Joshua McCabe

Joshua McCabe is the Director of Social Policy. He focuses on issues related to child poverty and household stability. McCabe previously worked as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Assistant Dean for Social Sciences at Endicott College. McCabe’s work has been featured in the Washington Post, the National Review, the Hill, and more.

McCabe has received his B.A. in Political Science from Emmanuel College, his M.A. in Regional Economic and Social Development from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the State University of New York at Albany.

Joshua McCabe posts

Commentary
Social Policy

Rhode Island child tax credit would be bold, simple, and fiscally responsible

13 Jan 2026 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy
Family Economic Security

Family benefits in America: An international perspective

06 Nov 2025 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy
Family Economic Security

The many paths to a refundable child tax credit for states

21 Oct 2025 Joshua McCabe
Studies
Social Policy
Family Economic Security

Family benefits in America: 2024 report card

07 Oct 2025 Joshua McCabe
Studies
Social Policy
Employment

Separation anxiety: Reducing improper payments in unemployment insurance with a separation certificate

20 Aug 2025 Will Raderman, Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy
Family Economic Security

Indexing at last: The most important policy change you haven't heard about

05 Aug 2025 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

Family provisions in the Ways and Means tax package

19 May 2025 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

State child tax credits for working families: An emerging model?

17 Apr 2025 Joshua McCabe
Studies
Social Policy

Disentangling in-work and child tax credits to address improper payments: An incremental approach to comprehensive reform

26 Mar 2025 Joshua McCabe, Leah Sargeant
Commentary
Social Policy

Reducing marriage penalties in TCJA 2.0

11 Mar 2025 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

Understanding the cost of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act's family provisions

15 Jan 2025 Joshua McCabe, Leah Sargeant
Commentary
Social Policy

​​The need for comprehensive state tax credit reform

11 Dec 2024 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

Is your state tax code penalizing marriage?

12 Nov 2024 Joshua McCabe
Media
Social Policy

Op-ed: The Minnesota model for getting unemployment insurance right

06 Nov 2024 Will Raderman, Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

New York baby bonus would better support all new parents

07 Oct 2024 Joshua McCabe
Studies
Social Policy

Family benefits in America: 2023 report card

01 Oct 2024 Joshua McCabe, Julia Pelletier
Commentary
Social Policy

Are fully refundable child tax credits recreating welfare as we knew it?

24 Sep 2024 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

Stop trying to increase state minimum wages and EITCs – and focus on state CTCs

01 Jul 2024 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

A missed opportunity to get Illinois' CTC right

12 Jun 2024 Joshua McCabe
Commentary
Social Policy

A better way (or three) to build on the success of TCJA

05 Jun 2024 Joshua McCabe