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Urban’s researchers partner with state and local leaders to provide the evidence, tools, and support they need to improve lives and strengthen communities. This work includes strategic advising to translate research into action, program evaluations to measure effectiveness, and research and data analysis to inform decisionmaking. Our experts develop custom data tools and modeling to support equitable resource allocation and lead community-engaged research and convenings to ensure policies reflect local priorities.

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Research Report Still the Land of Opportunity?
Isabel Sawhill discusses income distribution and the systems that produces such distributions in her article in The Public Interest. This piece is based in part on the book Getting Ahead: Economic and Social Mobility in America co-written with Daniel McMurrer.
Research Report Long-Term Care Needs and the Government Response (Part 1 of 3)
This column by Senior Fellow Eugene Steuerle is the first in a series examining key questions about the president's proposal to deal with long-term care through the tax code. The focus will be less on the specific details of that particular proposal than with the type of analysis required to assess
Research Report When is a Tax Cut Justified?
Senior Fellow Eugene Steuerle attempt to make sense of the tax cut debate, offering guidance in answering the question, "when is a tax cut warranted?"
Research Report Can Competition Improve Medicare?
On April 16, 1999, a distinguished group of health economists, policy analysts, and journalists met at the Urban Institute to explore the details of a premium support approach to Medicare reform. Under current policy, Medicare is projected to become financially unsustainable sometime within the next
Research Report A Study of the GSEs' Single-Family Underwriting Guidelines
This exploration combines and analyzes information from three sources to assess the potential effects the GSEs' underwriting and appraisal guidelines on the funding of loans on properties affordable to lower-income people and in underserved areas, and the impacts automated underwriting and credit
Research Report Patchwork Policies: State Assistance for Immigrants under Welfare Reform
Despite significant federal benefit restorations and considerable assistance provided by states, the social safety net for immigrants remains weaker than before welfare reform. Although many states stepped in to help immigrants, few fully replaced lost federal benefits and state variation in
Research Report Health Policy for Low-Income People in Maryland
There are two Highlights for each state. The Highlights that focus on health cover Medicaid, other public insurance programs, the health care marketplace, and the role of public providers. The Highlights capture policies in place and planned in 1996 and early 1997.