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Working Papers

2008

1. Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University (2008)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2009)

2007

2. Child Mental Health and Human Capital Accumulation: The Case of ADHD Revisited
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2008)

2006

3. Inequality and Health: Is Housing Crowding the Link?
   Working Papers, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research

2005

4. Assessing the Maintenance of Savings Sufficiency Over the First Decade of Retirement
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations
   See also Journal Article in International Tax and Public Finance (2007)
5. Extending Health Care Coverage to the Low-Income Population: The Influence of the Wisconsin BadgerCare Program on Labor Market Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)

2003

6. Market Work, Wages, and Men's Health
   Staff General Research Papers, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (1994)

1999

7. Economic Inactivity of Young Adults: An Intergenerational Analysis
   Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations

1992

8. The "Window Problem" in Studies of Children's Attainments: A Methodological Exploration
   NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations

1991

9. The Health, Earnings Capacity, and Poverty of Single-Mother Families
   Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute, The View citations
   Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty

1990

10. THE SYNTHESIS ECONOMIC FERTILITY MODEL: A LATENT VARIABLE INVESTIGATION OF SOME CRITICAL ATTRIBUTES
    Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (1992)
11. The Effect of the Medicaid Program on Welfare Participation and Labor Supply
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1992)

1989

12. Disability Status as an Unobservable: Estimates From a Structural Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1988

13. Labor and Transfer Income and Older Women's Work: Estimates From the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Undated

14. Children's prospects and children's policy
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1993)
15. Decreasing Opportunities for Low-Wage Workers: The Role of the Nondiscrimination Law for Employer-Provided Health Insurance
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
16. Do Teens Make Rational Choices? The Case of Teen Nonmarital Childbearing
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
17. How people with disabilities fare when public policies change
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
18. Incentives, Challenges, and Dilemmas of TANF
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
19. Nonmarket outcomes of schooling
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
20. Special Education and School Achievement: An Explanatory Analysis
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
21. The Changing Economic Status of Disabled Women, 1982–1991: Trends and Their Determinants
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
22. The Changing Economic Status of U.S. Disabled Men: Trends and Their Determinants, 1982–1991
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
23. The Intergenerational Effects of Early Childbearing
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
24. The effect of health on the work effort of low-income single mothers
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
25. The loss of earnings capability from disability/health limitations: Toward a new social indicator
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations
26. Welfare to Work in the U.S.: A Model for Other Nations?
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations

Journal Articles

2009

1. Education and Labor Market Consequences of Teenage Childbearing: Evidence Using the Timing of Pregnancy Outcomes and Community Fixed Effects
   Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44, (2)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2008

2. Child mental health and human capital accumulation: The case of ADHD revisited
   Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (3), 794-800 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2007

3. Assessing the maintenance of savings sufficiency over the first decade of retirement
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2007, 14, (4), 481-502
   See also Working Paper (2005)
4. Do youth nonmarital childbearing choices reflect income and relationship expectations?
   Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20, (1), 73-100 View citations

2006

5. Do Newly Retired Workers in the United States Have Sufficient Resources to Maintain Well-Being?
   Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (2), 249-264 View citations
6. SCHIP expansion and parental coverage: An evaluation of Wisconsin's BadgerCare
   Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25, (6), 1170-1192

2005

7. The Role of Expectations in Adolescent Schooling Choices: Do Youths Respond to Economic Incentives?
   Economic Inquiry, 2005, 43, (3), 467-492 View citations

2002

8. Social and nonmarket benefits from education in an advanced economy
   Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2002, (Jun), 97-142 View citations
9. Welfare Reform in the US: Early Evidence of Impacts
   Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), 2002, 5, (4), 457-470

2001

10. The role of economic incentives in teenage nonmarital childbearing choices
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 81, (3), 473-511 View citations

2000

11. Errata
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2000, 7, (3), 369-371
12. Welfare to Work in the U.S.: A Model for Other Developed Nations?
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2000, 7, (1), 95-114 View citations

1999

13. Poverty, children's health, and health care utilization
    Economic Policy Review, 1999, (Sep), 9-21 View citations

1997

14. Testing the HMO competitive strategy: An analysis of its impact on medical care resources
    Journal of Health Economics, 1997, 16, (3), 261-286 View citations

1995

15. The Determinants of Children's Attainments: A Review of Methods and Findings
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1995, 33, (4), 1829-1878 View citations

1994

16. Market work, wages, and men's health
    Journal of Health Economics, 1994, 13, (2), 163-182 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2003)

1993

17. Children's Prospects and Children's Policy
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (4), 153-74 View citations
    See also Working Paper
18. Is dumping socially inefficient?: An analysis of the effect of Medicare's prospective payment system on the utilization of Veterans Affairs inpatient services
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 52, (3), 329-344 View citations
19. Teen Out-of-Wedlock Births and Welfare Receipt: The Role of Childhood Events and Economic Circumstances
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 75, (2), 195-208 View citations
20. The Implications of Demographic Changes for Public Finance: An Overview
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1993, 48, (Supplement), v-xii

1992

21. The Effect of the Medicaid Program on Welfare Participation and Labor Supply
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (4), 615-26 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)
22. The Synthesis Economic Fertility Model: A Latent Variable Investigation of Some Critical Attributes
    Journal of Population Economics, 1992, 5, (1), 1-16
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1991

23. A New Index to Value In-Kind Benefits
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1991, 37, (4), 387-408 View citations
24. Disability Transfers and the Work Decision of Older Men
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106, (3), 939-49 View citations

1988

25. Labor market behavior of older men: Estimates from a Trichotomous choice model
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 36, (2), 153-175 View citations
26. Nutrients: Impacts and Determinants
    World Bank Economic Review, 1988, 2, (3), 299-320 View citations
27. Schooling and Earnings Distributions with Endogenous Labour Force Participation, Marital Status and Family Size
    Economica, 1988, 55, (219), 297-316 View citations

1987

28. How does mother's schooling affect family health, nutrition, medical care usage, and household sanitation?
    Journal of Econometrics, 1987, 36, (1-2), 185-204 View citations
29. Investments in schooling in two generations in pre-revolutionary Nicaragua: The roles of family background and school supply
    Journal of Development Economics, 1987, 27, (1-2), 395-419 View citations
30. Women's schooling and children's health: Are the effects robust with adult sibling control for the women's childhood background?
    Journal of Health Economics, 1987, 6, (3), 239-254 View citations

1986

31. Child Quantity and Quality in a Developing Country: Family Background, Endogenous Tastes, and Biological Supply Factors
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1986, 34, (4), 703-20 View citations

1985

32. Human Capital and Earnings Distribution in a Developing Country: The Case of Prerevolutionary Nicaragua
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1985, 34, (1), 1-29 View citations

1984

33. A More General Approach to Fertility Determination in a Developing Country: The Importance of Biological Supply Considerations, Endogenous Tastes and Unperceived Jointness
    Economica, 1984, 51, (23), 319-39 View citations
34. Determinants of Women's Health Status and Health-Care Utilization in a Developing Country: A Latent Variable Approach
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1984, 66, (4), 696-703 View citations
35. Disability transfers and early retirement: a casual relationship?
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 24, (1), 47-66 View citations
36. Income Transfers and Work Effort: The Netherlands and the United States in the 1970s
    Kyklos, 1984, 37, (4), 609-37
37. Labor force participation and earnings determinants for women in the special conditions of developing countries
    Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 15, (1-3), 259-288 View citations
38. Measuring disability and health
    Journal of Health Economics, 1984, 3, (2), 187-193 View citations
39. More evidence on nutrition demand: Income seems overrated and women's schooling underemphasized
    Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 14, (1), 105-128 View citations
40. The Decline in Male Labor Force Participation: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1984, 92, (3), 532-41 View citations
41. The Socioeconomic Impact of Schooling in a Developing Country
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1984, 66, (2), 296-303 View citations
42. Who is schooled in developing countries? The roles of income, parental schooling, sex, residence and family size
    Economics of Education Review, 1984, 3, (3), 231-245 View citations

1983

43. Is Income Overrated in Determining Adequate Nutrition?
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 1983, 31, (3), 525-49 View citations
44. Time Allocation, Market Work, and Changes in Female Health
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (2), 134-39

1982

45. Determinants of child mortality, health, and nutrition in a developing country
    Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 11, (2), 163-193 View citations
46. The impact of demographic changes on income distribution in a developing country
    Journal of Development Economics, 1982, 11, (3), 355-377 View citations
47. What influences children's health?
    Children and Youth Services Review, 1982, 4, (1-2), 193-208

1980

48. Intelligence and Family Size: Another Look
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1980, 62, (2), 241-47

1978

49. A Note on Some Evidence on the Easterlin Hypothesis
    Journal of Political Economy, 1978, 86, (5), 953-58

1977

50. Do Schools Make a Difference?
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (4), 639-52 View citations

1975

51. Which school resources help learning? Efficiency and equity In Philadelphia public schools
    Business Review, 1975, (Feb), 4-29

Chapters

2000

1. The economics of disability and disability policy
   Chapter 18 in Handbook of Health Economics, 2000, vol. 1, pp 995-1051 View citations

1985

2. Income, Inequality, and Uncertainty: Differences between the Disabled and Nondisabled
   A chapter in Horizontal Equity, Uncertainty, and Economic Well-Being, 1985, pp 293-322