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Podcast: The Future of Everything
Episode: Maya Rossin-Slater: Health policy and its impact on families
Description: Can an expectant mother’s exposure to air pollutants or even extreme temperatures impact her unborn child’s earning potential 30 years later?
Can paid family leave improve workforce attachment for new mothers?
According to Maya Rossin-Slater, economist and an assistant professor of health research and policy at Stanford School of Medicine, the answer to these and other questions is “yes.” She says that research on these topics can provide policy makers with more comprehensive information on the costs and benefits in their decision-making, which is especially important for policies that have disproportionate effects on the less aff...