Weighing the Benefits of a Universal vs. Targeted Child Safety Net
- Christopher Wimer and James Ziliak
- Webinar
- 2017
Economic Support
Economic support programs are intended to serve people who are unemployed, disabled, have low earnings, or experience other economic or material hardship. They operate under two broad categories: social insurance (such as Social Security and unemployment insurance) and means-tested transfers (such as SNAP/Food Stamps and Medicaid), sometimes called social assistance.
Linking Data Science and Behavioral Science to Build Better Poverty Policy
- James Guszcza and Justin Sydnor
- Webinar
- 2017
The Decentralization of the U.S. Safety Net
- Sarah Bruch, Marcia Meyers, and Janet Gornick
- Webinar
- 2016
Restoring the Entrails of Welfare Reform
- Zachary Parolin and Michael Wiseman
- Discussion Paper
- 2016
Health and Economic Mobility
- Rourke O'Brien and Atheen Venkataramani
- Webinar
- 2016
Do the Labels We Use for Public Benefit Programs Matter?
- Tim Beatty
- Podcasts
- 2016
Wisconsin Poverty 101 Updated
- Helen Powling
- Poverty Fact Sheet
- 2016
Separate and Unequal: The Dimensions and Consequences of Safety Net Decentralization in the U.S. 1994–2014
- Sarah K. Bruch, Marcia K. Meyers, and Janet C. Gornick
- Discussion Paper
- 2016
Financial Security: How to Measure it and Why it Matters for Families
- Caroline Ratcliffe and J. Michael Collins
- Webinar
- 2016
Next Steps for the ACA in Reaching Uninsured Low-Income Americans
- Linda Blumberg and Pamela Herd
- Webinar
- 2016