Lisa A. Gennetian

In a new post on the @JPAL blog, PIs of the Baby First Year’s study @Gen_Pov and @profkmag reflect on the study’s findings on the impact of cash on family life of young children 👶 More: povertyactionlab.org/blog/11-24-25/…

"...prevailing theories of parenting and child development generally...don’t account for the vast and complex role of emotions and experiences." @Gen_Pov & Sarah Halpern-Meekin discuss how centering parents strengthens cash transfer #RCTs: povertyactionlab.org/blog/3-15-24/c…

@justingiles0725 @ProfessorMcTax Thx for flagging this!!

@Gen_Pov @ProfessorMcTax thought you both would like to see this

It's fine to disagree with the idea that cash can replace the safety net in general, but as an interpretation of the recent RCTs, I think it's misplaced. The RCTs very intentionally did not test whether cash can replace the existing safety net!

Ongoing tax reform discussions should revisit the EITC & CTC. We propose streamlining the EITC to refocus it on supplementing wages & making the CTC the primary tax vehicle of getting income to kids … economicstrategygroup.org/publication/ei…

CHAMPIONS 🏆

New posting. This one spotlights govt overpayment errors & the human toll on diligent workers. buff.ly/3EIq7IT

@LeerJane @The_ImariSmith @zoelenehill @DukeSanford ➡️ parental surveillance can spillover to +ve family life: ⬇️ program participation even when interest is high & benefits are valued ➡️ deciding not to participate in home visiting➡️ adaptive response to adversarial climate See more here: buff.ly/3EPY0aA

@LeerJane @The_ImariSmith @zoelenehill @DukeSanford Part 3: Reading news article re: child welfare system ⬇️ Black parents' interest in home visiting; labeling as “new baby wellness” ⬆️ interest; labels can't solve social issues but can affect participation in public health interventions. See more here: buff.ly/3EPY0aA

Universal home visiting programs do good things: ⬇️ maternal & infant mortality, & ⬆️ maternal mental health & parenting. @leerjane @The_ImariSmith @zoelenehill @DukeSanford alumns! 1st looks at social context & surveillance of Black family life: buff.ly/3EPY0aA

@DukeSanford Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ "On this day of Valetine's Saint, for you I have no budget constraint."

@DukeSanford Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ "You’re like an indifference curve, more really is better. "

Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ "You're so fantastic, my love for you is inelastic"

Just dropped from @behscientist more on zero-sum beliefs behavioralscientist.org/how-zero-sum-b…

A great time with this summer book club read "Holding it Together" by the terrific @JessicaCalarco; Now timely to post. Our (@shahh_hema, @Prachi_shukla, @shannonmdailey, @MattWMaury, @laurarstil) collective hot takes on #DIY Society & #zero-sum thinking buff.ly/4gjIErZ

And so it begins, the launch of the next U.S. Presidency. A piece from me "policy scholar in the field" the day after the November 2024 election; let's call it a humbling primer (for now) buff.ly/42pucLN

Surgeon General says alcohol causes cancer National Academies says alcohol lowers all-cause mortality. WTF Breaking down the data here: parentdata.org/alcohol-and-he…

Welcome 2025. Kicking it off with many thoughts, let's start with "composure."