Jeff Hayes, Ph.D.

About Jeff Hayes

Jeff Hayes is a sociologist and Scholar in Residence at American University and works on research examining women’s and men’s employment, job quality, and economic security over the life course, including retirement. He currently oversees IWPR’s work analyzing usage and cost of paid family and medical leave in the United States and provides technical assistance to several states and localities considering how they might improve workers’ access to paid leave for their own health needs or to care for family members. Dr. Hayes has been interviewed on paid leave, income security, and job quality issues in The Washington Post, MarketWatch, Huffington Post, CNN Money, CNBC, and other outlets around the country. Dr. Hayes has testified on the costs of paid leave proposals before the New York City Council, the DC city council, and the Maryland House Economic Matters committee. He is currently serving on the Maryland Task Force to Study Family and Medical Leave Insurance. He served on the Commission to Modernize Social Security and has provided technical assistance to members of the US Congress on including credits for caregiving in Social Security. Dr. Hayes is a member of the National Academy of Social Insurance. As an experienced survey researcher, Dr. Hayes advises on IWPR’s survey work and conducts major surveys such as the IWPR/Rockefeller Survey of Economic Security. Prior to joining IWPR, Dr. Hayes worked at the McGill Institute for Health and Social Policy and the Harvard Project on Global Working Families, analyzing how labor conditions affect children’s health and development around the world, and taught research methods at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He holds Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia.

Basic Economic Security in West Virginia

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of West Virginia’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T02:11:29-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in West Virginia

Basic Economic Security in Wisconsin

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Wisconsin’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T02:09:32-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in Wisconsin

Basic Economic Security in Washington

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Washington’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T02:07:12-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in Washington

Basic Economic Security in Rhode Island

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Rhode Island’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T02:03:52-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in Rhode Island

Basic Economic Security in South Carolina

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of South Carolina’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T01:56:10-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in South Carolina

Basic Economic Security in South Dakota

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of South Dakota’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T01:49:01-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in South Dakota

Basic Economic Security in Texas

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Texas’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T01:14:18-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in Texas

Basic Economic Security in Utah

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Utah’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T01:20:19-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in Utah

Basic Economic Security in Vermont

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Vermont’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T01:26:48-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in Vermont

Basic Economic Security in Virginia

Economic security is a critical part of the overall health and well-being of Virginia’s women, men, and children. To have economic security, working adults must have enough income to meet their basic monthly expenses—such as housing, food, transportation, and child care expenses—and save for emergencies and retirement.

By Jooyeoun Suh, Ph.D., Cynthia Hess, Ph.D. and Jeff Hayes|2020-10-14T01:32:42-05:00September 1, 2018|IWPR|Comments Off on Basic Economic Security in Virginia