ArticleThe Russell Sage Foundation journal of the social sciences : RSF2018
A Universal Child Allowance: A Plan to Reduce Poverty and Income Instability Among Children in the United States.
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H Luke Shaeferis associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Sophie Collyeris associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Greg Duncanis associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Kathryn Edinis associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Irwin Garfinkelis associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
David Harrisis associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Timothy M Smeedingis associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Jane Waldfogelis associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Christopher Wimeris associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
Hirokazu Yoshikawais associate professor of social work and public policy and director of Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. is a research analyst at the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is distinguished professor in the School of Education at University of California, Irvine. is Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at the Zanvyl Krieger School and Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. is Mitchell I. Ginsberg Professor of Contemporary Urban Problems and interim dean of the Columbia University School of Social Work. is president of Children's Research and Education Institute and an associate of the Columbia Population Research Center. is Lee Rainwater Distinguished Professor of Public Affairs and Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. is Compton Foundation Centennial Professor for the Prevention of Children's and Youth Problems at Columbia University School of Social Work. is co-director of the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at the Columbia University School of Social Work. is Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education and professor at New York University.
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Training Program for Scientists Conducting Research to Reduce HIV Health DisparitR25MH067127 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Emily A Arnold, Torsten Brian Neilands · 2003 to 2026
$5.4MScientific and Technical CoreP2CHD047873 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI Katherine J. Curtis · 2014 to 2026
$5.1MScientific and Technical Computing CoreP2CHD047879 · NICHD · PRINCETON UNIVERSITY · PI SALGANIK, MATTHEW J. · 2014 to 2018
$2.0MNICHD NIH HHS P2C HD047873NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD047879NIMH NIH HHS R25 MH067127
Abstract
To reduce child poverty and income instability, and eliminate extreme poverty among families with children in the United States, we propose converting the Child Tax Credit and child tax exemption into a universal, monthly child allowance. Our proposal is based on principles we argue should undergird the design of such policies: universality, accessibility, adequate payment levels, and more generous support for young children. Whether benefits should decline with additional children to reflect economies of scale is a question policymakers should consider. Analyzing 2015 Current Population Survey data, we estimate our proposed child allowance would reduce child poverty by about 40 percent, deep child poverty by nearly half, and would effectively eliminate extreme child poverty. Annual net cost estimates range from $66 billion to $105 billion.
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