Working Papers

Much as in previous recessions, the number of applications to public disability insurance programs increased sharply during the Great Recession. We find that the composition of applicants also changes across business cycles.

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Date:
November, 2012
Author:
Norma B. Coe, Matthew S. Rutledge

California is one of eight states that have established a “millionaire tax” in recent years. The popular appeal of these taxes is that they raise revenue from those seen to have greater ability to pay a higher rate on the highest portion of their incomes.

Date:
October, 2012
Author:
Charles Varner, Cristobal Young

Non-governmental free food assistance is available to many low-income Americans through food pantries, yet many do not avail themselves of this assistance. As the monetary value of such assistance can be over $2,000 per year, non-use poses a puzzle from an economic standpoint.

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Date:
October, 2012
Author:
Christopher Wimer, Rachel Wright, Kelley Fong

The social safety net responded in significant and favorable ways during the Great Recession. Aggregate per capita expenditures grew significantly, with particularly strong growth in the SNAP, EITC, UI, and Medicaid programs.

Date:
October, 2012
Author:
Robert A. Moffitt

Where a student attends college has become increasingly important in the last few decades. As education has grown significantly more important in the labor market, competition among students for access to the most selective colleges and universities has grown as well.

Date:
August, 2012
Author:
Sean F. Reardon, Rachel Baker, Daniel Klasik

This paper reviews methods for analyzing both individual preferences and choices about where to live, and the implications of these choices for residential patterns.

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Date:
August, 2012
Author:
Elizabeth E. Bruch, Robert D. Mare

The surge in unemployment that accompanied and followed the Great Recession - the economic downturn that began in December 2007 and lasted until June 2009 - did not spare either younger or older workers. Nonetheless, age affected how workers fared during the slowdown.

Date:
May, 2012
Author:
Richard W. Johnson, Barbara A. Butrica

Research has documented that immigrants have moved in large numbers to almost every metropolitan area and select rural areas in the country (e.g., Lichter and Johnson 2009; Painter and Yu 2010). In the midst of these demographic shifts, the country has experienced a profound recession.

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Date:
April, 2012
Author:
Gary Painter, Zhou Yu

Latinos have now surpassed African Americans as the nation’s largest minority group.

Date:
April, 2012
Author:
Douglas S. Massey

Four years after the beginning of the Great Recession, the labor market remains historically weak. Many observers have concluded that "structural" impediments to recovery bear some of the blame. This paper reviews such structural explanations.

Date:
March, 2012
Author:
Jesse Rothstein

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