On the last Friday of each month, the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute’s research team shares a curated list of books, research papers, podcasts, and more that are helping to shape our understanding of the economic wellbeing of the Granite State and beyond.

Here are our picks for August 2025:

How Much and Why ACA Marketplace Premiums are Going Up in 2026 – Peterson-KFF Health System Tracker
“The expiration of enhanced tax credits will lead to out-of-pocket premiums for ACA marketplace enrollees increasing by an average of more than 75%, with insurers expecting healthier enrollees to drop coverage.  That, in turn, increases underlying premiums.”

New Housing Slows Rent Growth Most for Older, More Affordable Units – Pew Research Center
“…[W]hen new apartments are built in high-income neighborhoods, they set off moving chains…new residents of those homes tend to move in from high-income neighborhoods, but the people who move into the homes they vacate come from slightly less affluent neighborhoods, and so on.”

Social Security Payments Have Become an Increasingly Relevant Income Support for Children – The Brookings Institution
“…[T]he share of children who lived in Social Security households containing an older adult doubled –  6.6% by 2023 compared to 3.3% in 2000.”

New Hampshire Early Care and Education 2025 Snapshot – UNH Carsey School of Public Policy
“New Hampshire is losing licensed child care providers and has about 40,000 slots including child care, Head Start, and preschool in public schools.”

Why Has Consumer Spending Remained So Resilient? Evidence from Credit Card Data – Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
“We find that since 2022, real aggregate spending—overall spending adjusted for inflation—has been propelled by the highest-income consumers.”

 Have you read something that should be on our radar? Share it with us at info@nhfpi.org—we’d love to hear from you!