We discuss the potential role of universal basic incomes (UBIs) in advanced countries. A
feature of advanced economies that distinguishes them from developing countries is the …

What shapes the optimal degree of progressivity of the tax and transfer system? On the one
hand, a progressive tax system can counteract inequality in initial conditions and substitute …

This paper investigates how tax changes for different income groups affect aggregate
economic activity. I construct a measure of who received (or paid for) tax changes in the …

Workers acquire skills through formal schooling, through training provided by governments,
and through training provided by firms. This chapter reviews, synthesizes, and augments the …

In this paper, we examine what groups of children are served by core childhood social-
safety net programs—including Medicaid, EITC, CTC, SNAP, and AFDC/TANF—and how …

We examine trends in employment, earnings and incomes over the last two decades in the
United States, and how the safety net has responded to changing fortunes, including the …

We address a question at the center of many policy debates: how effective is the US safety
net? Many existing studies evaluate the effect of one program on economic hardship in …

This paper calculates the EITC's net cost by estimating effects, both direct and through
recipients' behavioral changes, on tax revenue and government transfer spending. We show …

Although the central objective of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is
to reduce food insecurity in the United States, the majority of SNAP households are food …

We evaluate progress in the War on Poverty as President Lyndon B. Johnson defined it,
which established a 20% baseline poverty rate and adopted an absolute standard. While the …