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Homepage:	https://econ.jhu.edu/directory/robert-a-moffitt/
Phone:	410-516-7611
Postal address:	Department of Economics Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21218
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Johns Hopkins University, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) Institute for Research on Poverty, University of Wisconsin-Madison, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2023

1. Is This Time Different? The Safety Net Response to the Pandemic Recession
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. The Rise in American Pain: The Importance of the Great Recession
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Reconciling Trends in U.S. Male Earnings Volatility: Results from Survey and Administrative Data
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (4)
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2022) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Reconciling Trends in U.S. Male Earnings Volatility: Results from Survey and Administrative Data, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) View citations (5) (2022)
4. Take-up of Social Benefits
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (10)
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2022) View citations (9)
5. The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic Recession on Less Educated Women's Human Capital: Some Projections
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. The Marginal Labor Supply Disincentives of Welfare: Evidence from Administrative Barriers to Participation
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (2)
   Papers, arXiv.org (2022) View citations (2)
7. The Return to Work in Disablity Programs: What Has Been Learned and Next Steps
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics
8. The Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure: A New Method for Measuring Poverty
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure: A New Method for Measuring Poverty, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2022) (2022)
9. The Supplemental Poverty Measure: A New Method for Measuring Poverty
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2020

10. COVID-19 and the U.S. Social Safety Net
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics
11. Covid-19 and the U.S. Safety Net
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article COVID‐19 and the US Safety Net, Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
12. Estimating Trends in Male Earnings Volatility with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Estimating Trends in Male Earnings Volatility with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) View citations (8) (2022)
13. Reconciling Trends in U.S. Male Earnings Volatility: Results from a Four Data Set Project
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
14. Reconciling Trends in Volatility: Evidence from the SIPP Survey and Administrative Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2018

15. A Review of U.S. Federal and State Means-Tested Programs
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
16. Income Volatility and the PSID: Past Research and New Results
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Income Volatility and the PSID: Past Research and New Results, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (30) (2018)
17. Welfare Reform and the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Welfare Reform and the Labor Market, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2017

18. Child Age and Gender Differences in Food Security in a Low-Income Inner-City Population
    Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, The University of Melbourne
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Child age and gender differences in food security in a low-income U.S. inner-city population, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2016

19. Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997-2007
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997–2007, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
    Journal Article Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997-2007, Tax Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2015

20. Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs: Introduction
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
21. Long Run Trends in Unemployment and Labor Force Participation in China
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (18)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (16)
22. Welfare Rules, Incentives, and Family Structure
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Welfare Rules, Incentives, and Family Structure, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2020) View citations (9) (2020)

2012

23. The U.S. Employment-Population Reversal in the 2000s: Facts and Explanations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2012) View citations (8)

2011

24. An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Anti-Poverty Programs in the United States
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (38)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (50)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (24)
25. Trends in the Transitory Variance of Male Earnings in the U.S., 1970-2004
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (2008) View citations (11)
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2011) View citations (6)

2009

26. Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Chapter Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
27. Variable Effects of Earnings Volatility on Food Stamp Participation: Technical Report
    Contractor and Cooperator Reports, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service View citations (1)

2008

28. Trends in the Transitory Variance of Male Earnings in the U.S., 1991-2003: Preliminary Evidence from LEHD data
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (9)
29. Welfare reform: the US experience
    Working Paper Series, IFAU - Institute for Evaluation of Labour Market and Education Policy View citations (7)

2007

30. Estimating Marginal Returns to Higher Education in the UK
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2006

31. Handedness and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2004) View citations (15)
32. Welfare Work Requirements with Paternalistic Government Preferences
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2006) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article Welfare work Requirements with Paternalistic Government Preferences, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (33) (2006)

2003

33. The Negative Income Tax and the Evolution of U.S. Welfare Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article The Negative Income Tax and the Evolution of U.S. Welfare Policy, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (75) (2003)
34. The Role of Non-Financial Factors in Exit and Entry in the TANF Program
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (6)
35. The Role of Randomized Field Trials in Social Science Research: A Perspective from Evaluations of Reforms of Social Welfare Programs
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in CeMMAP working papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2002)
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2002)

2002

36. Economic Effects of Means-Tested Transfers in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2001) View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Economic Effects of Means-Tested Transfers in the US, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (5) (2002)
37. Milton Friedman, the Negative Income Tax, and the Evolution of US Welfare Policy
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (1)
38. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    Also in Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2001) View citations (9)
    See also Chapter The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (50) (2003)
39. Welfare Programs and Labor Supply
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (138)
    See also Chapter Welfare programs and labor supply, Handbook of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (124) (2002)

2001

40. Changing Caseloads: Macro Influences and Micro Composition
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Changing caseloads: macro influences and micro composition, Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2001) View citations (9) (2001)
41. Productivity Growth and the Phillips Curve
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (122)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (130)

2000

42. Taxation and the Labor Supply - Decisions of the Affluent
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (102)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (14)
43. Welfare Benefits and Female Headship in US Time Series
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (21)
    Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Welfare Benefits and Female Headship in U.S. Time Series, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (22) (2000)

1999

44. Demographic Change and Public Assistance Expenditures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
45. The Effect of Pre-PRWORA Waivers on AFDC Caseloads and Female Earnings, Income, and Labor Force Behavior
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (59)
46. Time Limits
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (8)

1998

47. An Analysis of Sample Attrition in Panel Data: The Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (481)
    Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (456)
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (1998) View citations (469)
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1997) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article An Analysis of Sample Attrition in Panel Data: The Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1998) View citations (479) (1998)
48. Job Instability and Insecurity for Males and Females in the 1980s and 1990s
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)
49. The Decline of Welfare Benefits in the US: The Role of Wage Inequality
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (27)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The decline of welfare benefits in the U.S.: the role of wage inequality, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (24) (1998)
50. The Dynamics of Food Stamp Program Participation in the Early 1990s
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (18)
51. Trends in the Variances of Permanent and Transitory Earnings in the U.S. and Their Relation to Earnings Mobility
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (9)

1997

52. An Analysis of the Impact of Sample Attrition on the Second Generation of Respondents in the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article An Analysis of the Impact of Sample Attrition on the Second Generation of Respondents in the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1998) View citations (73) (1998)
53. Tax Rates and Work Incentives in the Social Security Disability Insurance Program: Current Law and Alternative Reforms
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Tax Rates and Work Incentives in the Social Security Disability Insurance Program: Current Law and Alternative Reforms, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (1999) View citations (20) (1999)

1996

54. Selection Bias Adjustment in Treatment-Effect Models as a Method of Aggregation
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

1995

55. A Structural Model of Multiple Welfare Program Participation and Labor Supply
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (22)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (1995) View citations (18)
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
    See also Journal Article A Structural Model of Multiple Welfare Program Participation and Labor Supply, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1998) View citations (437) (1998)

1992

56. THE ESTIMATION OF FOOD STAMP SELF-SELECTION MODELS USING THE METHOD OF SIMULATION
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

1991

57. Framework for Analysis of Female Paid Labor; Supply in Islamic Emena Countries
    Center for Development Economics, Department of Economics, Williams College

1990

58. An Estimate of a Sectoral Model of Labor Mobility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (85)
    Also in Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University (1988)
    See also Journal Article An Estimate of a Sectoral Model of Labor Mobility, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1990) View citations (88) (1990)
59. The Effect of the Medicaid Program on Welfare Participation and Labor Supply
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The Effect of the Medicaid Program on Welfare Participation and Labor Supply, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (1992) View citations (84) (1992)

1989

60. The Effects of Food Stamps on Labor Supply
    USDA Miscellaneous, United States Department of Agriculture

1988

61. Has State Redistribution Policy Grown More Conservative?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Has State Redistribution Policy Grown More Conservative?, National Tax Journal, National Tax Association (1990) View citations (31) (1990)
62. The Effect of Food Stamps on Labor Supply: A Bivariate Selection Model
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (111)
    See also Journal Article The effect of food stamps on labor supply: A bivariate selection model, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1988) View citations (126) (1988)

1983

63. The Effect of Ignoring Heteroscedasticity on Estimates of the Tobit Model
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
64. Variable Earnings and Nonlinear Taxation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Variable Earnings and Nonlinear Taxation, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1987) View citations (2) (1987)

Undated

65. Beyond single mothers: Cohabition, marriage, and the U.S. welfare system
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (14)
66. Estimating Labor Supply Disincentives of a Negative Income Tax: Some Results and Lessons from the Experiments
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
67. Explaining Welfare Reform: Public Choice and the Labor Market
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
    See also Journal Article Explaining Welfare Reform: Public Choice and the Labor Market, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (1999) View citations (9) (1999)
68. Final Report of the Gary Income Maintenance Experiment: Labor Supply
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (2)
69. State AFDC rules regarding the treatment of cohabitors: 1993
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (5)
70. The Effect of Welfare on Marriage and Fertility: What Do We Know and What Do We Need to Know?
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (12)
71. The effect of work and training programs on entry and exit from the welfare caseload
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (3)
72. The effectiveness of financial work incentives in DI and SSI: Lessons from other transfer programs
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (1)
73. Trends in the covariance structure of earnings in the United States: 1969-1987
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (10)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Acknowledgments
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2022, 36, (1), xi - xi
   Also in Tax Policy and the Economy, 2021, 35, (1), xi - xi (2021)
   See also Chapter Acknowledgments, NBER Chapters, 2021, -5 (2021) (2021)
2. Balancing data privacy and usability in the federal statistical system
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022, 119, (31), e2104906119
3. Estimating Trends in Male Earnings Volatility with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2022, 41, (1), 20-25 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Estimating Trends in Male Earnings Volatility with the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
4. Introduction
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2022, 36, (1), xiii - xvi
5. Reconciling Trends in U.S. Male Earnings Volatility: Results from Survey and Administrative Data
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2022, 41, (1), 1-11 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Reconciling Trends in U.S. Male Earnings Volatility: Results from Survey and Administrative Data, Papers (2022) View citations (4) (2022)
6. The Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure: A New Method for Measuring Poverty
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2022, 53, (1 (Spring)), 253-305
   See also Working Paper The Supplemental Expenditure Poverty Measure: A New Method for Measuring Poverty, Economics Working Paper Archive (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2020

7. COVID‐19 and the US Safety Net
   Fiscal Studies, 2020, 41, (3), 515-548 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Covid-19 and the U.S. Safety Net, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (9) (2020)
8. Introduction
   Tax Policy and the Economy, 2020, 34, (1), xiii - xvi
9. Welfare Rules, Incentives, and Family Structure
   Journal of Human Resources, 2020, 55, (1), 1-42 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper Welfare Rules, Incentives, and Family Structure, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (5) (2015)

2019

10. Entitlements: Options for Reforming the Social Safety Net in the United States
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2019, 686, (1), 8-35
11. Introduction
    Tax Policy and the Economy, 2019, 33, (1), xiii - xvi
12. Semiparametric estimation of the canonical permanent‐transitory model of earnings dynamics
    Quantitative Economics, 2019, 10, (4), 1495-1536 View citations (13)
13. The Effect of SNAP and School Food Programs on Food Security, Diet Quality, and Food Spending: Sensitivity to Program Reporting Error
    Southern Economic Journal, 2019, 86, (1), 156-201 View citations (8)

2018

14. Child age and gender differences in food security in a low-income U.S. inner-city population
    European Economic Review, 2018, 109, (C), 23-41 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Child Age and Gender Differences in Food Security in a Low-Income Inner-City Population, Melbourne Institute Working Paper Series (2017) (2017)
15. Income Volatility and the PSID: Past Research and New Results
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 277-80 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Income Volatility and the PSID: Past Research and New Results, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (38) (2018)
16. The PSID and Income Volatility: Its Record of Seminal Research and Some New Findings
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2018, 680, (1), 48-81 View citations (3)
17. Welfare Reform and the Labor Market
    Annual Review of Economics, 2018, 10, (1), 347-381 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Reform and the Labor Market, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (15) (2018)

2017

18. Introduction
    Tax Policy and the Economy, 2017, 31, (1), xi - xiii
19. Long run trends in unemployment and labor force participation in urban China
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (2), 304-324 View citations (47)
20. Report: American Economic Association Committee on Statistics (AEAStat)
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 792-94
    Also in American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 788-93 (2016)
21. Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997-2007
    Tax Policy and the Economy, 2017, 31, (1), 43 - 70 View citations (8)
    See also Chapter Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997–2007, NBER Chapters, 2016, 43-70 (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
    Working Paper Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997-2007, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2016

22. In Defense of the NSF Economics Program
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (3), 213-34 View citations (1)
23. Rasch Analyses of Very Low Food Security among Households and Children in the Three City Study
    Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 82, (4), 1123-1146 View citations (5)

2015

24. Assessing the need for a new nationally representative household panel survey in the United States
    Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2015, (1-4), 1-26 View citations (3)
25. CONTRASTING CALCULATIONS OF MARGINAL TAX RATES
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2015, 34, (2), 473-475
26. THE U.S. SAFETY NET AND WORK INCENTIVES: THE GREAT RECESSION AND BEYOND
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2015, 34, (2), 458-466 View citations (3)
27. THE WAR ON POVERTY: MEASUREMENT, TRENDS, AND POLICY
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2015, 34, (3), 593-638 View citations (13)
28. The Deserving Poor, the Family, and the U.S. Welfare System
    Demography, 2015, 52, (3), 729-749 View citations (40)

2014

29. Unemployment benefits and unemployment
    IZA World of Labor, 2014, 13 View citations (7)
    Also in IZA World of Labor, 13v2

2013

30. Report: Committee on Government Relations
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 769-71
31. The Great Recession and the Social Safety Net
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2013, 650, (1), 143-166 View citations (9)

2012

32. The Reveral of the Employment-Population Ratio in the 2000s: Facts and Explanations
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2012, 43, (2 (Fall)), 201-264 View citations (2)
33. Trends in the Transitory Variance of Male Earnings: Methods and Evidence
    Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47, (1), 204-236 View citations (94)

2011

34. Front Matter and Editor's Note
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (1), i-i
35. Report of the Editor: American Economic Review (with Appendix by Philip J. Glandon)
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 684-93 View citations (3)
36. Trends in the covariance structure of earnings in the U.S.: 1969–1987
    The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2011, 9, (3), 439-459 View citations (35)

2010

37. Report of the Editor: American Economic Review
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 667-76 View citations (1)
    Also in American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 660-70 (2009) View citations (3)
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 581-90 (2008)

2009

38. FOOD STAMPS, TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES AND FOOD HARDSHIPS IN THREE AMERICAN CITIES
    Pacific Economic Review, 2009, 14, (4), 445-473 View citations (39)
39. Papers and Proceedings of the One Hundred Twenty-First Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association: Editors' Introduction
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), viii-viii View citations (1)
40. The Rising Instability of U.S. Earnings
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (4), 3-24 View citations (121)
41. Welfare Reform in the Mid-2000s: How African American and Hispanic Families in Three Cities Are Faring
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2009, 621, (1), 178-201

2008

42. Estimating Marginal Treatment Effects in Heterogeneous Populations
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 2008, (91-92), 239-261 View citations (29)

2006

43. Welfare work Requirements with Paternalistic Government Preferences
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (515), F441-F458 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Work Requirements with Paternalistic Government Preferences, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (34) (2006)

2005

44. Does it pay to move from welfare to work? A comment on Danziger, Heflin, Corcoran, Oltmans, and Wang
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (2), 399-409 View citations (6)
45. Remarks on the analysis of causal relationships in population research
    Demography, 2005, 42, (1), 91-108 View citations (57)

2004

46. Book Review: Economic and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: Understanding Poverty
    ILR Review, 2004, 57, (3), 469-470
47. Introduction to the Symposium on the Econometrics of Matching
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (1), 1-3 View citations (21)

2003

48. Causal Analysis in Population Research: An Economist's Perspective
    Population and Development Review, 2003, 29, (3), 448-458 View citations (17)
49. Special issue on empirical analysis of social interactions
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2003, 18, (5), 499-499 View citations (4)
50. The Negative Income Tax and the Evolution of U.S. Welfare Policy
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2003, 17, (3), 119-140 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper The Negative Income Tax and the Evolution of U.S. Welfare Policy, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (73) (2003)

2002

51. Trends in the Transitory Variance of Earnings in the United States
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (478), C68-C73 View citations (197)

2001

52. A. B. Atkinson, The Economic Consequences of Rolling Back the Welfare State
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2001, 29, (2), 386-388
53. Changing caseloads: macro influences and micro composition
    Economic Policy Review, 2001, (Sep), 37-51 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Changing Caseloads: Macro Influences and Micro Composition, JCPR Working Papers (2001) View citations (8) (2001)
54. Estimations of Limited Dependent Variable Models with Dummy Endogenous Regressors: Simple Strategies for Empirical Practice: Comment
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2001, 19, (1), 20-23 View citations (14)
55. Introduction to the Journal of Human Resources Special Issue on Data Quality
    Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (3), 413-415 View citations (2)
56. Welfare reform four years later: progress and prospects - summary of observations and recommendations
    Economic Policy Review, 2001, (Sep), 3-5

2000

57. Welfare Benefits and Female Headship in U.S. Time Series
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 373-377 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Benefits and Female Headship in US Time Series, Economics Working Paper Archive (2000) View citations (21) (2000)

1999

58. Changes in Job Instability and Insecurity Using Monthly Survey Data
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17, (4), S91-126 View citations (77)
59. Explaining Welfare Reform: Public Choice and the Labor Market
    International Tax and Public Finance, 1999, 6, (3), 289-315 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Explaining Welfare Reform: Public Choice and the Labor Market, Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers
60. Sample Attrition in Panel Data: The Role of Selection on Observables
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1999, (55-56), 129-152 View citations (52)
61. Tax Rates and Work Incentives in the Social Security Disability Insurance Program: Current Law and Alternative Reforms
    National Tax Journal, 1999, 52, (4), 623-54 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Tax Rates and Work Incentives in the Social Security Disability Insurance Program: Current Law and Alternative Reforms, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (3) (1997)

1998

62. A Structural Model of Multiple Welfare Program Participation and Labor Supply
    International Economic Review, 1998, 39, (3), 553-89 View citations (437)
    See also Working Paper A Structural Model of Multiple Welfare Program Participation and Labor Supply, Working Papers (1995) View citations (22) (1995)
63. An Analysis of Sample Attrition in Panel Data: The Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics
    Journal of Human Resources, 1998, 33, (2), 251-299 View citations (479)
    See also Working Paper An Analysis of Sample Attrition in Panel Data: The Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics, NBER Technical Working Papers (1998) View citations (481) (1998)
64. An Analysis of the Impact of Sample Attrition on the Second Generation of Respondents in the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics
    Journal of Human Resources, 1998, 33, (2), 300-344 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper An Analysis of the Impact of Sample Attrition on the Second Generation of Respondents in the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (1997) View citations (18) (1997)
65. Beyond single mothers: Cohabitation and marriage in the AFDC program
    Demography, 1998, 35, (3), 259-278 View citations (43)
66. Book Review: Economic and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: It Takes a Nation: A New Agenda for Fighting Poverty
    ILR Review, 1998, 52, (1), 141-142
67. Book Review: Income and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: Five Years After: The Long-Term Effects of Welfare-to-Work Programs
    ILR Review, 1998, 51, (2), 327-329
68. The decline of welfare benefits in the U.S.: the role of wage inequality
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 68, (3), 421-452 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper The Decline of Welfare Benefits in the US: The Role of Wage Inequality, Economics Working Paper Archive (1998) View citations (27) (1998)

1996

69. The effect of employment and training programs on entry and exit from the welfare caseload
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1996, 15, (1), 32-50 View citations (25)

1995

70. Cohort trends in the lifetime distribution of female family headship in the United States, 1968–1985
    Demography, 1995, 32, (3), 407-424 View citations (12)
71. Erratum to: Cohort Trends in the Lifetime Distribution of Female Family Headship in the U.S., 1968–1985
    Demography, 1995, 32, (4), n1-n1 View citations (9)
72. Estimating Dynamic Models of Quit Behavior: The Case of Military Reenlistment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1995, 13, (3), 499-523 View citations (26)

1994

73. The Growth of Earnings Instability in the U.S. Labor Market
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1994, 25, (2), 217-272 View citations (316)
74. Welfare Dependence: Concepts, Measures, and Trends
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 38-42 View citations (36)
75. Welfare Effects on Female Headship with Area Effects
    Journal of Human Resources, 1994, 29, (2) View citations (69)

1993

76. Identification and estimation of dynamic models with a time series of repeated cross-sections
    Journal of Econometrics, 1993, 59, (1-2), 99-123 View citations (160)

1992

77. Incentive Effects of the U.S. Welfare System: A Review
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1992, 30, (1), 1-61 View citations (468)
78. The Effect of the Medicaid Program on Welfare Participation and Labor Supply
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (4), 615-26 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of the Medicaid Program on Welfare Participation and Labor Supply, NBER Working Papers (1990) (1990)

1991

79. A NEW INDEX TO VALUE IN‐KIND BENEFITS
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1991, 37, (4), 387-408 View citations (14)
80. Dietary Effects of the Food Stamp Program
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1991, 73, (1), 202-211 View citations (44)
81. Program Evaluation With Nonexperimental Data
    Evaluation Review, 1991, 15, (3), 291-314 View citations (50)

1990

82. An Estimate of a Sectoral Model of Labor Mobility
    Journal of Political Economy, 1990, 98, (4), 827-52 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper An Estimate of a Sectoral Model of Labor Mobility, NBER Working Papers (1990) View citations (85) (1990)
83. Has State Redistribution Policy Grown More Conservative?
    National Tax Journal, 1990, 43, (2), 123-42 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Has State Redistribution Policy Grown More Conservative?, NBER Working Papers (1988) View citations (6) (1988)
84. Introduction
    Journal of Human Resources, 1990, 25, (3), 313-316
85. The Dynamics of Job Separation: The Case of Federal Employees
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1990, 5, (3), 245-62 View citations (8)
86. The Dynamics of Job Separation: The Case of the Federal Employees: Reply
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1990, 5, (3), 269-72 View citations (7)
87. The Econometrics of Kinked Budget Constraints
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1990, 4, (2), 119-39 View citations (105)
88. The effect of the U.S. welfare system on marital status
    Journal of Public Economics, 1990, 41, (1), 101-124 View citations (43)

1989

89. Demographic Behavior and the Welfare State: Econometric Issues in the Identification of the Effects of Tax and Transfer Programs
    Journal of Population Economics, 1989, 1, (4), 237-50 View citations (3)
90. Estimating the Value of an In-Kind Transfer: The Case of Food Stamps
    Econometrica, 1989, 57, (2), 385-409 View citations (85)

1988

91. Real Wages over the Business Cycle: Estimating the Impact of Heterogeneity with Micro Data
    Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96, (6), 1232-66 View citations (110)
92. The effect of food stamps on labor supply: A bivariate selection model
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 35, (1), 25-56 View citations (126)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Food Stamps on Labor Supply: A Bivariate Selection Model, Mathematica Policy Research Reports (1988) View citations (111) (1988)

1987

93. Historical Growth in Participation in Aid to Families with Dependent Children: Was There a Structural Shift?
    Journal of Post Keynesian Economics, 1987, 9, (3), 347-363 View citations (11)
94. The Estimation of Wage Gains and Welfare Gains in Self-selection
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (1), 42-49 View citations (231)
95. Variable Earnings and Nonlinear Taxation
    Journal of Human Resources, 1987, 22, (3), 405-421 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Variable Earnings and Nonlinear Taxation, NBER Working Papers (1983) (1983)

1986

96. Social Security, Earnings Tests, and Age at Retirement
    Public Finance Review, 1986, 14, (1), 3-27 View citations (15)
97. The Econometrics of Piecewise-Linear Budget Constraints: A Survey and Exposition of the Maximum Likelihood Method
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1986, 4, (3), 317-28 View citations (81)
98. The lagged effect of the 1981 federal AFDC legislation on work effort
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1986, 5, (3), 596-597
99. Work Incentives in the AFDC System: An Analysis of the 1981 Reforms
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (2), 219-23

1985

100. A problem with the negative income tax
     Economics Letters, 1985, 17, (3), 261-265 View citations (14)
101. Effective Tax Rates and Guarantees in the AFDC Program, 1967-1982
     Journal of Human Resources, 1985, 20, (2), 251-263 View citations (23)
102. The Joint Choice of Retirement Age and Postretirement Hours of Work
     Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (2), 209-36 View citations (89)
103. Unemployment insurance and the distribution of unemployment spells
     Journal of Econometrics, 1985, 28, (1), 85-101 View citations (275)

1984

104. Evaluating the effects of changes in AFDC: Methodological issues and challenges
     Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1984, 4, (4), 537-553
105. Profiles of Fertility, Labour Supply and Wages of Married Women: A Complete Life-Cycle Model
     The Review of Economic Studies, 1984, 51, (2), 263-278 View citations (93)
106. The Estimation of Fertility Equations on Panel Data
     Journal of Human Resources, 1984, 19, (1), 22-34 View citations (1)
107. The Estimation of a Joint Wage-Hours Labor Supply Model
     Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (4), 550-66 View citations (118)
108. The effects of grants-in-aid on state and local expenditures: The case of AFDC
     Journal of Public Economics, 1984, 23, (3), 279-305 View citations (51)

1983

109. An Economic Model of Welfare Stigma
     American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (5), 1023-35 View citations (545)

1982

110. A Computationally Efficient Quadrature Procedure for the One-Factor Multinomial Probit Model
     Econometrica, 1982, 50, (3), 761-64 View citations (413)
111. The Effect of Unemployment Insurance on Unemployment: The Case of Federal Supplemental Benefits
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1982, 64, (1), 1-11 View citations (110)
112. The Tobit Model, Hours of Work and Institutional Constraints
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1982, 64, (3), 510-15 View citations (28)

1981

113. Underreporting and Experimental Effects on Work Effort: Evidence from the Gary Income Maintenance Experiment
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 63, (4), 581-89 View citations (17)

1980

114. Disequilibrium econometrics and non-linear budget constraints
     Economics Letters, 1980, 5, (1), 49-52
115. The Uses of Tobit Analysis
     The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1980, 62, (2), 318-21 View citations (587)

1979

116. Cumulative Effective Tax Rates and Guarantees in Low-Income Transfer Programs
     Journal of Human Resources, 1979, 14, (1), 122-129 View citations (4)
117. The Labor Market Replacement Effect of a Negative Income Tax
     ILR Review, 1979, 33, (1), 85-94 View citations (2)
118. The Labor Supply Response in the Gary Experiment
     Journal of Human Resources, 1979, 14, (4), 477-487 View citations (10)
     Also in Journal of Human Resources, 1972, 7, (4), 477-487 (1972) View citations (1)

1977

119. Labor Supply and the Payroll Tax: Note
     American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (5), 1004-05
120. Metropolitan Decentralization and City-Suburb Wage Differentials
     International Regional Science Review, 1977, 2, (1), 103-111 View citations (2)

Undated

121. Introduction
     Tax Policy and the Economy, 32, (1)

Books

2024

1. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 38
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 37
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 36
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

4. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

5. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 34
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

6. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 33
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2018

7. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 32
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2017

8. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 31
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2016

9. Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume 1
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
10. Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume 2
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)

2003

11. Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (433)

Edited books

2022

1. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 36
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2021

2. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2020

3. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 34
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2019

4. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 33
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2018

5. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 32
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

2016

6. Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume I
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (62)
7. Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume II
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (25)

2007

8. Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (3)

Undated

9. Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 31
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

Chapters

2024

1. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 38"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 38, 2024

2022

2. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, volume 37"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 37, 2022

2021

3. Acknowledgments
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 36, 2021, pp -5
   See also Journal Article Acknowledgments, University of Chicago Press (2022) (2022)
4. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, volume 36"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 36, 2021, pp -3

2020

5. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35, 2020

2019

6. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 33"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 33, 2019
7. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 34"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 34, 2019

2018

8. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 32"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 32, 2018

2016

9. Introduction to "Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 31"
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 31, 2016
10. Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997–2007
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 31, 2016, pp 43-70 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997-2007, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (5) (2016)
    Journal Article Trends in Cumulative Marginal Tax Rates Facing Low-Income Families, 1997-2007, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2015

11. Introduction to "Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume 1"
    A chapter in Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume 1, 2015, pp 1-19

2010

12. Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 24, 2010, pp 111-152 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (18) (2009)

2007

13. The Econometrics of Data Combination
    Chapter 75 in Handbook of Econometrics, 2007, vol. 6B View citations (118)

2003

14. Introduction to "Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States"
    A chapter in Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, 2003, pp 1-14 View citations (44)
15. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program
    A chapter in Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, 2003, pp 291-364 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (40) (2002)

2002

16. Economic Effects of Means-Tested Transfers in the US
    A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 16, 2002, pp 1-36 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Economic Effects of Means-Tested Transfers in the U.S, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (10) (2002)
17. Welfare programs and labor supply
    Chapter 34 in Handbook of Public Economics, 2002, vol. 4, pp 2393-2430 View citations (124)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Programs and Labor Supply, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (138) (2002)

1999

18. New developments in econometric methods for labor market analysis
    Chapter 24 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part A, pp 1367-1397 View citations (84)

1984

19. Trends in Social Security Wealth by Cohort
    A chapter in Economic Transfers in the United States, 1984, pp 327-358 View citations (12)

Software Items

2022

1. CDECOMPOSE: Stata module to estimate canonical permanent-transitory state space models
   Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics