Bridget Ansel
Bridget Ansel

Associate

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

Bridget Ansel is an associate at Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP. Prior to that she was a policy analyst at Equitable Growth. Her most recent work focused on litigation, white collar defense, bankruptcy and tax matters; she also assisted with a number of pro bono representations, including asylum and tax cases. She holds a B.A from Georgetown University and a J.D. from the New York University School of Law.

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Mothers in the United States earn less despite education and experience

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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After 25 years, it’s time for paid leave

Labor
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TOPICS: Paid Leave
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Weekend reading: “lobbying and entrepreneurship” edition

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Dinner table entrepreneurship on both sides of the Atlantic

CompetitionInequality & Mobility
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Weekend Reading “quitting is awesome” edition

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Weekend reading: “It’s been a taxing week” edition

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Weekend reading: “Medicaid expansion, unpredictable schedules, and monopoly power” edition

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Medicaid’s financial benefits are larger than previously thought

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Health
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The gender gap in economics has ramifications far beyond the ivory tower

Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: Gender, Pay Equity
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Weekend reading, “racial health disparities, wealth inequality, and labor market tightness” edition

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Weekend Reading: “occupational segregation” edition

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More U.S. men are becoming nurses but not entering other traditionally female occupations

Labor
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TOPICS: Job Mobility
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Pay transparency is good for employees but can also benefit businesses

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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Disclosing salary history perpetuates past discrimination

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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Weekend reading: “#hipsterantitrust edition”

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Has the momentum around paid leave reached a tipping point in the United States?

FamiliesLabor
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A research roundup on unpredictable schedules in the United States

FamiliesLabor
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Venture capital’s gender gap is costly for firms and the economy

Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Gender
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Weekend reading: “mind the gap” edition

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Climbing the career ladder, switching jobs, and the gender wage gap in the United States

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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Weekend reading: “When it rains, it pours” edition

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Weekend reading: “This post is tax-ing” edition

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Do U.S. women choose low-paid occupations, or do low-paid occupations choose them?

Inequality & MobilityLabor
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Weekend Reading, “the antitrust” edition

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Weekend Reading: “the luck of the Irish” edition

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Local economic decline affects marriage and fertility rates, but in a surprising way

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Weekend Reading: declining interest rates, jobs in care industries, and women’s labor force participation

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U.S. millennials, the racial wealth divide, and asking parents for rent

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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Weekend reading: “adjusted for (ball) inflation” edition

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The vast wealth gap between black and white women in the United States

Inequality & Mobility
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Falling behind the rest of the world: Childcare in the United States

FamiliesLabor
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Weekend Reading: “Stop, children, what’s that sound?” edition

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Across developed countries, family policies help women

FamiliesLabor
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Failing to invest in young kids is damaging the U.S. economy

Families
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Millions of Americans are stuck in part-time jobs

Labor
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Many of the fastest growing jobs in the United States are missing men

Inequality & MobilityLabor
TOPICS: Gender, Pay Equity
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For American men, the black-white wage gap is at levels last seen in the 1950s

Inequality & Mobility
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Weekend Reading: “Are the kids alright?” edition

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Trump’s paid leave proposal could backfire on women and families

FamiliesLabor
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Is the cost of childcare driving women out of the U.S. workforce?

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Are employees willing to forgo pay for better work schedules?

Labor
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Having a child comes with significant financial consequences

FamiliesLabor
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All work and no pay for many women around the globe

FamiliesLabor
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More women in the United States are working past retirement age

Inequality & Mobility
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Gender
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Are unpredictable schedules harming U.S. workers’ health?

FamiliesLabor
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Taking a look at unpredictable schedules

Labor
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Working by the hour: The economic consequences of unpredictable scheduling practices

LaborFamilies
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A new proposal to reform the U.S. estate tax

Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
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Does a higher U.S. minimum wage hurt employment? A look abroad for answers

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Minimum Wage
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Meet Equitable Growth’s 2016 grantees

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A look at overwork in three charts

Labor
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The new overtime rule is “good economics and good business”

Labor
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Overworked America

Labor
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“Throwing money at the problem” may actually work in education

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: K-12
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Like grandmother, like granddaughter: Education doesn’t change

Families
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For kids’ future, money does matter

FamiliesLabor
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Is the lack of paid leave partly to blame for declining U.S. labor force participation?

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Paid Leave
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More Americans are working “strange” hours

Labor
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Caring for the elderly in America now includes a minimum wage and overtime

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Minimum Wage
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Netflix and the paid family leave debate

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Paid Leave
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Reforms to “just-in-time” scheduling practices now before Congress

Labor
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Does Nevada’s new school choice program hurt low- and middle-income students?

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: K-12
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Do states’ tax policies cause U.S. employees to earn less and employers to earn more?

Tax & MacroeconomicsInequality & Mobility
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New John Bates Clark winner takes policy-relevant research very seriously

Families
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: K-12
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How to bypass U.S. estate taxes

Tax & Macroeconomics
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How to bypass U.S. estate taxes

Tax & Macroeconomics
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What do Americans think about paying taxes?

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The effects of taxation on entrepreneurship and innovation

Tax & Macroeconomics
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The pitfalls of just-in-time-scheduling

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Evaluating labor standards and employment outcomes

Labor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Minimum Wage
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Creating a new understanding of economic growth and well-being

Inequality & Mobility
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What’s happening to married mothers in the workforce?

FamiliesLabor
TOPICS: 1
TOPICS: Paid Leave
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The behavioral barriers to paying off debt

Tax & Macroeconomics
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TOPICS: Credit & Debt
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The changing dynamics of economic inequality and for-profit universities

Families
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The evolution of class-based gaps in young children’s home environments

Families
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Can more effective management of household debt help foster equitable growth?

Tax & Macroeconomics
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TOPICS: Credit & Debt
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Reform summer vacation to boost U.S. economic competitiveness

Families

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