Christopher Wimer
Director, Center on Poverty and Social Policy, Columbia University In The City of New York
Chapter Member: New York City SSN
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Wimer conducts research on the measurement of poverty, as well as historical trends in poverty and the impacts of social policies on the poverty rate. He also focuses on how families cope with poverty and economic insecurity, with a particular focus on how families manage food insecurity and other forms of material hardship.
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"The Benefits and Costs of a Child Allowance" (with ). Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis 13, no. 3 (2022): 335-362.
Conducts a benefit-cost analysis of a child allowance program, aiming to assess the impact of increasing household income by $1,000 through cash or near-cash transfers. Evaluates three child allowance proposals and determines that expanding the Child Tax Credit into a more generous, refundable child allowance would be a highly cost-effective policy.