The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market: An Update
July 2010pdfblog post
Social Security Disability Insurance: Participation Trends and Their Fiscal Implications
July 22, 2010pdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
Costs and Policy Options for Federal Student Loan Programs
March 2010pdfblog post
Budgetary Impact of the President's Proposal to Alter Federal Student Loan Programs
March 15, 2010pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg
Using a Different Measure of Inflation for Indexing Federal Programs and the Tax Code
February 24, 2010pdfadditional infoblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
An Overview of Federal Support for Housing
November 3, 2009htmlpdfadditional infoblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief
The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
April 2009htmlpdfblog post
Effects of Additional Funding for Supplemental Security Income Redeterminations
October 16, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable Max Baucus
Addendum to Changes in the Economic Resources of Low-Income Households with Children
September 2007pdfadditional info
Conference Call on "Changes in the Economic Resources of Low-Income Households with Children"
May 16, 2007audio
Changes in the Economic Resources of Low-Income Households with Children
May 2007htmlpdfadditional info
Changes in Low-Wage Labor Markets Between 1979 and 2005
December 2006pdf
Research and Development in the Pharmaceutical Industry
October 2006pdf
Testimony on the Budgetary Impact of Current and Proposed Border Security and Immigration Policies
August 30, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate
Testimony on Medicaid Spending Growth and Options for Controlling Costs
July 13, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Special Committee on Aging, United States Senate
The Role of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Market
November 2005pdf
Changes in Participation in Means-Tested Programs
April 20, 2005htmlpdf
Potential Additional Costs That States Could Incur to Implement the Work Participation Requirements Specified in H.R. 240 for Those Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
February 9, 2005htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Jim McDermott
Disability and Retirement: The Early Exit of Baby Boomers from the Labor Force
November 2004htmlpdf
A Description of the Immigrant Population
November 2004htmlpdf
The Potential Budgetary Impact of Recognizing Same-Sex Marriages
June 21, 2004htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Steve Chabot
Regarding spending for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program
March 30, 2004pdf
Letter to Honorable Wally Herger
Federal Subsidies and the Housing GSEs
May 2001htmlpdf
Interest Rate Differentials Between Jumbo and Conforming Mortgages, 1995-2000
May 2001htmlpdf
Testimony on CBO's Spending Projections for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program and Federal Child Care Programs
March 16, 1999htmlpdf
Projections of Expenditures for Long-Term Care Services for the Elderly
March 1999htmlpdf
Policy Changes Affecting Mandatory Spending for Low-Income Families not Receiving Cash Welfare
September 1998htmlpdf
Budgetary Implications of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
December 1997pdf
Testimony on Proposals to Expand Health Coverage for Children
April 8, 1997htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on Estimates of the President's Proposals for Medicare, Medicaid, and Welfare
March 4, 1997htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate
Time-Limiting Federal Disability Benefits
February 1997htmlpdf
Federal Budgetary Implications of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
December 1996htmlpdf
An Analysis of Alternative Child Support Assurance Programs
April 1996htmlpdf
Testimony on Federal Entitlement Spending
February 1, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate
The Changing Child Support Environment
February 1995htmlpdf
Immigration and Welfare Reform
February 1995htmlpdf
Testimony on Federal Rental Assistance Programs Operated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development
January 26, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate
The Administration's Welfare Reform Proposals: A Preliminary Cost Estimate
December 1994htmlpdf
The Challenges Facing Federal Rental Assistance Programs
December 1994htmlpdf
Testimony on the Budgetary Implications of Continuing Disability Reviews
March 10, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
The Minimum Wage and Family Incomes: An Update
November 1993pdf
Forecasting AFDC Caseloads, with an Emphasis on Economic Factors
July 1993pdf
Staff Memorandum
Responses to Uncompensated Care and Public-Program Controls on Spending: Do Hospitals "Cost Shift"?
May 1993pdf
Factors Contributing to the Growth of the Medicaid Program
May 1992pdf
Factors Contributing to the Infant Mortality Ranking of the United States
February 1992htmlpdf
Testimony on the Emergency Community Development Act of 1992
January 29, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on Aid to Famillies with Dependent Children
December 19, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
A Preliminary Analysis of Growing Caseloads in AFDC
December 1991pdf
Staff Memorandum
Testimony on the Incomes and Taxes of Working Families with Children
July 17, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Policy Choices for Long-Term Care
June 1991pdf
Testimony on Growth Trends in Foster Care
March 19, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Short-Term Responses to the Recession: The Extension of Unemployment Insurance Benefits
February 1991pdf
Sources of Support for Adolescent Mothers
September 1990pdf
Testimony on the Family Incomes of Long-Term Recipients of Unemployment Insurance
February 22, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Human Resources, Committee on Ways and Means, U..S. House of Representatives
Testimony on the Economic Status of the Elderly
May 23, 1989pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Social Security, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
The Economic Status of the Elderly
May 1989pdf
Current Housing Problems and Possible Federal Responses
December 1988htmlpdf
The Food Stamp Program: Eligibility and Participation
November 1988pdf
Trends in Family Income: 1970-1986
February 1988pdf
Characteristics of Food Stamp Work Registrants
May 1987pdf
Work-Related Programs for Welfare Recipients
April 1987htmlpdf
Testimony on Employment and Training Programs for Recipients of Public Assistance
September 26, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Domestic Marketing, Consumer Relations, and Nutrition, Committee on Agriculture, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on the Elderly and the Federal Budget
July 31, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Resources, Competitiveness, and Security Economics, Joint Economic Committee
The Minimum Wage: Its Relationship to Incomes and Poverty
June 1986htmlpdf
Testimony on Reducing Poverty Among Children
February 6, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Senate Children's Caucus, United States Senate
Testimony on Children in Poverty
May 22, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Reducing Poverty Among Children
May 1985pdf
Testimony on the Housing Problems of the Elderly
March 7, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Housing and Consumer Interests, Select Committee on Aging, U.S. House of Representatives
An Analysis of Selected Deficit Reduction Options Affecting the Elderly and Disabled
March 1985pdf
Effects of Curtailing Cost-of-Living Adjustments in Selected Federal Benefit Programs
February 1985htmlpdf
Poverty Among Children
December 1984pdf
The Measurement of Poverty
May 15, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Census and Population, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and the Subcommittee on Oversight, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
The Supplemental Security Income Program: A 10-Year Overview
May 1984pdf
Committee Print
The Combined Effects of Major Changes in Federal Taxes and Spending Programs Since 1981
April 1984htmlpdf
The Supplemental Security Income Program: Trends of the First Decade and Outlook for the Second
March 1984pdf
Poverty Status in the United States
October 18, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight and the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives
Projected Spending Under Human Resources Programs
September 1983htmlpdf
Major Legislative Changes in Human Resources Programs Since January 1981
August 1983htmlpdf
Demographic and Social Trends: Implications for Federal Support of Dependent-Care Services for Children and the Elderly
June 1983htmlpdf
Federal Subsidies for Public Housing: Issues and Options
June 1983htmlpdf
Revised Estimates of Effects of Legislation Enacted During 1981 Affecting the Food Stamp and Child Nutrition Programs
April 1983pdf
Staff Memorandum
Demographic and Economic Trends Affecting Children and Families
April 28, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. House of Representatives
Preliminary Analysis of Selected Food Stamp Program Changes Proposed in the President's 1984 Budget
April 1983pdf
Staff Memorandum
Public Works Infrastructure: Policy Considerations for the 1980s
April 1983htmlpdf
The Unemployment Situation
January 12, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity, Committee on Labor and Human Resources, Unites States Senate
Improving Work-Welfare Programs: Issues and Options
January 1983htmlpdf
Strategies for Assisting the Unemployed
December 1982htmlpdf
Effects of Changes in Taxes and Benefit Payments Enacted in Fiscal Year 1982, for Households in Different Income Categories
November 1982htmlpdf
Effects of Changes in Taxes and Benefit Payments Resulting from the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982, for Households in Different Income Categories
July 1982htmlpdf
Cumulative Effects of Benefit Reductions Proposed in the Administration's 1983 Budget on Selected Elderly Households
June 1982htmlpdf
Disability Compensation: Current Issues and Options for Change
June 1982htmlpdf
Federal Housing Assistance: Alternative Approaches
May 1982htmlpdf
Interactions Among Programs Providing Benefits to Individuals: Secondary Effects on the Budget
May 1982htmlpdf
Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Entitlement Programs
April 20, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Congressional Operations and Oversight of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate
Projected Effects of Exchanging the Level of Government Responsible for the AFDC, Food Stamp, and Medicaid Programs
April 1982htmlpdf
Effects of Changes in Taxes and Benefit Payments Proposed in the Administration's 1983 Budget for Households in Different Income Categories
April 1982htmlpdf
Reducing the Deficit
February 22, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Entitlements, Uncontrollables, and Indexing, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Cumulative Effects for Selected Households of Benefit Reductions Enacted in 1981 in the AFDC, Food Stamp and Housing Subsidy Programs
February 1982htmlpdf
Effects of Tax and Benefit Reductions Enacted in 1981 for Households in Different Income Categories
February 1982htmlpdf
Low-Income Energy Assistance: Issues and Options
June 1981htmlpdf
Indexing with the Consumer Price Index: Problems and Alternatives
June 1981htmlpdf
Medicaid: Choices for 1982 and Beyond
June 1981htmlpdf
Effects of Eliminating Public Service Employment
June 1981htmlpdf
Cumulative Effects of Some of the Administration's Tax and Transfer Proposals on Families, Particularly those with Low Incomes
April 1981pdf
Staff Memorandum
Testimony on the Impact of Budget Cuts on Families
April 1, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Education and Labor, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on the Consumer Price Index and Inflation
December 14, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the House Budget Committee Task Force on Inflation
Testimony on the Elderly and the Food Stamp Program
April 11, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Senate Special Committee on Aging
Barriers to Urban Economic Development
May 1978pdf
The Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal: An Analysis of the Program for Better Jobs and Income
April 1978pdf
Budget Issue Paper
Background Paper: Income Disparaties Between Black and White Americans
December 1977pdf
Testimony on the Fiscal Impact of the Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal on State and Local Governments
October 27, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on State and Local Government, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives
Testimony on Preliminary Analysis of the Distributional Impacts of the Administration's Welfare Reform Proposal
October 13, 1977htmlpdf
Background Paper: Troubled Local Economies and the Distribution of Federal Dollars
August 1977pdf
Background Paper: Welfare Reform: Issues, Objectives, and Approaches
July 1977pdf
Background Paper: Poverty Status of Families Under Alternative Definitions of Income
June 1977pdf
Background Paper No. 17
A Budgetary Framework for Federal Housing and Related Community Development Policy
February 1977pdf
Long-Term Care for the Elderly and Disabled
February 1977pdf
The Impact of Economic Recovery on Unemployed Nonwhite and White Americans: A Preliminary Assessment
December 1975pdf
Growth of Government Spending for Income Assistance, A Matter of Choice
December 1975pdf
Committee Print Prepared for the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate