The transformation of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) into a more generous, inclusive monthly payment marks a historic (temporary) shift in U.S. treatment of low-income families. To investigate the initial impact of these payments, we apply a series of difference-in-difference estimates using Census...

Emeryville, CA's Fair Workweek Ordinance (FWO) aimed to reduce service workers' schedule unpredictability by requiring large retail and food service employers to provide advanced notice of schedules and to compensate workers for last-minute schedule changes. From a 1-in-6 sample of Emeryville...

The temporary 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) was intended to reducechild poverty during the hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic. The expansion’s eliminationof an existing phase-in with earnings, however, potentially disincentivized labor supply, raisingconcerns that it would...