Researchers find global public spending on children is “too little, and too late”
This joint report by researchers at UNICEF Innocenti, the Center on Poverty and Social Policy, and the University of York Policy Engine is a global analysis on how public money is spent on children and how countries can build better child policy portfolios.
(Re)Drawing the Line: A Case for Updating the Poverty Measure
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends that the Supplemental Poverty Measure be updated in recognition of the needs most American families face such as medical care, childcare, and housing costs.
How did the anti-poverty impact of the Child Tax Credit vary by state? New analysis featured in Brookings-Hamilton Project series on US child poverty
In this report published by The Hamilton Project at The Brookings Institution, CPSP affiliate Bradley Hardy and CPSP researchers examine the state variation in poverty reduction effects of the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit. The greatest level of poverty reduction was seen in states with relatively lower costs of living and higher pre-expansion poverty rates.
The Black-White child poverty gap persists. Can we close it?
This policy brief examines the role of government transfers and tax credits in closing the Black-White child poverty gap. We find that government transfers and tax credits are effective in raising incomes for Black children in poverty, yet are entirely ineffective in closing the Black-White child poverty gap.