The COVID-19 crisis upended the U.S. poverty and policy landscape. Our COVID-19 research examines the impact of the pandemic and its policy responses using a range of tools, from close to real-time monthly poverty estimates during the crisis to the impacts of pandemic-era policy change. We explore the impact of existing and proposed policies at the federal and state level, and in New York City.
Research
2024
- Consumption responses to an unconditional child allowance in the United States, Nature Human Behaviour—Feb 2024
- The Child Tax Credit and family well-being: An overview of reforms and impacts, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science—Dec 2023
2023
- Impact of the expanded Child Tax Credit and its expiration on adult psychological well-being, Social Science & Medicine—Sept 2023
- Effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on household spending: Estimates based on U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey Data, National Bureau of Economic Research working paper—June 2023
- Related earlier version: Effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on household spending: Estimates based on U.S. Consumer Expenditure Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics working paper—Apr 2022
- The effects of the monthly and lump-sum Child Tax Credit payments on food and housing hardship, American Economic Association, Papers and Proceedings—May 2023
- Related earlier version: The initial effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on material hardship, National Bureau of Economic Research working paper—Sept 2021
2022
- The effects of the 2021 monthly Child Tax Credit on child and family well-being: Evidence from New York City, SOCIUS: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World—Dec 2022
- No evidence the Child Tax Credit expansion had an effect on the well-being and mental health of parents, Health Affairs—Nov 2022
- Comparing monthly poverty measures, working paper—Aug 2022
- Monthly poverty rates in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management—June 2022
- Effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on employment outcomes: Evidence from real-world data from April to December 2021, National Bureau of Economic Research working paper—Mar 2022
- Related earlier version: Effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on employment outcomes: Evidence from real-world data from April to September 2021, working paper—Oct 2021
2021
- Support for paid family leave among small employers increases during the COVID-19 pandemic, National Bureau of Economic Research working paper—Dec 2021
- What the COVID-19 pandemic reveals about racial differences in child welfare and child well-being, Race and Social Problems—Feb 2021
- Supporting children and families through the pandemic, and after: the case for a US child allowance, Social Sciences & Humanities Open—June 2020
2023
- Counting children fully in Economic Impact Payments and other cash assistance policies matters for poverty reduction—Oct 2023
- State-level poverty impacts of the Child Tax Credit in 2021—Oct 2023
- The antipoverty effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit across states: Where were the historic reductions felt?, with The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution—Mar 2023
- The increased antipoverty effects of the expanded childless Earned Income Tax Credit in 2021—Jan 2023
2022
- Research roundup of the expanded Child Tax Credit: One year on—Nov 2022
- Related earlier version: First six months—Dec 2021
- The 2021 Child Tax Credit expansion: Child poverty reduction and the children formerly left behind—Nov 2022
- A step in the right direction: The expanded Child Tax Credit would move the United States’ high child poverty rate closer to peer nations, with UNICEF Innocenti, Global Office of Research and Foresight—Oct 2022
- Monthly poverty increased in June 2022 & remained elevated in July 2022—Aug 2022
- Monthly poverty rose in April and May 2022 after temporary tax time dip—June 2022
- The EITC and the CTC give temporary income boost to low-income families—May 2022
- Monthly cash payments reduce spells of poverty across the year—May 2022
- Understanding the potential reach of the Affordable Connectivity Program—May 2022
- Monthly poverty remains elevated in February 2022 —Mar 2022
- Absence of monthly Child Tax Credit leads to 3.7 million more children in poverty in January 2022—Feb 2022
2021
- December 2021 Child Tax Credit kept 3.7 million children from poverty—Jan 2021
- November 2021 Child Tax Credit payment kept 3.8 million children from poverty—Dec 2021
- October 2021 Child Tax Credit payment kept 3.6 million children from poverty—Nov 2021
- Expanded Child Tax Credit continues to keep millions of children from poverty in September 2021—Oct 2021
- Second Child Tax Credit payment keeps 3.5 million children out of poverty—Sept 2021
- Monthly poverty rates among children after expansion of the Child Tax Credit—Aug 2021
- The potential poverty reduction effect of the American Families Plan—Apr 2021
- The potential poverty reduction effect of the American Rescue Plan—Mar 2021
- U.S. monthly poverty rate declines to 13.2% in January 2021—Mar 2021
2020
- Monthly poverty to spike after expiration of the CARES Act unemployment benefits—Dec 2020
- Parental unemployment reaches historic highs during the COVID-19 pandemic—Dec 2020
- What do we know so far about U.S poverty rates in 2020?—Sept 2020
- The CARES Act and poverty in the COVID-19 crisis—June 2020
- Teenage and young adult dependents left out of cash payments in COVID-19 crisis—May 2020
- A better Child Tax Credit during the COVID-19 crisis—May 2020
- Forecasting estimates of poverty during the COVID-19 crisis—Apr 2020
- The case for cash allowances for children during economic crises—Mar 2020
2023
- Spotlight on 3-K for All: New York City's 3-K for All supports mothers' labor force participation—Apr 2023
- Spotlight on early childhood education: Participation in New York City’s 3-K for All program—Apr 2023
- Work and education after the pandemic: Who was left behind?—Apr 2023
- Special Series: Health and health care in New York City, second report—Apr 2023
2022
- Spotlight on food assistance in NYC: Food pantry use spikes among non-U.S. citizens amid changing immigration rules—Nov 2022
- Poverty and hardship among families with young children before and during the pandemic—July 2022
- Spotlight on housing policy: The looming eviction crisis is likely to exacerbate racial and economic inequity in NYC—Jan 2022
2021
- Double pandemic: Discrimination experiences of New Yorkers of Chinese descent during COVID-19—Nov 2021
- Spotlight on food hardship in New York City: Lessons learned during the pandemic—Nov 2021
- Direct cash benefits during the pandemic: Spending, saving and returning to work—Oct 2021
- Early Childhood Poverty Tracker: Child care, affordability, accessibility, and the costs of disruption—July 2021
- Life in New York City during COVID-19: The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting New Yorkers' economic security—Mar 2021
2020
- Disability in New York City: Poverty, hardship, and COVID-19—Dec 2020
- Spotlight on hunger: Food hardship in New York City is rising as New Yorkers wait for a second federal stimulus bill—Nov 2020
- Spotlight on COVID-19: The deepening economic insecurity and racial inequity—Nov 2020
- Spotlight on COVID-19 and paid sick leave in NYC: How are workers and families being protected during the pandemic?—Apr 2020
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