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Testimony
Testimony: Incentivize Individual Agency to Achieve Upward Mobility
…married, having children within marriage, or any of the other behaviors that typically mark passage into young adulthood and likely entry into the middle class or beyond? Read the full…
Op-Ed
Dynamism as a Public Philosophy
…Regulatory institutions appear to be a significant depressant on job satisfaction, particularly credit market regulations (such as interest rate controls) and goods market regulations. The institutions of collective bargaining and regulations on hiring…
Journal Publication
Policies to Help the Working Class in the Aftermath of COVID-19: Lessons from the Great Recession
…higher among the working class. The key lesson from the Great Recession is that strong economic growth and a hot labor market do more to improve the economic well-being of…
Blog Post
Turning Back the Clock on Welfare Reform
This week marks the 25th anniversary of the 1996 welfare reform law. Crafted by Congressional Republicans, that legislation was approved by large bipartisan majorities before being signed into law by President Bill…
Blog Post
SNAP Changes Promote Work
…volunteering provisions that still apply to the SNAP program. Source: SSA In recognition of the difficult job market during the Great Recession, ABAWD requirements were waived in all states as…
Testimony
Employment Requirements in Benefit Programs Needed to Reduce Poverty
…York City. It is also informed by the evidence base associated with our safety net programs, the populations that participate in them, and the current condition of our labor market….
Article
Opportunity, Responsibility, and Security—A Consensus Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream
…the domain you touch most closely: the labor market. Because upgrading skills is essential, we argue community colleges must be pushed harder to improve their offerings in high-demand fields. States…
Blog Post
Ryan’s Anti-Poverty Plan an Excellent Start
…emphasize vocational education that is aligned with the state of the local job market and provides sought-after skills. Finally, throughout the document there is a clear emphasis on carefully evaluating…
Blog Post
Why It’s Not yet Time to Relax TANF Work Requirements
…submitted comments which recommended against this change. With education and training so important in today’s labor market, why recommend against it for TANF recipients? For one important reason: there is little…
Op-Ed
10 Welfare Reform Lessons
…and the current state of the labor market require work supports to shore up low wages. As a result, as cash-welfare caseloads plummeted, the number of recipients of food-stamp benefits…