Institute for Women's Policy Research and University of California, Berkeley
2018-2021
The Policies for Action Research Hub led by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research and the University of California, Berkeley, focuses on income enhancement and workplace policies that help working parents, especially those struggling to make ends meet, to have the time and financial resources to protect and invest in their family’s health.
The hub has developed a research portfolio that investigates: (1) economic policies that enhance the family incomes and health of low wage workers, and (2) workplace regulations and leave policies that allow all workers to care for their families in times of special need and enhance their health. The hub will focus on new and cutting-edge research designs to see how minimum wage laws, scheduling reforms, state and federal tax benefits, and paid leave policies impact the health and well-being of families in the immediate- and long-term. In addition, the hub will produce several “rapid-response” projects to dramatically expand the quantity, quality, and visibility of policy-relevant research that shows improvements in the health of working families.
Hub Leaders
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President
Organization: Institute for Women's Policy Research -
Professor of Health Policy and Management, Professor of Demography
Organization: University of California, Berkeley
Funded Projects
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Income and WealthThe Effect of Minimum Wages on “Deaths of Despair”October 25, 2018
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Children and FamiliesCalifornia's EITC and Recipient HealthOctober 25, 2018
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Children and FamiliesCan the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Boost Child Health?October 25, 2018
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Children and FamiliesCan San Francisco’s Paid Parental Leave Ordinance Help Close the Gap for Low-income Families?October 25, 2018
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Children and FamiliesWho’s Watching the Kids?: Family-friendly Schedules and Child Care StabilityOctober 25, 2018
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Children and FamiliesHow Paid Family Leave Policies Affects Nursing Home Utilization and CostsOctober 24, 2018
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Children and FamiliesIncorporating Health Status in the IWPR Paid Leave Policy Simulation ModelOctober 24, 2018
Funded Articles
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Children and FamiliesWhy Making Parents’ Work Schedules More Predictable Could Benefit KidsDecember 17, 2019
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Children and FamiliesCaring for Our Families and Ourselves is Personal. The Need for Paid Leave is Universal.September 16, 2019
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Children and FamiliesA Critical Juncture for Health: Heidi Hartmann and Will Dow Discuss New P4A Research Hub on Work-Family-SupportsOctober 25, 2018