Biography
Hilary Wething (she/her) is an Economist at the Economic Policy Institute. Her research examines the relationship between labor market policy, household economic security, and social safety net programs. Prior to joining EPI as an Economist, Wething was an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Pennsylvania State University School of Public Policy.
She holds a Ph.D. in public policy and management, with concentrations in demography and economics, from the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Washington. Wething has undergraduate degrees in mathematics and economics from Creighton University.
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Today’s teacher shortage is just the tip of the iceberg: Part II
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Today’s teacher shortage is just the tip of the iceberg: Part I
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Access to paid sick leave continues to grow but remains highly unequal
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Improving teacher diversity is key to reducing racial disparities in academic outcomes and addressing the teacher shortage
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Chicago Public Schools should try to maintain spending levels even as federal pandemic relief funds come to an end
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Vouchers undermine efforts to provide an excellent public education for all
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EPI response to the bipartisan congressional paid leave RFI
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The teacher shortage shows small signs of improvement, but it remains widespread
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Paid sick leave access expands with widespread state action: Low-wage workers without access face economic and health insecurity
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New data show that access to paid sick days remains vastly unequal: Amid federal inaction, 61% of low-wage workers are without paid sick days
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Why Young People Should Care About a Lame Labor Market
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Job Growth in the Great Recession Has Not Been Equal Between Men and Women
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Improvement Yes, but Job Growth Has Yet To Meaningfully Accelerate for Most States
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Thinking Like an RA, Jobs Day Edition: What I’ve learned in the last three years
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Don’t Pull the Rug Out from Under PSLF Recipients
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Wage Stagnation among College Graduates and Senator Warren’s Plan to Help
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Equal Pay Day: A Reminder that Women (and Men!) Deserve More
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College Completion: Why Getting Kids in the Door Isn’t Enough
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The Overtime Threshold Has Eroded 57.5 Percent from its Peak Value
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Fixing the Gender Wage Gap Is a Crucial Step for Women, But Not the Only Step
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Five Years of Lilly Ledbetter and Still More Work Needs To Be Done
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Jobs of the Future Look like Today’s Jobs
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The Jobs Gap May Be Bigger for Men, But Within Industries Men are Still Gaining More than Women
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What We Mean When We Talk About Middle-Out Economics
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Taking ‘Middle-Out Economics’ Seriously in this Fall’s Fiscal Debates
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In Light Of Census Numbers, Cutting SNAP Would Be Irresponsible
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EPI Family Budgets: Why More Tools Are Better Than One
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McDonald’s Employees Don’t Need Financial Planning, They Need Raises
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What Families Need to Get By: The 2013 Update of EPI’s Family Budget Calculator
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Economic Policy Institute 2013 Family Budget Calculator: Technical Documentation