Welcome to Our Research Archive
Search and filter by content type, issue area, author, and keyword
June 20, 2023
Down Through the Ages
…happiness between higher-income and lower-income white Americans in the 1970s, but by the 2010s, “five times as many whites in the lowest fifth for income were unhappy compared to those…
June 16, 2023
The Missing Context Behind “Cuts” in Fast-Growing Welfare Programs
…its baseline projections for the number of current and expected future benefit recipients—show that both food stamp and Medicaid caseloads have recently grown many times faster than those would-be reductions. Before the…
June 15, 2023
Testimony on Anti-Poverty and Family Support Provisions in the Tax Code
…and encourage work at the same time. I thought it was a good use of evidence when President Clinton cited that same research. President Clinton also signed bipartisan legislation to…
June 15, 2023
Our Children Need to Be Involved in Religious Institutions
Last weekend, I celebrated the wedding of a long-time friend in Baltimore. Nearly a half dozen couples who were instrumental in my life were in attendance but I didn’t appreciate…
June 15, 2023
Instead of ‘Late Capitalism,’ Maybe the US Economy Is Still in ‘Early Capitalism’
…that term. The phrase dates back to the early 20th century — yup, we’ve apparently been in LC for a long time — when Werner Sombart, a German economist, used…
June 15, 2023
AI and the Future of Schooling
…stop at a red light (or which pedal is the brake). Similarly, calculators are terrific time-savers once students have mastered multiplication, but students won’t actually learn or understand computation if…
June 14, 2023
Better Data Means Better Policy
…index. Put simply, a price index looks at a changing set of goods and services that is intended to provide a constant level of satisfaction or well-being over time. This…
June 13, 2023
The Great School Rethink
…ideal moment to reimagine US education. Now is the time, he asserts, to ask hard questions about how schools use time and talent, how they work with parents, what they…
June 13, 2023
Is There an AI Gender Gap?
…likely to establish and develop successful STEM careers. The greater representation of men in STEM occupations creates opportunities for mentoring and professional advancement that compound over time. As a general…
June 11, 2023
Now Political Polarization Comes for Marriage Prospects
…important over time, with fewer Americans willing to date or marry across the aisle. Dating apps and websites report a growing share of users setting political criteria for matches. The Survey…