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Jessica Forden

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Jessica Forden is a PhD candidate in economics at The New School and a research fellow at the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis. Her work examines the economic impacts of the US long-term care system, with a focus on how unpaid caregiving, long-term care financing, and care market structures shape work, retirement security, and wealth inequality. She holds an MA in economics from The New School and a BA in economics from Wellesley College.