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Working Papers

2025

1. Getting to Work in New England: Commuting Patterns across the Region
   New England Public Policy Center Regional Brief, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

2023

2. Decomposing Lifetime-Earnings Differences between White, Black, and Hispanic Families
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
3. The Limited Role of Intergenerational Transfers for Understanding Racial Wealth Disparities
   Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

2021

4. A New Look at Racial Disparities Using a More Comprehensive Wealth Measure
   Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (4)
5. Racial Wealth Disparities: Reconsidering the Roles of Human Capital and Inheritance
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
6. Wealth Concentration in the United States Using an Expanded Measure of Net Worth
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (5)

2020

7. Dynamic Sales Tax Competition: Evidence from Panel Data at the Border
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
8. Wealth Distribution and Retirement Preparation Among Early Savers
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2020) View citations (5)

2019

9. Accounting for racial wealth disparities in the United States
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (3)
10. Estimating the marginal propensity to consume using the distributions of income, consumption and wealth
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the marginal propensity to consume using the distributions of income, consumption, and wealth, Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (33) (2020)
11. Trends in Household Portfolio Composition
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2019) View citations (7)

2018

12. Inequality in 3-D: Income, Consumption, and Wealth
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Inequality in 3‐D: Income, Consumption, and Wealth, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2022) (2022)
13. Top Income Concentration and Volatility
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (1)

2017

14. Recent Trends in Wealth-Holding by Race and Ethnicity: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
    FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (14)

2016

15. Do Rising Top Incomes Lead to Increased Borrowing in the Rest of the Distribution?
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

2015

16. Comparing Micro and Macro Sources for Household Accounts in the United States: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (18)
17. Updating the Racial Wealth Gap
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)

2014

18. Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2010 to 2013: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
    Reports and Studies, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2010 to 2013: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances, Federal Reserve Bulletin, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2014) View citations (6) (2014)
19. Does education loan debt influence household financial distress? An assessment using the 2007-09 SCF Panel
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (4)
20. Post-1970 Trends in Within-Country Inequality and Poverty: Rich and Middle Income Countries
    CSEF Working Papers, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy View citations (27)
21. The Effects of Student Loans on Long-Term Household Financial Stability
    UNCG Economics Working Papers, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Department of Economics View citations (4)
22. When Real Estate is the Only Game in Town
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2013

23. Inequality and poverty in the United States: the aftermath of the Great Recession
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (13)
24. The effect of state and local sales taxes on employment at state borders
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

2012

25. Do rising top income shares affect the incomes or earnings of low and middle-income families?
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Do Rising Top Income Shares Affect the Incomes or Earnings of Low and Middle-Income Families?, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
26. Raising Revenue from High-Income Households: Should States Continue to Place the Lowest Tax Rates on Those with the Highest Incomes?
    Published Studies, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
27. The Economic Consequences of Cutting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
    Published Studies, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

2011

28. Costly Migration and the Incidence of State and Local Taxes
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (4)
29. Fighting Austerity and Reclaiming a Future for State and Local Governments
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (1)
30. Inequality in the Great Recession: The Case of the United States
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
31. Searching for the Supposed Benefits of Higher Inequality: Impacts of Rising Top Shares on the Standard of Living of Low and Middle-Income Families
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (1)
32. The Impact of Taxes on Migration in New England
    Published Studies, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (1)

2010

33. Combining Minimum Wage and Earned Income Tax Credit Policies to Guarantee a Decent Living Standard to All U.S. Workers
    Published Studies, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (2)
34. Generating Jobs through State Employer Tax Credits: Is there a Better Way? (Revised)
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (2)
35. Prioritizing Approaches to Economic Development in New England: Skills, Infrastructure, and Tax Incentives
    Published Studies, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (1)
36. Recent Trends in the Distribution of Income: Labor, Wealth and More Complete Measures of Well Being
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (13)
37. The Wage Penalty for State and Local Government Employees in New England
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (8)

2009

38. The Interaction of Metropolitan Cost-of-living & the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit: One Size Fits All?
    Working Papers, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst View citations (4)

2008

39. The Interaction of Metropolitan Area Costs and the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit: One Size Fits All?
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

Journal Articles

2022

1. Inequality in 3‐D: Income, Consumption, and Wealth
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2022, 68, (1), 16-42
   See also Working Paper Inequality in 3-D: Income, Consumption, and Wealth, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2018) View citations (10) (2018)
2. Space-efficient optical computing with an integrated chip diffractive neural network
   Nature Communications, 2022, 13, (1), 1-9 View citations (8)
3. Wealth concentration in the USA using an expanded measure of net worth
   (Top wealth shares in the UK over more than a century)
   Oxford Economic Papers, 2022, 74, (3), 623-642 View citations (6)

2020

4. Estimating the marginal propensity to consume using the distributions of income, consumption, and wealth
   Journal of Macroeconomics, 2020, 65, (C) View citations (33)
   See also Working Paper Estimating the marginal propensity to consume using the distributions of income, consumption and wealth, Working Papers (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2018

5. Local sales taxes, employment, and tax competition
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2018, 70, (C), 373-383 View citations (9)
6. RISING TOP INCOMES AND INCREASED BORROWING IN THE REST OF THE DISTRIBUTION
   Economic Inquiry, 2018, 56, (2), 686-708 View citations (5)
7. Wealth Inequality More Pronounced Among Asian Americans Than Among Whites
   Challenge, 2018, 61, (2), 183-202 View citations (2)

2017

8. Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2013 to 2016: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
   Federal Reserve Bulletin, 2017, 103, (3) View citations (17)

2016

9. DOES EDUCATION LOAN DEBT INFLUENCE HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL DISTRESS? AN ASSESSMENT USING THE 2007–2009 SURVEY OF CONSUMER FINANCES PANEL
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2016, 34, (4), 660-677 View citations (10)

2014

10. Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2010 to 2013: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances
    Federal Reserve Bulletin, 2014, 100, (4) View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Changes in U.S. Family Finances from 2010 to 2013: Evidence from the Survey of Consumer Finances, Reports and Studies (2014) View citations (28) (2014)

2012

11. Do Rising Top Income Shares Affect the Incomes or Earnings of Low and Middle-Income Families?
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2012, 12, (1), 38 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Do rising top income shares affect the incomes or earnings of low and middle-income families?, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
12. The Effect of Sales Taxes on Employment: New Evidence From Cross-Border Panel Data Analysis
    National Tax Journal, 2012, 65, (4), 1023-41 View citations (17)

2010

13. The Interaction of Metropolitan Cost-of-Living and the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit: One Size Fits All?
    National Tax Journal, 2010, 63, (3), 419-45 View citations (10)

2009

14. Using Local Labor Market Data to Re-Examine the Employment Effects of the Minimum Wage
    ILR Review, 2009, 62, (3), 343-366 View citations (73)

Chapters

2011

1. Recent Trends in Income Inequality
   A chapter in Who Loses in the Downturn? Economic Crisis, Employment and Income Distribution, 2011, pp 1-50 View citations (32)