Topic Health

As economic inequality in the United States has grown, so have inequalities in health and physical wellbeing. Growing disparities in major indicators of public health from mortality, and morbidity to maternal health, and low-birth weight to lead poisonings track economic inequality. Equitable Growth’s work touches on health and economic wellbeing for communities, families, and individuals, and includes a range of health-related topics, including intergenerational mobility, paid family and medical leave, scheduling stability, and includes a growing community of scholars working on the social indicators of health and their relationship to economic wellbeing.

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Unions in the United States improve worker safety and lower health inequality

LaborInequality & MobilityFamilies
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Frequently asked questions about paid sick time for U.S. workers and their families and the broader U.S. economy

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Factsheet: What the research says about the economic impacts of reproductive care

Inequality & MobilityFamiliesLabor
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Reduced job turnover in small U.S. firms is an overlooked benefit of paid sick leave

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Paid sick time and paid family and medical leave support workers in different ways and are both good for the broader U.S. economy

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: Health, Paid Leave
Equitable Recovery

Factsheet: What does the research say about care infrastructure?

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What does the research say about the FAMILY Act?

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New Equitable Growth Request for Proposals for scholars planning cutting-edge research on paid family and medical leave

FamiliesLabor
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The Long-Term Effects of California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act on Women’s Careers: Evidence from U.S. Tax Data

FamiliesLabor
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Parental Exposure to Routine Work Schedule Uncertainty and Child Behavior

FamiliesLabor
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Regulating the care boom: Labor standards and in-home care work in three U.S. cities

Families
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Examining the relationship between caregiving and work productivity loss among employed family caregivers of older adults

Families
In Conversation

In Conversation with Leemore Dafny

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
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When Dad Can Stay Home: Fathers’ Workplace Flexibility and Maternal Health

FamiliesLabor
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Paid family care leave is a missing piece in the U.S. social insurance system

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Paid family care leave

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Planning for the next recession by reforming U.S. automatic stabilizers

Tax & MacroeconomicsFamiliesLabor
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After Mother’s Day: Changes in mothers’ social programs over time

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: Health, Pay Equity
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