June 19, 2025
If Social Security continues in its current trajectory — and no action is taken by Congress — it will only be able to cover 81% of promised benefits in 2034.
May 25, 2025
A discussion with Diane Schanzenbach on how stricter work mandates often push people off SNAP without pulling them into the labor market.
May 3, 2025
A discussion with Gopi Shah Goda on the solvency of Social Security, and what’s at stake if Social Security reform is unaddressed.
April 30, 2025
Do work requirements increase work? Do they take benefits away from the neediest households? Evidence of the impact of SNAP work requirements on families.
January 11, 2026
A discussion with Eduardo Porter on the broad labor market impacts of recent technological changes.
April 2, 2019
Over 9 million children lived below the poverty line in 2015. Evidence-based solutions could make a substantial difference in the rate of child poverty.
January 22, 2019
High levels of joblessness have been characteristic of extremely high-poverty neighborhoods. Successfully addressing these issues remains a challenge for policy.
September 24, 2018
Programs provide for families with children while improving their chances of raising the children’s educational attainment. Are they effective in the long-term?
January 7, 2018
U.S. policy has emphasized employment at the center of anti-poverty programs. However, many poor adults face barriers to work or are in poverty despite working.
October 7, 2017
American households have recently made broad-based gains in wealth, but many have not made up for losses during the Great Recession. How could they save more?
April 9, 2019
Buying a house provides one of the few ways for low-income families to accumulate wealth. But, this is only true when the housing market is relatively stable.
September 1, 2024
The U.S. bills itself as a land of opportunity, where socio-economic advancement depend on ability, and drive, rather than circumstances into which one is born. But is this characterization accurate?
July 30, 2023
Do admissions committees of highly-selective colleges consider family income along with applicants’ academic accomplishments, athletic achievements, legacy status, and extra-curricular activities?
June 25, 2023
How much would proposed spending cuts to social safety net programs reduce government spending by? And at what cost to its beneficiaries?
January 25, 2021
Melissa Kearney (University of Maryland) joins Michael Klein to discuss the scope and causes of child poverty in the U.S,. and the policy efforts to alleviate it.