Administrative Burden Causes Cyclicality and Inconsistency in WIC Benefit Redemptions, 2/2025. With Jason Cook, Seojung Oh, and Paige Rowberry. CPIR Policy Brief. Link
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
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. Follow link to download full report: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/24864/the-2014-redesign-of-the-survey-of-income-and-program-participation
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: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/23655/review-of-wic-food-packages-improving-balance-and-choice-final
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
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. Follow link to download full report: https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/13409/using-american-community-survey-data-to-expand-access-to-the-school-meals-programs