Working Papers Series

Soren
T.
Anderson
James
M.
Sallee

Using Loopholes to Reveal the Marginal Cost of Regulation: The Case of Fuel-Economy Standards
January 2009
Using Loopholes to Reveal the Marginal Cost of Regulation: The Case of Fuel-Economy Standards
January 2009
Using Loopholes to Reveal the Marginal Cost of Regulation: The Case of Fuel-Economy Standards
January 2009

Bruce
D.
Meyer
Wallace
K.C.
Mok
James
X.
Sullivan

The Under-Reporting of Transfers in Household Surveys: Its Nature and Consequences
July 2009
The Under-Reporting of Transfers in Household Surveys: Its Nature and Consequences
July 2009
The Under-Reporting of Transfers in Household Surveys: Its Nature and Consequences
July 2009
The Under-Reporting of Transfers in Household Surveys: Its Nature and Consequences
July 2009

Bruce
D.
Meyer
James
X.
Sullivan

Using Two-Sample Methods to Correct for Reporting Bias in Surveys
December 2008
Consumption and Income Poverty over the Business Cycle
June 2010
Five Decades of Consumption and Income Poverty
July 2010
Reporting Bias in Studies of the Food Stamp Program
October 2007
Further Results on Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor Using Income and Consumption
July 2010
Consumption and Income Poverty for those 65 and Over
September 2007
Using Two-Sample Methods to Correct for Reporting Bias in Surveys
December 2008
Consumption and Income Poverty over the Business Cycle
June 2010
Five Decades of Consumption and Income Poverty
July 2010
Reporting Bias in Studies of the Food Stamp Program
October 2007
Further Results on Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor Using Income and Consumption
July 2010
Consumption and Income Poverty for those 65 and Over
September 2007
Using Two-Sample Methods to Correct for Reporting Bias in Surveys
December 2008
Consumption and Income Poverty over the Business Cycle
June 2010
Five Decades of Consumption and Income Poverty
July 2010
Reporting Bias in Studies of the Food Stamp Program
October 2007
Further Results on Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor Using Income and Consumption
July 2010
Consumption and Income Poverty for those 65 and Over
September 2007

William
G.
Howell
Faisal
Z.
Ahmed

Voting for the President: The Supreme Court During War
June 2011
Voting for the President: The Supreme Court During War
June 2011
Voting for the President: The Supreme Court During War
June 2011

William
G.
Howell
Saul
P.
Jackman

Inter-Branch Bargaining over Policies with Multiple Outcomes
June 2011
Inter-Branch Bargaining over Policies with Multiple Outcomes
June 2011
Inter-Branch Bargaining over Policies with Multiple Outcomes
June 2011

Robert
T.
Michael

Reading and Math Skills in the British NCDS
August 2011
Reading and Math Skills in the British NCDS
August 2011

April
Yanyuan
Wu

Why Do So Few Elderly Use Food Stamps?
October 2009
Why Do So Few Elderly Use Food Stamps?
October 2009

Jeffrey
Grogger

Speech Patterns and Racial Wage Inequality
September 2009
Speech Patterns and Racial Wage Inequality
September 2009

Rachel
A.
Gordon
Robert
Kaestner
Sanders
Korenman

Food Subsidies for Child Care Providers: Correlates of Program Participation and Child Outcomes
December 2009
Food Subsidies for Child Care Providers: Correlates of Program Participation and Child Outcomes
December 2009
Food Subsidies for Child Care Providers: Correlates of Program Participation and Child Outcomes
December 2009
Food Subsidies for Child Care Providers: Correlates of Program Participation and Child Outcomes
December 2009
Food Subsidies for Child Care Providers: Correlates of Program Participation and Child Outcomes
December 2009

Lauren
Hersch
Nicholas

Do In-Kind Transfers Affect Health? Evidence from the Food Stamp Program
December 2009
Do In-Kind Transfers Affect Health? Evidence from the Food Stamp Program
December 2009

Molly
Dahl
Thomas
DeLeire
Shannon
Mok

Trends in Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency Among U.S. Households: The Effects of Imputed Income in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
January 2010
Trends in Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency Among U.S. Households: The Effects of Imputed Income in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
January 2010
Trends in Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency Among U.S. Households: The Effects of Imputed Income in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
January 2010
Trends in Income Volatility and Food Insufficiency Among U.S. Households: The Effects of Imputed Income in the Survey of Income and Program Participation
January 2010

Norman
M.
Bradburn
Carolyn
J.E.
Fuqua

Indicators and the Federal Statistical System: An Essential but Fraught Partnership
March 2010
Indicators and the Federal Statistical System: An Essential but Fraught Partnership
March 2010
Indicators and the Federal Statistical System: An Essential but Fraught Partnership
March 2010

Robert
T.
Michael
Colm
O'Muircheartaigh

Undermining the National Children's Study: A Comment on Savitz & Ness' Commentary
July 2010
Design Priorities and Disciplinary Perspectives: The Case of the US National Children's Study
November 2006
Undermining the National Children's Study: A Comment on Savitz & Ness' Commentary
July 2010
Design Priorities and Disciplinary Perspectives: The Case of the US National Children's Study
November 2006
Undermining the National Children's Study: A Comment on Savitz & Ness' Commentary
July 2010
Design Priorities and Disciplinary Perspectives: The Case of the US National Children's Study
November 2006

Christopher
R.
Berry
Barry
C.
Burden
William
G.
Howell

The President and the Distribution of Federal Spending
February 2009
Matters of Life and Death: The Durability of Discretionary Programs 1970–2004
January 2007
The President and the Distribution of Federal Spending
February 2009
Matters of Life and Death: The Durability of Discretionary Programs 1970–2004
January 2007
The President and the Distribution of Federal Spending
February 2009
Matters of Life and Death: The Durability of Discretionary Programs 1970–2004
January 2007
The President and the Distribution of Federal Spending
February 2009
Matters of Life and Death: The Durability of Discretionary Programs 1970–2004
January 2007

Christopher
R.
Berry

Direct Democracy and Redistribution
March 2009
School Consolidation and Inequality
September 2006
Piling On: Overlapping Jurisdictions & the Fiscal Common-Pool
June 2008
School Finance Judgments and Spending on Education: A Review of the Evidence
October 2005
Direct Democracy and Redistribution
March 2009
School Consolidation and Inequality
September 2006
Piling On: Overlapping Jurisdictions & the Fiscal Common-Pool
June 2008
School Finance Judgments and Spending on Education: A Review of the Evidence
October 2005

Ethan
Bueno de Mesquita
Amanda
Friedenberg

Ideologues or Pragmatists?
March 2009
Ideologues or Pragmatists?
March 2009
Ideologues or Pragmatists?
March 2009

Boris
Shor

Stronger Bridges: Putting Congress and State Legislatures in Common Ideological Space
September 2008
Stronger Bridges: Putting Congress and State Legislatures in Common Ideological Space
September 2008

Bruce
D.
Meyer

The Effects of the EITC and Recent Reforms
December 2009
The U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit, its Effects, and Possible Reforms
August 2007
The Effects of the EITC and Recent Reforms
December 2009
The U.S. Earned Income Tax Credit, its Effects, and Possible Reforms
August 2007

Ioana
Marinescu

Are Judges Sensitive to Economic Conditions? Evidence from UK Employment Tribunals
February 2007
Job Security Legislation and Job Duration: Evidence From the UK
January 2008
Are Judges Sensitive to Economic Conditions? Evidence from UK Employment Tribunals
February 2007
Job Security Legislation and Job Duration: Evidence From the UK
January 2008

Laurence
E.
Lynn, Jr.

New Public Management Comes to America
January 2006
New Public Management Comes to America
January 2006

Christopher
R.
Berry
Jacob
E.
Gersen

The Unbundled Executive
March 2008
The Fiscal Consequences of Electoral Institutions
May 2007
The Unbundled Executive
March 2008
The Fiscal Consequences of Electoral Institutions
May 2007
The Unbundled Executive
March 2008
The Fiscal Consequences of Electoral Institutions
May 2007

Howard
Margolis

On Shakespeare and Reasonable Doubt
April 2008
QRE, NSNX and the Paradox of Voting
December 2007
A Note on 'Neglect Defaulting'
April 2008
On Shakespeare and Reasonable Doubt
April 2008
QRE, NSNX and the Paradox of Voting
December 2007
A Note on 'Neglect Defaulting'
April 2008

Ofer
Malamud
Cristian
Pop-Eleches

General Education vs. Vocational Training: Evidence from an Economy in Transition
May 2008
School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups
May 2008
The Effect of Computer Use on Child Outcomes
January 2010
General Education vs. Vocational Training: Evidence from an Economy in Transition
May 2008
School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups
May 2008
The Effect of Computer Use on Child Outcomes
January 2010
General Education vs. Vocational Training: Evidence from an Economy in Transition
May 2008
School Tracking and Access to Higher Education Among Disadvantaged Groups
May 2008
The Effect of Computer Use on Child Outcomes
January 2010

Ofer
Malamud

Breadth vs. Depth: The Timing of Specialization in Higher Education
October 2007
Discovering One's Talent: Learning from Academic Specialization
October 2007
Breadth vs. Depth: The Timing of Specialization in Higher Education
October 2007
Discovering One's Talent: Learning from Academic Specialization
October 2007

Ofer
Malamud
Abigail
Wozniak

The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk
March 2008
The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk
March 2008
The Impact of College Graduation on Geographic Mobility: Identifying Education Using Multiple Components of Vietnam Draft Risk
March 2008

Stephan
Whitaker

The Impact of Legalized Abortion on High School Graduation Through Selection and Composition
December 2008
The Impact of Legalized Abortion on High School Graduation Through Selection and Composition
December 2008

James
M.
Sallee

The Incidence of Tax Credits for Hybrid Vehicles
January 2008
The Incidence of Tax Credits for Hybrid Vehicles
January 2008

Christopher
R.
Berry
Martin
West

Growing Pains: The School Consolidation Movement and Student Outcomes
January 2007
Growing Pains: The School Consolidation Movement and Student Outcomes
January 2007
Growing Pains: The School Consolidation Movement and Student Outcomes
January 2007

Christopher
R.
Berry
Sarah
L.
Lee

The Community Reinvestment Act: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis
November 2006
The Community Reinvestment Act: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis
November 2006
The Community Reinvestment Act: A Regression Discontinuity Analysis
November 2006

Christopher
R.
Berry
William
G.
Howell

Accountability and Local Elections: Rethinking Retrospective Voting
December 2005
Accountability and Local Elections: Rethinking Retrospective Voting
December 2005
Accountability and Local Elections: Rethinking Retrospective Voting
December 2005

Bruce
D.
Meyer
Wallace
K.C.
Mok

Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Unemployment Insurance from New York State
January 2007
Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Unemployment Insurance from New York State
January 2007
Quasi-Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Unemployment Insurance from New York State
January 2007

Mariana
Chilton

Wellbeing of Citizen Children of Immigrants in Relation to Food Stamps and WIC, 1998-2005
March 2007
Wellbeing of Citizen Children of Immigrants in Relation to Food Stamps and WIC, 1998-2005
March 2007

Hilary
W.
Hoynes
Diane
Whitmore
Schanzenbach

Consumption Reponses to In-Kind Transfers: Evidence from the Introduction of the Food Stamp Program
March 2007
Consumption Reponses to In-Kind Transfers: Evidence from the Introduction of the Food Stamp Program
March 2007
Consumption Reponses to In-Kind Transfers: Evidence from the Introduction of the Food Stamp Program
March 2007

Boris
Shor
Christopher
R.
Berry
Nolan
McCarty

A Bridge to Somewhere: Mapping State and Congressional Ideology on a Cross-Institutional Common Space
May 2008
A Bridge to Somewhere: Mapping State and Congressional Ideology on a Cross-Institutional Common Space
May 2008
A Bridge to Somewhere: Mapping State and Congressional Ideology on a Cross-Institutional Common Space
May 2008
A Bridge to Somewhere: Mapping State and Congressional Ideology on a Cross-Institutional Common Space
May 2008

Marcos
A.
Rangel

Is Parental Love Colorblind? Allocation of Resources within Mixed Families
June 2007
Is Parental Love Colorblind? Allocation of Resources within Mixed Families
June 2007

Daniel
G.
Schroeder

Food Stamps, Unemployment Insurance, and the Safety Net
May 2007
Food Stamps, Unemployment Insurance, and the Safety Net
May 2007

Sarah
Anzia
Christopher
R.
Berry

The Jackie (and Jill) Robinson Effect: Why Do Congresswomen Outperform Congressmen?
August 2009
The Jackie (and Jill) Robinson Effect: Why Do Congresswomen Outperform Congressmen?
August 2009
The Jackie (and Jill) Robinson Effect: Why Do Congresswomen Outperform Congressmen?
August 2009

Kristin
F.
Butcher
Robert
J.
LaLonde

Female Offenders Use of Social Welfare Programs Before and After Jail and Prison: Does Prison Cause Welfare Dependency?
November 2006
Female Offenders Use of Social Welfare Programs Before and After Jail and Prison: Does Prison Cause Welfare Dependency?
November 2006
Female Offenders Use of Social Welfare Programs Before and After Jail and Prison: Does Prison Cause Welfare Dependency?
November 2006

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