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The Family Economic Policy Lab investigates social policy alternatives to address social and economic inequality. A guiding principle in our work is that research must be accessible to academics, decision-makers, practitioners, and the public. We achieve this by disseminating our work through academic articles, project reports, and Op-Eds.

Please contact Dr. Leah Hamilton at hamiltonl@appstate.edu if you need full-text access to any of our academic publications.

Academic Articles and Op-Eds

2025

  • Stanhope, K. K., Lewis, Q., Brugger, L., Hamilton, L., Roll, S., Rollins, L., & Zewdi, N. (2025). Differences in Stress and Sleep Among Recipients and Non-Recipients of 12 and 24 Months of Guaranteed Income, a Community-Based Study Among Black Women in Georgia (SSRN Scholarly Paper 5294109). Social Science Research Network. https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5344148.
  • Brugger, L., Bellisle, D., Maag, E., Udani, A., Roll, S., Hamilton, L., & Lee, J. (2025). Child tax credit utilization in immigrant households: A focus on child investment and college funds. SN Business & Economics, 5(9), 109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43546-025-00871-2

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2019

  • Hamilton, L. & Martin-West, S. (2019). Universal Basic Income, Poverty, and Social Justice: A Moral and Economic Imperative for Social Workers. Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swz028
  • Hamilton, L., Rothwell, D., Huang, J., Nam, Y., & Dollar, T. (2019, Jul 29). Guarding Public Coffers or Trapping the Poor? The Role of Public Assistance Asset Limits in Program Efficacy and Family Economic Well-Being. Poverty & Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.244
  • Hamilton, L. (2019, Jul 11). Does generous welfare policy encourage dependence? TANF asset limits and duration of program participation. Journal of Children and Poverty. https://doi.org/10.1080/10796126.2019.1638731
  • Hamilton, L. & Mulvale, J.P. (2019, May 20). “Human Again”: The (Unrealized) Promise of Basic Income in Ontario. Journal of Poverty. https://doi.org/10.1080/10875549.2019.1616242