Research

Working Papers

Child Care Subsidies, Maternal Well-Being, and Child-Parent Interactions: Evidence from Three Nationally Representative Datasets. (with Erdal Tekin).
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A Bundle of Joy: Does Parenting Really Make Us Miserable? (with John Ifcher).
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The Impact of Child Care Subsidies on Child Well-Being: Evidence from
Geographic Variation in the Distance to Social Service Agencies
(with Erdal Tekin).
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Non-Technical Summary: VOX

Publications

Welfare Reform and the Subjective Well-Being of Single Mothers. (forthcoming). Journal of Population Economics.
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Footloose and Fancy Free? Two Decades of Single Mothers' Subjective Well-Being. (forthcoming). Social Service Review.
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The Geographic Accessibility of Child Care Subsidies and Evidence on the Impact of Subsidy Receipt on Childhood Obesity. (2012). Journal of Urban Economics, 71(1), 37-52 (with Erdal Tekin).
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The Earned Income Tax Credit and Abortion. (2011). Social Science Research, 40(6), 1638-1651.
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Press Coverage: Boston Globe

‘Paradoxical’ Decline? Another Look at the Relative Reduction in Female Happiness. (2011). Journal of Economic Psychology, 32(5), 773-788.
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Press Coverage: Miller-McCune, Baltimore Sun, Huffington Post

Do Child Care Subsidies Influence Single Mothers’ Decision to Invest in Human Capital? (2011). Economics of Education Review, 30(5), 901-912 (with Erdal Tekin).
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Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity. (2011). Review of Economics of the Household, 9(3), 349-378 (with Erdal Tekin).
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Press Coverage: Globe and Mail

The Impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Marriage and Divorce: Evidence From Flow Data. (2011). Population Research and Policy Review, 30(1), 101-128.
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Child Care Choices and Childhood Obesity. (2010). Contributions to
Economic Analysis, 290 (with Resul Cesar and Erdal Tekin).
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Child Care Subsidies and Child Development. (2010). Economics of Education Review, 29(4), 618-638 (with Erdal Tekin).
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The Labor Supply Effects of Child Care Costs and Wages in the Presence of Subsidies and the Earned Income Tax Credit. (2010). Review of Economics of the Household, 8(2), 199-230.
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The Impact of Local Labor Market Conditions on Work and Welfare Decisions: Revisiting an Old Question Using New Data. (2010). Population Research and Policy Review, 29(4), 453-479. (with David Stevens).
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Do Social Policy Reforms Have Different Impacts on Employment and Welfare Use As Economic Conditions Change? (2008). Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 27(4), 867-894.
Note: This paper was previously circulated under the title “Codependent or Independent? Heterogeneous Effects of Social Policy Reforms Across Labor Market Conditions.”
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Who are the Eligible Non-Recipients of Child Care Subsidies? (2008). Children and Youth Services Review, 30(9), 1037-1054.
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Public Policy and Residential Segregation: A Critique of Iris Young’s Strategy of Differentiated Solidarity. (2008). Philosophy and Public Policy Quarterly, 28(1/2), 13-18.
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Close to Home: A Simultaneous Equations Model of the Relationship Between Child Care Accessibility and Female Labor Force Participation. (2008). Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 29, 128-151 (with Burt S. Barnow).
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