Shawn is director of law and political economy and a senior advisor at CEPR. He has worked in direct service at the local level, policy advocacy at the state level, and policy research and analysis at the federal level. His previous positions include senior policy analyst and deputy director of income security at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.
After graduating from the University of Minnesota Law School, Shawn worked as a civil legal services lawyer in Minnesota for seven years. His writing has appeared in The American Prospect, The Nation, National Journal, and other publications, and he has been quoted or cited in a range of publications, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, All Things Considered, Vox, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and The Guardian. He was a Ford Foundation Public Voices Fellow and is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance.
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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.
Native Americans Need to Be Included in Annual Census Reports on Income and Poverty
The Census Bureau should report income and poverty data for Native Americans in its annual reports on income and poverty starting in September 2022.
Young Men Aren’t Falling Behind Young Women
Young women at all age levels are less likely than young men at all age levels to be in school or work.
The Child Credit Absolutely Shouldn’t Have an Earnings Test — But If It Does, It Should Apply to Married Mothers
The CTC absolutely shouldn’t have an earnings test—but if it ends up having one, it should apply to all married non-employed mothers and not just the solo ones.
Young Men Need More Medicaid
Much more needs to be done to ensure that all adolescents, regardless of gender, have stable, continuous health insurance during and after the transition to adulthood.
Fail Again, Fail Worse: Fewer Families Received TANF Cash Assistance in 2020 than in 2019
Recently updated data on TANF’s performance during the pandemic recession suggest that TANF is on track to fail worse than during the Great Recession.
Comments Submitted to National Academy of Sciences Panel on Evaluation and Improvements to the Supplemental Poverty Measure
These comments draw in part on recommendations made in Defining Deprivation Down: Why We Need to Reset the Poverty Line, a joint report published by CEPR and The Century Foundation in 2020.
Over 3.8 Million Young Adults Found Not Working or in School in Early 2021
Current and ongoing recovery efforts need to do more to ensure that young adults in today’s diverse working class can improve their long-term prospects in the labor market and prosper in the years ahead
