PUBLICATIONS Search for: All CategoriesArticles & Op-EdsBlog: By the NumbersBooksFiguresMember StatementsNewsPapersPolicy BriefsAll TopicsClimate, Energy, and InfrastructureDemographics and PopulationIncome Inequality and Labor MarketSocial Policy and EducationTax and BudgetTechnology and InnovationTrade, Immigration, and Globalization Recent Publications : Social Policy and Education December 01 2021 | Papers Addressing Inequities in the US K-12 Education System Despite decades of federal and state policy reforms and major philanthropic investments, there are still glaring deficiencies and inequities across the US K-12 education system. In “Addressing Inequities in the US K-12 Education System,” economists Nora Gordon of Georgetown University... Nora Gordon, Sarah Reber November 30 2021 | Books Rebuilding the Post-Pandemic Economy After suffering the worst economic shock since the Great Depression last year, the American economy is recovering in fits and starts. While many businesses are reopening their doors and thriving, continued uncertainty about the course of the virus, the inflation... Aspen Economic Strategy Group October 12 2021 | Articles & Op-Eds Brookings Institution: Six reasons why an expanded Child Tax Credit or child allowance should be part of the US safety net The Child Tax Credit has been part of the federal income tax code since 1997. It has been expanded many times, most recently as part of the American Rescue Plan. Under this plan, for the year 2021, the maximum Child Tax Credit amount... Melissa S. Kearney May 17 2021 | News How much have childcare challenges slowed the US jobs market recovery? The US economy lost a net of 8 million jobs between February 2020 and April 2021. Agreement is growing that people not actively seeking employment (inadequate labor supply) has been playing a major role in the slow recovery, as evidenced... Melissa S. Kearney, Jason Furman December 10 2020 | Papers Securing Our Economic Future: Introduction The United States is currently gripped by deep uncertainty and economic anxiety. At the time of this writing, the United States is six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 190,000 Americans have died from COVID (CDC 2020); more than... Amy Ganz, Melissa S. Kearney December 10 2020 | Papers Walking the Tightrope: Variable Income and Limited Liquidity Among the US Middle Class In this chapter, author Dan Silverman of Arizona State University describes a body of evidence showing that large fluctuations in household income are commonplace both across and within years. However, these households’ reactions to shocks reveal substantial resilience despite their... Dan Silverman December 10 2020 | Papers Middle-Class Redistribution: Tax and Transfer Policy for Most Americans Adam Looney (University of Utah), Jeff Larrimore (Federal Reserve Board), and David Splinter (Joint Committee on Taxation) provide an in-depth analysis of after tax and transfer incomes of middle-class Americans over time. Adam Looney, David Splinter, Jeff Larrimore December 10 2020 | Books Securing Our Economic Future The Economic Strategy Group's third annual policy volume focuses on the economics of the middle class, geographic disparities in economic opportunity, and U.S. policy options to address climate change. Aspen Economic Strategy Group December 04 2020 | News Washington Post Op-Ed: How to save millions of Americans from losing their homes The covid-19 pandemic has pushed tens of millions of Americans to the brink of eviction, revealing a gaping hole in our social safety net. The CARES Act, a federal eviction moratorium, and state and local renter protections have thus far... Amy Ganz December 03 2020 | Papers A Renter Safety Net: A Call for Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Ingrid Gould Ellen (NYU Furman Center), Amy Ganz (Economic Strategy Group), and Katherine O’Regan (NYU Furman Center) document the costly externalities that such housing instability poses and propose the creation of a Federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program to provide one-time,... Amy Ganz, Ingrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O'Regan « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next »