Article
A Brief Look at Low-Income Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
CEPR challenges the model minority myth that hides significant numbers within the AAPI population with low incomes that could benefit from government assistance.
Economic Security and Poverty
Article
The Link Between Gun Violence and Economic Hardship in Black Communities
If the US wants to reduce gun violence, it is important that to address the profound jobs crisis among Black men.
Press Release
Research Shows How BBB Act Could Improve Family Benefits to Better Buffer Family Economic Instability
Press Release
Native American Income and Poverty Data Missing in Census Annual Reports
Article
Native Americans Need to Be Included in Annual Census Reports on Income and Poverty
The Census Bureau should report income and poverty data for Native Americans in its annual reports on income and poverty starting in September 2022.
Press Release
Low-Wage Home Health Care Occupations Exacerbate Poverty, Particularly for Women of Color
Press Release
Pandemic-Driven Recession Proves (Again) TANF is a Failure
Press Release
Census Poverty Estimates Should Come with Warning Labels, says CEPR Policy Expert
Article
Fail Again, Fail Worse: Fewer Families Received TANF Cash Assistance in 2020 than in 2019
Recently updated data on TANF’s performance during the pandemic recession suggest that TANF is on track to fail worse than during the Great Recession.
Issue Brief
Comments Submitted to National Academy of Sciences Panel on Evaluation and Improvements to the Supplemental Poverty Measure
These comments draw in part on recommendations made in Defining Deprivation Down: Why We Need to Reset the Poverty Line, a joint report published by CEPR and The Century Foundation in 2020.