Author: Kayla Phelps
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Introducing Data to the Immigration Debate
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Illegal immigration is a tumultuous topic for the Obama administration, and continues to be a source of heated debate in the 2016 presidential election. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agency reports that illegal attempts to cross the Mexico–US border are increasing: In the first half of 2016, approximately…
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You’ve Been Accepted to College, but How Do You Pay for It? A Proposal to Streamline Federal Financial Aid
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A recent research report entitled “Tax Benefits For College Attendance” conducted by Susan Dynarski and Judith Scott-Clayton investigates how the federal government could streamline the existing federal financial aid system and increase uptake for college tax benefits.
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You Earned It: How Simple Reminders Lead to Increases in Tax Filing and EITC Receipt
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Participants who received tax filing reminders in both 2014 and 2015 had higher filing rates than individuals who received no reminders, as well as those who only received one in 2014.
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Taking a Closer Look at Elderly Medicaid Recipients
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Understanding how elderly individuals ultimately rely on Medicaid could be key to implementing changes that protect the fiscal longevity of both Medicaid and Medicare.
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Better School Outcomes Aren’t Free
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A new analysis demonstrates that funding increases make a huge difference in schooling outcomes, especially for students from low-income families.
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Economic downturns: Bad for your wallet, good for your health?
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A recent study confirms the finding that mortality rates decrease during recessions and that severe recessions produce even larger reductions in mortality rates.
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Social Skills: The New Employment Requirement?
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Deming theorizes that, as manufacturing and other jobs have become more easily automated, the human ability to empathize and to be an effective “team player” has become more essential.
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(Mis)measuring Economic Wealth
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In a new paper, Joseph Stiglitz offers potential ideas about what may have contributed to a mismeasurement of wealth.
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Using Real Time Data to Forecast Impacts of Financial Crises
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New research outlines the impact of economic crises in the Post-War Era using real time data.