Publication

Robust evidence for $1400 relief and recovery checks

Drawing on over a decade of rigorous research, JFI Senior Fellow Claudia Sahm presents evidence in favor of additional $1400 checks...

Part of the series From Idea to Reality: Getting to Guaranteed Income

Social Wealth Seminar: Saule Omarova

“The Case for a U.S. National Investment Authority.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Comparing bipartisan proposals for a federal child allowance expansion

JFI researchers compare child allowance proposals from the perspective of extensive cash-transfer expertise

First book from the Phenomenal World: Market Economy, Market Society

A series of interviews and essays on the breakdown of social democracy across continental Europe in the 1980s and 1990s

Panel: Party Politics and the Financialization of Social Policy in Brazil

The panel took place on Zoom on Monday, January 25, 2-4pm ET

Compton, California and Maricá, Brazil guaranteed income in Bloomberg

A new article in Bloomberg Citylab: "2021 will be the year of guaranteed income experiments"

Reweaving the Safety Net: The Best Fit for Guaranteed Income

The second installment reviews the literature on cash assistance, indexes current income support and insurance programs, and offers insights on...

Part of the series From Idea to Reality: Getting to Guaranteed Income

Social Wealth Seminar: Sarah Quinn

“How Credit Programs Became a Multi-Purpose Political Tool.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Philip Rocco

“COVID-19 and the Crisis of American Federalism.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

The Student Debt Crisis Is a Crisis of (Non-)Repayment

Over the last ten years, as outstanding student loan debt has mounted and been assumed by a more diverse, less...

Part of the series Millennial Student Debt

Social Wealth Seminar: Steve Randy Waldman

“Perspectives on Social Wealth Funds.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Panel on November 9, 2020: Global Power in the North-Atlantic Financial System

Discussion moderated by Adam Tooze

Social Wealth Seminar: Aja Brown

“The Compton Pledge: An Economic Resilience Strategy for Strengthening Community in Compton.”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

JFI, Mayor Aja Brown, and Fund for Guaranteed Income announce largest city-based guaranteed income initiative

The Compton Pledge is a two-year guaranteed income initiative for approximately 800 low-income residents of Compton

Aaron Benanav, Tim Barker, and Katrina Forrester

The Phenomenal World co-hosts an event on Aaron Benanav’s new book, “Automation and the Future of Work,” with N+1...

Social Wealth Seminar: Jonathan Calenzani

"Bond Yields in an Era of Slow Growth."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Congressional Overlay

An interactive map of congressional-level student debt trends from 2009 to 2019.

Part of the series Millennial Student Debt

Unceasing Debt, Disparate Burdens: Student Debt and Young America

Since the Great Recession, outstanding student loan debt in the United States has increased by 122% in 2019 dollars, reaching the staggering...

Part of the series Millennial Student Debt

Social Wealth Seminar: Marcelo Medeiros

“Beyond Formal Workers: Expanding Social Protection in Latin America."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Social Wealth Seminar: Rahul Basu

“The Mineral Wealth of Nations: Accounting for the Resource Curse."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Policy Insights: ‘Legislating Relief’ – expert perspectives on higher education bills

Key takeaways of our August 7th panel with policy and research experts in higher education, providing crucial perspectives for the...

Social Wealth Seminar: Carla Santos Skandier

“Non-Extractive Finance Mechanisms for a Just Recovery and Transition."

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar

Panel on Thursday, August 13: Geoeconomics and the Balance of Payments

A video recording from a panel initiated and moderated by Adam Tooze

Social Wealth Seminar: Amanda Kass

“What Might Happen To Public Pensions In The Wake Of Covid-19?”

Part of the series Social Wealth Seminar