Social Policy Institute research will be presented in seven different panels during the APPAM conference Nov. 17 to Nov. 18, 2022. Below are the papers and discussions that will be presented by the SPI team, including staff and faculty affiliates.
9:15 a.m. (CT) on Thursday, November 17, 2022
- “The COVID-19 Shock to Our Deep Inequities: Who Are Our Most Vulnerable?” panel, led by Michal Grinstein-Weiss (SPI), and Edward Lawlor, faculty steering committee
- Crashing without a Parachute: Racial and Educational Disparities in Unemployment during COVID-19, presented by Bradley Hardy, faculty affiliate | Read Abstract
- Do Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Savings and Job Loss during COVID-19 Explain Disparities in Housing Hardships? presented by Michal Grinstein-Weiss (SPI)| Read Abstract
- Socioeconomic Status As a Risk Factor in Economic and Physical Harm from COVID-19: Evidence from the United States, presented by David Rothwell, faculty affiliate | Read Abstract
12:45 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, November 17, 2022
- “Impacts of the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit on Household Well-Being” panel, led by Leah Hamilton, faculty affiliate
- The Impacts of the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit on Family Employment, Nutrition, and Financial Well-Being, presented by Leah Hamilton, faculty affiliate, and co-authored by Stephen Roll (SPI), Mathieu Despard (SPI), Elaine Maag, Yung Chun (SPI) and Laura Brugger (SPI) | Read Abstract
- “Program Participation, Employment, Hardship: The Dynamics of Well-Being in Low-Income Households” panel
- Race, Ethnicity, and the Labor Market Response to the Safety Net, presented by Bradley Hardy, faculty affiliate | Read Abstract
12:45 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, November 17, 2022
- “Multi-Disciplinary Strategies to Improve Food Security” panel.
- Improving Food Security, Maternal Health, and Birth Outcomes through Fresh Rx: A “Food Is Medicine” Intervention, presented by Dan Ferris (SPI) and co-authored by Stephen Roll (SPI), Trina Ragain, Jin Huang, Katherine Matthews, Katie Simpson, Kourtney Gilbert (SPI), Tyler Frank (SPI) and Jason Jabbari (SPI) | Read Abstract
2:30 p.m. (CT) on Thursday, November 17, 2022
- “Precarious Employment and Economic Wellbeing in the New Economy” panel, led by Daniel Auguste, faculty affiliate
- Access to Employer Benefits and Financial Security Among Frontline Healthcare Workers, presented by Mathieu Despard (SPI) and co-authored by Haotian Zheng (SPI) | Read Abstract
- COVID-19 Shocks to Family Financial Strain and the Moderating Role of Paid Leave Policy, presented by David Rothwell, faculty affiliate, and co-authored by Laura Brugger (SPI) and Sophia Fox-Dichter (SPI) | Read Abstract
- Democratizing the Economy or Introducing Economic Risk? Gig Work during the COVID-19 Pandemic, presented by Daniel Auguste, faculty affiliate, and co-authored by Stephen Roll (SPI) and Mathieu Despard (SPI) | Read Abstract
12:45 p.m. (CT) on Friday, November 18, 2022
- “Beyond Public Health: Pandemic Policy Impacts on Economies and Well-Being” panel, led by Laura Brugger (SPI)
- Impacts of Stay-at-Home Orders on the Local Economy: Focusing on Cross-Border Metropolitan Areas, presented by Yung Chun (SPI) and co-authored by Stephen Roll (SPI) and Laura Brugger (SPI) | Read Abstract
- “Understanding the Diverse Impacts of the 2021 Advance Child Tax Credit” panel, chaired by Bradley Hardy, faculty affiliate.