Research

Working Papers

• Elder, Todd, Steven. J. Haider, and Cody Orr. “The Evolution of the Wage Elasticity of Labor Supply over Time." [current version]

Published Articles 

• Haider, Steven J. and Melvin Stephens, Jr. 2024. “Correcting for Misclassified Binary Regressors Using Instrumental Variables.” Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. [published version, current version with appendix, 2020 NBER version]

• Chambers, Andrea, Carey Elder, Stacy Dickert-Conlin, Steven J. Haider, and Scott Imberman. 2021. “Info.Econ: Increasing Diversity among Economics Majors”. American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings 111:133-137. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J. and Dajung Jun. 2020. “Reconsidering the Role of Choice and Chance for Predicting Retirement Wealth.” Economic Letters. [accepted version]

• Zhuang, Jie, Mary Bresnahan, Yi Zhu, Xiaodi Yan, Elizabeth Bogdan-Lovis, Joanne Goldbort, and Steven Haider. 2018. “The Impact of Coworker Support and Stigma on Breastfeeding After Returning to Work.” Journal of Applied Communication Research 46(4):491-508. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J. and Kathleen McGarry. 2018. “Parental Investments in College and Later Cash Transfers.” Demography 55(5):1705-1725. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J. and Kathleen McGarry. 2018. “Post-Secondary Schooling and Parental Resources: Evidence from the PSID and HRS.” Education Finance and Policy 13(1):72-96. [published version]

• Elder, Todd E., John H. Goddeeris, and Steven J. Haider. 2016. “Racial and Ethnic Infant Mortality Gaps and the Role of SES.” Labour Economics 43:42-54. [published version]

• Elder, Todd E., John H. Goddeeris, and Steven J. Haider. 2015. “Isolating the Roles of Individual Covariates in Reweighting Estimation.” Journal of Applied Econometrics 30(7):1169-91. [published version ]

• Cascio, Elizabeth U., Steven J. Haider, and Helena Skyt Nelson. 2015. “The Effectiveness of Policies that Promote Labor Force Participation of Women with Children: A Collection of National Studies.” Labour Economics 36:64-71. [published version]

• Solon, Gary, Steven J. Haider, and Jeffrey Wooldridge. 2015. “What Are We Weighting For?” Journal of Human Resources 50(2):301-316. [published version, NBER version]

• Haider, Steven J., Lenisa Vangjel, Tracie Bolton, Jonathan Gold, Beth H. Olson. 2014. “An Evaluation of the Effects of a Breastfeeding Support Program on Health Outcomes.” Health Services Research 49(6):2017-2034. [published version]

• Elder, Todd E., John H. Goddeeris, Steven J. Haider and Nigel Paneth. 2014. “The Changing Character of the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap, 1983-2004.” American Journal of Public Health 104(S1) S105-S111. [published version, online supplmental material ]

• Elder, Todd E., John H. Goddeeris, and Steven J. Haider. 2011. "A Deadly Disparity: A Unified Assessment of the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 11(1) (Contributions), Article 33. DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2821 [published version]

• Bitler, Marianne and Steven J. Haider. 2011. “An Economic View of Food Deserts in the United States.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 30(1):153-176. DOI: 10.1002/pam.20550 [published version, 2009 USDA version]

• Elder, Todd E., John H. Goddeeris, and Steven J. Haider. 2010. “Unexplained Gaps and Oaxaca-Blinder Decompositions.” Labour Economics 17(1):284-290. DOI: doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2009.11.002 [published version]

• Olson, Beth H., Steven J. Haider, Lenisa Vangjel, Tracie Bolton, and Jonathan Gold. 2010. “A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of a Breastfeeding Support Program for Low Income Women in Michigan.” Maternal and Child Health Journal 14(1):86-93. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0430-5. [published version]

• Asch, Beth, Steven J. Haider, and Julie Zissimopoulos. 2009. “The Effects of Workforce Shaping Tools on Retirement: The Case of the Department of Defense Civil Service.” Journal of Public Health Management & Practice 15(6):S64-S72. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J. and David Loughran. 2008. “The Effect of the Social Security Earnings Test on Male Labor Supply: New Evidence from Survey and Administrative Data.” Journal of Human Resources 43(1):57-87. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J. and Mel Stephens. 2007. “Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations.” Review of Economics and Statistics, 89(2):247-264. [published version, NBER May 2004 version]

• Rohwedder, Susann, Steven J. Haider, and Michael Hurd. 2006. "Increases in Wealth among the Elderly in the Early 1990s: How Much is Due to Survey Design?" Review of Income and Wealth 52(4):509-524. [published version, NBER October 2004 version]

• Haider, Steven J. and Gary Solon. 2006. "Life-Cycle Variation in the Association between Current and Lifetime Earnings." American Economic Review 96(4):1308-1320. [published version, unpublished appendix, available data and programs]

• Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Janet Currie, and Steven J. Haider. 2006. "Breakfast of Champions? The School Breakfast Program and the Nutrition of Children and Families." Journal of Human Resources 41(3):445-466. [published version, unpublished appendix, data and programs, NBER version]

• Haider, Steven J. and Jacob Klerman. 2005. "Dynamic Properties of the Welfare Caseload." Labour Economics 12(5):629-648. [published version]

• Asch, Beth, Steven J. Haider, and Julie Zissimopoulos. 2005. "Financial Incentives and Retirement: Evidence from Federal Civil Service Workers." Journal of Public Economics 89(2-3):427-440. [published version]

• Klerman, Jacob, and Steven J. Haider. 2004. "A Stock-Flow Analysis of the Welfare Caseload." Journal of Human Resources 39(4):865-886. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J., Robert F. Schoeni, Yuhua Bao, and Caroline Danielson. 2004. "Immigrants, Welfare Reform, and the Economy." Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 23(4):745-764. [published version]

• Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Janet Currie, and Steven J. Haider. 2004. "Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Nutritional Outcomes in Children and Adults." Journal of Health Economics 23(4):839-862. [published version, NBER version]

• Haider, Steven J., Alison Jacknowitz, and Robert F. Schoeni. 2003. "Food Stamps and the Elderly: Why Is Participation so Low?" Journal of Human Resources 38(S):1080-1111. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J., Alison Jacknowitz, and Robert F. Schoeni. 2003. "Welfare Work Requirements and Child Well-being: Evidence from the Effects on Breast-feeding." Demography 40(3):479-497. [published version, unpublished appendix]

• Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Thomas DeLeire, Steven J. Haider, and Janet Currie. 2003. "Heat or Eat? Cold Weather Shocks and Nutrition in Poor American Families." American Journal of Public Health 93(7):1149-1154. [published version, NBER version]

• Grogger, Jeffrey, Steven J. Haider and Jacob Klerman. 2003. "Why Did the Welfare Rolls Fall during the 1990s?" American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings 93(2):288-92. [published version]

• Haider, Steven J. 2001. "Earnings Instability and Earnings Inequality in the United States, 1967-1991." Journal of Labor Economics 19(4):799-836. [published version]

Book Chapters 

• Haider, Steven J. and David S. Loughran. 2010. “Elderly Labor Supply: Work or Play?” In Workplace Flexibility: Realigning 20th Century Jobs to 21st Century Workers (eds., K. Christensen and B. Schneider). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. [page proofs, working paper version]

• Haider, Steven J. and Kathleen McGarry. 2006. "Recent Trends in Income Sharing among the Poor." In Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers (eds., Rebecca Blank, Sheldon Danziger, and Robert Schoeni), New York: Russell Sage Press. [final version]

• Haider, Steven J., Jacob Klerman and Elizabeth Roth. 2003. "The Relationship between the Economy and the Welfare Caseload: A Dynamic Approach." Research in Labor Economics, 22:39-69. [page proofs]

Miscellaneous Publications 

• Haider, Steven J. 2006. "A Comparison of Surveys for Food Insecurity and Hunger Measurement." Discussion paper prepared for the National Academy of Sciences Panel on Food Insecurity and Hunger Measurement. [final version]

• Bhattacharya, Jayanta, Janet Currie, and Steven J. Haider. 2004. "Final Report: Evaluating the Impact of School Nutrition Programs." USDA-ERS. [published version]