Research
Working Papers (authors listed in alphabetical order)
The Attraction of Magnet Schools: Evidence from Embedded Lotteries in School Assignment, under review.
Umut Dur, Robert Hammond, Matthew Lenard, Melinda Morrill, Thayer Morrill, and Colleen Paeplow
The Responses of Older Adults to SNAP Benefit Expansions, work in progress.
with De Fen Hsu and Melissa McInerney
Published and Forthcoming Articles (authors listed in alphabetical order)
Health and Retirement: Heterogeneity in the Responsiveness to Pension Incentives
De Fen Hsu, Melinda Morrill, and Aditi Pathak
Economics Letters, Vol. 238, May 2024.
The Impact of Wind Energy on Air Pollution and Emergency Department Visits,
Harrison Fell and Melinda Morrill
Environ Resource Econ, 87, 287–320 (2024).
Heterogeneity in the Educational Impacts of Natural Disasters: Evidence from Hurricane Florence
Melinda Morrill and John Westall
Economics of Education Review, June 2023, Vol. 94.
High School Start Times and Student Achievement: Looking Beyond Test Scores
Matthew Lenard, Melinda Morrill, and John Westall
Economics of Education Review, June 2020, Vol. 75.
Press Release April 27, 2020, AJC Article
The Role of Social Security in Retirement Timing: Evidence from a National Sample of Teachers
Melinda Morrill and John Westall
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, October 2019, 18 (Special Issue 4) , 549-564.
NBER Working Paper #25411, NBER Interview
Informing Retirement Savings Decisions: A Field Experiment on Supplemental Plans
Robert L. Clark, Robert G. Hammond, Melinda Sandler Morrill, and Christelle Khalaf
Economic Inquiry, January 2019, 57(1): 188-205.
An earlier version is NBER Working Paper #23679, "Nudging Retirement Savings: A Field Experiment on Supplemental Plans"
Annuity Options in Public Pension Plans: The Curious Case of Social Security Leveling
Robert L. Clark, Robert G. Hammond, Melinda Sandler Morrill, and David Vanderweide
The Journal of Retirement, Summer 2018, 6 (1) 33-44.
An earlier version is NBER Working Paper #23262
"Special Education Financing and ADHD Medications: A Bitter Pill to Swallow"
Melinda Morrill
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018, 37: 384-402.
"The Effect of College Education on Mortality"
Kasey Buckles, Andreas Hagemann, Ofer Malamud, Melinda Morrill, and Abigail Wozniak
Journal of Health Economics, December 2016, Vol. 50, 99-114.
Earlier Version: NBER Working Paper 19222
Freakonomics Blog: http://www.freakonomics.com/2013/07/16/college-makes-you-healthy/
"Golden Years or Financial Fears? Decision-making after Retirement Seminars"
Steven G. Allen, Robert L. Clark, Jennifer Maki, and Melinda Morrill
The Journal of Retirement, Winter 2016, 3(3): 96-115.
Earlier version: NBER Working Paper 19231
"Supplemental Plan Offerings and Retirement Saving Choices: An Analysis of North Carolina School Districts"
Robert L. Clark, Emma Hanson, Melinda Morrill, and Aditi Pathak
Journal of Pension Economics & Finance, July 2016, 15(3): 333-355.
NBER Working Paper version: #21382
“What Effects do Macroeconomic Conditions Have on Families’ Time Together?”
Melinda Morrill and Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia,
Review of Economics of the Household, Volume 13, Issue 4 (2015), Page 791-814.
“The Effects of Retiree Health Insurance Plan Characteristics on Retirees’ Choice and Employers’ Costs”
Robert Clark, Melinda Morrill, and David Vanderweide.
Journal of Health Economics, December 2014, 38: 119-129.
NBER Conference on State and Local Health Plans for Active and Retired Public Employees.
“Defined Benefit Pension Plan Distribution Decisions by Public Sector Employees”
Robert Clark, Melinda Morrill, and David Vanderweide.
Journal of Public Economics, August 2014, 116: 73-88.
Previous version circulated under the title: “The Reverse Annuity Puzzle: The Choice of Lump Sum Distributions among Separating Public Sector Workers,” NBER Working Paper #18488.
“Can Simple Informational Nudges Increase Employee Participation in a 401(k) Plan?”
Robert Clark, Jennifer Maki, and Melinda Morrill
Southern Economic Journal, January 2014, 80(3): 677-701.
“Intergenerational Links in Female Labor Force Participation,”
Melinda Morrill and Thayer Morrill
Labour Economics, January 2013, 20: 38-47.
“Business Cycles and Divorce: Evidence from Microdata”
Judith K. Hellerstein, Melinda Morrill, and Ben Zou
Economics Letters, Jan 2013, 188: 68-70.
(Previous versions circulated under the title “Macroeconomic Conditions and Marital Dissolution”)
“The Role of Financial Literacy in Determining Retirement Plans,”
Robert L. Clark, Melinda Morrill, and Steven G. Allen
Economic Inquiry, October 2012, 50: 851-866.
“Booms, Busts, and Divorce,”
Judith K. Hellerstein and Melinda Morrill
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, Vol. 11: Iss. 1 (Contributions), Article 54.
“The Effects of Maternal Employment on the Health of School-Age Children,”
Melinda Morrill
Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30: 240-257.
SELECTED POPULAR PRESS:
NC State University, News Release, Matt Shipman, February 16, 2011
“Dads and Daughters: The Changing Impact of Fathers on Women's Occupational Choices”
Judith K. Hellerstein and Melinda Morrill
Journal of Human Resources, (2011), 46(2): 333-372.
SELECTED POPULAR PRESS:
NC State University News Release, Matt Shipman, February 23, 2009.
“Well: More Dads Influence Daughters’ Career Paths,” Tara Parker-Pope, New York Times, Wellness Blog, February 23, 2009.
“Trend: Daughters Follow Dads’ Footsteps,” Robin Lloyd, LiveScience wire service.
Also appeared on:
Yahoo! News, Monday March 16, 2009.
“More daughters following dad’s career path,” MSNBC.com, Monday March 16, 2009.
“Like Father, Like Daughter,” Cynthia Graber, Scientific American, 60-Second Science, March 4, 2009.
“Fatherlessness,” Radio Interview, The State of Things, North Carolina Public Radio, June 18, 2009.
“The Funding Status of Retiree Health Plans in the Public Sector,”
Robert Clark and Melinda Morrill
Journal of Pension Economics and Finance, 10(2): 291-314. April, 2011.
Previous Version: NBER WP #16450, Oct 2010.
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“Measuring Inappropriate Medical Diagnosis and Treatment in Survey Data: The Case of ADHD among School-Age Children,”
William Evans, Melinda Morrill, and Steven Parente
Journal of Health Economics, (2010), 29(5): 657-673.
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Other Papers, Books, and Papers in Conference Volumes
Extending Work Life: Can Employers Adapt When Employees Want to Delay Retirement? (with Robert L. Clark), Upjohn Press, 2017.
“Active and Retired Public Employees' Health Insurance: Potential Data Sources.” Journal of Health Economics, December 2014, 38: 147-152. Article in press
“Effectiveness of Employer-Provided Financial Information: Hiring to Retiring,” (with Robert L. Clark and Steven G. Allen), American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings 2012, 102(3): 1-6. Article in press.
“Pension Plan Distributions: The Importance of Financial Literacy,” with Robert Clark and Steve Allen, in Olivia S. Mitchell and Annamaria Lusardi, eds., Financial Literacy: Implications for Retirement Security and the Financial Marketplace. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 2011. Previous version: Pension Research Council Working Paper No. 2010-27.
“Employer-Provided Retirement Planning Programs,” (with Robert Clark and Steve Allen), in Robert Clark and Olivia Mitchell (eds.), Reorienting Retirement Risk Management, Oxford University Press, October 2010, pp. 36-64.
POPULAR PRESS:
“Employers Can Assist with Financial Literacy,” Results: Research and Graduate Studies, North Carolina State University, December 2009.
Retiree Health Plans in the Public Sector: Is There a Funding Crisis? Robert L. Clark and Melinda Sandler Morrill. Edward Elgar Publishing, September 2010, ISBN: 978-1848447585. 176 pages.
Permanent working papers
Violation of Exogeneity: A Joint Test of Structural Parameters and Correlation, Mehmet Caner and Melinda Morrill, This version: 1/2013, Working paper.
Retirement Timing among Public Sector Workers: Responsiveness to Pension Benefit Plan Design Features, Robert L Clark, Robert G Hammond, Melinda Sandler Morrill, and Aditi Pathak, November 2017, SIEPR Working Paper