Working to Reduce Poverty: A National Subsidized Employment Proposal

by Indi Dutta-Gupta, Kali Grant, Julie Kerksick, Dan Bloom and Ajay Chaudry | Feb 20, 2018 | Article, Brief

Subsidized employment programs that increase labor supply and demand are a proven, underutilized strategy for reducing poverty in the short and long term. This article proposes two new separate but harmonized federal funding streams for subsidized employment.