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Policy Brief
Reducing Refundability of the Child Tax Credit: Assessing Poverty Impacts and Trade-offs
A microsimulation brief finding that proposals to limit the refundability of the Child Tax Credit would increase child poverty by 53 percent, along with other trade-offs
Press Release
New Analysis: Poverty Impacts of the ARPA’s Child Tax Credit Limited Without More Robust Enrollment of Non-filers
The brief provides results of a range of scenarios for CTC take-up rates among eligible children, showing poverty reduction depends on enrollment of millions accessing other benefits
Policy Brief
Assessing Non-filer Rates & Poverty Impacts for the American Rescue Plan Act’s Expanded CTC
A microsimulation of child poverty impacts and analysis of how to reach eligible non-filers for maximum poverty impacts
Media Coverage
Laura Beamer in Open Campus
Scott Smallwood: "We spend a lot of time talking about the cost of college. But what if the numbers we’re using aren’t even right?"
Research
New Research in Millennial Student Debt: How Schools Lie
In "How Schools Lie: The Deceptive Financial Aid System at America's Colleges," JFI researchers explore how higher education institutions mislead students by understating true costs and overstating aid
Paper
JFI Position on Guaranteed Income
A new position paper by JFI's guaranteed income research team draws on years of policy research to define basic parameters for a guaranteed income. The paper covers the aspects that overwhelming evidence suggests may create a more robust safety net in the United States, in tandem with existing programs
Event
— Phenomenal World
July 27, 10 am ET: Panel Discussion on the Future of Social Democracy
A discussion around our book, MARKET ECONOMY, MARKET SOCIETY, featuring Stephanie Mudge, Adam Przeworski, Wolfgang Streeck, and Waltraud Schelkle, co-hosted with London School of Economics Sociology
Event
— Webinar
Cash Aid: Views from the Front Lines of the Pandemic
Hosted by JFI, the Urban Institute, and Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, this discussion highlights pain points and lessons from the past year's federal safety net measures
Publication
Opportunity in Crisis: New Polling on Public Opinion Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
The first of three polling briefs, "Opportunity in Crisis" is part of JFI's Messaging Guaranteed Income project
Publication
New Research: Claudia Sahm assesses the effects of $1,400 stimulus checks
Sahm's new brief is "They Worked: The effects of $1,400 stimulus checks on families and the economy"
Media Coverage
JFI Research featured in a New York Times editorial by Rashida Tlaib and Eduardo Suplicy
The editorial, published June 30, is titled "Prioritizing People to Build Back the Economy"
Event
— Webinar
Universal Basic Income Workshop: Experiments, Policies, and Strategies
A two-day, online series of events and presentations on international basic income
Publication
Marshall Steinbaum publishes new student debt research; Brookings event
The latest research in JFI's series on student debt
Publication
Paul Williams and James Medlock write on paternalism, market failures, and welfare policy in the US
A new position post in JFI's "From Idea to Reality" series
Event
— Webinar
International Perspectives in Basic Income Messaging - BIRAL Seminar
JFI is hosting the second Basic Income Research and Action Lab (BIRAL) seminar: “International Perspectives in Basic Income Messaging,” an international collaboration of JFI, FRIBIS, BIEN, and GRI Basic Income Research Group
Publication
Friederike Schuur on Data Networks for UN Global Pulse
Schuur, a joint fellow with JFI and United Nations Global Pulse, provides an overview of her research
Publication
How to frame guaranteed income policy: a review of literature
A preponderance of research and pilots have demonstrated the positive impacts of guaranteed income, but policy proposals require careful attention to framing to garner widespread political will for cash
Publication
Toolkit on guaranteed income in the U.S. for pilots, research
JFI released guaranteed income toolkit of collective best practices, pilot efforts & policy as cash initiatives continue to grow and policy proposals proliferate
Event
— Phenomenal World
Investment and Decarbonization: A Panel Discussion
A panel hosted by the Phenomenal World.
Event
JFI speaks at Stanford Deliberative Polling & Korea Basic Income Fair events
JFI Lead Researcher on Guaranteed Income, Stephen Nuñez, spoke to the state of research in guaranteed income and UBI
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