Episode 13: Stopping an Avalanche of Poverty
Eduardo Porter, Tess Vigeland, Bruce Meyer
One of the largest economic downturns in US history has not produced more poverty. What...
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty, COVID-19
Impacts of Industrial and Entrepreneurial Jobs on Youth · The Long-Term Impacts of Grants on Poverty
The old adage about fighting poverty is that if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day; but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty
Friedman Forum: Gender and Human Capital Investments in Developing Countries
On November 1, BFI hosted Alessandra Voena, Professor in Economics and the College, the Kenneth...
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty
Spillover Impacts on Education from Employment Guarantees and Educational Investment Responses to Economic Opportunity: Evidence from Indian Road Construction
For most young people and their parents who live in high-income countries, the decision to attend school is an easy one. School is universally available and free through high school, schooling is mandatory through the age of 16, and most jobs require at least a high school degree. Dropping out of school all but ensures a lifetime of relatively low income.
Topics:
Early Childhood Education, Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages, Health care, K-12 Education
Trends in Adverse Financial Events Around Disability Application and Decision Dates
After applying for SSDI or SSI disability aid, both those who were denied and allowed...
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages
Social Security Administration Field Office Closings in the US and its Impact on Disability Applicants
This map details the closed and open Social Security Administration offices in 2016. The red...
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages
Effects of Social Security Field Office Closings on Number of Disability Applications and Allowances
The closings of SSA offices significantly reduced the number of applicants allowed for disability assistance...
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages
Disability and Distress: The Effect of Disability Programs on Financial Outcomes
If you had the unfortunate experience of acquiring a disability that hindered your ability to work and that suddenly put you in financial distress, you might be grateful for government-provided disability payments. Such income might do more than cover monthly living expenses, but may also keep you from such traumatic financial events as eviction, foreclosure, or bankruptcy.
Topics:
Economic Mobility & Poverty, Employment & Wages