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Working Papers

2023

1. Fighting Poverty One Family at a Time: Experimental Evidence from an Intervention with Holistic, Individualized, Wrap-Around Services
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2022

2. Changes in the Distribution of Economic Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Nationally Representative Consumption Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
3. Real-Time Poverty, Material Well-Being, and the Child Tax Credit
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Real-Time Poverty, Material Well-Being, and the Child Tax Credit, National Tax Journal, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (7) (2022)

2021

4. The Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families 25 Years After Welfare Reform
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single mother–headed Families 25 Years After Welfare Reform, National Tax Journal, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2020

5. Comprehensive Approaches to Increasing Student Completion in Higher Education: A Survey of the Landscape
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
6. Income and Poverty in the COVID-19 Pandemic
   Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics View citations (40)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (39)
   See also Journal Article Income and Poverty in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2018

7. Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Inequality in the joint distribution of consumption and time use, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
   Chapter Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
8. Levels and changes in income poverty, consumption poverty, and material well-being: A response to Shaefer and Rivera (2018)
   AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute View citations (1)

2017

9. Consumption and Income Inequality in the U.S. Since the 1960s
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   Also in AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute (2017) View citations (25)
10. Increasing Community College Completion Rates among Low-Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case Management Intervention
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Increasing Community College Completion Rates Among Low‐Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case‐Management Intervention, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2020) View citations (8) (2020)

2015

11. Household Surveys in Crisis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (223)
    See also Journal Article Household Surveys in Crisis, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (222) (2015)

2013

12. Winning the War: Poverty from the Great Society to the Great Recession
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Winning the War: Poverty from the Great Society to the Great Recession, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2012) View citations (24) (2012)

2012

13. The Validity of Consumption Data: Are the Consumer Expenditure Interview and Diary Surveys Informative?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Chapter The Validity of Consumption Data: Are the Consumer Expenditure Interview and Diary Surveys Informative?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (24) (2013)

2011

14. Consumption and Income Poverty over the Business Cycle
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Chapter Consumption and Income Poverty Over the Business Cycle, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2011) View citations (17) (2011)

2009

15. Five Decades of Consumption and Income Poverty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
    Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2009)
16. The Under-Reporting of Transfers in Household Surveys: Its Nature and Consequences
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (188)
17. Using Two-Sample Methods to Correct for Reporting Bias in Surveys
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

2008

18. Reporting Bias in Studies of the Food Stamp Program
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

2007

19. Consumption and Income Poverty for those 65 and Over
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
20. Further Results on Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor Using Income and Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2007)

2006

21. Consumption, Income, and Material Well-Being After Welfare Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
22. Three Decades of Consumption and Income Poverty
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

2005

23. Borrowing during unemployment: unsecured debt as a safety net
    Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Borrowing During Unemployment: Unsecured Debt as a Safety Net, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2008) View citations (93) (2008)
24. Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter?
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter?, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2006) View citations (28) (2006)

2003

25. Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor Using Income and Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (190)

2001

26. The Effects of Welfare and Tax Reform: The Material Well-Being of Single Mothers in the 1980s and 1990s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article The effects of welfare and tax reform: the material well-being of single mothers in the 1980s and 1990s, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (58) (2004)

2000

27. The Effects of Welfare Reform: The Living Conditions of Single Mothers in the 1980s and 1990s
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Consumption and Income Inequality in the United States since the 1960s
   Journal of Political Economy, 2023, 131, (2), 247 - 284 View citations (12)

2022

2. Real-Time Poverty, Material Well-Being, and the Child Tax Credit
   National Tax Journal, 2022, 75, (4), 817 - 846 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Real-Time Poverty, Material Well-Being, and the Child Tax Credit, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
3. The effect of emergency financial assistance on healthcare use
   Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 208, (C)

2021

4. The Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single mother–headed Families 25 Years After Welfare Reform
   National Tax Journal, 2021, 74, (3), 791 - 824 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families 25 Years After Welfare Reform, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2020

5. A Cautionary Tale of Using Data From the Tail
   Demography, 2020, 57, (6), 2361-2368 View citations (4)
6. Another Plea for Caution When Using Survey Income Data From the Far-Left Tail
   Demography, 2020, 57, (6), 2377-2381 View citations (1)
7. Income and Poverty in the COVID-19 Pandemic
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2020, 51, (2 (Summer)), 85-118 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Income and Poverty in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Working Papers (2020) View citations (40) (2020)
8. Increasing Community College Completion Rates Among Low‐Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case‐Management Intervention
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2020, 39, (4), 930-965 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Increasing Community College Completion Rates among Low-Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case Management Intervention, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (16) (2017)
9. Inequality in the joint distribution of consumption and time use
   Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 191, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use, Working Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
   Chapter Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use, NBER Chapters, 2018 (2018) View citations (5) (2018)

2019

10. A Cautionary Tale about Emergency Financial Assistance without Services: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation at a Community College
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 218-22 View citations (2)
11. Does emergency financial assistance reduce crime?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 169, (C), 34-51 View citations (17)

2018

12. The Role of Nonprofits in Designing and Implementing Evidence-Based Programs
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2018, 678, (1), 155-163

2015

13. Household Surveys in Crisis
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (4), 199-226 View citations (222)
    See also Working Paper Household Surveys in Crisis, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (223) (2015)
14. The use of alkaline earth oxides as pH modifiers for selective glycerol oxidation over supported Au catalysts
    Renewable Energy, 2015, 78, (C), 89-92 View citations (2)

2013

15. Consumption and Income Inequality and the Great Recession
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 178-83 View citations (82)

2012

16. Identifying the Disadvantaged: Official Poverty, Consumption Poverty, and the New Supplemental Poverty Measure
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (3), 111-36 View citations (81)
17. Winning the War: Poverty from the Great Society to the Great Recession
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2012, 43, (2 (Fall)), 133-200 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Winning the War: Poverty from the Great Society to the Great Recession, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)

2011

18. Viewpoint: Further results on measuring the well-being of the poor using income and consumption
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2011, 44, (1), 52-87 View citations (43)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2011, 44, (1), 52-87 (2011) View citations (15)

2008

19. Borrowing During Unemployment: Unsecured Debt as a Safety Net
    Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43, (2), 383-412 View citations (93)
    See also Working Paper Borrowing during unemployment: unsecured debt as a safety net, Proceedings (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
20. Changes in the Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (5), 2221-41 View citations (56)
21. Pricing Bonds in the Australian Market
    Australian Journal of Management, 2008, 33, (1), 123-143 View citations (3)
22. The relationship between income and material hardship
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008, 27, (1), 63-81 View citations (47)

2006

23. Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (1) View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter?, Upjohn Working Papers (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2004

24. The effects of welfare and tax reform: the material well-being of single mothers in the 1980s and 1990s
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (7-8), 1387-1420 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Welfare and Tax Reform: The Material Well-Being of Single Mothers in the 1980s and 1990s, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (5) (2001)

1979

25. Optimality in Municipal Debt: A Comment and Respecification
    Public Finance Review, 1979, 7, (3), 352-363

1975

26. Issues of Design and Analysis in Evaluation Research
    Sociological Methods & Research, 1975, 4, (1), 77-100 View citations (3)

Chapters

2018

1. Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use
   A chapter in Inequality and Public Policy, Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar 2018, 2018 View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Inequality in the joint distribution of consumption and time use, Elsevier (2020) View citations (3) (2020)
   Working Paper Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2013

2. The Validity of Consumption Data: Are the Consumer Expenditure Interview and Diary Surveys Informative?
   A chapter in Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures, 2013, pp 204-240 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper The Validity of Consumption Data: Are the Consumer Expenditure Interview and Diary Surveys Informative?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (18) (2012)

2012

3. Bank Ownership and Risk Taking: Improving Corporate Governance in Banking after the Crisis
   Chapter 7 in Research Handbook on International Banking and Governance, 2012 View citations (4)

2011

4. Consumption and Income Poverty Over the Business Cycle
   A chapter in Who Loses in the Downturn? Economic Crisis, Employment and Income Distribution, 2011, pp 51-82 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Consumption and Income Poverty over the Business Cycle, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (19) (2011)

2007

5. Corporate Governance and Bank Performance
   Chapter 3 in Corporate Governance in Banking, 2007 View citations (8)