via Women’s Work: The Economic Mobility of Women Across a Generation.
Almost 8 in 10 daughters raised by the lowest- earning men make more money per hour than their fathers did
08 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: economic mobility, gender wage gap, reversing gender gap
In which Anglo-Saxon country is full-time work not enough to escape family poverty on the minimum wage?
07 Jun 2015 1 Comment
in labour economics, minimum wage, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: earned income tax credit, poverty traps, single parents, taxation and the labour supply, welfare state
Figure 1: Weekly working hours needed at minimum-wage to move above a 50% relative poverty line after taxes, mandatory social or private contributions payable by workers, and family benefits for lone parent with two children, Anglo-Saxon countries, 2013
New Zealand does rather well on many measures of poverty and inequality
05 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, minimum wage, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, family poverty, living wage, welfare state
Tough times? On #MayDay, compare % of low-paid #workers in yr country bit.ly/1EFrrV7 #LabourDay http://t.co/jNBrmjcom9—
(@OECD) May 01, 2015
Working for minimum wage? See how your country compares, then read oe.cd/mw2015 ( PDF) #wages http://t.co/DJsLYawtfw—
(@OECD) May 06, 2015
Who gained the most from US 1996 Federal welfare reforms?
01 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: 1996 US welfare reforms, racial discrimination, social insurance, welfare state
Pay is always net of human capital accumulation
31 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: College premium, education premium, internships, on-the-job human capital
Families with single mothers face the greatest risk of falling into deep poverty
20 May 2015 1 Comment
American families with single mothers face the greatest risk of falling into deep poverty: brook.gs/1IVXiTo http://t.co/dwLcQzvHkh—
Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 13, 2015
Everyone is much better off than 40 years ago
19 May 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, labour economics, poverty and inequality Tags: middle class stagnation, The Great Enrichment, top 1%, wage stagnation
The three S’s in family policy
18 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of marriage, family poverty, female labour force participation, labour force participation, male labour force participation, marriage and divorce, single parents, welfare reform
Helpful distinctions for family thinking: structure, stability & strength (&.. how related) @inclusionist @mboteach http://t.co/zMi92WYUhi—
Richard V. Reeves (@RichardvReeves) January 13, 2015
Who gains most from making higher education more accessible through loans and subsidised fees
16 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: free tertiary education, graduate premium, student loans
Wow. I mean, WOW. College completion figures over time by income quartile. bit.ly/16Bb1jh http://t.co/y0MVyiDCEZ—
Richard V. Reeves (@RichardvReeves) February 04, 2015
The War on Poverty at 50
16 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: 1996 US welfare reforms, child poverty, family poverty, war on poverty
The big drop .in both child poverty and poverty in general was after the 1996 welfare reforms.
via Chart Book: The War on Poverty at 50, Section 1 | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Black and Hispanic poverty dropped by a third after the 1996 US welfare reforms
13 May 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: 1996 welfare reforms, child poverty, family poverty, welfare state
Child poverty and single parenthood
13 May 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, gender, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, economics of marriage, family poverty, marriage and divorce, single mothers, single parents, welfare reform
Over half of all births to young adults in the U.S. now occur outside of marriage. bit.ly/1qONO10 http://t.co/KXl4sFd122—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) September 17, 2014
Despite forgoing #marriage, young Americans are not forgoing parenthood. bit.ly/1sMG2bJ http://t.co/1aSELaJlfg—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) October 31, 2014
Despite forgoing #marriage, young Americans are not forgoing #parenthood. bit.ly/1xLa1AJ http://t.co/fetnPAiCPG—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) October 13, 2014
Almost 60% of births to women with only a high school degree occur out of wedlock. bit.ly/1sMG2bJ http://t.co/zomTFjZwA2—
Isabel Sawhill (@isawhill) October 14, 2014
Employment and the risk of deep poverty in the USA
12 May 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, labour supply, poverty and inequality Tags: child poverty, family poverty, labour force participation
The best defense against deep poverty is a paycheck: brook.gs/1IVXiTo http://t.co/BsermWSDZk—
Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 10, 2015
Despite being a wealthy nation, extreme & deep poverty has become more prevalent in the U.S.: brook.gs/1IVVI3O http://t.co/cfnlkrXuw6—
Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 09, 2015
More than 7.1 million U.S. children live in deep poverty. Get the facts on America's poor: brook.gs/1IWlK74 http://t.co/K4Uwrl5TOg—
Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 08, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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