Details about Jeffrey P. Clemens

Homepage:	http://econweb.ucsd.edu/~j1clemens/
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-San Diego (UCSD), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2010

The effects of state budget cuts on employment and income
MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (18)
See also Journal Article Fiscal Policy Multipliers on Subnational Government Spending, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (130) (2012)

Journal Articles

2025

Why do labor unions advocate for minimum wage increases?
Labour Economics, 2025, 94, (C)
See also Working Paper Why Do Labor Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2024

Do higher minimum wages decrease union membership in minimum-wage-intensive industries?
Applied Economics Letters, 2024, 31, (16), 1453-1461
Spatial spillovers and the effects of fiscal stimulus: evidence from pandemic-era federal aid for state and local governments
Spatial Economic Analysis, 2024, 19, (3), 411-435
When is tinkering with safety net programs harmful to beneficiaries?
Southern Economic Journal, 2024, 91, (1), 213-256
See also Working Paper When Is Tinkering with Safety Net Programs Harmful to Beneficiaries?, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (5) (2021)

2023

How did federal aid to states and localities affect testing and vaccine delivery?
Journal of Public Economics, 2023, 225, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper How Did Federal Aid to States and Localities Affect Testing and Vaccine Delivery?, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (3) (2022)
How important are minimum wage increases in increasing the wages of minimum wage workers?
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2023, 41, (4), 594-612 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper How Important are Minimum Wage Increases in Increasing the Wages of Minimum Wage Workers?, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2022

Does measurement error explain the increase in subminimum wage payment following minimum wage increases?
Economics Letters, 2022, 217, (C) View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Does Measurement Error Explain the Increase in Subminimum Wage Payment Following Minimum Wage Increases?, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
Understanding “Wage Theft”: Evasion and avoidance responses to minimum wage increases
Labour Economics, 2022, 79, (C) View citations (17)
See also Working Paper Understanding “Wage Theft”: Evasion and Avoidance Responses to Minimum Wage Increases, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (17) (2020)

2021

Dropouts Need Not Apply? The Minimum Wage and Skill Upgrading
Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (S1), S107 - S149 View citations (63)
See also Working Paper Dropouts Need Not Apply? The Minimum Wage and Skill Upgrading, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (24) (2020)
How Do Firms Respond to Minimum Wage Increases? Understanding the Relevance of Non-employment Margins
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (1), 51-72 View citations (105)
How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some
Tax Policy and the Economy, 2021, 35, (1), 225 - 262 View citations (4)
See also Chapter How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some, NBER Chapters, 2020, 225-262 (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
Working Paper How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
Medicaid and fiscal federalism during the COVID‐19 pandemic
Public Budgeting & Finance, 2021, 41, (4), 94-109 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Medicaid and Fiscal Federalism During the COVID-19 Pandemic, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
Politics and the distribution of federal funds: Evidence from federal legislation in response to COVID-19
Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 204, (C) View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Politics and the Distribution of Federal Funds: Evidence from Federal Legislation in Response to COVID-19, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (10) (2021)

2020

Implications of schedule irregularity as a minimum wage response margin
Applied Economics Letters, 2020, 27, (20), 1691-1694 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Implications of schedule irregularity as a minimum wage response margin, AEI Economics Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic for State Government Tax Revenues
National Tax Journal, 2020, 73, (3), 619-644 View citations (50)
See also Working Paper Implications of the Covid-19 Pandemic for State Government Tax Revenues, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (45) (2020)

2019

Cross‐Country Evidence on Labor Market Institutions and Young Adult Employment through the Financial Crisis
Southern Economic Journal, 2019, 86, (2), 573-612 View citations (1)
The minimum wage and the Great Recession: Evidence of effects on the employment and income trajectories of low-skilled workers
Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 170, (C), 53-67 View citations (150)
See also Working Paper The Minimum Wage and the Great Recession: Evidence of Effects on the Employment and Income Trajectories of Low-Skilled Workers, Working Papers (2015) View citations (34) (2015)
Uncompensated Care and the Collapse of Hospital Payment Regulation: An Illustration of the Tinbergen Rule
Public Finance Review, 2019, 47, (6), 1002-1041
See also Working Paper Uncompensated Care and the Collapse of Hospital Payment Regulation: An Illustration of the Tinbergen Rule, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2018

Implications of Medicaid Financing Reform for State Government Budgets
Tax Policy and the Economy, 2018, 32, (1), 135 - 172 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Implications of Medicaid Financing Reform for State Government Budgets, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
Chapter Implications of Medicaid Financing Reform for State Government Budgets, NBER Chapters, 2017, 135-172 (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
THE SHORT‐RUN EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF RECENT MINIMUM WAGE CHANGES: EVIDENCE FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2018, 36, (4), 711-722 View citations (37)

2017

Do health insurers innovate? Evidence from the anatomy of physician payments
Journal of Health Economics, 2017, 55, (C), 153-167 View citations (24)
In the Shadow of a Giant: Medicare’s Influence on Private Physician Payments
Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125, (1), 1 - 39 View citations (78)
See also Working Paper In the Shadow of a Giant: Medicare's Influence on Private Physician Payments, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (22) (2013)
RISKS TO THE RETURNS TO MEDICAL INNOVATION: THE CASE OF MYRIAD GENETICS
Contemporary Economic Policy, 2017, 35, (2), 345-357 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Risks to the Returns to Medical Innovation: The Case of Myriad Genetics, NBER Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2016

Medicare payment cuts continue to restrain inflation
FRBSF Economic Letter, 2016 View citations (11)
Redistribution through Minimum Wage Regulation: An Analysis of Program Linkages and Budgetary Spillovers
Tax Policy and the Economy, 2016, 30, (1), 163 - 189 View citations (5)
See also Chapter Redistribution through Minimum Wage Regulation: An Analysis of Program Linkages and Budgetary Spillovers, NBER Chapters, 2014, 163-189 (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2015

Regulatory Redistribution in the Market for Health Insurance
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2015, 7, (2), 109-34 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Regulatory Redistribution in the Market for Health Insurance, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2014

Do Physicians' Financial Incentives Affect Medical Treatment and Patient Health?
American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (4), 1320-49 View citations (221)
See also Working Paper Do Physicians' Financial Incentives Affect Medical Treatment and Patient Health?, Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (41) (2012)
How much do Medicare cuts reduce inflation?
FRBSF Economic Letter, 2014 View citations (12)
Who pays for public employee health costs?
Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 38, (C), 65-76 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Who Pays for Public Employee Health Costs?, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (4) (2013)
Chapter Who Pays for Public Employee Health Costs?, NBER Chapters, 2013 (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2013

An Analysis of Economic Warfare
American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 523-27 View citations (5)

2012

Fiscal Policy Multipliers on Subnational Government Spending
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012, 4, (2), 46-68 View citations (130)
See also Chapter Fiscal Policy Multipliers on Subnational Government Spending, NBER Chapters, 2010, 46-68 (2010) View citations (5) (2010)
Working Paper The effects of state budget cuts on employment and income, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (18) (2010)
The rise of the states: U.S. fiscal decentralization in the postwar period
Journal of Public Economics, 2012, 96, (11), 1079-1091 View citations (62)
See also Chapter The Rise of the States: US Fiscal Decentralization in the Postwar Period, NBER Chapters, 2010, 1079-1091 (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2008

Opium in Afghanistan: Prospects for the Success of Source Country Drug Control Policies
Journal of Law and Economics, 2008, 51, (3), 407-432 View citations (15)

2007

Capping the Mortgage Interest Deduction
National Tax Journal, 2007, 60, (4), 769-85 View citations (19)

Chapters

2024

Intergovernmental Grants and Policy Competition: Concepts, Institutions, and Evidence
A chapter in Policy Responses to Tax Competition, 2024 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Intergovernmental Grants and Policy Competition: Concepts, Institutions, and Evidence, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2020

How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some
A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35, 2020, pp 225-262 View citations (3)
See also Journal Article How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
Working Paper How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

2017

Implications of Medicaid Financing Reform for State Government Budgets
A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 32, 2017, pp 135-172 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Implications of Medicaid Financing Reform for State Government Budgets, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (1) (2017)
Journal Article Implications of Medicaid Financing Reform for State Government Budgets, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (11) (2018)

2014

Redistribution through Minimum Wage Regulation: An Analysis of Program Linkages and Budgetary Spillovers
A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 30, 2014, pp 163-189 View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Redistribution through Minimum Wage Regulation: An Analysis of Program Linkages and Budgetary Spillovers, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2013

Who Pays for Public Employee Health Costs?
A chapter in State and Local Health Plans for Active and Retired Public Employees, 2013 View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Who pays for public employee health costs?, Elsevier (2014) View citations (15) (2014)
Working Paper Who Pays for Public Employee Health Costs?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2010

Fiscal Policy Multipliers on Subnational Government Spending
A chapter in Fiscal Policy (Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar, TAPES), 2010, pp 46-68 View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Fiscal Policy Multipliers on Subnational Government Spending, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (130) (2012)
The Rise of the States: US Fiscal Decentralization in the Postwar Period
A chapter in Fiscal Federalism, 2010, pp 1079-1091 View citations (4)
See also Journal Article The rise of the states: U.S. fiscal decentralization in the postwar period, Elsevier (2012) View citations (62) (2012)