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Mar 15, 2019

Preparing the Future Workforce: Early Care and Education Participation Among Children of Immigrants

This project seeks to understand how mobility has evolved over the course of the 20th Century to predict how it may evolve over the next 30 years. It examines neighborhood factors that affect mobility and investigates whether the historical characteristics of childhood neighborhoods affect adult outcomes. The paper includes results for children by race, gender and levels of parental income.


https://www.pgpf.org/us-2050/research-projects/Preparing-the-Future-Workforce-Early-Care-and-Education-Participation-Among-Children-of-Immigrants

Analysis



Feb 4, 2015

Analysis: The President's FY 2016 Budget

Under the president’s budget, federal debt will remain historically high, roughly double its average over the past 50 years.


https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/presidents-budget-not-enough-to-solve-our-long-term-fiscal-challenges

Programs & Projects



Mar 15, 2019

Financial Fragility Among Middle-Income Households: Evidence Beyond Asset Building

This paper explores the determinants of financial fragility of American middle-income households ($50,000–75,000 annually). It analyzes the socioeconomic characteristics of fragile middle-income households (defined as unable to come up with $2,000 in a month). It focuses on family size, debt levels, degree of financial literacy and the ability of these households to plan for retirement.


https://www.pgpf.org/us-2050/research-projects/Financial-Fragility-Among-Middle-Income-Households-Evidence-Beyond-Asset-Building

Programs & Projects



Mar 15, 2019

(Machine) Learning About Immigration's Impact in Local Labor Markets With Classified Ad Text

This project constructs a dataset of job vacancies from 1975–2000 with details on industry, region, occupation, wage and unionization status to improve understanding of evolving trends in labor demand.


https://www.pgpf.org/us-2050/research-projects/Machine-Learning-About-Immigrations-Impact-in-Local-Labor-Markets-With-Classified-Ad-Text

Press Releases & Statements

Feb 28, 2015

Statement on the Appointment of Keith Hall to Director of CBO

Michael A. Peterson, President & COO of PGPF, commented today following the appointment of Dr. Keith Hall to serve as Director of the Congressional Budget Office, succeeding Douglas Elmendorf.


https://www.pgpf.org/press-release/2015/02/statement-from-the-peterson-foundation-on-the-appointment-of-dr-keith-hall-to-serve-as-director-of-the-congressional-budget-office

Programs & Projects



Mar 15, 2019

Neighborhood Disadvantage and Children’s Cognitive Skill Trajectories

This study examines how neighborhood disadvantage is associated with children’s trajectories of growth in math and reading skills in early elementary school. It seeks to understand better how the communities in which children attend school affect their academic success in early grades, and how these associations vary by students’ characteristics.


https://www.pgpf.org/us-2050/research-projects/Neighborhood-Disadvantage-and-Childrens-Cognitive-Skill-Trajectories

Explainers

May 27, 2010

Budget Basics: The Citizen’s Guide

Learn about steps you can take to help cure our fiscal ills.


https://www.pgpf.org/budget-basics/download-the-citizen%E2%80%99s-guide

Blog Posts

Apr 23, 2018

President Trump’s Infrastructure Plan: A Closer Look

Economists generally agree that public investment in infrastructure has a positive effect on productivity, and therefore on gross domestic product.


https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2018/04/president-trumps-infrastructure-plan-a-closer-look

Blog Posts

Mar 12, 2015

CBO Analysis of the President's FY 2016 Budget

CBO finds that under the President’s budget, debt would remain at historically high levels over the next ten years.


https://www.pgpf.org/blog/cbo-analysis-of-the-presidents-fy-2016-budget

Analysis



Jul 14, 2017

Medicare Trustees Warn of Serious Financial Shortfalls

An aging population and rising healthcare costs will drive sharp increases in Medicare spending, which will not keep pace with the program's funding sources.


https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/07/medicare-trustees-warn-of-serious-financial-shortfalls