Universal basic income in the United States and advanced countries

H Hoynes, J Rothstein - Annual Review of Economics, 2019 - annualreviews.org
We discuss the potential role of universal basic incomes (UBIs) in advanced countries. A
feature of advanced economies that distinguishes them from developing countries is the …

Early-life adversity and neurological disease: age-old questions and novel answers

AK Short, TZ Baram - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2019 - nature.com
Neurological illnesses, including cognitive impairment, memory decline and dementia, affect
over 50 million people worldwide, imposing a substantial burden on individuals and society …

Effects of the global coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic on early childhood development: short-and long-term risks and mitigating program and policy actions

H Yoshikawa, AJ Wuermli, PR Britto, B Dreyer… - The Journal of …, 2020 - jpeds.com
(COVID-19) pandemic has led to huge societal public health and economic challenges
worldwide. The clinical effects of COVID-19 on young children are uncertain when …

The initial effects of the expanded child tax credit on material hardship

Z Parolin, E Ananat, SM Collyer, M Curran, C Wimer - 2021 - nber.org
The transformation of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) into a more generous, inclusive monthly
payment marks a historic (temporary) shift in US treatment of low-income families. To …

A review of mental health disparities during COVID-19: Evidence, mechanisms, and policy recommendations for promoting societal resilience

AM Parenteau, CJ Boyer, LJ Campos… - Development and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
Social and economic inequality are chronic stressors that continually erode the mental and
physical health of marginalized groups, undermining overall societal resilience. In this …

Pathways from socioeconomic status to early academic achievement: The role of specific executive functions

NE Waters, SF Ahmed, S Tang, FJ Morrison… - Early Childhood …, 2021 - Elsevier
Among the many factors contributing to the SES-achievement gap, executive function (EF)
skills have received a considerable amount of attention, given their role in supporting …

Mental health and wealth: depression, gender, poverty, and parenting

MV Smith, CM Mazure - Annual review of clinical psychology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Depression is a common and debilitating condition that adversely affects functioning and the
capacity to work and establish economic stability. Women are disproportionately burdened …

Effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on employment outcomes: Evidence from real-world data from April to December 2021

E Ananat, B Glasner, C Hamilton, Z Parolin - 2022 - nber.org
Studies have established that the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), which provided monthly
cash payments to most US families with children from July to December 2021, substantially …

Suffering, the Safety Net, and Disparities During COVID-19

MP Bitler, HW Hoynes… - RSF: The Russell Sage …, 2023 - rsfjournal.org
The economic and public health crisis caused by COVID-19 was devastating and
disproportionately hurt Blacks and Hispanics and some other groups. Unemployment rates …

The effects of income on the economic wellbeing of families with low incomes: Evidence from the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit

We examine the effects of an unconditional cash transfer on the economic wellbeing
(material hardship, ability to meet needs, money on hand, use of friends and family for …