Scholarly Publications:
“Understanding Recent Trends in Childhood Obesity in the United States,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College), and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (W’95, Northwestern University), Economics and Human Biology, volume 34, August 2019:16-25.
“Comparing Apples and Oranges: Differences in Women’s and Men’s Incarceration and Sentencing Outcomes,” with Kyung Park (Wellesley College) and Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), Journal of Labor Economics, 35, no. S1, July 2017: S201-S234.
“Using Credit Reporting Agency Data to Assess the Link between the Community Reinvestment Act and Consumer Credit Outcomes,” with Ana Patricia Muñoz (Grupo FARO), Cityscape, vol. 19, no.2, 2017:85-108.
“Adequate (or Adipose?) Yearly Progress: Assessing the Effect of ‘No Child Left Behind’ on Children's Obesity,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College) and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University), Education Finance and Policy, vol. 12, iss. 1, Winter 2017, pp.54-76.
"Beyond Income: What Else Predicts Very Low Food Security Among Children?," with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College), Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University), and Hilary W. Hoynes (Berkeley), Southern Economic Journal, April 2016, 82(4), 1078-1105.
“Changes in Safety Net Use During the Great Recession,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College), and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University), American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings, 105 (2), May 2015.
“The Effects of an Anti-Grade-Inflation Policy at Wellesley College,” with Patrick McEwan (Wellesley College) and Akila Weerapana (Wellesley College), Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 28, no. 3, Summer 2014, pp. 189-204
“The Impact of a Classroom-based Guidance Program on Student Performance in Community College Math Classes,” with Mary Visher (MDRC), Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2013.
“Giving ‘til it Helps? Alumnae Giving and Children’s College Options,” with Caitlin Kearns (W ’10 and Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), and Patrick McEwan (Wellesley College), Research in Higher Education, bol. 54, No. 5, August 2013, pp.481-498.
“Is Being in School Better? Using School Starting Age to Identify the Impact of Schools on Children’s Obesity,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College), Elizabeth Cascio (Dartmouth College), Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University), Journal of Health Economics, September 2011, pp.977-986.
“The Effect of Quantitative Skills Training on College Outcomes and Peers,” with Patrick J. McEwan (Wellesley College) and Corrine Taylor (Wellesley College), Economics of Education Review, April 2010, vol. 29, iss., pp:187-199.
“School Policies and Children’s Obesity,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College) and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University),in Current Issues in Health Economics, Dan Slotje and Rusty Tchernis, eds., Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2010.
“Childhood Disadvantage and Obesity: Is Nurture Trumping Nature?,” with Patricia Anderson (Dartmouth College) and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University), in Jonathan Gruber (ed.), An Economic Perspective on the Problems of Disadvantaged Youth, Chicago University of Chicago Press, 2009.
“Obesity, Disability, and the Labor Force,” with Kyung H. Park (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), Economic Perspectives, Quarter 1, 2008.
“Reading, Writing, and Refreshments: Do School Finances Contribute to Childhood Obesity?,” with Patricia Anderson (Dartmouth College), Journal of Human Resources, vol. 41, no. 3, Summer 2006, pp.467-494.
“Trends in and Potential Causes of Childhood Obesity,” with Patricia Anderson (Dartmouth College), The Future of Children: Child Overweight and Obesity, vol. 16, no. 1, Spring 2006, Brookings Institution Press, pp. 19-45.
“Implications of Changes in Men’s and Women’s Labor Force Participation for Real Compensation Growth and Inflation,” with Katharine Anderson (University of Michigan) and Lisa Barrow (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), Topics in Economic Analysis and Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, volume 5, issue 1, 2005.
“Economic Perspectives on Childhood Obesity,” with Patricia Anderson (Dartmouth College) and Phillip Levine (Wellesley College), Economic Perspectives, Third Quarter 2003, vol. 27, pp. 30-48, pp. 30-48.
“Maternal Employment and Overweight Children,” with Patricia Anderson (Dartmouth College) and Phillip Levine (Wellesley College), Journal of Health Economics, vol. 22, no. 3, May 2003, pp.477-504.
“The Immigrant and Native-born Wage Distributions: Evidence from United States Censuses,” with John DiNardo (University of Michigan), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, vol. 56, no. 1, October 2002, pp. 97-121.
“A Study of the Wage Impacts of Unions and Industrial Councils in South Africa,” with Cecilia Elena Rouse (Princeton University), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, vol. 54, no. 2., January 2001, pp. 349-374.
“Use of Means-Tested Transfer Programs by Immigrants, Their Children, and Their Children’s Children,” with Luojia Hu (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), Finding Jobs: Work and Welfare Reform, Rebecca Blank and David Card, eds., Russell Sage: New York, 2000, pp. 465-506.
“The Role of Deportation in the Incarceration of Immigrants,” with Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), Issues in the Economics of Immigration, George Borjas, ed., University of Chicago Press, 2000, pp. 351-386.
“Recent Immigrants: Unexpected Implications for Crime and Incarceration,” with Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, vol. 51, no. 4, July 1998, pp.654-679.
“Cross-City Evidence on the Relationship Between Immigration and Crime,” with Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, vol.17, no. 3, Summer 1998, pp.654-679.
“An Investigation of the Effect of Immigration on the Labor Market Outcomes of African Americans,” Help or Hindrance: The Economic Implications of Immigration for African Americans, Daniel Hamermesh and Frank Bean, eds., Russel Sage: New York, 1998, pp. 148-182.
“Immigration and the Wages and Employment of U.S.-born Workers in New Jersey,” with Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), Keys to Successful Immigration: Implications of the New Jersey Experience, Thomas Espenshade, ed., Urban Institute Press, 1997, pp.119-138.
“Black Immigrants in the United States: A Comparison with Native Blacks and Other Immigrants,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, vol.47, no. 2, January 1994, p. 265-284.
“The Effect of Sibling Sex Composition on Women's Educational Attainment and Earnings,” with Anne Case (Princeton University), The Quarterly Journal of Economics, August 1994, pp. 531-563.
“Immigration and Wages: Evidence from the 1980's,” with David Card (UC-Berkeley), American Economic Review, vol. 81, no. 2, May 1991, pp. 292-296. Reprinted in Globalization and Labour Markets, David Greenaway and Douglas R. Nelson eds., Edward Elgar publishing limited, 2000.
Other Publications:
“Most Workers in Low-Wage Labor Markets Work Substantial Hours in Volatile Jobs: SNAP or Medicaid Work Requirements Would be Difficult for Many Low-Wage Workers to Meet,” with Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (W’95, Northwestern University), Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Policy Futures, July, 24, 2018”
“The Relationships Among SNAP Benefits, Grocery Spending, Diet Quality, and the Adequacy of Low-Income Families Resources,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College), Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Policy Futures, June 14, 2016.
“The Effect of the Community Reinvestment Act on Consumers’ Contact with Formal Credit Markets,” with Ana Patricia Munoz, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Community Development Issue Brief 3, 2013, November 2013.
U.S. News and World Report, Op-Ed: “Don’t Call Retreat in War on Hunger,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College), Hilary W. Hoynes (UC-Berkeley), and Diane W. Schanzenbach (Northwestern University), September 26, 2013. http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2013/09/26/food-stamps-are-the-wa...
Policy Analysis for California Education Policy Brief: “Impact of a Classroom-based Guidance Program on Student Performance in Community College Math Classes,” with Mary Visher (MDRC) , October 1, 2014.
“Learning Communities for Students in Developmental Math: Impact Studies at Queensborough and Houston Community Colleges,” with Evan Weissman et. al. (MDRC), New York: National Center for Postsecondary Research, Teachers College, Columbia University, copyright 2011 by MDRC.
Book Review, “Human Resource Economics and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Vernon Briggs,” Industrial and Labor Relations Review, January 2011, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 411-413.
“Guiding Math Students to Campus Services: An Impact Evaluation of the Beacon Program at South Texas College,” with Mary G. Visher (MDRC), Oscar Cerna (MDRC), Dan Cullinan (MDRC), and Emily Schneider (MDRC), copyright 2010 by MDRC.
“Crime, Corrections, and California: What Does Immigration Have to Do with It?,” with Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), California Counts, Public Policy Institute of California, San Francisco, California, February 2008.
“Assessing the Impact of Job Loss on Workers and Firms,” with Kevin F. Hallock (Cornell University), Chicago Fed Letter: Essays on Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, April 2006, no. 225a.
“Bringing Together Policymakers, Researchers, and Practitioners to Discuss Job Loss,” with Kevin F. Hallock (Cornell University), Economic Perspectives, Second Quarter 2005, vol. 29, pp. 2-12.
“Job Loss: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Responses,” with Kevin F. Hallock (Cornell University), Chicago Fed Letter: Essays on Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, October 2004, no. 207.
Work in Progress:
“Immigrant Labor and the Institutionalization of the U.S.-born Elderly,” with Tara Watson (Williams College) and Kelsey Moran (MIT, W’2017), 2019.
“Sentencing Along the Prison/Probation Margin: Inequality and Econometrics,” with Kyung H. Park (Wellesley College) and Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), working paper, September 2018. Revise and resubmit at Journal of Labor Economics.
“Assessing the Long-Run Benefits of Transfers to Low-Income Families,” Hutchins Center working paper #26, The Brookings Institution, January 2017. (https://www.brookings.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2017/01/wp26_butcher_transfers_final.pdf)
“Understanding Food Insecurity in the Great Recession,” with Patricia M. Anderson (Dartmouth College), Hilary Hoynes (UC-Davis), and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach (Northwestern University).
“Why are Immigrants’ Incarceration Rates So Low? Evidence on Selective Immigration, Deterrence, and Deportation,” with Anne Morrison Piehl (Rutgers University), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Working Paper WP-2005-19, November 2005 (revised June 2009).
“Female Offenders Use of Social Welfare Programs Before and After Jail and Prison: Evidence from Administrative Data,” with Robert LaLonde (University of Chicago), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Working Paper WP-2006-13, November 2006.
“Not Working: Demographic Changes, Policy Changes, and the Distribution of Weeks (Not) Worked,” with LisaBarrow (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago), Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Working Paper WP-2004-23, November 2004 (revised June 2006).