New Demography Journal: CPSP researchers highlight the high poverty rates new mothers face and the need for public programs to do more to protect them. Our companion policy brief shows that a ‘birth grant’ can help. povertycenter.columbia.edu/news-internal/…

I am very excited to share our work examining the impact of NYC's 2014 paid sick leave law. A big thank you to my collaborators at Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP) and nychealthy, and to Robin Hood for funding the #PovertyTracker. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37487499/

What was the impact of NYC's paid sick leave law on workers' access and use of leave? In a new paper, we used longitudinal Poverty Tracker data to show that the PSL mandate expanded access for employees but not evenly across groups.

Tomorrow the U.S. Census Bureau will release its annual poverty report. What lessons should policymakers have learned from COVID-19 for maintaining low child poverty rates moving forward? TheHillOpinion Zach Parolin thehill.com/opinion/congre…

Census announces SPM child poverty rate of 12.4% in 2022. Context: from 1967 to 2021, the largest year-over-year increase in SPM child poverty rate was 10.7% (or 2.1 pp, 1980-1981). We now easily have a record increase in child poverty: a 139% increase (or 7.2 pp) from 2021-2022.

Our analysis of the new poverty data shows the expanded Child Tax Credit could have prevented the historic spike in child poverty IF it had been continued, preserving much of the historic decline in child poverty in 2021. povertycenter.columbia.edu/publication/20…

Parke Wilde and I also chatted with the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (JAND), Linda Snetselaar to talk about Food Security Measurements. Listen to it at jandonline.org or YouTube channel at: youtube.com/watch?v=vam_I0…

📢IRP job opportunity! Research Analyst for the Baby's First Years study, a first-of-its-kind randomized controlled trial providing an unconditional cash transfer to low-income mothers during their children's early years. Apply by 10/9/23. More info: jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/irp-resea…

Historically, much of the gender gap in earnings could be explained by differences in education and occupational choices. However, this year’s economic sciences laureate Claudia Goldin has shown that the bulk of this earnings difference is now between men and women in the same

Very excited to share my first publication as a lead author! Thank you to my co-authors at Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP) and nychealthy!

1 in 4 New York City Children Now Lives in Poverty nytimes.com/2024/02/21/nyr…

Welcome to #UConnGives 2024 with #UConnSPP & UConn IMRP (CTCIP Initiative)! We thank you for your generosity and look forward to sharing reasons to give over the next 36 hours. Visit our UConn Gives landing page on our website to explore the two ways to give publicpolicy.uconn.edu/uconn-gives

In this brief, Megan Curran, David Harris, & Christopher Wimer (Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP)) explain payment timing inequities for newborns in past/current #ChildTaxCredit versions & solutions with the 2023 American Family Act for the 2025 tax debate. Learn more: scholars.org/contribution/e…

Happy to share my 1st oped as a Public Voices Fellow w The OpEd Project NBCDI 📝reviewing the robust evidence on why the CTC works, cc: Center on Poverty & Social Policy (CPSP) New in Newsweek: "Kamala Harris Calls For 'No Child To Live in Poverty' -- The #ChildTaxCredit Can Help"  newsweek.com/kamala-harris-…

I am thrilled to announce that our ANNALS Volume on the 2021 Child Tax Credit dropped today! Open access for the full volume is available! Thanks to my Co-editors Zach Parolin Megan Curran and the star studded cast of authors. journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/710/1

Our study (Effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on employment outcomes) is out in the world after finding a home with Journal of Public Economics. We found statistically insignificant and inconsistently signed differences in emp and LF participation for eligible adults during the the CTC exp.