Pathways to Reduce Child Poverty: Impacts of Federal Tax Credits. Final Report. 9/2025. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Board on Children, Youth and Families; Committee on National Statistics. Link to Pathways NASEM report
Administrative Burden Causes Cyclicality and Inconsistency in WIC Benefit Redemptions, 2/2025. With Jason Cook, Seojung Oh, and Paige Rowberry. CPIR Policy Brief. Link to Admin burden in WIC Policy Brief
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 to CRR brief about Food Security
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 to VOXEU Column on Nutritional effects of losing WIC eligibility
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 to take-up of safety net benefits by eligible Hispanics brief
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 to brief about COVID-19 recession need to expand the safety net
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.Link to Milbank Quarterly OP Ed on why the safety net may not respond effectively in COVID-19
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 to Brown Center Brief about teachers and child height
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. Link to NASEM panel report on ERS Food and Nutrition Policy Research
Econofact, 10/28/2019. Responsiveness of the Safety Net During Downturns: Lessons from the Great Recession Link to Econofact on responsiveness of the safety net during downturns in the Great Recession
Econofact, 2/24/2017. Medicaid and Block Grants: Lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Link to Econofact on Medicaid and block grants, lessons from Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
The 2014 Redesign of the Survey of Income and Program Participation: An Assessment. 2018. Panel on the Review and Evaluation of the 2014 Survey of Income and Program Participation Content and Design. Link to download full SIPP NASEM report
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. Link to download full review of WIC Food Packages report
Strengthening Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, with Hilary Hoynes. 2016. Policy Proposal, The Hamilton Project. Link to Hamilton Project proposal to strength TANF
Using American Community Survey Data to Expand Access to the School Meals Programs. Panel on Estimating Children Eligible for School Nutrition Programs Using the American Community Survey. 2012. Link to download full report on using ACS data to expand access to School Meals Programs