We show that financial risk-taking originates in preindustrial ancestral population diversity. We use data on immigrants residing in the United States and show that controlling for all known determinants of portfolio decisions, diversity positively affects stock market participation and asset...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation rate for households with elderly individuals has historically been lower than that for other household types. This report compares characteristics of elderly households participating in SNAP with those of elderly households not...

This report documents the process of updating an existing microsimulation model and database designed to help policymakers measure the effects of policy reforms to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). The updated model enables users to estimate the effects of policy changes...

This report builds on previous research on income data reporting to provide additional analyses and recommendations designed to improve the collection of income data in household surveys. The study was conducted for the U.S. Census Bureau and Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and...