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Lisa A. Gennetian

@Gen_Pov

#poverty researcher by day, knowledge worker 24/7, professor @dukesanford, #firstgen, @wellesley alum, tweets are my own.

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Joined September 2009
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Great news: we’re hiring! 📢 @DukeSanford and @DukeMargolis seek 3 terrific individuals to join our team focused on improving the health of pregnant women as part of the North Carolina Maternal and Early Childhood Health Initiative. Positions see below⬇️ Spread the word!
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We're hiring! 📢 1. Position 1 Postdoctoral Associate: appam.mcjobboard.net/jobs/23… 2. Project Research Manager: appam.mcjobboard.net/jobs/23… 3. Policy Analyst (cash & income support portfolio of work): appam.mcjobboard.net/jobs/23…
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Lisa A. Gennetian retweeted
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J-PAL North America@JPAL_NAOct 6
.@JPAL_NA was thrilled to host the launch convening for the Medicaid Learning Lab last week, where Medicaid agencies, researchers, and partners came together to meet each other and learn about the value of research, evaluation, and evidence in Medicaid programs.
A group photo of attendees of the Medicaid Learning Lab launch convening.

ALT A group photo of attendees of the Medicaid Learning Lab launch convening.

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J-PAL North America@JPAL_NAOct 5
In a post on the @JPAL blog, researchers on the Baby's First Years study @Gen_Pov and @profkmag reflect on what the study’s findings tell us about the impact of cash on family life of young children 👶 More: povertyactionlab.org/blog/11…"
What recent findings from the Baby’s First Years study reveals about cash’s impact on family life...

What recent findings from the Baby’s First Years study reveals about cash’s impact on family life...

Recent findings from the Baby's First Years study reveal mixed impacts: while cash support helped families and children in some narrow ways, it did not have broad effects across other aspects of...

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Can cash given to U.S. families early in their child’s life slow a child’s biological aging? 💰 Yes. New findings from Baby's First Years RCT in Nature Human Behaviour — nature.com/articles/s41562-0… 1,000 mothers, $333 or $20/mos for 4 years — no other interventions. Follow up needed!
Effects of a randomized controlled trial of unconditional cash transfers on epigenetic measures of...

Effects of a randomized controlled trial of unconditional cash transfers on epigenetic measures of...

Nature Human Behaviour - Raffington et al. find that providing low-income mothers with cash gifts for the first four years of their children’s lives appears to change the children’s...

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Seeking nomination of timely topics for Point/Counterpoint in @JPAM_DC!📢📢 As the new Managing Editor, I’m eager to broaden the range of voices represented. See: appam.org/news-publications/…
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) - APPAM

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) - APPAM

APPAM founded the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM) in 1981 through the merger of two other journals – Policy Analysis and Public Policy. Wiley-Blackwell (formerly John Wiley & Sons)...

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Demography Journal@ReadDemographyApr 24
In “Net Worth Poverty in Childhood,” @hdsper01, L Keister, @Gen_Pov & @ShuyiQio use @umpsid data to examine the “role of wealth deprivation across a child’s life course” & the association w/ HS graduation & college attendance. @DukeSanford @Duke_Sociology read.dukeupress.edu/demograp…
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“We are proud of our @Gen_Pov for partnering on this incredibly important work to strengthen how families connect to vital care and support across North Carolina,” - Jennifer Lansford, Ph.D., CCFP director. Read more: madeforthis.duke.edu/stories…
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J-PAL North America@JPAL_NA11 Dec 2025
In a new post on the @JPAL blog, PIs of the Baby First Year’s study @Gen_Pov and @profkmag reflect on the study’s findings on the impact of cash on family life of young children 👶 More: povertyactionlab.org/blog/11…
What recent findings from the Baby’s First Years study reveals about cash’s impact on family life...

What recent findings from the Baby’s First Years study reveals about cash’s impact on family life...

Recent findings from the Baby's First Years study reveal mixed impacts: while cash support helped families and children in some narrow ways, it did not have broad effects across other aspects of...

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J-PAL North America@JPAL_NA6 Dec 2025
"...prevailing theories of parenting and child development generally...don’t account for the vast and complex role of emotions and experiences." @Gen_Pov & Sarah Halpern-Meekin discuss how centering parents strengthens cash transfer #RCTs: povertyactionlab.org/blog/3-…
Centering parents and parenting in randomized evaluations of cash transfers to families | The Abdul...

Centering parents and parenting in randomized evaluations of cash transfers to families | The Abdul...

The Baby’s First Years evaluation is a J-PAL-supported study evaluating the impact of poverty alleviation on child development and families. Two researchers involved in Baby’s First Years discuss the...

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Ongoing tax reform discussions should revisit the EITC & CTC. We propose streamlining the EITC to refocus it on supplementing wages & making the CTC the primary tax vehicle of getting income to kids … economicstrategygroup.org/pu…
Supporting Families, Rewarding Work: A Proposal to Reform and Enhance the EITC and the CTC • The...

Supporting Families, Rewarding Work: A Proposal to Reform and Enhance the EITC and the CTC • The...

The federal Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and the Child Tax Credit (CTC) are important sources of income support to workers with low earnings and to low-income families with children. In this...

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New posting. This one spotlights govt overpayment errors & the human toll on diligent workers. buff.ly/3EIq7IT
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Universal home visiting programs do good things: ⬇️ maternal & infant mortality, & ⬆️ maternal mental health & parenting. @leerjane @The_ImariSmith @zoelenehill @DukeSanford alumns! 1st looks at social context & surveillance of Black family life: buff.ly/3EPY0aA
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Part 3: Reading news article re: child welfare system ⬇️ Black parents' interest in home visiting; labeling as “new baby wellness” ⬆️ interest; labels can't solve social issues but can affect participation in public health interventions. See more here: buff.ly/3EPY0aA
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➡️ parental surveillance can spillover to +ve family life: ⬇️ program participation even when interest is high & benefits are valued ➡️ deciding not to participate in home visiting➡️ adaptive response to adversarial climate See more here: buff.ly/3EPY0aA
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Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ "You're so fantastic, my love for you is inelastic"
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Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ "You’re like an indifference curve, more really is better. "
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Valentine Special Feature! From former @DukeSanford #economics undergraduates.❤️ "On this day of Valetine's Saint, for you I have no budget constraint."
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