The Economics Behind Obama's Unapologetically Liberal Second-Term Agenda
A higher minimum wage and universal pre-K might sound like hackneyed liberal goals. But they're supported by broad economic research -- and common sense. More »
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Heather Boushey is Senior Economist at the Center for American Progress. Her research focuses on employment, social policy, and family economic well-being. More
Much of Boushey’s current work deals with the Great Recession’s impact on workers and their families, as well as policies to promote job creation. She co-edited The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Changes Everything (2009) and was a lead author of “Bridging the Gaps,” a 10-state study about how low- and moderate-income working families are left out of work support programs. She has appeared on the PBS NewsHour and in the New York Times, where she was called one of the “most vibrant voices in the field.” She also spearheaded a successful campaign to save the Census Bureau’s Survey of Income and Program Participation from devastating budget cuts.
Boushey received her PhD in economics from the New School for Social Research and her B.A. from Hampshire College. She has held economist positions with the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress, the Center for Economic and Policy Research, and the Economic Policy Institute. She grew up in a union family in Mukilteo, Washington, and now lives with her husband, Todd Tucker, in Washington, D.C.
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