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Research Report Families

Reducing Child Poverty in the US: An Updated Analysis of Policies Proposed by the Children’s Defense Fund

April 30, 2019
Sarah Minton, Linda Giannarelli, Kevin Werner, Victoria Tran
Working Paper Income and Wealth

College Premium and Its Impact on Racial and Gender Differentials in Earnings and Future Old-age Income

April 5, 2019
Damir Cosic
Brief Taxes and Budget

Minimum Wages: What Does the Research Tell Us about the Effectiveness of Local Action?

January 16, 2019
John Marotta, Solomon Greene
Brief Job Market and Labor Force

Paid Sick Days: What Does the Research Tell Us about the Effectiveness of Local Action?

January 16, 2019
John Marotta, Solomon Greene
Brief Education and Training

How Affordable Housing Providers Can Boost Residents’ Economic Mobility

October 2, 2018
Megan Gallagher, Eric Burnstein, Wilton Oliver
Research Report Aging

Growing Wage Inequality, the Minimum Wage, and the Future Distribution of Retirement Income

July 31, 2018
Damir Cosic, Richard W. Johnson, Karen E. Smith
Research Report Job Market and Labor Force

Early Childhood Educator Compensation in the Washington Region

April 12, 2018
Julia B. Isaacs, Shirley Adelstein, Daniel Kuehn
Fact Sheet Job Market and Labor Force

Early Childhood Educator Compensation in the Washington Region: Highlights from a Research Report

April 12, 2018
Shirley Adelstein, Julia B. Isaacs, Daniel Kuehn
Brief Job Market and Labor Force

Earnings Dynamics: The Role of Education Throughout a Worker’s Career

March 26, 2018
Breno Braga
Research Report Income and Wealth

Stepping on the Gas: Community Colleges as Engines of Economic Mobility

January 31, 2018
Pamela J. Loprest, Cheryl L. Hyman