CEPR analyzes how families balance work and care, and how public policies affect family well-being.

Reports

Half in Ten: Why Taking Disability into Account is Essential to Reducing Income Poverty and Expanding Economic Inclusion
September 2009, Shawn Fremstad

Paid Sick Days Don't Cause Unemployment
June 2009, John Schmitt, Hye Jin Rho, Alison Earle, and Jody Heymann

Contagion Nation: A Comparison of Paid Sick Day Policies in 22 Countries
May 2009, Jody Heymann, Hye Jin Rho, John Schmitt, and Alison Earle

Economics and Politics of Work-Family Policy: The Case for a State Family Leave Insurance Program
Spring 2009, Karen White and Eileen Appelbaum

Workplace Innovation and Labor Policy Leadership: A Challenge to Business, Labor, and Government
April 2009, Thomas A. Kochan, Eileen Appelbaum, Jody Hoffer Gittell, Carrie Leana, and Richard A. Gephardt

Op-Eds & Columns

Myths About U.S. Economic Model May Not Survive the World Recession
Mark Weisbrot
The Guardian Unlimited, August 14, 2009

Health Care and Student Loans: The Bad Guys Are on the Run
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, May 11, 2009

A Stimulus for Working Fewer Hours
Dean Baker
Room for Debate (New York Times), March 29, 2009

Health Care Reform Is Needed Now More than Ever
Mark Weisbrot  
San Diego Union-Tribune, February 27, 2009

Quick, What's Wrong With a Tax Cut that Shortens Work Hours?
Dean Baker
Talking Points Memo, February 16, 2009

Press Releases

New Book Finds that Latin America Guarantees Paid Leave to New Moms, But Dads Have to Keep Working

November 17, 2009

Role of Disabilities Ignored for Tens of Millions Experiencing Income Poverty
September 9, 2009

Better Paid Sick Day Policies Don’t Mean Job Loss
June 11, 2009

U.S. Lags World in Paid Sick Days for Workers and Families
May 18, 2009

Unionization Substantially Increases the Wages of Service-Sector Workers
April 7, 2009

Other Resources