Research
Peer-reviewed research, working papers, and dissertation or thesis research.
Policy reports, essays, and commentary are collected separately on the Policy writing page.
Peer-Reviewed Research
- PEER-REVIEWED · 2024Details
Effects of the expanded Child Tax Credit on employment outcomes
The expanded Child Tax Credit’s monthly payments reduced poverty and hardship without reducing parental employment or labor force participation.
- PEER-REVIEWED · 2023Details
The Minimum Wage, Self-Employment, and the Online Gig Economy
Minimum wage increases pushed some workers into gig and nonemployer self-employment, concentrated in transportation and warehousing after ride-hailing platforms emerged.
- PEER-REVIEWED · 2022Details
No Evidence the Child Tax Credit Expansion Had an Effect on the Well-Being and Mental Health of Parents
The expanded Child Tax Credit showed no measurable short-term effect on parents’ life satisfaction, anxiety, or depression symptoms.
Working Papers
- WORKING PAPER · 2023Details
The Effectiveness of the Food Stamp Program at Reducing Racial Differences in the Intergenerational Persistence of Poverty
The food stamp program reduced adult poverty by five percentage points overall, with a nine-point reduction in deep poverty for Black adults whose parents lacked a high school education.
Dissertation and Thesis Research
- DISSERTATION · 2021Details
The Impact of Public Policy on Nonstandard Work Arrangements
Doctoral dissertation on how public policy shapes nonstandard work arrangements, completed at the University of Washington.
- SENIOR THESIS · 2016Details
The Chinese Hukou System: Structural Change and Political Reform
Undergraduate senior thesis on structural change and political reform in China’s hukou household-registration system.