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Working Papers
2025
- Career Conversations with the Junior Economic Club of New York City
Speech, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Economic Outlook with a Focus on Regional Business Conditions
Speech, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
2024
- Disinflation... and Whose Inflation?
Speech, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
- Welcome Remarks: PhD Excellence Initiative
Speech, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
2023
- Online Appendix to "Incarceration, Employment and Earnings: Dynamics and Differences"
Online Appendices, Review of Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Incarceration, Employment and Earnings: Dynamics and Differences, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
- The Effects of Macroeconomic Shocks: Household Financial Distress Matters
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
2021
- Incarceration, Earnings, and Race
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
- Online Appendix to "Stock Market Participation: The Role of Human Capital"
Online Appendices, Review of Economic Dynamics 
See also Journal Article Stock Market Participation: The Role of Human Capital, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
2020
- COVID-19 and Financial Distress: Employment Vulnerability
On the Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- COVID-19 and Financial Distress: Vulnerability to Infection and Death
On the Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Financial Distress and the Second Wave of COVID-19 Infections
On the Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- Household Financial Distress and the Burden of 'Aggregate' Shocks
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 
Also in Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2020)
- How Will COVID-19 Affect the Spending of Financially Distressed Households?
On the Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
- How will COVID-19 Affect Financial Assets, Delinquency and Bankruptcy?
On the Economy, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (1)
2019
- Aggregate Implications of Household Financial Distress
2019 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
- Consumption in the Great Recession: The Financial Distress Channel
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 
Also in Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2019)
- Who Values Access to College?
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (1)
Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2019) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Who Values Access to College?, Richmond Fed Economic Brief, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
2018
- Investment Opportunities and Economic Outcomes: Who Benefits From College and the Stock Market?
2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
- The Persistence of Financial Distress
2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2017) View citations (4) Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City (2017) View citations (1) 2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2016) View citations (3) Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2017) 
See also Journal Article The Persistence of Financial Distress, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2019) View citations (14) (2019)
2017
- College or the Stock Market, or College and the Stock Market?
FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (4)
2016
- Bankruptcy and Delinquency in a Model of Unsecured Debt
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (16)
Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2012) View citations (20)
See also Journal Article BANKRUPTCY AND DELINQUENCY IN A MODEL OF UNSECURED DEBT, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2018) View citations (14) (2018)
- Investment Opportunities and the Sources of Lifetime Inequality
2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
2015
- Learn Now, Save Later: College and Household Portfolios
2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
- Stock Market Investment: The Role of Human Capital
Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) 
Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2015)
2014
- Does Redistribution Increase Output? The Centrality of Labor Supply
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Does redistribution increase output? The centrality of labor supply, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2017) View citations (8) (2017)
- Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulations, and Consumer Debt
2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (14)
Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2014) View citations (15)
See also Journal Article Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulation, and Consumer Debt, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (17) (2015)
- Risky, Lumpy Human Capital in Household Portfolios
2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
- Single Mothers and the Earned Income Tax Credit: Insurance Without Disincentives?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
- Young Unskilled Women and the Earned Income Tax Credit: Insurance Without Disincentives?
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (1)
2013
- The supply of college-educated workers: the roles of college premia, college costs, and risk
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (11)
2011
- A quantitative theory of information and unsecured credit
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (23)
Also in 2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article A Quantitative Theory of Information and Unsecured Credit, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (68) (2012)
- Loan guarantees for consumer credit markets
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 
See also Journal Article Loan Guarantees for Consumer Credit Markets, Economic Quarterly, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2014) (2014)
2010
- The Earned Income Tax Credit: Insurance Without Disincentives?
2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
2009
- Are harsh penalties for default really better?
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (10)
- Credit and self-employment
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (31)
See also Journal Article Credit and self-employment, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2011) View citations (11) (2011)
2007
- Unsecured Credit and Self-Employment
2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (3)
2004
- Fresh start or head start? Uniform bankruptcy exemptions and welfare
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Fresh start or head start? Uniform bankruptcy exemptions and welfare, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2006) View citations (32) (2006)
- Unsecured debt with public insurance: from bad to worse
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Unsecured debt with public insurance: From bad to worse, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (32) (2006)
2003
- Risky higher education and subsidies
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Risky higher education and subsidies, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (2005) View citations (55) (2005)
Journal Articles
2023
- Incarceration, Employment and Earnings: Dynamics and Differences
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2023, 51, 677-697 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Online Appendix to "Incarceration, Employment and Earnings: Dynamics and Differences", Online Appendices (2023) View citations (2) (2023) Software Item Code and data files for "Incarceration, Employment and Earnings: Dynamics and Differences", Computer Codes (2023) (2023)
- Opinion: Investing in Women's Careers
Econ Focus, 2023, 23, (3Q), 31-32
- Opinion: Unique Challenges in the Housing Market
Econ Focus, 2023, (1Q), 36
- Opinion: Why Do Bank Runs Happen?
Econ Focus, 2023, 23, (2Q), 32
- Opinion: Why Is Returning to the Office Contentious?
Econ Focus, 2023, 23, (4Q), 31-32
- Stock Market Participation: The Role of Human Capital
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2023, 47, 1-18 View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Online Appendix to "Stock Market Participation: The Role of Human Capital", Online Appendices (2021) (2021)
2022
- Opinion: Following Through
Econ Focus, 2022, 22, (3Q), 36
- Opinion: Inflation and the Road Ahead for Research
Econ Focus, 2022, 22, (4Q), 32
- Opinion: Our Work on Rural Economies
Econ Focus, 2022, (1Q), 32
- Opinion: Unwinding Pandemic Monetary Policy
Econ Focus, 2022, (2Q), 36
- The Pandemic, Child Care and Women’s Labor Force Participation
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2022, 22, (16)
2021
- Risk, the College Premium, and Aggregate Human Capital Investment
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2021, 13, (2), 168-213 View citations (6)
- The Evolving Relationship between COVID-19 and Financial Distress
Economic Bulletin, 2021, (February 24, 2021), 3 View citations (1)
2020
- Who Values Access to College?
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2020, 20, (03) View citations (2)
Also in Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2020, (20-03), 5 (2020) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Who Values Access to College?, Working Paper (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
2019
- The Persistence of Financial Distress
The Review of Financial Studies, 2019, 32, (10), 3851-3883 View citations (14)
Also in Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2019, (March) (2019) View citations (14)
See also Working Paper The Persistence of Financial Distress, 2018 Meeting Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)
- Whom Will Opportunity Zones Help?
Econ Focus, 2019, (1Q), 32-32
2018
- BANKRUPTCY AND DELINQUENCY IN A MODEL OF UNSECURED DEBT
International Economic Review, 2018, 59, (2), 593-623 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper Bankruptcy and Delinquency in a Model of Unsecured Debt, Working Paper (2016) View citations (16) (2016)
- TFP, Prosperity, and the FOMC
Econ Focus, 2018, (1Q), 40-40
- What Have We Learned since the Financial Crisis?
Econ Focus, 2018, (3Q), 36-36
2017
- Does Redistribution Increase Output?
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2017, (January) View citations (10)
- Does redistribution increase output? The centrality of labor supply
Quantitative Economics, 2017, 8, (3), 761-808 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper Does Redistribution Increase Output? The Centrality of Labor Supply, Working Paper (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
- Opinion: Do Low Interest Rates Punish Savers?
Econ Focus, 2017, (3Q), 40-40
- Opinion: Publicly Provided Data and the Fed
Econ Focus, 2017, (1Q), 40-40
2016
- The Payoff from the Earned Income Tax Credit
Econ Focus, 2016, (2Q), 40-40
2015
- Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulation, and Consumer Debt
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2015, 18, (1), 32-52 View citations (17)
See also Working Paper Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulations, and Consumer Debt, 2014 Meeting Papers (2014) View citations (14) (2014) Software Item Code and data files for "Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulation, and Consumer Debt", Computer Codes (2014) (2014)
- Land of Opportunity: Economic Mobility in the United States
Economic Quarterly, 2015, (2Q), 169-191 
Also in Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2013, (July) (2013)
- OPINION: Why Do College Graduates Earn More?
Econ Focus, 2015, (2Q), 44-44
- Opinion: The Importance of Researcher Independence
Econ Focus, 2015, (4Q), 44-44
- Systemic Risk and the Pursuit of Efficiency
Economic Quarterly, 2015, (1Q), 23-47 View citations (2)
Also in Annual Report, 2009, 4-20 (2009) View citations (2)
- Understanding Living Wills
Economic Quarterly, 2015, (3Q), 193-223 View citations (2)
2014
- Expanding the Scope of Workforce Development
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2014, (May)
- Loan Guarantees for Consumer Credit Markets
Economic Quarterly, 2014, (4Q), 297-352 
See also Working Paper Loan guarantees for consumer credit markets, Working Paper (2011) (2011)
2013
- Implications of Risks and Rewards in College Decisions
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2013, (June)
2012
- A Quantitative Theory of Information and Unsecured Credit
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2012, 4, (3), 153-83 View citations (68)
See also Working Paper A quantitative theory of information and unsecured credit, Working Paper (2011) View citations (23) (2011)
- Debt default and the insurance of labor income risks
Economic Quarterly, 2012, 98, (4Q), 255-307 View citations (3)
- Land of opportunity? Economic mobility in the United States. 2012 annual report of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Annual Report, 2012, 4-23 View citations (1)
- The spice of life: allowing for heterogeneity in macro models
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2012, (Apr) View citations (1)
2011
- Credit and self-employment
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2011, 35, (3), 363-385 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Credit and self-employment, Working Paper (2009) View citations (31) (2009)
- The cost of unanticipated household finance shocks: two examples
Economic Quarterly, 2011, 97, (4Q), 431-450 View citations (1)
- The earned income tax credit: recipients, labor force participation, and credit constraints
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2011, (Mar)
2010
- Earned income tax credit recipients: income, marginal tax rates, wealth, and credit constraints
Economic Quarterly, 2010, 96, (3Q), 229-258 View citations (10)
2009
- Consumption smoothing and the measured regressivity of consumption taxes
Economic Quarterly, 2009, 95, (Win), 75-100 View citations (4)
- Opinion: Why efficiency matters...even if you value equality
Econ Focus, 2009, 13, (Fall), 44
- Rationalizing financial literacy policy
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2009, (Mar)
- Recent fiscal policy and the manipulation of aggregate economic activity
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2009, (Aug)
- Self-employment rates and business size: the roles of occupational choice and credit market frictions
Annals of Finance, 2009, 5, (3), 495-519 View citations (6)
- The case for direct methods to address CO2 emissions and other negative environmental externalities
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2009, (Oct)
- Unsecured credit markets are not insurance markets
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2009, 56, (1), 83-103 View citations (36)
2008
- Credit access, labor supply, and consumer welfare
Economic Quarterly, 2008, 94, (Win), 17-44 View citations (1)
- Default, insurance, and debt over the life-cycle
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2008, 55, (4), 752-774 View citations (40)
2007
- Implications of some alternatives to capital income taxation
Economic Quarterly, 2007, 93, (Win), 31-55 View citations (1)
- Opinion: In praise of theory
Econ Focus, 2007, 11, (Spr), 60
2006
- Credit exclusion in quantitative models of bankruptcy: does it matter?
Economic Quarterly, 2006, 92, (Win), 17-49 View citations (11)
- Fresh start or head start? Uniform bankruptcy exemptions and welfare
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2006, 30, (11), 2051-2079 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Fresh start or head start? Uniform bankruptcy exemptions and welfare, Working Paper (2004) View citations (8) (2004)
- Unsecured debt with public insurance: From bad to worse
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2006, 53, (4), 797-825 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper Unsecured debt with public insurance: from bad to worse, Working Paper (2004) View citations (4) (2004)
2005
- Equilibrium models of personal bankruptcy: a survey
Economic Quarterly, 2005, 91, (Spr), 73-98 View citations (20)
- Opinion: The economics of bankruptcy
Econ Focus, 2005, 9, (Sum), 56
- Risky higher education and subsidies
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2005, 29, (6), 979-1023 View citations (55)
See also Working Paper Risky higher education and subsidies, Working Paper (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
2004
- Shame as it ever was: stigma and personal bankruptcy
Economic Quarterly, 2004, 90, (Spr), 1-19 View citations (47)
2003
- Unemployment insurance and personal bankruptcy
Economic Quarterly, 2003, 89, (Spr), 33-53 View citations (2)
2002
- Welfare implications of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1999
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2002, 49, (8), 1567-1595 View citations (151)
2001
- The growth of unsecured credit: are we better off?
Economic Quarterly, 2001, (Sum), 11-33 View citations (15)
Books
2014
- Big Ideas in Macroeconomics: A Nontechnical View, vol 1
MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (2)
Software Items
2023
- Code and data files for "Incarceration, Employment and Earnings: Dynamics and Differences"
Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics 
See also Journal Article Incarceration, Employment and Earnings: Dynamics and Differences, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
2014
- Code and data files for "Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulation, and Consumer Debt"
Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics 
See also Journal Article Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulation, and Consumer Debt, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (17) (2015)
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