Diane Schanzenbach

Coronavirus

Income Assistance for Low-Income Workers During the COVID-19 Crisis

May 7, 2020

The Issue:

Economic distress is mounting as a result of the coronavirus crisis and it is critical to find ways to provide support for those most in need. For the past several decades, our safety net has primarily been aimed at promoting and rewarding work and has provided relatively little assistance for low-income

Social Safety Net

Who Would Be Affected by Proposed Changes to SNAP?

August 1, 2019

The Issue:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed new rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that terminate SNAP eligibility for over 3 million people who currently qualify under Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (BBCE). These are mostly working families, people with disabilities,

Labor Markets

What Happened To Women’s Rising Participation in the Workforce?

December 6, 2017

The Issue:

For decades, the share of women who are employed was steadily rising in the United States, contributing to economic growth and serving as a countervailing force to a slow decline in the share employed among men. In recent years however, the upward trend among women has reversed: Labor force participation ...
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Minimum wage

What Does the Seattle Experience Teach Us About Minimum Wages?

August 7, 2017

The Issue:

The federal minimum wage is $7.25, well below historical levels in real terms. Many large cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, and Miami Beach, and seven states have implemented higher minimum wages. Both California and New York State, along with several cities, are scheduled to raise ...
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