April 20, 2012
This week’s LMPRR features reports from CEPR, CLASP, CBPP and EPI:
Center for Economic and Policy Research
First Time Underwater: The Impact of the First-time Homebuyer Tax Credit
Dean Baker
Center for Law and Social Policy
Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act: The House Workforce Block Grant Bill Heads in the Wrong Direction
Evelyn Ganzglass and Neil Ridley
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Provision In House Reconciliation Bill Would Cause 350,000 People To Forgo Health Coverage And Could Jeopardize Health Reform
Judith Solomon and Robert Greenstein
OUT OF BALANCE: Cuts in Services Have Been States’ Primary Response to Budget Gaps, Harming the Nation’s Economy
Elizabeth McNichol
Economic Policy Institute
Public Investment: The Next ‘New Thing’ For Powering Economic Growth
Josh Bivens