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Working Papers
2022
- 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
2020
- 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)
2019
- Consumption in the Great Recession: The Financial Distress Channel
Research Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City 
Also in Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (2019)
- Who Values Access to College?
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 
Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2019) View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Richmond Fed Economic Brief (2020)
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)
- The Persistence of Financial Distress
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 
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)
See also Journal Article in Richmond Fed Economic Brief (2019)
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 (19)
2015
- Stock Market Investment: The Role of Human Capital
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 
Also in Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2015)
2014
- Does Redistribution Increase Output? The Centrality of Labor Supply
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (9)
- 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 in Review of Economic Dynamics (2015)
- Single Mothers and the Earned Income Tax Credit: Insurance Without Disincentives?
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
- 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 in American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics (2012)
- Loan guarantees for consumer credit markets
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 
See also Journal Article in Economic Quarterly (2014)
2010
- The Earned Income Tax Credit: Insurance Without Disincentives?
2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)
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 (24)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (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 in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (2006)
- Unsecured debt with public insurance: from bad to worse
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (4)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Monetary Economics (2006)
2003
- Risky higher education and subsidies
Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond View citations (2)
See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control (2005)
Journal Articles
2023
- Stock Market Participation: The Role of Human Capital
Review of Economic Dynamics, 2023, 47, 1-18 View citations (5)
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
- The Evolving Relationship between COVID-19 and Financial Distress
Economic Bulletin, 2021, (February 24, 2021), 3
2020
- Who Values Access to College?
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2020, 20, (03) 
Also in Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2020, (20-03), 5 (2020) 
See also Working Paper (2019)
2019
- The Persistence of Financial Distress
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2019, (March) View citations (10)
See also Working Paper (2017)
- Whom Will Opportunity Zones Help?
Econ Focus, 2019, (1Q), 32-32
2018
- 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 (8)
- 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 (15)
See also Software Item (2014) Working Paper (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)
- 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 (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 (63)
See also Working Paper (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 (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 (11)
2009
- Consumption smoothing and the measured regressivity of consumption taxes
Economic Quarterly, 2009, 95, (Win), 75-100 View citations (3)
- 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 (34)
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 (36)
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 (27)
See also Working Paper (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 (2004)
2005
- Equilibrium models of personal bankruptcy: a survey
Economic Quarterly, 2005, 91, (Spr), 73-98 View citations (16)
- 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 (53)
See also Working Paper (2003)
2004
- Shame as it ever was: stigma and personal bankruptcy
Economic Quarterly, 2004, 90, (Spr), 1-19 View citations (42)
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 (145)
2001
- The growth of unsecured credit: are we better off?
Economic Quarterly, 2001, (Sum), 11-33 View citations (13)
Books
2014
- Big Ideas in Macroeconomics: A Nontechnical View, vol 1
MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (2)
Software Items
2014
- Code and data files for "Labor Market Upheaval, Default Regulation, and Consumer Debt"
Computer Codes, Review of Economic Dynamics 
See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (2015)
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