Economy and Taxes
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Do Neighborhoods Matter? (Audio / Video Files)
George Galster explains how children are harmed by growing up in predominantly poor neighborhoods. He also recommends ways to improve federal and state housing programs to avoid high concentrations of poverty. George Galster is an Urban Institute Affiliated Scholar and the Clarence B. Hilberry Professor of Urban Affairs at Wayne State University.
| Posted to Web: November 18, 2009 | Publication Date: November 18, 2009 |
Considerations in Efforts to Restructure Work-Based Credits (Research Report)
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The Internal Revenue Code has replaced traditional means-tested programs as the principal means for transferring income to low earners. The largest vehicle is the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), now supplemented by both the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Making Work Pay tax credit (MWP). This paper looks at the system's evolution, the important role played by the tax system in assisting low earners, and the complexities presented by the current approach. It offers principles to guide the design of a worker credit and child benefit that would replace the EITC, CTC, and MWP, along with a specific proposal.
| Posted to Web: November 09, 2009 | Publication Date: November 09, 2009 |
Tax Cuts for New Hires: Not Yet Ready for Prime Time (Commentary)
Brookings Institution. Gary Burtless discusses the tax cut for new hires.
| Posted to Web: November 05, 2009 | Publication Date: October 16, 2009 |
Retirement Account Balances (Fact Sheet / Data at a Glance)
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The retirement savings of American households took a big hit when the stock market crashed in 2008. Recently, however, a good portion of these losses has been reversed. This fact sheet follows trends in retirement account balances since the beginning of 2005.
| Posted to Web: November 05, 2009 | Publication Date: November 01, 2009 |
Policy Polymath Eugene Steuerle Returns to the Urban Institute (Press Release)
Eugene Steuerle, one of the nation's most respected public policy experts, whose portfolio ranges from taxes and federal spending on children to entitlements and the vitality of nonprofits, has rejoined the Urban Institute as an Institute fellow and the Richard B. Fisher
| Posted to Web: October 30, 2009 | Publication Date: October 28, 2009 |
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