Details about Rebecca M. Blank

Homepage:	http://www.brookings.edu/experts/blankr.aspx
Phone:	202-482-3727
Postal address:	Department of Commerce, ESA Herbert C. Hoover Building, Room 4848 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20230
Workplace:	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA), Department of Commerce, Government of the United States, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2008

1. The Impact of Earnings Disregards on the Behavior of Low Income Families
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

2. Do State Laws Affect the Age of Marriage? A Cautionary Tale About Avoidance Behavior
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2006

3. Exploring Gender Differences in Employment and Wage Trends Among Less-Skilled Workers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2004

4. POVERTY, POLICY AND PLACE: HOW POVERTY AND POLICIES TO ALLEVIATE POVERTY ARE SHAPED BY LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS
   Working Papers, Oregon State University, Rural Poverty Research Center (RPRC) View citations

2002

5. Can Equity and Efficiency Complement Each Other?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2002)
6. Evaluating Welfare Reform in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2002)
7. U.S. Welfare Reform: What's Relevant for Europe?
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations

2001

8. The Clinton Legacy for America's Poor
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2000

9. What Causes Public Assistance Caseloads to Grow?
   JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations
10. What Has Welfare Reform Accomplished? Impacts on Welfare Participation, Employment, Income, Poverty, and Family Structure
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (2000) View citations

1999

11. Financial Incentives for Increasing Work and Income Among Low- Income Families
    HEW, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley (1999) View citations
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1999) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations
12. What Goes Up Must Come Down? Explaining Recent Changes in Public Assistance Caseloads
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations
13. When Can Public Policy Makers Rely on Private Markets? The Effective Provision of Social Services
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2000)

1997

14. No Easy Answers: Comparative Labor Market Problems in the United States Versus Europe
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations
15. Social Organization and Drug Law Enforcement
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research

1994

16. State Abortion Rates: The Impact of Policies, Providers, Politics, Demographics, and Economic Environment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (1996)
17. The Dynamics of Part-Time Work
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1993

18. Evaluating the Connection Between Social Protection and Economic Flexib ility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (1994)
19. Public Sector Growth and Labor Market Flexibility: The United States vs. The United Kingdom
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
20. When Do Women Use AFDC & Food Stamps? The Dynamics of Eligibility vs. Participation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1991

21. Why Were Poverty Rates So High in the 1980s?
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations

1990

22. Down and Out in North America: Recent Trends in Poverty Rates in the U.S. and Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1989

23. RECENT TRENDS IN HOUSING CONCITIONS AMONG THE URBAN POOR
    Working Papers, Princeton, Woodrow Wilson School - Discussion Paper
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989)
24. Recent Trends in Insured and Uninsured Unemployment: Is There an Explanation?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1988) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1991)

1987

25. Disaggregating the Effect of the Business Cycle on the Distribution of Income
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1985) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1989)
26. Why Are Wages Cyclical in the 1970's?
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1987)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1990)

1986

27. How Important is Welfare Dependence?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1985

28. Macroeconomics, Income Distribution, and Poverty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
29. Simultaneously Modelling the Supply of Weeks and Hours of Work Among Female Household Heads
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1988)

1983

30. An Analysis of Worker Sectoral Choice: Public vs. Private Employment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.
31. Welfare, Wages and Migration, An Analysis of Locational Choice by Female-Headed Households
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations

Undated

32. Is There a Trade-off between Unemployment and Inequality? No Easy Answers: Labor Market Problems in the United States versus Europe
    Economics Public Policy Brief Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The View citations
33. Race and Gender in the Labor Market
    IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University View citations
    See also Chapter (1999)
34. The Effect of the 1996 Welfare Reforms
    IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University

Journal Articles

2009

1. A Cautionary Tale about the Use of Administrative Data: Evidence from Age of Marriage Laws
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (2), 128-49

2008

2. Promoting banking services among low-income customers
   New England Community Developments, 2008, (3), 1-7
3. Report of the Search Committee for the Editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 629-29
4. The Changing Incidence and Severity of Poverty Spells among Female-Headed Families
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 387-91

2006

5. Introduction
   Labour Economics, 2006, 13, (6), 665-666 View citations
6. Reviews of the 2006 Economic Report of the President
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2006, 44, (3), 662-693
7. Was Welfare Reform Successful?
   The Economists' Voice, 2006, 3, (4)

2005

8. An Overview of Welfare-to-Work Efforts
   CESifo DICE Report, 2005, 3, (2), 03-07
9. Tracing the Economic Impact of Cumulative Discrimination
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 99-103

2003

10. Changes in the Distribution of Children's Family Income over the 1990's
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 304-308 View citations
11. Selecting Among Anti-Poverty Policies: Can an Economist be Both Critical and Caring?
    Review of Social Economy, 2003, 61, (4), 447-469 View citations

2002

12. Can equity and efficiency complement each other?
    Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (4), 451-468 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
13. Evaluating Welfare Reform in the United States
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2002, 40, (4), 1105-1166 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)
14. What do economists have to contribute to policy decision-making?
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 2002, 42, (5), 817-824

2001

15. Declining caseloads/increased work: what can we conclude about the effects of welfare reform?
    Economic Policy Review, 2001, (Sep), 25-36 View citations

2000

16. Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: Fighting Poverty: Lessons from Recent U.S. History
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, 14, (2), 3-19 View citations
17. Strong Employment, Low Inflation: How Has the US Economy Done So Well?
    Canadian Public Policy, 2000, 26, (s1), 175-186 View citations
18. The State of British Economics
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (464), F350-54 View citations
19. When Can Public Policy Makers Rely on Private Markets? The Effective Provision of Social Services
    Economic Journal, 2000, 110, (462), C34-49 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1997

20. Policy Watch: The 1996 Welfare Reform
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (1), 169-77 View citations

1996

21. State abortion rates the impact of policies, providers, politics, demographics, and economic environment
    Journal of Health Economics, 1996, 15, (5), 513-553 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1995

22. Changes in Inequality and Unemployment over the 1980s: Comparative Cross-National Responses
    Journal of Population Economics, 1995, 8, (1), 1-21 View citations
23. Teen pregnancy: government programs are not the cause
    Feminist Economics, 1995, 1, (2), 47-58 View citations

1994

24. Policy Watch: Proposals for Time-Limited Welfare
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (4), 183-93
25. Short-Term Recidivism among Public-Assistance Recipients
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 49-53 View citations

1993

26. Poverty, Income Distribution, and Growth: Are They Still Connected
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1993, 24, (1993-2), 285-340 View citations

1992

27. Down and Out in North America: Recent Trends in Poverty Rates in the United States and Canada
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), 233-54 View citations

1991

28. Recent Trends in Insured and Uninsured Unemployment: Is There an Explanation?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106, (4), 1157-89 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
29. The Effects of Double-Blind versus Single-Blind Reviewing: Experimental Evidence from The American Economic Review
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1041-67 View citations

1990

30. Why Are Wages Cyclical in the 1970s?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8, (1), 16-47 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1989

31. Analyzing the length of welfare spells
    Journal of Public Economics, 1989, 39, (3), 245-273 View citations
32. Disaggregating the Effect of the Business Cycle on the Distribution of Income
    Economica, 1989, 56, (222), 141-63 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1987)
33. The Role of Part-Time Work in Women's Labor Market Choices over Time
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 295-99 View citations

1988

34. Simultaneously Modeling the Supply of Weeks and Hours of Work among Female Household Heads
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1988, 6, (2), 177-204 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1985)
35. The effect of welfare and wage levels on the location decisions of female-headed households
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1988, 24, (2), 186-211 View citations

1985

36. An analysis of workers' choice between employment in the public and private sectors
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1985, 38, (2), 211-224 View citations
37. The impact of state economic differentials on household welfare and labor force behavior
    Journal of Public Economics, 1985, 28, (1), 25-58 View citations

Books

1994

1. Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Chapters

1999

1. Race and gender in the labor market
   Chapter 48 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 3143-3259 View citations
   See also Working Paper

1994

2. Evaluating the Connection between Social Protection and Economic Flexibility
   A chapter in Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?, 1994, pp 21-42 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1993)
3. Introduction to "Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?"
   A chapter in Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?, 1994, pp 1-20
4. Public Sector Growth and Labor Market Flexibility: The United States versus the United Kingdom
   A chapter in Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?, 1994, pp 223-264 View citations

1993

5. Responding to Need: A Comparison of Social Safety Nets in Canada and the United States
   A chapter in Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States, 1993, pp 191-232 View citations