Connecting Communities: Understanding Benefits Cliffs: Evidence, Insights, and Open Questions
August 6 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
Benefits cliffs are increasingly recognized as a critical barrier to economic mobility in communities across the country. When a raise, promotion, or new job pushes an individual or family above eligibility thresholds for public benefits, the result can be a net financial loss. This creates difficult choices for workers, employers, and policymakers.
As awareness of benefits cliffs grows, so does momentum around research, policy innovation, and community-driven solutions. This webinar will bring together researchers and practitioners to explore the latest evidence on how benefits cliffs affect workforce participation and economic opportunity, highlight promising strategies emerging from innovative pilots, and identify priorities for future research.
During this event, participants will learn more about
- key research findings on how benefits cliffs affect employment and advancement decisions for workers and job seekers,
- learnings from innovative pilot programs designed to reduce the impact of benefits cliffs, and
- a research agenda that can inform more effective, equitable solutions for policymakers, community-based organizations, and employers.
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Speakers
Keith Barnes
Senior Director
Beyond the Cliff, Martha O’Bryan Center
Anna Fogel
Vice President, Impact Advisory
Social Finance
Anna Hill
Associate Director of Research and Development
Maxwell X Lab, Syracuse University
John Olson
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Northwestern University School of Education and Policy
Alex Ruder
Assistant Vice President
Community and Economic Development
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Sergio Galeano
Community and Economic Development Adviser
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
moderator
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Connecting Communities is a Federal Reserve-sponsored webinar series providing timely information on community and economic development issues. It complements Fed community development outreach initiatives conducted through the 12 regional Reserve Banks and Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
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