Areas of expertise
Wages • Poverty • Jobs • Health care • Economic mobility
Biography
Elise Gould joined EPI in 2003. Her research areas include wages, poverty, inequality, economic mobility and health care. She is a co-author of The State of Working America, 12th Edition. Gould authored a chapter on health in The State of Working America 2008/09; co-authored a book on health insurance coverage in retirement; published in venues such as The Chronicle of Higher Education, Challenge Magazine, and Tax Notes; and written for academic journals including Health Economics, Health Affairs, Journal of Aging and Social Policy, Risk Management & Insurance Review, Environmental Health Perspectives, and International Journal of Health Services. Gould has been quoted by a variety of news sources, including Bloomberg, NPR, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal, and her opinions have appeared on the op-ed pages of USA Today and The Detroit News. She has testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means, Maryland Senate Finance and House Economic Matters committees, the New York City Council, and the District of Columbia Council.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Master of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin
B.A., Sociology, Wesleyan University
By Content:
By Area of Research:
By Type:
-
News from EPI › Job opening and labor turnover survey reveals increasing layoffs in November
-
News from EPI › December jobs report provides a clear picture of Trump’s failed handling of the economy
-
What to watch on jobs day: Little to no improvement in December and huge losses over 2020
-
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey continues to show weaker levels of hires than before the recession hit: Any hope for a quick recovery is off the table unless Congress acts now
-
News from EPI › Recovery continues to wane: Expiring unemployment relief means more trouble around the corner
-
What to watch on jobs day: An unfortunate continued slowing recovery due to the Senate’s inaction
-
Reinstating and extending the pandemic unemployment insurance programs through 2021 could create or save 5.1 million jobs
-
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows declines in hires: As winter hits, the Biden administration will be facing a mounting, not waning, crisis
-
News from EPI › October jobs report: Next president inherits a devastated economy with millions out of work
-
Latina Equal Pay Day: Essential Latina workers face substantial pay gap during COVID-19 pandemic
-
Young workers hit hard by the COVID-19 economy: Workers ages 16–24 face high unemployment and an uncertain future
-
The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey shows hiring failed to improve: Congress must act to fix massive jobs shortfall
-
News from EPI › Slowdown in jobs added means we could be years away from a full recovery
-
What to watch on jobs day: Slow closing of the massive jobs deficit
-
Household income gains welcome in 2019 Census data, but may not be as strong as they first appear
-
News from EPI › Income gains from 2019 Census report illustrate the importance of getting closer to full employment during the recovery
-
What to watch for in the 2019 Census data on earnings, incomes, and poverty
-
News from EPI › A huge jobs deficit remains, by any measure: Congress must provide more relief
-
News from EPI › Six months into the recession and a 11.5 million jobs deficit remains
-
What to Watch on Jobs Day: Widespread economic pain continues in August
-
Latinx workers—particularly women—face devastating job losses in the COVID-19 recession
-
News from EPI › The bounceback deflates: Job gains slow considerably in July
-
What to watch on jobs day: A stalled recovery
-
Hires up, layoffs down but more economic pain is on the horizon: Policymakers must act in order to protect workers’ health and economic well-being
-
News from EPI › Two months of gains, but a huge jobs deficit remains, and deepening pain is on the horizon: Congress needs to act
-
What to watch on jobs day: A false start to the recovery
-
The U.S. economy remains in an enormous jobs deficit: The labor market was down 15.9 million jobs at the end of April (JOLTS data), and down 19.6 million at the middle of May (jobs data)
-
News from EPI › While welcome gains, job losses since February still total 19.6 million: Now is not the time to stop providing relief
-
What to watch on jobs day: The unemployment rate continues to climb but not equally for all demographic groups
-
Public education job losses in April are already greater than in all of the Great Recession