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Urban Institute, (more information at EDIRC) Department of Economics, American University, (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. The Fed’s Inaugural Conference on the International Roles of the U.S. Dollar
   FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
   Also in Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2022)
2. The U.S. Dollar’s Global Roles: Revisiting Where Things Stand
   Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

2020

3. Training for Jobs of the Future: Improving Access, Certifying Skills, and Expanding Apprenticeship
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2013

4. Skill Development in Middle Level Occupations: The Role of Apprenticeship Training
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2012

5. Can the United States Expand Apprenticeship? Lessons from Experience
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (4)

2008

6. Widening the Scope of Standards Through Work-Based Learning
   Working Papers, American University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2006

7. Financial Literacy Strategies: Where Do We Go From Here?
   NFI Policy Briefs, Indiana State University, Scott College of Business, Networks Financial Institute View citations (2)

2005

8. How Do Marital Status, Wage Rates, and Work Commitment Interact?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
9. Job Turnover, Wage Rates, and Marital Stability: How Are They Related?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Job turnover, wage rates, and marital stability: How are they related?, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2011) View citations (12) (2011)

2004

10. Examining the Relationship between the EITC and Food Stamp Program Participation Among Households with Children
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (5)

2001

11. Child Support: Interaction Between Private and Public Transfers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Chapter Child Support: Interactions between Private and Public Transfers, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (13) (2003)

2000

12. The Relationship between Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Locations, Changing Welfare Policies, and the Employment of Single Mothers
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (23)

Undated

13. Assessment of National Industry Intermediaries’ and National Equity Partners’ Efforts to Expand Apprenticeship Opportunities
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research

Journal Articles

2022

1. The Fed’s Central Bank Swap Lines and FIMA Repo Facility
   Economic Policy Review, 2022, 28, (1) View citations (4)

2019

2. Accounting for homeownership in estimating real income growth
   Economics Letters, 2019, 174, (C), 9-12 View citations (2)
3. Do firms benefit from apprenticeship investments?
   IZA World of Labor, 2019, 55 View citations (3)
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 2014, 55 (2014) View citations (4)
4. Does Homeownership Protect Individuals From Economic Hardship During Housing Busts?
   Housing Policy Debate, 2019, 29, (4), 522-541

2018

5. Marriage and State-level Economic Outcomes
   Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 2018, 39, (1), 66-72 View citations (1)

2017

6. Do Family Structure Differences Explain Trends in Wealth Differentials?
   Review, 2017, 99, (1), 85-101 View citations (2)

2016

7. Can We Develop Enough Skills for a Robust Manufacturing Industry?
   Challenge, 2016, 59, (3), 157-177 View citations (1)
8. Reinvigorate Apprenticeships in America to Expand Good Jobs and Reduce Inequality
   Challenge, 2016, 59, (5), 372-389 View citations (1)

2014

9. Work-Based Learning to Expand Opportunities for Youth
   Challenge, 2014, 57, (4), 18-31 View citations (2)

2013

10. Are employability skills learned in U.S. youth education and training programs?
    IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2013, 2, (1), 1-20 View citations (17)

2011

11. Job turnover, wage rates, and marital stability: How are they related?
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9, (2), 221-249 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Job Turnover, Wage Rates, and Marital Stability: How Are They Related?, IZA Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (7) (2005)

2009

12. Expanding Housing Demand Efficiently and Equitably
    The Economists' Voice, 2009, 6, (6), 4

2007

13. How do marital status, work effort, and wage rates interact?
    Demography, 2007, 44, (3), 623-647 View citations (27)

2001

14. Welfare Reforms and Employment of Single Mothers: Are Rural Areas Keeping Pace?
    Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 2001, 16, (3) View citations (1)

1999

15. U.S. Wage-Inequality Trends and Recent Immigration
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 23-28 View citations (11)

1998

16. Welfare Reform and Low-Income Noncustodial Fathers
    Challenge, 1998, 41, (4), 101-116 View citations (2)

1996

17. Reducing the child support welfare disincentive problem
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1996, 15, (1), 89-96 View citations (9)

1995

18. Changing Ranks and the Inequality Impacts of Taxes and Transfers
    National Tax Journal, 1995, 48, (1), 45-59 View citations (37)

1994

19. Effect of Marginal Changes in Income Sources On U.S. Income Inequality
    Public Finance Review, 1994, 22, (4), 403-417 View citations (19)

1993

20. Policy Watch: Child Support Policies
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (1), 171-182 View citations (6)

1991

21. INCOME STRATIFICATION AND INCOME INEQUALITY
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1991, 37, (3), 313-329 View citations (96)

1989

22. Employment Opportunities of Young Men and Family Formation
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (2), 62-66 View citations (12)
23. Improving the accuracy of estimates of Gini coefficients
    Journal of Econometrics, 1989, 42, (1), 43-47 View citations (120)

1987

24. Youth employment and training programs: The YEDPA years, edited by Charles L. Betsey, Robinson G. Hollister, Jr., & Mary R. Papgeorgiou. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1985, 495pp. Price: $24.95 paper
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1987, 6, (2), 274-276

1986

25. Imputed Income from Owner-Occupied Housing and Income Inequality
    Urban Studies, 1986, 23, (4), 323-331 View citations (6)

1985

26. Income Inequality Effects by Income
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1985, 67, (1), 151-56 View citations (469)

1984

27. A note on the calculation and interpretation of the Gini index
    Economics Letters, 1984, 15, (3-4), 363-368 View citations (129)
28. Book Review: Labor Market: Tomorrow's Workers
    ILR Review, 1984, 37, (3), 458-459

1979

29. Options in income support for the aged: A critique of the two-tier approach
    Journal of Public Economics, 1979, 11, (2), 159-177

1977

30. THE EFFECT ON POVERTY STATUS IN ISRAEL OF CONSIDERING WEALTH AND VARIABILITY OF INCOME
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1977, 23, (1), 17-38 View citations (1)

1975

31. The Public Employment Bandwagon Takes the Wrong Road
    Challenge, 1975, 17, (6), 10-16

1974

32. Conflicting Objectives in Income Maintenance Programs
    American Economic Review, 1974, 64, (2), 205-11 View citations (2)

1972

33. Some Determinants of Youth School Activity
    Journal of Human Resources, 1972, 7, (3), 366-383 View citations (2)

1971

34. Area Employment Conditions and Labor-Force Participation: A Microstudy
    Journal of Political Economy, 1971, 79, (5), 1151-60

Chapters

2011

1. Economic Perspectives on Marriage: Causes, Consequences, and Public Policy
   Chapter 3 in Research Handbook on the Economics of Family Law, 2011 View citations (1)

2003

2. Child Support: Interactions between Private and Public Transfers
   A chapter in Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, 2003, pp 587-628 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Child Support: Interaction Between Private and Public Transfers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (6) (2001)

1986

3. Do Welfare Programs Affect the Schooling and Work Patterns of Young Black Men?
   A chapter in The Black Youth Employment Crisis, 1986, pp 403-441 View citations (2)