We used the latest statewide polling data (January 21-31, 2021) from the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) to understand whether there were differences in self-reported financial outlooks between age
We are collaborating with the City of Los Angeles’ i-team and the Economic and Workforce Development Department (EWDD) to support unemployed Angelenos who are seeking training or employment opportunities. We are currently designing nudges that would reduce compliance costs and psychological costs associated with using LA’s WorkSource and YouthSource Centers.
The number of young people (ages 18-24) living in poverty has increased over the last several decades, with young adults among the most poverty-prone age groups since the onset of the Great Recession, according to a new issue brief from the Berkeley Institute for Young Americans (BIFYA).
Summary How have young people fared since the Great Recession? Below is an Economic Opportunity Index that is part of a Working Paper focused on economic mobility for young people.
The Great Recession sent shock waves through the U.S. and global economy. California—the nation’s largest state economy—was hit particularly hard. California lawmakers cut billions from K-12 schools to balance the state budget, putting hundreds…
In a new study released this month, researchers at the University of California Berkeley examined statistics on young people and poverty, and noticed a startling trend: Young adults have been getting poorer over the last decade…
The federal government has committed to taking better care of children and the very old since the 1970s. That’s when Congress began the process of making sure Social Security kept up with inflation, and when the earned income tax…
The number of young adults who fall at or below the federal poverty line has risen in the last 10 years, according to a new issue brief from the Berkeley Institute for the Future of Young Americans, a research center at UC Berkeley’s…
Join Professor Jamila Michener from Cornell University for a talk about her new research project exploring inequalities in civic legal institutions. She draws on in-depth qualitative interviews to examine how
We envision a new paradigm in public policy that advances an equitable, sustainable, and prosperous society for current and future generations.
