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H. Luke Shaefer – Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan, 2025
During the COVID-19 pandemic the federal government enacted an unprecedented package of social safety net measures, including broad-based cash transfers in the form of expanded unemployment insurance (UI), a series of economic impact payments (EIPs), and the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC). It is well known that these measures-- especially the…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Poverty, Low Income Groups
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Britton, Tolani – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
This article looks at whether the Great Recession led to changes in two-year and four-year college enrollment patterns for students aged 18-24. In particular, I examine how the probability of enrollment changed for Black and Latinx students. It is not initially clear whether the Great Recession would increase or decrease college enrollment for…
Descriptors: College Enrollment, Economic Climate, Young Adults, Enrollment Trends
Schmidt, Lucie; Shore-Sheppard, Lara; Watson, Tara – University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, 2018
Previous literature documents a strong relationship between food insecurity and mental health, and also examines the impact of safety net programs on food insecurity. However, little is known about the intersection between mental health, safety net participation, and food insecurity. In this research, we use a multi-program safety net calculator…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Mental Health, Health Insurance