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December 1, 2023
…magnet for families. With a low cost of living and a thriving job market, it makes sense that Forbes ranks it as one of the top ten states to which people are…
November 30, 2023
…relative poverty reductions have been modest. Additionally, government dependence increased over this time, with the share of working-age adults receiving under half their income from market sources more than doubling….
November 30, 2023
…three key conditions: Firstly, its poverty rate in 1963 should align with the approximately 20 percent level Johnson identified, serving as a benchmark. Secondly, the 1963 poverty thresholds (poverty line)…
November 30, 2023
…modest. Additionally, government dependence increased over this time, with the share of working-age adults receiving under half their income from market sources more than doubling. Read the full paper here….
November 27, 2023
…opposite of the type of zoning reform New York City needs. Rather than further distorting the housing market, already saddled with a million rent-regulated units and hundreds of thousands of…
November 27, 2023
…There’s no question that Rodgers is off the mark here in discounting the link between marriage and the welfare of children. All of this isn’t to denigrate the sacrifices and…
November 21, 2023
…poverty in America. First, the SPM raises the national poverty guideline (often called the poverty line, which marks the income level where poverty ends) well above the level used by…
November 17, 2023
…The research of the Princeton economist Mark Aguiar and his team suggests that screentime can account for nearly half of the drop in working hours for men in their twenties…
November 13, 2023
…them in the labor market, driving up their wages and incomes. Higher incomes will increase overall demand for goods and services in the economy, which in turn will increase the…
November 13, 2023
…greater rate, falling 6.4%, or 13.4% inflation-adjusted. There are a wide range of explanations for the drop, including a rocky stock market and the ongoing effects of the Tax Cuts…