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Economics Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (more information at EDIRC) Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (more information at EDIRC) Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2014

1. Intergenerational mobility in the United States and Great Britain: a comparative study of parent-child pathways
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2014)

2012

2. From Parents to Their Children: How Do Nations Compare? Findings of a Major Cross-National Study
   CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
3. Health and Wealth in Early Retirement
   CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University
4. Long-Term Effects of Public Low-Income Housing Vouchers: Work, Neighborhood, Family Composition and Childcare Usage
   CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University View citations (6)

2005

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

1999

7. Economic Inactivity of Young Adults: An Intergenerational Analysis
   Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (1994) View citations (1)
8. The Anatomy of Changing Male Earnings Inequality: An Empirical Exploration of Determinants
   Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
   Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (1994) View citations (2)
9. The Utilization of U.S. Male Labor, 1975-1992: Estimates of Foregone Hours
   Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
10. Work, Earnings, and Well-Being after Welfare: What Do We Know?
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (9)

1998

11. "Inability to be Self-Reliant" as an Indicator of U.S. Poverty: Measurement, Comparisons, and Implications
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (1998) View citations (1)
12. The Utilization of Human Capital in the U.S., 1975-1992: Patterns of Work and Earnings Among Working Age Males
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute (1996)

1995

13. Reducing Poverty while Increasing Employment: A Primer on Alternative Strategies, and a Blueprint
    OECD Jobs Study Working Papers, OECD Publishing View citations (9)

1994

14. Market Work, Wages, and Men's Health
    Staff General Research Papers Archive, Iowa State University, Department of Economics View citations (31)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (1994)
15. Recent Trends in U.S. Male Work and Wage Patterns: An Overview
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute
    Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (1)
16. The Utilization of U.S. Male Labor, 1975-1992: Estimates of Forgone Work Hours
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute
    Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty

1992

17. The "Window Problem" in Studies of Children's Attainments: A Methodological Exploration
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (14)

1991

18. Who are the Truly Poor? Patterns of Official and Net Earnings Capacity Poverty, 1973-1988
    Economics Working Paper Archive, Levy Economics Institute View citations (1)

1989

19. Disability Status as an Unobservable: Estimates From a Structural Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

1988

20. Labor and Transfer Income and Older Women's Work: Estimates From the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

1970

21. On the Economics of Mass Demonstrations: A Case Study of the November 1969 March on Washington
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
22. The Revenue Maximization Oligopoly Model: Comment
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

1967

23. Benefit-Cost Analysis: Its Relevance to Public Investment Decisions: Comment
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

1966

24. Unemployment, Excess Capacity, and Benefit-Cost Investment Criteria
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

Undated

25. Children's prospects and children's policy
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1993)
26. Destitution in the United States, 1973-1988
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (1)
27. 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 (4)
28. 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 (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (1993)
29. Inequality in male earnings and earnings capacity, 1973-1988: The effects of changes in "opportunity" and "choice"
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
30. Macroeconomic Performance and the Poverty Rate: A Return to Normalcy?
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (2)
31. Self-reliance and Poverty, Net Earnings Capacity versus: Income for Measuring Poverty
    Economics Public Policy Brief Archive, Levy Economics Institute
32. 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
33. 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 View citations (3)
34. 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)
35. The Effect of Labor Market Changes from the Early 1970s to the Late 1980s on Youth Wage, Earnings, and Household Economic Position
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
36. The Intergenerational Effects of Early Childbearing
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (3)
37. 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 (2)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (1995)
38. The “Inability to Be Self-Reliant” as an Indicator of Poverty: Trends in the United States, 1975–1995
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
39. 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 (1)
40. Youth Living Arrangements, Economic Independence, and the Role of Labor Market Changes: A Cohort Analysis from the Early 1970s to the Late 1980s
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty

Journal Articles

2014

1. Intergenerational Mobility in the United States and Great Britain: A Comparative Study of Parent–Child Pathways
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2014, 60, (3), 425-449 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2012

2. Climbing out of a deep hole: Which path up?
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012, 31, (1), 193-195
3. Long-term earnings and employment effects of housing voucher receipt
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, 71, (1), 128-150 View citations (6)
4. Long-term effects of public low-income housing vouchers on neighborhood quality and household composition
   Journal of Housing Economics, 2012, 21, (2), 101-120 View citations (10)
5. Policy responses to the recent poor performance of the U.S. labor market
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2012, 31, (1), 177-186
6. The Income and Health Effects of Tribal Casino Gaming on American Indians
   Demography, 2012, 49, (2), 499-524 View citations (3)

2011

7. Labor Expenditures and Benefit-Cost Accounting in Times of Unemployment
   Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2011, 2, (2), 1-9 View citations (7)

2007

8. Assessing the maintenance of savings sufficiency over the first decade of retirement
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2007, 14, (4), 481-502 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2005)
9. Do youth nonmarital childbearing choices reflect income and relationship expectations?
   Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20, (1), 73-100 View citations (15)
10. The implications of differences between employer and worker employment|earnings reports for policy evaluation
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007, 26, (4), 737-754 View citations (14)

2006

11. Do Newly Retired Workers in the United States Have Sufficient Resources to Maintain Well-Being?
    Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (2), 249-264 View citations (9)
12. GENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2006, 52, (3), 477-486 View citations (1)
13. SCHIP expansion and parental coverage: An evaluation of Wisconsin's BadgerCare
    Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25, (6), 1170-1192 View citations (3)

2005

14. The Role of Expectations in Adolescent Schooling Choices: Do Youths Respond to Economic Incentives?
    Economic Inquiry, 2005, 43, (3), 467-492 View citations (10)
15. The concept and measurement of asset poverty: Levels, trends and composition for the U.S., 1983–2001
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2005, 2, (2), 145-169 View citations (4)
    Also in The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2004, 2, (2), 145-169 (2004) View citations (25)

2003

16. Social security, age of retirement, and economic well-being: Intertemporal and demographic patterns among retired-worker beneficiaries
    Demography, 2003, 40, (2), 369-394 View citations (5)

2002

17. Social and nonmarket benefits from education in an advanced economy
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2002, 47, (Jun), 97-142 View citations (17)

2001

18. The role of economic incentives in teenage nonmarital childbearing choices
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 81, (3), 473-511 View citations (32)

2000

19. Errata
    International Tax and Public Finance, 2000, 7, (3), 369-371
20. HAS MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE REGAINED ITS ANTIPOVERTY BITE?
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2000, 18, (4), 415-427 View citations (14)
21. Neighborhood Attributes as Determinants of Children's Outcomes: How Robust Are the Relationships?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (4), 603-642 View citations (69)
22. 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 (10)

1998

23. Self-Reliance as a Poverty Criterion: Trends in Earnings-Capacity Poverty, 1975-1992
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 342-47 View citations (3)

1995

24. THE LOSS OF EARNINGS CAPABILITY FROM DISABILITY/HEALTH LIMITATIONS: TOWARD A NEW SOCIAL INDICATOR
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1995, 41, (3), 289-308 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper
25. The Determinants of Children's Attainments: A Review of Methods and Findings
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1995, 33, (4), 1829-1878 View citations (581)
26. The help for working parents plan: some potentials and problems
    Feminist Economics, 1995, 1, (2), 105-108

1994

27. Market work, wages, and men's health
    Journal of Health Economics, 1994, 13, (2), 163-182 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (1994)
28. Should Generational Accounts Replace Public Budgets and Deficits?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (1), 95-111 View citations (64)

1993

29. Children's Prospects and Children's Policy
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (4), 153-174 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper
30. How people with disabilities fare when public policies change
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1993, 12, (2), 251-269 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper
31. Public Finance and Demographic Change: Some Macro- and Micro-implications: A Summary
    Public Finance = Finances publiques, 1993, 48, (Supplement), 380-85
32. 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 (58)

1991

33. Childhood events and circumstances influencing high school completion
    Demography, 1991, 28, (1), 133-157 View citations (72)

1990

34. Philosophical critiques of policy analysis: Lindblom, habemas, and the Great Society, by Lance deHaven-Smith. Gainesville, FL: University of Florida Press, 1988. 156 pp. Price: $16.00 cloth
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1990, 9, (2), 270-273
35. The Economic Well-Being of the Disabled: 1962-84
    Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (1), 32-54 View citations (15)

1988

36. Labor market behavior of older men: Estimates from a Trichotomous choice model
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 36, (2), 153-175 View citations (8)

1987

37. Exact Consumer's Surplus and Deadweight Loss: A Correction
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 494-95 View citations (3)

1986

38. Microdata Simulation Modeling After Twenty Years
    Evaluation Review, 1986, 10, (4), 411-433
39. Review: Social Experimentation and Social Experimentation
    Journal of Human Resources, 1986, 21, (4), 586-605
40. The war on poverty and social science research, 1965-1980
    Research Policy, 1986, 15, (2), 53-65

1984

41. Disability transfers and early retirement: a casual relationship?
    Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 24, (1), 47-66 View citations (40)
42. Schooling and Economic Well-Being: The Role of Nonmarket Effects
    Journal of Human Resources, 1984, 19, (3), 377-407 View citations (105)
43. The Decline in Male Labor Force Participation: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1984, 92, (3), 532-41 View citations (42)

1983

44. Time Allocation, Market Work, and Changes in Female Health
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (2), 134-39 View citations (2)

1982

45. When complex facts threaten court reviews: Litigation over navigation projects
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1982, 2, (3), 418-431

1981

46. How Income Transfer Programs Affect Work, Savings, and the Income Distribution: A Critical Review
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1981, 19, (3), 975-1028 View citations (123)
47. Public Regulations and the Slowdown in Productivity Growth
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (2), 320-25 View citations (21)
48. The contribution of environmental regulations to the slowdown in productivity growth
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 1981, 8, (4), 381-390 View citations (32)
49. Toward Efficient Allocation of Fertility Reduction Expenditures
    Evaluation Review, 1981, 5, (2), 147-166

1979

50. Selective Employment Subsidies: Can Okun's Law be Repealed?
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (2), 124-30 View citations (13)

1978

51. Unemployment in Western Europe and the United States: A Problem of Demand, Structure, or Measurement?
    American Economic Review, 1978, 68, (2), 44-50 View citations (1)

1977

52. Congestion, quality deterioration, and heterogeneous tastes
    Journal of Public Economics, 1977, 8, (2), 225-232 View citations (11)
53. The Measurement and Trend of Inequality: Comment
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (3), 505-12 View citations (7)

1976

54. Regional and Distributional Effects of a Negative Income Tax
    American Economic Review, 1976, 66, (4), 629-41 View citations (1)

1974

55. Earnings Capacity and the Target Efficiency of Alternative Transfer Programs
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (2), 196-204 View citations (1)

1971

56. Unemployment, Excess Capacity, and Benefit-Cost Investment Criteria: A Reply
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1971, 53, (1), 105

1970

57. The Revenue Maximization Oligopoly Model: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1970, 60, (3), 433-34 View citations (1)

1968

58. Public investment criteria and idle resources: A regional analysis
    Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 1968, 1, (4), 481-497

Books

2003

1. Human Capital in the United States from 1975 to 2000: Patterns of Growth and Utilization
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (10)

1996

2. Earnings Inequality: The Influence of Changing Opportunities and Choices
   Books, American Enterprise Institute

Chapters

2002

1. The 1996 US welfare reform: objectives, effects and lessons
   Chapter 8 in Labour Markets, Gender and Institutional Change, 2002 View citations (1)

2000

2. The economics of disability and disability policy
   Chapter 18 in Handbook of Health Economics, 2000, vol. 1, pp 995-1051 View citations (29)

1985

3. Economics of water resources: a survey
   Chapter 11 in Handbook of Natural Resource and Energy Economics, 1985, vol. 2, pp 465-529 View citations (12)
4. Income, Inequality, and Uncertainty: Differences between the Disabled and Nondisabled
   A chapter in Horizontal Equity, Uncertainty, and Economic Well-Being, 1985, pp 293-322 View citations (1)

1984

5. The Role of Income Transfers in Reducing Inequality between and within Regions
   A chapter in Economic Transfers in the United States, 1984, pp 283-326 View citations (2)

1977

6. On Evaluating the Regional Impact of Public Policy
   A chapter in Explorations in Economic Research, Volume 4, number 3 (New Directions in Federal Economic Development Programs), 1977, pp 85-100