Careers and kids: Economist Brenden Timpe studies “family friendly” policies like public pre-school, maternity leave

Brenden Timpe, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, studies the links between public policy, the labor market and family structure and behavior. Labor economics, public economics and economic demographics are his specialty areas. His work has…

US falls far behind most of the world in support for fathers and caregivers of aging adults

Today, the WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD) at UCLA, launched “Equality within Our Lifetimes,” the most comprehensive analysis to date of laws and policies related to gender equality in all 193 U.N. member states. While the U.S. performs well in some areas, it has become even more of an outlier when it comes to care.