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Journal Publication
The Size and Census Coverage of the U.S. Homeless Population
Abstract Fundamental questions about the size and characteristics of the homeless population are unresolved because it is unclear whether existing data are sufficiently complete and reliable. We examine these questions…
Op-Ed
Will Biden Cross a Line on Poverty?
A new report from the National Academy of Sciences seeks to redefine poverty. The NAS presents the effort as a matter of science: “An accurate measure of poverty is necessary to fully…
Blog Post
The White House Defender of Welfare Work Requirements
…provided to able-bodied adults without dependents—in their debt limit bill. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has said including work requirements in the debt limit deal is a red line for him and…
Op-Ed
Public Housing Should Have Work Rules, Too
…food out of the mouths of kids.” In insisting on linking work requirements to the social safety net, Kevin McCarthy and House Republicans are on to something—namely, that work requirements…
Working Paper
The Effects of Elevating the Supplemental Poverty Measure on Government Program Eligibility and Spending
…Medicaid spending would be $78 billion higher. Thus, basing the U.S. poverty guidelines on the SPM would increase government spending by at least $124 billion over the next decade. Corinth-The-Effects-of-Elevating-the-Supplemental-Poverty-Measure-WPDownload…
Op-Ed
Wrong Diagnosis, Wrong Prescription
Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond’s previous book, Evicted, offered a compelling account of poverty in America. Illuminating and thought-provoking, its ethnographic accounts of deep struggle spurred new research and increased policy focus on the links…
Blog Post
Work Is Essential to the American Dream
…work requirements, and evidence showed that it would discourage work. In a landmark working paper, AEI’s Bruce Meyer, Kevin Corinth, and their co-authors estimated that it would cause as many as 1.5…
Blog Post
Introduction to The Social Breakdown
“Social capital” is an esoteric and often loosely defined concept, yet it captures a deep-seated intuition and shared sensibility among virtually all Americans: Our relationships have value, and what we…
Op-Ed
It’s Time to Link Work and Food Stamps Again
President Joe Biden has touted the fact that the U.S. unemployment rate now stands at a half-century low of 3.4%. Despite the historically tight labor market, his administration’s actions have nullified work requirements for millions of food stamp recipients…
Report
The Change in Poverty from 1995 to 2016 Among Single‐Parent Families
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Op-Ed
The Bad Science Behind the Child Tax Credit Expansion
…to Mr. Meyer and co-author Kevin Corinth that they recently sent a letter to the NAS asking it to issue a correction. The NAS has not responded. Rigorous studies make clear that…
Journal Publication
Policies to Help the Working Class in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession
By Richard V. Burkhauser, Kevin C. Corinth, and Douglas Holtz-Eakin Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the associated government-mandated shutdowns caused a historic shock to the U.S. economy and a disproportionate…