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Workplace:	Department of Economics, Carol Martin Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. Childhood Welfare Exposure and Economic Outcomes for Adult Daughters and Sons
   CEDLAS, Working Papers, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2025)

2024

2. Changing labour market and income inequalities in Europe and North America: a parallel project to the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities in the 21 st century
   PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint), HAL
   Also in Post-Print, HAL (2024)
   See also Journal Article Changing labour market and income inequalities in Europe and North America: a parallel project to the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities in the 21st century, Fiscal Studies, John Wiley & Sons (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
3. Interpreting Cohort Profiles of Lifecycle Earnings Volatility
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Interpreting Cohort Profiles of Life Cycle Earnings Volatility, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2025) (2025)
4. Labour market inequality and the changing life cycle profile of male and female wages
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023)

2023

5. Is This Time Different? The Safety Net Response to the Pandemic Recession
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

6. Reconciling Trends in U.S. Male Earnings Volatility: Results from Survey and Administrative Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (6)
   Papers, arXiv.org (2022) View citations (6)
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics (2022) View citations (6)
   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 (7) (2022)

2020

7. COVID-19 and the U.S. Social Safety Net
   Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics
8. 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)
9. Trends in Earnings Volatility using Linked Administrative and Survey Data
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Trends in Earnings Volatility Using Linked Administrative and Survey Data, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) (2022)

2019

10. The Antipoverty Impact of the EITC: New Estimates from Survey and Administrative Tax Records
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Antipoverty Impact of the EITC: New Estimates from Survey and Administrative Tax Records, National Tax Journal, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2018

11. Trouble in the Tails? What We Know about Earnings Nonresponse Thirty Years after Lillard, Smith, and Welch
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)

2017

12. Income inequality and the labour market in Britain and the US
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Income inequality and the labour market in Britain and the US, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (49) (2018)
13. Welfare Reform and the Intergenerational Transmission of Dependence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Welfare Reform and the Intergenerational Transmission of Dependence, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2022) View citations (28) (2022)

2015

14. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Chapter Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (17) (2015)

2014

15. The Location and Timing of SNAP Purchases
    2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

2012

16. Willingness to Accept Equals Willingness to Pay for Labor Market Estimates of the Value of Statistical Life
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Willingness to accept equals willingness to pay for labor market estimates of the value of a statistical life, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2014) View citations (15) (2014)

2010

17. The Value of a Statistical Life: Evidence from Panel Data
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article The Value of a Statistical Life: Evidence from Panel Data, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2012) View citations (84) (2012)

2009

18. Down from the Mountain: Skill Upgrading and Wages in Appalachia
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Down from the Mountain: Skill Upgrading and Wages in Appalachia, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (23) (2011)
19. Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life: New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009)
    See also Journal Article Policy relevant heterogeneity in the value of statistical life: New evidence from panel data quantile regressions, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2010) View citations (66) (2010)

2007

20. Pinning Down the Value of Statistical Life
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (2006) View citations (13)

2005

21. How Unobservable Productivity Biases the Value of a Statistical Life
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2004

22. Do Welfare Asset Limits Affect Household Saving? Evidence from Welfare Reform
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Do Welfare Asset Limits Affect Household Saving?: Evidence from Welfare Reform, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2006) View citations (57) (2006)
23. Life-Cycle Consumption and the Age-Adjusted Value of Life
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Life-Cycle Consumption and the Age-Adjusted Value of Life, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2006) View citations (3) (2006)

2003

24. The Effect of Income Taxation on Consumption and Labor Supply
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Income Taxation on Consumption and Labor Supply, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (68) (2005)

2001

25. Explicit Versus Implicit Income Insurance
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
    See also Journal Article Explicit versus Implicit Income Insurance, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2002) View citations (13) (2002)
26. Welfare Reform and Household Saving
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (9)

2000

27. Geographic Differences in AFDC and Food Stamp Caseloads in the Welfare Reform Era
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (1)
28. Tax Reform and Automatic Stabilization
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2000)
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University (2000)
    See also Journal Article Tax Reform and Automatic Stabilization, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (47) (2002)

1999

29. Welfare Reform, the Business Cycle, and the Decline in AFDC Caseloads
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (41)

1996

30. The Importance of Sample Attrition in Life Cycle Labor Supply
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (1996)

1995

31. Estimating Life-Cycle Labor Supply tax Effects
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management (1995) View citations (3)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1995) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Estimating Life Cycle Labor Supply Tax Effects, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (82) (1999)

1994

32. The Sensitivity of Life Cycle Labor Supply Estimates to Sample Attrition
    Working Papers, Indiana - Center for Econometric Model Research

Undated

33. Accounting for the Decline in AFDC Caseloads: Welfare Reform or Economic Growth?
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (50)
34. Income Transfers and Assets of the Poor
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty
    See also Journal Article Income Transfers and Assets of the Poor, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2003) View citations (29) (2003)
35. Welfare Reform and Food Stamp Caseload Dynamics
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Interpreting Cohort Profiles of Life Cycle Earnings Volatility
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2025, 43, (S1), S55 - S82
   See also Working Paper Interpreting Cohort Profiles of Lifecycle Earnings Volatility, Working Papers (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
2. Introduction to a Special Issue in Honor of Robert A. Moffitt
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2025, 43, (S1), S1 - S6

2024

3. Changing inequalities in Europe and North America: part two
   Fiscal Studies, 2024, 45, (3), 263-267
4. Changing labour market and income inequalities in Europe and North America: a parallel project to the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities in the 21st century
   Fiscal Studies, 2024, 45, (2), 111-117 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Changing labour market and income inequalities in Europe and North America: a parallel project to the IFS Deaton Review of Inequalities in the 21 st century, PSE-Ecole d'économie de Paris (Postprint) (2024) (2024)
5. Does the reference period matter when evaluating the effect of SNAP on food insecurity?
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2024, 46, (4), 1268-1285 View citations (1)
6. Income inequality in the United States, 1975–2022
   Fiscal Studies, 2024, 45, (2), 155-171
7. Measuring Poverty: Advances to the Supplemental Poverty Measure
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2024, 711, (1), 20-37

2023

8. Bootstrapping quantile correlations with an application for income status across generations
   Economics Letters, 2023, 228, (C) View citations (1)
9. Introduction to senior hunger special issue
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2023, 45, (1), 221-233
   Also in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2022, 44, (2), 534-548 (2022)
10. The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Food Insecurity and Financial Hardship
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2023, 710, (1), 90-107 View citations (3)

2022

11. Income Inequality, Race, and the EITC
    National Tax Journal, 2022, 75, (1), 149 - 167 View citations (3)
12. 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 (7)
    See also Working Paper Reconciling Trends in U.S. Male Earnings Volatility: Results from Survey and Administrative Data, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
13. Symposium: perspectives on carbon taxes – introduction
    Fiscal Studies, 2022, 43, (3), 207-208
14. The Antipoverty Impact of the EITC: New Estimates from Survey and Administrative Tax Records
    National Tax Journal, 2022, 75, (3), 451 - 479 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Antipoverty Impact of the EITC: New Estimates from Survey and Administrative Tax Records, Working Papers (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
15. Trends in Earnings Volatility Using Linked Administrative and Survey Data
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2022, 41, (1), 12-19
    See also Working Paper Trends in Earnings Volatility using Linked Administrative and Survey Data, Working Papers (2020) View citations (8) (2020)
16. Welfare Reform and the Intergenerational Transmission of Dependence
    Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (3), 523 - 565 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Welfare Reform and the Intergenerational Transmission of Dependence, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (28) (2017)

2021

17. Food Hardship during the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Great Recession
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2021, 43, (1), 132-152 View citations (10)
18. Foreword
    Fiscal Studies, 2021, 42, (1), 7-7
19. Recent Trends in the Material Well-Being of the Working Class in America
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021, 695, (1), 70-91

2020

20. COVID‐19 and the Economy
    Fiscal Studies, 2020, 41, (2), 257-258 View citations (1)
21. 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)
22. The COVID‐19 Economic Crisis
    Fiscal Studies, 2020, 41, (3), 489-492 View citations (1)

2019

23. 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
24. Introduction to the Special Issue on the 50th Anniversary of IFS
    Fiscal Studies, 2019, 40, (4), 445-449
25. Relative Poverty in Great Britain and the United States, 1979–2017
    Fiscal Studies, 2019, 40, (4), 485-518 View citations (2)
26. Trouble in the Tails? What We Know about Earnings Nonresponse 30 Years after Lillard, Smith, and Welch
    Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 127, (5), 2143 - 2185 View citations (82)

2018

27. Food Insecurity Research in the United States: Where We Have Been and Where We Need to Go
    Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2018, 40, (1), 119-135 View citations (60)
28. Income inequality and the labour market in Britain and the US
    Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 162, (C), 48-62 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Income inequality and the labour market in Britain and the US, IFS Working Papers (2017) View citations (5) (2017)
29. The Changing Safety Net for Low-Income Parents and Their Children: Structural or Cyclical Changes in Income Support Policy?
    Demography, 2018, 55, (1), 189-221 View citations (17)

2017

30. Identifying the Elasticity of Taxable Income
    Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (600), 297-329 View citations (26)
31. The Rural-Urban Interface: New Patterns of Spatial Interdependence and Inequality in America
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2017, 672, (1), 6-25 View citations (9)

2016

32. Multigenerational Families and Food Insecurity
    Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 82, (4), 1147-1166 View citations (6)

2015

33. Income, program participation, poverty, and financial vulnerability: Research and data needs
    Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2015, (1-4), 27-68 View citations (4)
34. On Persistent Poverty in a Rich Country
    Southern Economic Journal, 2015, 81, (3), 653-678 View citations (7)
35. The Role of CPS Nonresponse in the Measurement of Poverty
    Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2015, 110, (511), 935-945 View citations (17)

2014

36. DECOMPOSING TRENDS IN INCOME VOLATILITY: THE “WILD RIDE” AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM
    Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52, (1), 459-476 View citations (20)
37. Health, Human Capital, and Life Cycle Labor Supply
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 127-31 View citations (21)
38. Willingness to accept equals willingness to pay for labor market estimates of the value of a statistical life
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2014, 48, (3), 187-205 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Willingness to Accept Equals Willingness to Pay for Labor Market Estimates of the Value of Statistical Life, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (2) (2012)

2012

39. The Value of a Statistical Life: Evidence from Panel Data
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (1), 74-87 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper The Value of a Statistical Life: Evidence from Panel Data, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2010) View citations (17) (2010)

2011

40. Down from the Mountain: Skill Upgrading and Wages in Appalachia
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2011, 29, (4), 819 - 857 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Down from the Mountain: Skill Upgrading and Wages in Appalachia, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) (2009)
41. Earnings volatility in America: Evidence from matched CPS
    Labour Economics, 2011, 18, (6), 742-754 View citations (78)

2010

42. Policy relevant heterogeneity in the value of statistical life: New evidence from panel data quantile regressions
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2010, 40, (1), 15-31 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Policy Relevant Heterogeneity in the Value of Statistical Life: New Evidence from Panel Data Quantile Regressions, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2009) (2009)

2008

43. Food Insufficiency, Food Stamp Participation, and Mental Health*
    Social Science Quarterly, 2008, 89, (3), 706-727 View citations (17)

2007

44. Human capital and the challenge of persistent poverty in Appalachia
    Economic Commentary, 2007, (Feb) View citations (1)
45. Making Work Pay: Changes in Effective Tax Rates and Guarantees in U.S. Transfer Programs, 1983–2002
    Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (3) View citations (18)

2006

46. Do Welfare Asset Limits Affect Household Saving?: Evidence from Welfare Reform
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (1) View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper Do Welfare Asset Limits Affect Household Saving? Evidence from Welfare Reform, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (9) (2004)
47. Life-Cycle Consumption and the Age-Adjusted Value of Life
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 36 View citations (3)
    Also in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 36 (2006) View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Life-Cycle Consumption and the Age-Adjusted Value of Life, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (5) (2004)
48. Understanding Poverty Rates and Gaps: Concepts, Trends, and Challenges
    Foundations and Trends(R) in Microeconomics, 2006, 1, (3), 127-199 View citations (5)

2005

49. Discussant's Response to "Food Assistance Programs and Food Security"
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2005, 27, (3), 446-448
    Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2005, 27, (3), 446-448 (2005)
50. The Effect of Income Taxation on Consumption and Labor Supply
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (4), 769-796 View citations (68)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Income Taxation on Consumption and Labor Supply, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2003) View citations (1) (2003)

2004

51. Poverty and macroeconomic performance across space, race, and family structure
    Demography, 2004, 41, (1), 61-86 View citations (56)

2003

52. Food Stamp Caseloads over the Business Cycle
    Southern Economic Journal, 2003, 69, (4), 903-919 View citations (4)
53. Income Transfers and Assets of the Poor
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (1), 63-76 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Income Transfers and Assets of the Poor, Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers

2002

54. Explicit versus Implicit Income Insurance
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2002, 25, (1), 5-20 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Explicit Versus Implicit Income Insurance, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (2001) (2001)
55. Tax Reform and Automatic Stabilization
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (3), 590-612 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Tax Reform and Automatic Stabilization, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) (2000)

2001

56. Gender and Promotion in the Economics Profession
    ILR Review, 2001, 54, (2), 224-244 View citations (45)
57. Performance-Based Wages in Tax Collection: The Brazilian Tax Collection Reform and Its Effects
    Economic Journal, 2001, 111, (468), 188-205 View citations (32)

2000

58. Accounting for the Decline in AFDC Caseloads: Welfare Reform or the Economy?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (3), 570-586 View citations (90)
59. The Effects of the Macroeconomy and Welfare Reform on Food Stamp Caseloads
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2000, 82, (3), 635-641 View citations (17)

1999

60. Cracks in the Glass Ceiling: Gender and Promotion in the Economics Profession
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 392-396 View citations (84)
61. Estimating Life Cycle Labor Supply Tax Effects
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (2), 326-359 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Estimating Life-Cycle Labor Supply tax Effects, Working Papers (1995) View citations (3) (1995)
62. Spatial Dynamics And Heterogeneity In The Cyclicality Of Real Wages
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (2), 227-236 View citations (31)

1998

63. Does the choice of consumption measure matter? An application to the permanent-income hypothesis
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 1998, 41, (1), 201-216 View citations (36)
64. The Importance of Sample Attrition in Life Cycle Labor Supply Estimation
    Journal of Human Resources, 1998, 33, (2), 507-530 View citations (48)

1997

65. Efficient Estimation with Panel Data When Instruments Are Predetermined: An Empirical Comparison of Moment-Condition Estimators
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1997, 15, (4), 419-31 View citations (146)

Books

1998

1. The Effects of Recent Tax Reforms on Labor Supply
   Books, American Enterprise Institute View citations (4)

Edited books

2015

1. Welfare Reform and its Long-Term Consequences for America's Poor
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (1)

2009

2. Welfare Reform and its Long-Term Consequences for America's Poor
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (4)

2008

3. Income volatility and Food Assistance in the United States
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (18)

Chapters

2015

1. Recent developments in antipoverty policies in the United States
   Chapter 9 in Social Policies in an Age of Austerity, 2015, pp 235-262 View citations (3)
2. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
   A chapter in Economics of Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, Volume 1, 2015, pp 303-393 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (19) (2015)

2011

3. Some Reflections on Teaching the Economics of Poverty
   Chapter 62 in International Handbook on Teaching and Learning Economics, 2011