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.
Weighing the Benefits of a Universal vs. Targeted Child Safety Net
- Christopher Wimer and James Ziliak
- Webinar
- May 17 2017
Linking Data Science and Behavioral Science to Build Better Poverty Policy
- James Guszcza and Justin Sydnor
- Webinar
- January 18 2017
The Decentralization of the U.S. Safety Net
- Sarah Bruch, Marcia Meyers, and Janet Gornick
- Webinar
- December 14 2016
Restoring the Entrails of Welfare Reform
- Zachary Parolin and Michael Wiseman
- Discussion Paper
- November 2016
Health and Economic Mobility
- Rourke O'Brien and Atheen Venkataramani
- Webinar
- September 7 2016
Do the Labels We Use for Public Benefit Programs Matter?
- Tim Beatty
- Podcasts
- September 2016
Wisconsin Poverty 101 Updated
- Helen Powling
- Poverty Fact Sheet
- September 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
- August 2016
Financial Security: How to Measure it and Why it Matters for Families
- Caroline Ratcliffe and J. Michael Collins
- Webinar
- May 11 2016
Next Steps for the ACA in Reaching Uninsured Low-Income Americans
- Linda Blumberg and Pamela Herd
- Webinar
- March 9 2016