GCO Policy Research Library
Explore our research on safety net reform, employment, criminal justice reform, and more.
At the 蘑菇视频 Center for Opportunity, we believe public policy should remove barriers, expand opportunity, and help people thrive. Our research focuses on practical solutions to some of the most pressing challenges facing individuals, families, and communities鈥攆rom criminal justice reform and civil asset forfeiture to employment, public safety, poverty, and safety net reform.
Criminal Justice Reform
Civil Asset Forfeiture
Employment
- Increasing Employment Opportunities for Ex-Offenders (2013)
- Hiring Well, Doing Good in 蘑菇视频: Employment and Earnings Patterns and Perspectives on Policy (2018)
- Q&As on Hiring Ex-Offenders: A Guide for 蘑菇视频 Employers (2018)
- Youth Apprenticeships in 蘑菇视频: Experiences and Recommendations (2019)
- Impact of State Pandemic Responses on Employment (2021)
- State Pandemic Response: State-Specific Data (as of March 2022)
- Impact of Nonwork: A Review of Published Literature (2024)
- The Benefits of Work: A Review of Published Literature (2024)
Marriage Penalties
- Marriage Penalties in the Earned Income Tax Credit: Why They Occur and How to Alleviate Them (2026)
- (GCO & Institute for Family Studies, 2025)
Public Safety
- How to Reduce Crime in Atlanta (2023)
- How to Reduce Crime in Columbus (2023)
- (2025)
- 鈥�,鈥� Doing Right by Kids (2024)
Poverty
Safety Net Reform (General)
- Solving the SNAP Benefits Cliff (2023)
- Cooperation Needed to Solve Welfare Cliff Problem (2020)
- Welfare Cliffs Pervasive in 8 Southeast States (2020)
- The Benefits Cliffs Problem鈥擶orse Than You Think? (2024)
- Solving Medical Assistance Benefits Cliffs (Revised 2025)
- Workforce Engagement: A Missing Link in Understanding Income Inequality (2024)
- (GCO & AEI, 2025)
- (GCO & AEI, 2025)
- (GCO/A4O & AEI, 2025)
- Solving Benefits Cliffs in Child Care Assistance Programs (2025)
Safety Net Reform (蘑菇视频-Based)
- Deep Red Valleys (2017)
- Executive Summary: Disincentives for Work and Marriage in 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Welfare System (2017)
- Disincentives for Work and Marriage in 蘑菇视频鈥檚 Welfare System (2017)
- A Real Solution for Health Insurance and Medical Assistance Reform (2018)
- Systemic Welfare Reform in 蘑菇视频: Part 1 鈥� The Case for Reform (2018)
- Systemic Welfare Reform in 蘑菇视频: Part 2 鈥� Principles and Framework for Reform (2018)
- Systemic Welfare Reform in 蘑菇视频: Part 3 鈥� How the New System Will Work (2018)