficiencies in the administration of…
April 1, 2024
How Private Student Lending Can Repair Higher Education
…with unsecured lending and a hostile regulatory environment. Federal student loans to graduate students and parents are the best candidates for privatization. Policymakers could use a portion of the savings…
March 28, 2024
An Early Look at the Child Tax Credit Changes in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
…responses. In the meantime, our early look at H.R. 7024’s changes to the CTC provides some initial evidence to policymakers as they consider the legislation’s merits. Read the full report….