Meredith Slopen
@mslopen.bsky.social
Studying labor policy, women's employment, economic security, and work as a social determinant of health. Zinemaker. Can sometimes be found playing music. www.meredithslopen.org
Compelling new calculator, and useful to be able to look up the specifics for my university (and other locations). We can meet the needs of our communities, and instead are paying for the horror of immigration enforcement.
Ben Zipperer@benzipperer.org · 9h agoYou're paying $2,358 in federal taxes for Trump's mass deportations. @epi.org 's new calculator shows what your community could have instead www.epi.org/deportation-...
I've known Weldon for almost 20 years, seeing him weekly on my way to band practice. When I was pregnant and then not around for a bit, he welcomed me back and asked about my kid. Still does, 13 years later. The Mayor of DUMBO! All support much appreciated. gofund.me/153b78b47
Donate to Support Weldon, our friend and "Mayor" of DUMBO, organized by Sarah Blust
The Rude Mechanical Orchestra (RMO) is a political project that uses music… Sarah Blust needs your support for Support Weldon, our friend and "Mayor" of DUMBO
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Thrilled to share our **OPEN ACCESS** paper on how raising Seattle's minimum wage affected households receiving SNAP benefits. When the minimum wage went up, SNAP benefit levels went down -- a little. But, increases to earnings more than offset SNAP losses. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Minimum wage increases and SNAP participation: evidence from Seattle’s minimum wage ordinance - Review of Economics of the Household
A large and contested body of research examines how minimum wage laws affect employment and earnings for different groups of workers and industries. Far less studied are the important but ambiguous ex...
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New paper with @ballentinekess.bsky.social , @dschneider.bsky.social, and @kristenharknett.bsky.social examining how attendence-based points affect presenteeism using @shift-project.bsky.social data and whether paid sick leave laws affect the relationship. 🧵 shift.hks.harvard.edu/points-based...
Points-Based Attendance Systems Associated With Presenteeism Despite Paid Sick Leave Protections - The Shift Project
Read the Full Article Presenteeism, or attending work despite being ill enough to warrant absence, is endemic among working Americans. […]
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On May Day (Friday) I'll be sharing research about older workers and learning from scholars (incl. @janetgornick.bsky.social) focused on improving conditions of older adults at the New School. Program and registration link here: event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt... event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
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Janet Gornick@janetgornick.bsky.social · 3mo agoUpcoming conference at New School in NYC, hosted by Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis: "Reimagining the Economics of Late Life Institutions, Systems, and Investments". Friday, May 1, 9am-4pm EDT. In-person or Zoom. Program and registration link here: event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
Reimagining aging... I'm pleased to note that the GC-CUNY Stone Center will be in the house. I'm giving a keynote and @stone-lis.bsky.social former postdoc Meredith Slopen is a panelist. Check out the program! @mslopen.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @thenewschool.bsky.social 👇👇👇
Janet Gornick@janetgornick.bsky.social · 3mo agoUpcoming conference at New School in NYC, hosted by Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis: "Reimagining the Economics of Late Life Institutions, Systems, and Investments". Friday, May 1, 9am-4pm EDT. In-person or Zoom. Program and registration link here: event.newschool.edu/reimaginingt...
Closing out the week: new paper with @arash-p.bsky.social in @agingpolicy.bsky.social: Access and Unmet Need for Paid Leave Among Older Workers. We use data from the ATUS Leave Module to examine access and unmet need for paid leave among employed adults aged 55–70.
Access and Unmet Need for Paid Leave Among Older Workers
Increased life expectancy, coupled with reduced retirement security, is leading many Americans to work into older age. Paid leave policies support workers by offering job-secure paid time off to ad...
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This is a great action to take, today and every day. Trans friends of all ages: my life would not be the same without you.
Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 4mo agoOn this TDOV, please visit this link and tell the Mayor to make good on his fine words, fine Mt. Sinai and Langone for denying trans kids health care, and direct NYC Hospitals + Health to provide those kids care. gregpak.net/2026/03/27/t...
I'm extremely honored to have been awarded an @upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2026 Early Career Research Award to study the impacts of paid sick leave mandates on the employment and economic security of older workers.
Upjohn Institute@upjohninstitute.bsky.social · 4mo agoWe’re pleased to announce this year’s slate of Upjohn Institute Early Career Research Awards. Ten awardees receive $7,500 apiece to carry out policy-relevant research on labor market issues. #ECRA #Econsky
New Yorkers deserve solutions that meaningfully address hate violence — not political theater & half-measures. Instead of voting to pass unserious & anti-democratic “buffer zone” bills, @council.nyc.gov should invest $26-30 million in evidence-based non-carceral hate violence prevention. Read why:
Ending violence, not buffer zones, protects Jews
New York’s Jewish community faces two very different visions of safety.
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Getting excited for NYC Open Data Week! In 2016, I wrote "data set will be publicly available" into a grant application, and this year got an email that the dataset is being used by Barnard students. On Monday they'll present their results! csc.barnard.edu/events/new-y...
New York City Open Data Week x Barnard CSC // Childcare in the City: What NYC Open Data Tells Us About Family Policy | Barnard Computational Science Center
Childcare in the City is a student-led Open Data Week event exploring how NYC Open Data can power public storytelling and policy communication. Undergraduate students from Barnard College analyze data...
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NY's TDI program's insufficient, outdated funding creates huge inconsistencies with the paid family leave program. If you need it for yourself you get $170/week, but if your family member has the same injury or condition you can receive >$1200/week. It's long past time to reconcile these policies.
A Better Balance@abetterbalance.org · 5mo agoNew York's paid medical leave program lags far behind other states – meaning countless New Yorkers must survive off $170/week when they're too sick or injured to work. NY leaders must reform TDI and bring the state into the 21st century. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/new-yorkers-...
Good timing for thr snow day: NYC expands paid sick leave coverage.
A Better Balance@abetterbalance.org · 5mo agoAs of yesterday, NYC workers have stronger paid sick time rights! Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
As of yesterday, NYC workers have stronger paid sick time rights! Now, the city's law covers paid sick time for childcare, emergency-related closures, housing- and benefits-related legal proceedings, workplace violence, and more. Learn more: www.abetterbalance.org/local-victor...
Local Victory: NYC Expands Paid Sick Time Law to Include More Covered Purposes and Protections! - A Better Balance
This newest expansion to the city’s law will provide new protections to workers and ensure that New Yorkers can attend to their real-life needs without being forced to risk their job or income.
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Attending #SSWR2026 as a social policy researcher (or friend)? Join us for our annual happy hour on Friday night at 6:30 at Calico! Be in touch if you need more info and looking forward to learning from your work throughout the conference!
This year was not my best for reading - it seemed like there were sometimes months between things I really liked, but definitely some great ones in the mix.
Rapid Response Data Briefing: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) Join us to learn: 🔵 What's in PRAMS 🔵 Why it's important 🔵 The risks facing its continued collection and publication 🔵 How you can help support this essential data resource Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
This incredible album made me laugh, cry, dance, and feel deeply grateful for my community. borschtbeat.bandcamp.com/album/strang...
Strange Tongue / מסתּמא־לשון / Mistame-Loshn, by Ira Khonen Temple
10 track album
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Chloe N. Clark@pintsncupcakes.bsky.social · 8mo ago2025 has been a rough year. What's one piece of art that's brought you absolute joy despite everything?
Our paper reflecting on 30 years of Medicaid estate recovery is fully out today! We shed light on policy mechanisms, state variation, and its potential to drive wealth disparities. Thank you to @jhppl.bsky.social for being the perfect home for our work on this understudied, but longstanding, policy.
Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law@jhppl.bsky.social · 8mo ago@aspishakthomas.com @emmasandoe.bsky.social & @heatherhhoward.bsky.social examine Medicaid estate recovery. Some states recently initiated policy changes to address problems with Medicaid estate recovery, and the authors evaluate the impact of these policies. read.dukeupress.edu/jhppl/articl...
Extremely excited to see the Breul Prize awarded to this excellent paper about what comes next after the Fight for $15! Congrats to Kess and everybody involved!
Social Service Review@socservreview.bsky.social · 9mo agoThe 2026 Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize has been awarded to Kess Ballentine and colleagues for their article “What Happens When the Fight for $15 and a Union Is Won? Understanding Workers’ Perceptions and Implications for Organizing." Read for free now! www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Social workers (and friends) attending @appam.bsky.social in Seattle: we will meet for our annual happy hour on Friday night from 5-7 at Kells' Bar. Be in touch if you need details and share with your students/new colleagues. Looking forward! @arpilarz.bsky.social @calliefreitag.bsky.social
The world changed last night. Thank you for being part of Zohran Mamdani's historic mayoral victory - now we make it real. Join JFREJ tomorrow (Thurs) at 7:30pm for a mass call with special guests to hear about what's next for our movement and how YOU can take part. RSVP at jfrej.org/mass-call
Social workers (and friends) attending @appam.bsky.social in Seattle: we will meet for our annual happy hour on Friday night from 5-7 at Kells' Bar. Be in touch if you need details and share with your students/new colleagues. Looking forward! @arpilarz.bsky.social @calliefreitag.bsky.social
Hey NYC. I did a deep dive on the housing ballot measures. Here's my research, in case you're as confused as I was. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Jen’s “I’m Too Busy To Understand This” Ballot Measure Explainer
Dear friends, Not gonna lie, I wish I lived in less interesting times. I’m finding a lot of hope in Mamdani’s candidacy. When the National Guard is sent to NYC, he’s who I want in the Mayor’s office....
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My kid (12) rides the NYC subway every day, reports "the only thing I'm scared of is if it is running late". These guys need to toughen up.
We are sick and tired of the appalling, Islamophobic attacks on Zohran for daring to care about the well-being of Palestinians. It's not antisemitic to call out Israel for indiscriminate bombings, war crimes, and killing thousands upon thousands of civilians. Enough is enough.
Including state as an identifiable variable, and then restricting the data, prevents huge amounts of policy research from happening with very little benefit/trade-off with respect to privacy vs. what we could learn.
Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 10mo agoDo you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
The sound you hear is health policy researchers running to their computers to start coding up the diff-in-diff.
Dr. Lucky Tran@luckytran.com · 10mo ago15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more. Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.
A record number of private-sector workers have access to paid sick time in 2025 under state and local laws. But access remains unequal, especially for workers in low-wage jobs and the South. @epi.org: www.epi.org/blog/access-...
Access to paid sick leave continues to grow but remains highly unequal by geography and wage level
In a government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on leave without pay for the duration of the shutdown (and possibly worse, if the threatened layoffs occur). If history is a…
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