Deputy Director

Andrew Stettner, Deputy Director
astettner@nelp.org
(212) 285-3025 ext. 303
New York City Office

Areas of expertise
Labor Market Research · Unemployment Insurance

Biography
Andrew Stettner joined NELP in 2002 and became Deputy Director in 2007.  He is an experienced policy advocate and analyst who served as the Executive Director of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice before joining NELP. At NELP, Stettner has published extensive empirical research on unemployment and worked on successful unemployment insurance reform initiatives at the national and state level. Stettner is a graduate of Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute.

Education
M.P.P., Georgetown University
B.A., Columbia University

Selected Publications
·    Down But Not Out, Reviving the Promise of Unemployment Insurance in New York State (National Employment Law Project:  2006)

·    Clearing the Path to Unemployment Insurance for Low-Wage Workers (National Employment Law Project:  2005)

·    The Rising Stakes of Job Loss:  Stubborn Long-Term Joblessness Amid Falling Unemployment Rates (National Employment Law Project/Economic Policy Institute:  2004)

·    “Unemployment Insurance and Bias Against Families,” The Challenge (May-June 2003)