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SNAP increase helped lift nearly 3 million people out of poverty: analysis
Nearly 3 million people were kept out of poverty after Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits saw a boost ...
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Macroeconomic Developments and Prospects in Low-Income Countries—2025
The 70 low-income countries (LICs) in the IMF’s membership experienced steady but modest growth in 2024, with marked divergence across countries. While 11 of the 20 fastest-growing countries in 2024 ...
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Yesterday’s Economic Thinking Can’t Solve Today’s Economic Problems
According to an estimate by the Brookings Institution, up to 85 percent of current workers in the U.S. labor force could see ...
What We Lose When We’re Priced Out of Our Hobbies
For a lot of people, it’s getting too expensive to knit or fish.
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Racial gaps in IBD care ‘largely vanished’ after accounting for income, Medicaid status
Socioeconomic factors likely contribute to racial and ethnic disparities in health care utilization among patients with ...