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Working Papers

2016

1. The Interaction between Consumption and Health in Retirement
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (4)

2014

2. Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transfers
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (3)

2013

3. Health Insurance and Retirement Decisions
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (4)
4. The Assets and Liabilities of Cohorts: The Antecedents of Retirement Security
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2012

5. The Interplay of Wealth, Retirement Decisions, Policy and Economic Shocks
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (5)

2011

6. An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (38)
   Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (49)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (24)
7. The Influence of Public Policy on Health, Wealth and Mortality
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2010

8. A New Test of Borrowing Constraints for Education
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article A New Test of Borrowing Constraints for Education, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2012) View citations (71) (2012)
9. Health and Wealth in a Life Cycle Model
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (16)
10. The Earned Income Tax Credit and the U.S. Low-Wage Labor Market
    ESRI Discussion paper series, Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

2009

11. Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Chapter Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
12. What Replacement Rates Should Households Use?
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (9)

2008

13. Are All Americans Saving ‘Optimally’ for Retirement?
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (5)

2007

14. Children and Household Wealth
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (25)

2006

15. Examining the Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on the Labor Market Participation of Families on Welfare
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)

2004

16. Are Americans Saving "Optimally" for Retirement?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Are Americans Saving "Optimally" for Retirement?, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (272) (2006)

2001

17. Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Do estate and gift taxes affect the timing of private transfers?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (75) (2004)
18. The Earned Income Tax Credit
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (91)
19. The Earned Income Tax Credit and Labor Market Participation of Families on Welfare
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (7)

1999

20. EITC Eligibility, Participation, and Compliance Rates for AFDC Households: Evidence from the California Caseload
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (8)

1996

21. Personal Bankruptcy and Credit Supply and Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (124)
    See also Journal Article Personal Bankruptcy and Credit Supply and Demand, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1997) View citations (291) (1997)
22. The Effects of Financial Education in the Workplace: Evidence from a Survey of Employers
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations (61)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (65)
    See also Journal Article THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION IN THE WORKPLACE: EVIDENCE FROM A SURVEY OF EMPLOYERS, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2009) View citations (64) (2009)
23. The Effects of Tax-Based Saving Incentives On Saving and Wealth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

1993

24. Intergenerational Transfers and Accumulation of Wealth
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems View citations (4)
    Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1991) View citations (112)
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (358) (1994)
25. Tax Progressivity and Household Portfolio: Descriptive Evidence from the Surveys of Consumer Finances
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems View citations (5)

1992

26. IRAS and Household Saving
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research View citations (43)
    Also in Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (1990) View citations (13)
    Working Papers, California Los Angeles - Applied Econometrics (1990) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article IRAs and Household Saving, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (88) (1994)
27. Private Saving and Public Policy
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems View citations (41)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (35)
    See also Chapter Private Saving and Public Policy, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (79) (1993)

Undated

28. Changes in the economic status of families with young children: A look at two cohorts
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
29. Effects of public and private transfers on income variability and the poverty rate
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (1)
30. Measuring Employment and Income for Low-Income Populations with Administrative and Survey Data
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (23)
31. Taxes and the poor: A microsimulation study of implicit and explicit taxes
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Taxes and the Poor: A Microsimulation Study of Implicit and Explicit Taxes, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (1994) View citations (15) (1994)
32. The Clinton welfare reform plan: Will it end poverty as we know it
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (1)
33. The earned income tax credit: Participation, compliance, and antipoverty effectiveness
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (15)

Journal Articles

2015

1. Facial Attractiveness and Lifetime Earnings: Evidence from a Cohort Study
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (1), 14-28 View citations (68)

2012

2. A New Test of Borrowing Constraints for Education
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2012, 79, (2), 511-538 View citations (71)
   See also Working Paper A New Test of Borrowing Constraints for Education, Working Papers (2010) (2010)

2009

3. THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION IN THE WORKPLACE: EVIDENCE FROM A SURVEY OF EMPLOYERS
   Economic Inquiry, 2009, 47, (4), 605-624 View citations (64)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Financial Education in the Workplace: Evidence from a Survey of Employers, Working Papers (1996) View citations (61) (1996)

2008

4. Can Administrative Data on Child Support Be Used to Improve the EITC? Evidence From Wisconsin
   National Tax Journal, 2008, 61, (2), 189-203 View citations (6)

2006

5. Are Americans Saving "Optimally" for Retirement?
   Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (4), 607-643 View citations (272)
   See also Working Paper Are Americans Saving "Optimally" for Retirement?, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (28) (2004)

2004

6. Do estate and gift taxes affect the timing of private transfers?
   Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (12), 2617-2634 View citations (75)
   See also Working Paper Do Estate and Gift Taxes Affect the Timing of Private Transfers?, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (11) (2001)

2002

7. Welfare, Employment, and Income: Evidence on the Effects of Benefit Reductions from California
   American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 380-384 View citations (10)

1998

8. An Econometric Analysis of Charitable Giving with Interdependent Preferences
   Economic Inquiry, 1998, 36, (3), 410-28 View citations (58)

1997

9. Personal Bankruptcy and Credit Supply and Demand
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1997, 112, (1), 217-251 View citations (291)
   See also Working Paper Personal Bankruptcy and Credit Supply and Demand, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (124) (1996)

1996

10. In-Work Benefits in the United States: The Earned Income Tax Credit
    Economic Journal, 1996, 106, (434), 156-69 View citations (48)
11. The Illusory Effects of Saving Incentives on Saving
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1996, 10, (4), 113-138 View citations (174)

1994

12. Do Saving Incentives Work?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1994, 25, (1), 85-180 View citations (107)
13. IRAs and Household Saving
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (5), 1233-60 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper IRAS and Household Saving, Working Papers (1992) View citations (43) (1992)
14. Intergenerational Transfers and the Accumulation of Wealth
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (4), 145-160 View citations (358)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Transfers and Accumulation of Wealth, Working papers (1993) View citations (4) (1993)
15. Taxes and the Poor: A Microsimulation Study of Implicit and Explicit Taxes
    National Tax Journal, 1994, 47, (3), 621-38 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Taxes and the poor: A microsimulation study of implicit and explicit taxes, Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers View citations (8)
16. The Earned Income Credit: Participation, Compliance, and Antipoverty Effectiveness
    National Tax Journal, 1994, 47, (1), 63-87 View citations (75)

1992

17. A direct examination of the dividend clientele hypothesis
    Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 49, (3), 261-285 View citations (34)

Edited books

2015

1. Social Policies in an Age of Austerity
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (10)

Chapters

2015

1. Introduction and overview
   Chapter 1 in Social Policies in an Age of Austerity, 2015, pp 3-17
2. Tax and spend: the interplay of fiscal and social policy
   Chapter 2 in Social Policies in an Age of Austerity, 2015, pp 18-43

2010

3. Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 24, 2010, pp 111-152 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (18) (2009)

1995

4. The Earned Income Tax Credit and Transfer Programs: A Study of Labor Market and Program Participation
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 9, 1995, pp 1-50 View citations (105)

1993

5. Private Saving and Public Policy
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 7, 1993, pp 73-110 View citations (79)
   See also Working Paper Private Saving and Public Policy, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (1992) View citations (41) (1992)

1991

6. Consumption Taxation in a General Equilibrium Model: How Reliable are Simulation Results?
   A chapter in National Saving and Economic Performance, 1991, pp 131-162 View citations (2)

1987

7. The Value-Added Tax: A General Equilibrium Look at Its Efficiency and Incidence
   A chapter in The Effects of Taxation on Capital Accumulation, 1987, pp 445-480 View citations (30)
   Also in A chapter in Taxes and Capital Formation, 1987, pp 105-108 (1987) View citations (35)