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Cash assistance for child poverty
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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
May 24, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
In this episode of Intersections, guest interviewer Ron Haskins, co-director of the Brookings Center on Children and Families, discusses changes in the social safety net and the role of cash assistance in meeting the needs of families with children with Luke Shaefer of the University of Michigan and Chris Wimer from Columbia University. Shaefer and Wimer present details from their upcoming papers on the costs and benefits of establishing a universal child allowance to provide families with a measure of financial stability. Full show notes available here: http://brook.gs/2qWHkpW Subscribe to Brookings podcasts here or on iTunes, send us feedback at intersections@brookings.edu, and follow us on Twitter @policypodcasts. Intersections is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
Released:
May 24, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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