media
Podcast appearances, broadcast and print coverage, and policy-advisory work.
This page collects public-facing engagement that sits outside the formal research record: podcast appearances, broadcast and print coverage, and policy-advisory work. It is a growing record — additions land here as they happen.
Podcast Appearances
- Money with Katie (Morning Brew) — long-form interview on labor markets, retirement coverage, and what national policy looks like at the household level.
- The Ross Kaminsky Show — radio segments on labor-market and economic-policy news.
- Spotlight on Poverty & Opportunity — conversation on safety-net design and the empirical evidence on transfer programs.
- Political Economy Forum Podcast (University of Washington) — discussion of labor-market regulation and worker classification.
Broadcast and Video
- CBS MoneyWatch — “More than half of U.S. workers don’t have access to employer-sponsored retirement plan” — segment on the U.S. retirement coverage gap.
Print and Online Coverage
Cited or quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, CBS News, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, and other national outlets.
Policy-Advisory Work
Seattle Mayor’s Office and the advisory team for Senator Mark Warner
Strategic advice on local legislation governing nonstandard work arrangements and the online gig economy. Consultation on COVID-19 impacts on local labor markets, independent contracting, and unemployment insurance.
Utah Legislative Session report on SB 233 (Flexible Benefits Working Group)
Co-developed the executive summary for an assessment of Utah’s SB 233 portable-benefits law. Identified key implementation challenges and recommendations to strengthen incentives and legal clarity.
Washington State Employment Security Department and the World Bank
Contributed to administrative-data tools, including work supporting the Seattle Minimum Wage project. Developed and delivered a random-forest methodology to improve analysis of incomplete survey data.
Connect
For media inquiries, podcast invitations, or speaking engagements, reach out at benjamin@eig.org. For short-form commentary as it lands, the Agglomerations newsletter and X are the most up-to-date channels.