Three Essays on Entrepreneurship in India and the U.S.: Policies, Social Ties and Mobility

On April 11, 2013, in Economy, Global Issues, by editor1

RAND Corporation. April 2013.

Across the globe, policymakers view entrepreneurship as a potential route out of poverty, even for the most disadvantaged. Many countries have developed policies to encourage business creation within this group. These dissertation papers explore the role entrepreneurship plays in the lives of the economically disadvantaged in both India and the U.S. [Note: contains copyrighted material].

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD200/RGSD297/RAND_RGSD297.pdf [PDF format, 148 pages].

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Hard Choices: Navigating the Economic Shock of Unemployment

On April 5, 2013, in Labor, Social Issues, by editor2

Pew Center on the States. April 3, 2013.

This report examines how American families cope with unexpected financial setbacks, with a focus on how periods of unemployment affect family economic security and mobility. [Note: contains copyrighted material].

http://www.pewstates.org/uploadedFiles/PCS_Assets/2013/EMP_Report_Hard_Choices_Navigating_the_Economic_Shock_of_Unemployment.pdf [PDF format, 40 pages].

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Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective

On March 27, 2013, in Labor, Social Issues, by editor2

Urban Institute. March 25, 2013.

The brief examines unemployment from a child’s perspective, reporting that 6.2 million children lived in families with unemployed parents in 2012. Many of these children live with parents who have been out of work six month or longer. Unemployment insurance covers only 36 percent of children with unemployed parents; unemployed parents are more likely to receive SNAP benefits than UI benefits. The brief provides estimates of children affected by unemployment by state and metropolitan area, considers the effects of parental job loss on child development, and reviews policies affecting the safety net for children of the unemployed. [Note: contains copyrighted material].

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/1001671-Unemployment-from-a-Childs-Perspective.pdf [PDF format, 21 pages].

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Public Attitudes Toward the Next Social Contract

On January 16, 2013, in Politics, Social Issues, by editor2

New America Foundation. January 15, 2013.

The recent deliberations in Washington about the fiscal cliff have triggered a national debate in the United States about the nature, extent and future sustainability of key elements of the U.S. social safety net: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, support for education, the unemployed and the poor. [Note: contains copyrighted material].

http://growth.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Stokes_Bruce_NAF_Public_Attitudes_1_2013.pdf [PDF format, 14 pages].

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Antipoverty Effects of Unemployment Insurance

On October 29, 2012, in Economy, Labor, Social Issues, by editor2

Congressional Research Service. October 16, 2012.

This report examines the antipoverty effects of unemployment insurance benefits during the past recession and the economic recovery. The analysis highlights the impact of the additional and expanded unemployment insurance (UI) benefits available to unemployed workers through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA; P.L. 111-5) and the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC08) program (Title IV of P.L. 110-252). In 2011, approximately 56% of all unemployed individuals were receiving UI benefits (down from a high of 66% in 2010) and thus were directly affected by legislative changes to the UI system. UI benefits appear to have a large poverty-reducing effect among unemployed workers who receive them. Given the extended length of unemployment among jobless workers, the additional weeks of UI benefits beyond the regular program’s 26-week limit appear to have had an especially important effect in poverty reduction.

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R41777.pdf [PDF format, 42 pages].

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