Strengthening Families Research Initiative
@FamResearchND
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Advancing evidence about ways to strengthen families, support parents, and improve child well-being 🍀 @notredame
University of Notre Dame
Joined October 2025
What a treat to be the first guest on the new @karaemiller podcast! We talked about the class gap in marriage & why it matters; how economics & culture shape marriage patterns; how more research is needed & why I moved to @nd_econ @ am launching @FamResearchND. Have a listen-
Why do both wealthy liberals & conservatives tend to embrace marriage, even if they agree on little else? @kearney_melissa @NotreDame talks about how marriage became a luxury good on the very 1st episode of "It Turns Out" (a show about research that changes the way you think).
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Listen to the full conversation here: https://t.co/xKSCn5RhuV
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Should your child's school teach the "success sequence"?
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Our Director @kearney_melissa was featured on NPR Cincinnati to discuss the research behind the "success sequence" and what the evidence shows about education, work, family, and opportunity. 🔗 below
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Portfolio will include new data collection and surveys, RCTs, quasi-experimental, and policy work https://t.co/Bu5ExM6dCE
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We're hiring a Research Scientist to work with us on to topics related to the economics of families - marriage, fatherhood, child well-being, fertility + more Ideal for those finishing grad school interested in policy + academic research 🔗 below!
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We are delighted to introduce our job market candidates for the 2025–26 academic year. You can learn more about them on our website: https://t.co/NFFSnDuOgp For more information about our students, please contact our Placement Director, Maciej H. Kotowski (mkotowsk@nd.edu).
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A list of economics students on the job market
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Read the piece here:
thedispatch.com
Raising national standards of living requires investing in people.
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What will it take to end poverty in America? In @thedispatch, our Director @kearney_melissa and Jim Sullivan (@LEOatND) lay out a roadmap focused on families, opportunity, and evidence-based solutions
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New paper from our colleagues Melissa Kearney (@kearney_melissa) and Jim Sullivan (@LEOatND), "Beyond the Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America." @AspenEcon. Check it out:
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In “Beyond the Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America,” Melissa S. Kearney and James Sullivan reassess poverty trends and policy responses in the United States. They document that,...
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Poverty is complex and solving it will require a smart, multifaceted approach. Ending poverty will require sustained investments in people and families and scaling evidence-based programs and policies Read more: https://t.co/3U7PVrvrHF
@aspenecon @LEOatND
economicstrategygroup.org
In “Beyond the Myths: A Clearer Path to Poverty Alleviation in America,” Melissa S. Kearney and James Sullivan reassess poverty trends and policy responses in the United States. They document that,...
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To truly break intergenerational poverty, income support must be paired with investments in people's capacity to thrive: 🔹Advancing skills and education 🔹Building strong families 🔹Addressing barriers to flourishing 🔹Expanding children's chances to succeed
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Anti-poverty programs like SNAP and the EITC have been essential to this progress. But "just giving people money" isn't enough to sustain progress in reducing poverty
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Poverty in America has fallen sharply, but a commonly used poverty measure misses the story. When we use better measures that account for taxes and transfers, the decline in poverty is unmistakeable
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Poverty has fallen sharply over 40 years, largely thanks to anti-poverty programs. But focusing only on cash transfers misses the broader challenges families face. Our Director @kearney_melissa and @ND_Econ’s Jim Sullivan outline how to sustain progress in a new @AspenEcon paper
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