Tag: Poverty
Child poverty estimates point to a record low in 2021 –...
Steven Pressman, The New School and Robert H. Scott III, Monmouth University
The U.S. government will likely report in...
Swelling grocery bills are pummeling the poorest – who spend over...
David Soll, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
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The cost of eggs and bread...
Social Security benefits play key role in preventing older Americans from...
Sophie Mitra, Fordham University; Debra Brucker, University of New Hampshire, and Katie Jajtner, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Research Brief...
A living wage increases economic productivity while reducing poverty – new...
Anna Barford, University of Cambridge and Jane Nelson, Harvard Kennedy School
It can be difficult to see a way...
A shrinking fraction of the world’s major crops goes to feed...
Deepak Ray, University of Minnesota
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Rising competition for many of the world’s important...
Universal access to free meals at schools can lead to lower...
Michelle Marcus, Vanderbilt University and Katherine G. Yewell, University of Louisville
The Research Brief is a short take about...
The sunsetting of the child tax credit expansion could leave many...
Paul Shafer, Boston University and Katherine Gutierrez, University of New Mexico
The Research Brief is a short take about...
Millions of Americans struggle to pay their water bills – here’s...
Joseph Cook, Washington State University
Running water and indoor plumbing are so central to modern life that most Americans...