Sam Abbott
Sam Abbott

Former Senior Policy Analyst

Equitable Growth

Sam Abbott is a former family economic security senior policy analyst at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. Before Equitable Growth, Abbott was a child welfare and juvenile justice researcher and consultant at Child Trends and Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. He received an M.P.P. from Georgetown University and a B.A. from Bard College.

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Authored By Sam Abbott

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Policymakers can still use American Rescue Plan funds to bolster the U.S. child care system and ensure it has a strong future

FamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
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Policymakers tackling inflation can’t overlook the impact of higher interest rates on the U.S. child care market

FamiliesTax & Macroeconomics
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Developing a research agenda on racial and gender equity in the pandemic-era U.S. labor market

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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New research explains how better-quality work schedules increase U.S. retail workers’ productivity and store profits

Labor
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Child care costs are going to rise, but policymakers can help U.S. families manage these increases

FamiliesTax & MacroeconomicsLabor
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How Black activists spurred the U.S. government to expand school meal programs, addressing child hunger and boosting future productivity

Inequality & MobilityFamilies
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Equitable Growth scholars highlight the need for broad investment in U.S. social infrastructure

FamiliesLabor
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Congressional investments in social infrastructure would support immediate and long-term U.S. economic growth

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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The child care economy

Families
Equitable Recovery

Roads, bridges, bottles, and blocks: Rethinking infrastructure for the post-pandemic U.S. economy

Families
Coronavirus Recession

Equitable Growth invests in research grants to explore the role of paid sick leave and paid family and medical leave amid the coronavirus recession

FamiliesLabor
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Filling critical gaps in child care research to support effective and equitable reforms to help U.S. families and workers alike

Families
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Equitable Growth invests more than $250,000 to advance research on paid family and medical leave in the United States

FamiliesLabor
Coronavirus Recession

Child care is essential for working parents, but is the industry ready and safe to reopen?

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

New analysis shows state paid leave programs cushioned the blow of COVID-19, sparking important new questions

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
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Unboxing scheduling practices for U.S. warehouse workers

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor
Coronavirus Recession

The coronavirus pandemic requires a wartime commitment for essential workers’ access to childcare

FamiliesInequality & Mobility
Coronavirus Recession

Research shows paid leave is needed to protect families, workers, and businesses during the coronavirus recession and beyond

FamiliesLabor
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New research shows paid leave increases mothers’ labor force participation following childbirth

FamiliesInequality & MobilityLabor

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