Faculty Research
- Secure communities as immigration enforcement: How secure is the child care market? [PDF]
- An Equilibrium Model of the Impact of Increased Public Investment in Early Childhood [PDF]
- Minimum Wage, Worker Quality, and Consumer Well-Being: Evidence from the Child Care Market [PDF]
- Does Public Pre-K Have Unintended Consequences on the Child Care Market for Infants and Toddlers? [PDF]
- Book matters: The effect of Cocky’s Reading Express on student performance [PDF]
- Free Lunch for All! The Effect of the Community Eligibility Provision on Academic Outcomes [PDF]
- Higher education: The impact of recreational marijuana on college applications [PDF]
- The relationship of opioid prescriptions and the educational performance of children [PDF]
Policy Briefs
- March 2025: Crowded Emergency Rooms Are Deadly
- April 2025: Why Does Trade Credit Matter?
- May 2025: Do Subsidies for Electric Vehicles Do Any Good?
- June 2025: Can Incentives Really Move Foreign Manufacturers?
- July 2025: Unintended Costs of Tuition Freezes and Caps
- August 2025: Alcohol Consumption and Risk Tolerance
- September 2025: Stimulus Checks Pack Unequal Punches
Newsletter
Recent Press
- Is the pandemic over? We asked an economist, an education expert, and a public health scholar their views.
- Why is inflation so high? Is it bad? An economist answers 3 questions about soaring consumer prices.
- America’s cost of ‘defending freedom’ in Ukraine: Higher food and gas prices and an increased risk of recession.
- When does it Count? The Timing of Food Stamp Receipt and Educational Performance in Mathematics NPR, Hidden Brain, Morning Edition.
- Eat (and Drink) Better Tonight: Food Stamp Benefit Timing and Drunk Driving Fatalities NPR, Hidden Brain, Morning Edition.
- Does the Timing of Food Stamp Distribution Matter? A Panel-Data Analysis of Monthly Purchasing Patterns of US Households Wall Street Journal, Real Time Economics.