Recipients of cash benefits were healthier and less likely to visit the emergency department for mental health or substance abuse issues, according to a groundbreaking new study by Harvard researchers.
Since the mid-1970s, there has been a sharp rise in the prevalence of “bad jobs” in the U.S. labor market, characterized by stagnant wages, unstable work schedules, and limited fringe benefits.
Does a woman’s take-up of government benefits vary with her perception of how they will be shared within the household?
Comparing measures of work time in the recall CPS-ASEC data with contemporaneous measures reveals many logical inconsistencies and probable errors.
Health insurance premiums are primarily understood to pose financial barriers to coverage.
"The Case for Equity," a new video series from Harvard Kennedy School and the Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, will explore equity in a variety of contexts, including health care, economics, education and more.
