Kendall Stephenson is a labor organizer, first year PhD student-worker in the Economics department at Colorado State University, and a Research Assistant at the Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI). Kendall is interested in how structural changes in the economy necessitate varying degrees of government responses, particularly at the state and local level, and how these responses affect economic and social wellbeing. For that reason, his primary research interests relate to labor market policy and public finance. Following his MA from the New School for Social Research, Kendall served as an economist for the New York City Council,primarily supporting City budget negotiations. He also staffed the Civil Service and Labor Committee, where he assisted in developing and debating legislation regarding workplace regulations in New York City. Kendall will be working with the Equity Metrics Program (EMP) under the supervision of Stephen Menendian.