Members in the news 2024
Thought Leaders
Nancy Altman: Nancy’s letter to the editor on Social Security was published in The New York Times.
Nancy Altman and James Russell: Nancy and Jim wrote an article on retirement income in The Hill.
Joseph Antos: Joe was quoted on Donald Trump and Social Security in The Hill.
David Autor: David was quoted on China’s industrial performance and artificial intelligence, and was cited on China tariffs in The New York Times. The New York Times Dt Apr 01, 2024. The New York Times Dt May 21, 2024.
Raphael Bostic and Lawrence Summers: Raphael and Larry were quoted on views of the U.S. economy in The New York Times.
Indivar Dutta-Gupta: Indi was interviewed on the war on poverty on C-SPAN.
Indivar Dutta-Gupta and Dorian Warren: Indi and Dorian wrote an article on the war on poverty in The Bluefield Daily Telegraph.
Kathryn Edwards: Kathryn was quoted on U.S. productivity and wages in The New York Times.
Ezekiel Emanuel: Zeke was quoted on healthy aging in The New Yorker.
Robert Espinoza: Robert discussed home health care workers on NPR.
Jason Fichtner: Jason was quoted on the Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports in The New York Times.
Richard Fiesta: Richard was quoted on Donald Trump and Social Security in The Hill.
Teresa Ghilarducci: Teresa was quoted on 401(k) plans in The New York Times.
The New York Times Dt May 20, 2024.
Jonathan Gruber: Jonathan co-wrote a Guest Essay on Ozempic and the federal budget in The New York Times.
Darrick Hamilton: Darrick was quoted on the racial wealth gap in The New York Times.
Kevin Hassett: Kevin was quoted on 401(k) plans in The New York Times.
Sachin Jain: Sachin wrote articles on Medicare Advantage plans and ways to drive change in health care in Forbes.
Maya MacGuineas: Maya was quoted on Donald Trump and Social Security in The Hill.
Timothy McBride and Benjamin Sommers: Timothy and Ben were quoted on Medicaid enrollment cuts in The New York Times.
Alicia Munnell: Alicia was cited on 401(k) plans in The New York Times.
Edwin Park: Edwin was quoted on Medicaid coverage in The New York Times.
Karl Polzer: Karl wrote articles on Social Security’s financing in InequalityInk. and The Washington Examiner.
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings: Maya co-authored an article on race and equity programs in Essence.
William Rodgers: Bill wrote an article on the racial wage gap in The San Diego Voice and Viewpoint. and was quoted on Generation Z in Black Enterprise.
Paul Van de Water: Paul was quoted on Social Security’s financing in Reuters.
David Weaver: David wrote an OpEd on Supplemental Security Income in The Hill.
Felicia Wong: Felicia wrote a Guest Essay on taxation of the wealthy in The New York Tines.
Honors
Lawrence Atkins: The G. Lawrence Atkinson LTSS Research Fellowship, co-sponsored by the Long-Term Quality Alliance and National MLTSS Health Plan Association, is accepting applications. G-Lawrence-Atkins-LTSS-Policy-and-Research-Fellowship-Description_2024.pdf (ltqa.org)
William Darity: Sandy has received an American Economic Association’s 2024 Distinguished Fellow Award.
Manasi Deshpande: Manasi has received the American Economic Journal’s 2024 Best Paper – Applied Economics Award for “Disability and Distress: The Effect of Disability Programs on Financial Outcomes.” https://www.aeaweb.org/news/member-announcements/2024-apr-09
Peter Edelman: Peter will be honored as a Champion of Accessible Justice by DC Affordable Law Firm. (For information, contact Sherene Thomas, sthomas@dcaffordablelaw.org)
Shekinah Fashaw-Walters: Shekinah has received AcademyHealth’s Alice S. Hersh Emerging Leader Award.
Jenny Chin Hansen: Jenny has received an honorary Doctor of Human Letters degree from Harvard University. (Six receive honorary degrees — Harvard Gazette)
Ninez Ponce: Nina has received the 2024 Elizabeth Friese Health Education Award from the CDC Foundation. (Davis County News | Educating | Entertaining | Informing | Press Releases (davisjournal.com))
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings: Maya has been named an SNF Agora Institute Visiting Fellow. (SNF Agora announces 2024 cohort of visiting fellows | Hub (jhu.edu))
Jesse Rothstein: Jesse has received the American Economic Association’s 2024 Impactful Mentor Award.
Margaret Sims: Margaret has received an American Economic Association’s 2024 Distinguished Fellow Award. (https://www.aeaweb.org/news/member-announcements/2024-apr-09)
In Transition
Lily Batchelder: Lily has returned to New York University School of Law after serving as Assistant Treasury Secretary. (Lily Batchelder returns to NYU Law after serving as the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for tax policy | NYU School of Law)
Shaun O’Brien: Shaun has been appointed ERISA Advisory Council Vice Chair. (US Department of Labor appoints new ERISA Advisory Council members | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov)
New Publications
Gary Burtless, “Working Longer in an Age of Rising Economic Inequality,”Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, editors. Over-time: America’s Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Oxford University Press, 2022)
Courtney Coile, “The Geography of Retirement,” Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, editors. Over-time: America’s Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Oxford University Press, 2022)
Jon Dubin, “The Color of Social Security: Race and Unequal Protection in the Crown Jewel of the American Welfare State” (Stanford Law & Policy Review, 2024)
Elaine Fultz, “Social protection as a key component of the new social contract: a leading role for trade unions” (International Journal of Labour Research, Volume 12, Issues 1-2, 2023)
Teresa Ghilarducci, Work, Retire, Retreat: The Uncertainty of Retirement in the New Economy (University of Chicago Press, 2024)
Michael Graetz, The Power to Destroy: How the Anti-Tax Movement Hijacked America (Princeton University Press, 2024)
Jacob Hacker and Paul Pierson, “The Biased Politics of ‘Working Longer’,” Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, editors. Over-time: America’s Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Oxford University Press, 2022)
Nicole Maestas et al, “The Link between Health and Working Longer: Disparities in Work Capacity,”Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, editors. Over-time: America’s Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Oxford University Press, 2022)
James Russell, The Labor Guide to Retirement Plans: For Union Organizers and Employees (NYU Press, 2021)
John Shoven et al, “How Does Social Security Reform Indecision Affect Younger Cohorts,” Lisa F. Berkman and Beth C. Truesdale, editors. Over-time: America’s Aging Workforce and the Future of Working Longer, Oxford University Press, 2022)
David Walker, America in 2040: Still a Superpower? A Pathway to Success (Authorhouse, 2024)
Stephen Wandner, Transforming Unemployment Insurance for the Twenty-First Century: A Comprehensive Guide to Reform (Upjohn Press, 2023)
Members in the news 2023
Thought Leaders
Nancy Altman: Nancy is quoted on Social Security in Forbes magazine.
Heather Boushey: Heather is quoted on rising manufacturing jobs in the Financial Times.
Anne Case: Anne is quoted on life expectancy in the U.S. in Axios.
Sara Collins: Sara is quoted on health care insurance costs in CBS News MoneyWatch and USA Today.
Wendy Edelberg: Wendy discussed the recent U.S. Census Bureau report on poverty on C-SPAN.
Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer: Kathryn and Luke co-authored an OpEd on segregation in the Daily Beast.
Zeke Emanuel: Zeke’s Guest Essay, “The Moral Deficiencies of a Liberal Education,” was published in The New York Times.
Michele Evermore: Michele was quoted on unemployment rates in Marketplace.
Jason Furman: Jason was interviewed on U.S. job growth on MSNBC.
Teresa Ghilarducci: Teresa wrote an article on defined benefit pension plans in Forbes.
Howard Gleckman: Howard wrote an article on nursing homes in Forbes.
Marc Goldwein: Marc was interviewed on the U.S. budget by NPR.
Steve Goss: Steve was interviewed on Social Security’s finances by CNBC.
Gretchen Jacobson: Gretchen was quoted on Medicare Advantage marketing by NPR.
Sachin Jain: Sachin wrote an article on healthcare industry prediction for 2024 in Forbes.
Chip Kahn: Chip was quoted on Medicare payments to providers by Axios.
Josie Kalipeni: Josie wrote an OpEd on child care in The Hill.
Kilolo Kijakazi: Kilolo was quoted on Social Security 2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustments on NBC News and on Social Security overpayments in the New York Times.
Larry Kotlikoff: Larry was interviewed on Social Security overpayments on CBS 60 Minutes.
Alex Lawson: Alex was quoted on a fiscal commission and Social Security in Newsweek.
Larry Levitt: Larry wrote a Guest Essay on Medicare drug pricing negotiations in the New York Times.
Elaine Maag: Elaine wrote an article on the Child Tax Credit in Forbes.
Maya MacGuineas: Maya wrote a Commentary on the federal debt in Barron’s.
Aparna Mathur: Aparna co-authored an essay on increasing access to safety net programs in Health Affairs.
David Michaels: David wrote an article on worker safety in the Harvard Business Review.
Mark Miller: Mark was interviewed on improving health care by the Washington Post.
Alicia Munnell: Alicia was quoted on 401(k) plans in Pensions & Investments.
Ai-Jen Poo and Nicole Jorwic: Ai-Jen and Nicole wrote an OpEd on the Americans With Disabilities Act in The Hill.
Ai-Jen Poo: Ai-Jen co-authored an OpEd on long-term care in Newsweek.
Harold Pollack: Harold co-authored an article on Medicaid in the Chicago Tribune.
Karl Polzer: Karl wrote an article on the minimum wage in the Washington Examiner.
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings: Maya was interviewed on AIDS legislation on MSNBC.
William Rodgers: Bill was quoted on unemployment by Reuters.
Kathleen Romig: Kathleen was quoted in an article on the Social Security Administration in the New York Times.
Sara Rosenbaum: Sara was quoted in an article on Medicaid in the Washington Post.
James Russell: Jim wrote an article on pension plans in Common Dreams.
Robert Shapiro: Bob was quoted on the 2024 Presidential election in the New York Times.
Theda Skocpol: Theda was quoted on the Tea Party and the Republican Party in Politico.
Paul Starr: Paul authored an OpEd on life expectancy in the American Prospect.
Ben Veghte: Ben was quoted on Washington States’ long-term services and supports program in U.S. News & World Report.
David Walker: Dave authored an OpEd on the U.S. debt in Newsweek.
Paul Van de Water: Paul was quoted on the federal deficit by PolitiFact.
Thought Leaders
Ramsey Alwin: Ramsey was quoted extensively in The New York Times series on elder poverty.
Phil Caper: Phil’s letter to the editor on Medicare for all was published in the Portland Press Herald.
Indi Dutta-Gupta: Indi discussed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) on C-SPAN.
Kathryn Edwards: Kathryn was quoted extensively in a New York Times article on child care.
Jason Fichtner: Jason was quoted on the nation’s retirement crisis on Yahoo!Finance
Bill Hoagland: Bill was quoted in a Washington Post article on Congress and potential benefit spending reductions.
Josie Kalipeni: Josie’s letter to the editor on workplace affirmative action was published in the Boston Globe.
Aparna Mathur: Aparna’s article on the Child Tax Credit was published in Forbes.
Karl Polzer: Karl’s letter to the editor on the federal debt ceiling was published in the Washington Post
Louise Sheiner: Louise’s article on the federal debt ceiling was published in Newsweek. Louise was also quoted on the
U.S. economy in an article in the New York Times.
Rebecca Vallas: Rebecca was quoted in multiple media outlets on Social Security overpayments.
Honors
Kerwin Charles: Kerwin was named a 2023 Sir Arthur Lewis Fellow by the American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Cecilia Conrad: Wellesley College honored Academy Board Member Cecilia Conrad with a 2023 Alumnae Achievement Award and Inside Philanthropy named her one of the “50 Most Powerful Women in U.S. Philanthropy.”
Lisa Cook: The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies honored Federal Reserve Board Member Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook with its highest honor — the 2023 Louis E. Martin Great American Award.
Chip Kahn: Chip was named one of the most influential people in health care by Modern Healthcare.
Theda Skocpol: Theda received the 2023 James Madison Award from the American Political Science Association.
Debbie Chang: Debbie was named as one of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business by the San Francisco Business Times.
Maya Rockeymoore Cummings: Maya was honored by Purdue University College of Liberal Arts with one of its Distinguished Alumni Awards.
Susan Dentzer: Susan was honored by Dartmouth University with its naming of a Trailblazer Scholarship in her name.
In Transition
Cybele Bjorklund: Cybele has been appointed as the inaugural Executive Director of the new Hopkins Bloomberg Center.
Robert Espinoza: The National Skills Coalition has appointed Robert, a Member of the Academy’s Board of Directors, as its Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2004.
Robert Espinoza: Robert has been named a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution.