Policy Relevant Publications and Policy Briefs

Food Security Better with Food Stamps than Cash Payments, 6/30/2023. With Amelia Hawkins and Lucie Schmidt. Center for Retirement Research at Boston College blog. Link 

Adults Shield Children When Nutritional Assistance Ends, 1/8/2023. With Janet Currie, Hilary Hoynes, Krista Ruffini, Lisa Schulkind, and Barton Willage. VOXEU Column.  Link 

Safety-Net Programs Underused by Eligible Hispanic Families, 4/2022. With Lisa Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis, and Marcos Rangel. UC Davis CPIR Policy Brief.  Link. 

Leveraging the Urgency of Economic Disparities Driven by the COVID-19 Pandemic to Strengthen the U.S. Safety Net, 2/7/2022. With Rita Hamad (first author), Krista Ruffini, and Janet Currie. National Academy of Medicine-Perspectives, Commentary, Link 

COVID-19 Recession Highlights Need for Expansion of Social Safety Net, 9/2020. With Hilary Hoynes and Diane Schanzenbach. UC Davis CPIR Policy Brief.  Link 

Why the Safety Net Might Not Respond as Effectively to Covid-19 as It Should. Milbank Quarterly Op Ed, 4/30/2020. With Hilary Hoynes and Diane Schanzenbach. https://www.milbank.org/quarterly/opinions/why-the-safety-net-might-not-respond-as-effectively-to-covid-19-as-it-should/

Can a Teacher Really Impact Student Height? A Cautionary Tale on Value-Added Models. 1/21/2020. The Brown Center Chalkboard, Brookings. With Thurston Domina, Emily Penner and Sean Corcoran. Link

A Consumer Food Data System for 2030 and Beyond. Final Report. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education; Committee on National Statistics; Panel on Improving Consumer Data for Food and Nutrition Policy Research for the Economic Research Service.

www.nap.edu/catalog/25657/a-consumer-food-data-system-for-2030-and-beyond

Econofact, 10/28/2019. Responsiveness of the Safety Net During Downturns: Lessons from the Great Recession econofact.org/responsiveness-of-the-safety-net-during-downturns-lessons-from-the-great-recession

Econofact, 2/24/2017. Medicaid and Block Grants: Lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families econofact.org/medicaid-and-block-grants-lessons-from-temporary-assistance-to-needy-families 

Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice: Final Report. Committee to review the WIC food packages. 2017, Washington DC: The National Academies Press. Follow link to download full report: http://nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2017/review-of-wic-food-packages-improving-balance-and-choice.aspx

The 2014 Redesign of the Survey of Income and Program Participation: An Assessment. Panel on the Review and Evaluation of the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation Content and Design. Follow link to download full report: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24864/the-2014-redesign-of-the-survey-of-income-and-program-participation

Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with Hilary Hoynes. 2016. Policy Proposal, The Hamilton Project. Link: http://www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/strengthening_temporary_assistance_for_needy_families