Health, Labor, and Housing

Selected Research, Briefs, and Commentary

Health and Labor Market

• Feng, Josh, Matthew Higgins, and Elena Patel "The Fragile Routines of Pediatric Health Care: Lessons from Asthma During COVID-19" Economic Studies, Brookings Institution (2025) [Download]

• Byker, Tanya, Elena Patel, and Kristin Smith "Emergency paid leave during the COVID-19 pandemic offered essential protections for U.S. workers" Equitable Growth (2025) [Download]

• Bailey, Martha, Tanya Byker, and Elena Patel "The Long-Run Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Insurance on Womens' Careers and Childbearing" CATO Institute Research Brief (2024) [Download]

• Byker, Tanya and Elena Patel, "A Proposal for a Federal Paid Parental and Medical Leave Program" The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution (2021)  [Download]

Housing

• Patel, Elena, John McClelland, and John Wong, "Recent Tariffs Threaten Residential Construction" Tax Policy Center, Brookigns Institution (2025) [Download]

• Patel, Elena, Aastha Rajan, and Natalie Tomeh, "Make it Count: Measuring Our Housing Supply Shortage" Economic Studies, Brookings Institution (2024) [Download]