“The research findings are clear: African Americans experienced dramatic improvements in educational attainment, earnings and health status — and this improvement that did not come at the expense of whites,” writes Rucker Johnson.
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Emmanuel Saez and Pascal Michaillat discuss the properties of a well-designed stimulus package.
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Reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals requires more than just determination and work ethic. The period immediately after release is both a time of great risk and an opportunity to ensure that each person starts with a strong foundation. “Investments in housing, health and employment services during the re-entry moment can create that foundation,” write David Harding, Jeffrey Morenoff and Jessica Wyse.
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“People with unstable work schedules are markedly less happy. They sleep less well and are more likely to report feeling distressed,” write Daniel Schneider and Kristen Harknett on the importance of stable and predictable schedules.
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“The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP; formerly The Food Stamp Program) is the primary lever for food assistance in the United States. Evidence suggests that SNAP is effective in increasing resources to purchase food and in reducing food insecurity when a household does not have consistent access to adequate food, due to a lack of money. SNAP lifts children and families out of poverty and diminishes economic hardship, especially among those living in deep poverty,” write Hilary Hoynes and James P. Ziliak.
Read the full article on: Brookings
On March 28th, the Opportunity Lab hosted “Revolutionizing Data for Public Good,” where academic researchers and practitioners discussed how to build and maintain effective data-sharing partnerships. Read Ben Handel’s take on how to revolutionize data for public good.
Supreet Kaur’s research with Emily Breza and Yogita Shamdasani finds that pay inequality has effects on attendance, productivity and the social fabric of manufacturing workers.
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(This piece is cross-posted with NBER)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides low-income individuals and families monthly additional food resources. It is by far the nation's largest food and nutrition program, and disproportionately reaches families with children. Hilary Hoynes discusses the program’s importance and long-term benefits.
(This piece is cross-posted with EconoFact)
Enrico Moretti evaluates the Bay Area’s housing policies, their consequences, and proposes a way forward.
(This piece is cross-posted with The New York Times)
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“The tax plan released by Republicans in Congress and praised by President Trump is a remarkable document in many ways, but most notably in that it achieves just the opposite of its stated goal. Presented as a tax cut for workers and job creating entrepreneurs, it instead is a giant cut for capitalists and inherited wealth. It is a bill that rewards the past, not the future.”
(This piece is cross-posted with the Washington Center for Equitable Growth)
O-Lab Co-Director Ben Handel explores what bipartisan health care reform might look like.