Shawn is director of law and political economy and a senior advisor at CEPR. He has worked in direct service at the local level, policy advocacy at the state level, and policy research and analysis at the federal level. His previous positions include senior policy analyst and deputy director of income security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

After graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School, Shawn worked as a civil legal services lawyer in Minnesota for seven years. His writing has appeared in The American Prospect, The Nation, National Journal, and other publications, and he has been quoted or cited in a range of publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, All Things Considered, Vox, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Guardian. He was a Ford Foundation Public Voices Fellow and is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.

 


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The Upshot of the Empirical Evidence on SNAP’s Work Test: It’s Counterproductive

The Upshot of the Empirical Evidence on SNAP’s Work Test: It’s Counterproductive

Taken as a whole, the growing body of research on the SNAP work test tells a relatively consistent story about its impacts. There is no question that it reduces access to SNAP food vouchers among vulnerable people with few resources. On employment, the best read of the evidence is that it has no impact on employment.

By Shawn Fremstad