POLICY MEMOS

  • Mitigating Nurse Shortages by Incentivizing Men

    I am suggesting that Governor Hochul use the $10 billion to increase wages for nurses to incentivize men to join the field, as only 11.5% of nurses are men in New York. I used a linear regression model to show a strong correlation between higher than median wage and more shares of men in nursing by state. Incentivizing more men could decrease staff shortages, resulting in less nurse turnover and lower patient mortality rates.

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  • #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women’s Rights

    The authors of Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women’s Rights held a briefing about their research findings of the #MeToo movement and its global impacts. Many women in countries with more suppressive gender policies have turned to the internet and social media to organize and continue the fight for equality.

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  • Global Vaccine Access: Challenges and Opportunities

    Public health experts consistently stressed the importance of urgent global vaccine distribution in order to effectively combat the threat of COVID-19. Without rapid intervention, dangerous variants threaten to inundate health care systems, form resistance against vaccines, and kill millions of people.

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  • How States Are Preparing for an Evictions Surge

    The housing crisis is one of the many issues that has been greatly exacerbated by the pandemic. Prior to the expiration of the eviction moratorium, 70 million Americans were at risk of eviction. These individuals will suffer economic insecurity and declines in health conditions, as well as the societal threat of the continued spread of COVID-19.

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  • Behavioral Economic Nudges and Gender Discrimination

    I believe behavioral economic “nudges”, have the power to influence our society to combat harmful social norms around gender discrimination. Small changes in our culture can lead us down the path of progress and change. While important, policy change cannot be the only method we lean on in this fight for equality. Only when we dismantle social norms and adjust biased behavior will any true headway be made.

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