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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

Working to Reduce Poverty_ A National Subsidized Employment Proposal

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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.

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