Hayley Brown
Labor and Disability Researcher
Labor and Disability Researcher, IFTPE Local 70 Unit Rep
Hayley Brown is a Labor and Disability Researcher with CEPR. Her research spans a wide range of subject matter, including labor and worker power, disability, inequality, and public health. Hayley recently served as president of the Nonprofit Professional Employees Union, which represents the staff at CEPR and many other nonprofits throughout the United States. She previously worked in the Research, Markets, and Regulations division of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and for the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Program. She studied geographical sciences and philosophy at the University of Maryland, College Park .
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CEPR Statement: Inflation Reduction Act is Historic Progress
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will be signed today by President Biden. The act will reduce the costs of health care, prescription drugs, and home energy bills while making real progress on climate change, creating millions of good jobs
Why Union Membership Is Good For Workers With Disabilities
Unions provide many benefits for workers, and studies suggest that these benefits are especially salient for disabled workers.
Disability and Economic Justice Chartbook
This chartbook provides tables and figures on the current state of disability economic justice, including disability prevalence, disparities in employment and earnings, and disparities in income poverty and material hardship.
In Striking Down Roe, the Supreme Court Has Dealt a Blow to Reproductive and Economic Justice
It’s time to build the power necessary to ensure no one is forced by the state to bear a child and the life-transforming consequences that act involves.
Solid Month of Job Growth in April
The economy added 428,000 jobs in April, while the unemployment rate remained flat at 3.6 percent.
A May Day Assessment of Union Membership in the United States
The first day of May is International Workers Day. The holiday is meant to commemorate the shared struggle of workers across the globe.
As the Affordable Care Act Enters Adolescence, US Health Care Still Has Growing to Do
Bolstered by pandemic relief subsidies, the ACA was instrumental in blunting the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Americans’ health insurance coverage. Ultimately, however, the ACA was only a promising first step.
How States Would Benefit If Congress Truly Invested in Child Care and Pre-K
The child care and pre-kindergarten policies under consideration in Congress would not only benefit children, families, early educators, and the child care sector. They will also stimulate billions of dollars in economic activity in every state.
Assessing the First Year of Biden, in Graphs
To take stock of the state of the union just over one year into the Biden presidency, CEPR presents this collection of articles and graphs.
Recognizing Native American Frontline Workers
A just and inclusive recovery requires a commitment to visibility and equitable access to essential services, along with a level of investment in Native American communities that is commensurate with what they are legally owed.
