Health, Labor, and Housing

Selected Research, Briefs, and Commentary

Health and Labor

• The Fragile Routines of Pediatric Health Care: Lessons from Asthma during COVID-19
  With Joshua Feng and Matthew Higgins. Economic Studies, Brookings Institution, 2025.
  Related: Pediatric Drug Adherence and Parental Attention: Evidence from Comprehensive Claims Data

• Emergency Paid Leave during the COVID-19 Pandemic Offered Essential Protections for U.S. Workers
  With Tanya Byker and Kristin Smith. Washington Center for Equitable Growth, 2025.
  Related: Bridging the Gap: How Emergency Paid Leave Addressed Limited Access and Constraints during the Pandemic

• The Long-Run Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Insurance on Women's Careers and Childbearing
  With Martha Bailey and Tanya Byker. CATO Institute Research Brief, 2024.
  Related: The Long-Run Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Act on Women's Careers and Childbearing

• A Proposal for a Federal Paid Parental and Medical Leave Program
  With Tanya Byker. The Hamilton Project, Brookings Institution, 2021.

Housing

• Who We Count Shapes How We Measure Housing Supply and Affordability
  With Aastha Rajan and Natalie Tomeh. Economic Studies, Brookings Institution, 2026.

• Will Expanding the Capital Gains Exclusion Unlock Housing Supply?
  With William Gale, Tayae Rogers, and John Sabelhaus. Economic Studies, Brookings Institution, 2026.

• Recent Tariffs Threaten Residential Construction
  With Robert McClelland and John Wong. Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, 2025.

• Make It Count: Measuring Our Housing Supply Shortage
  With Aastha Rajan and Natalie Tomeh. Economic Studies, Brookings Institution, 2024.