Elizabeth T. Powers
Director of Undergraduate Studies,
Associate Professor of Economics and at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Research Interests
Public economics, Welfare programs, Poverty and Inequality
PhD
Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1994
Selected Publications
- “Should Government Subsidize Caregiver Wages? Some Evidence on Worker Turnover and the Cost of Long-Term Care in Group Homes for Persons With Developmental Disabilities,” with Nicholas J. Powers, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, vol. 21 (2011), 195-209.
- “The Impact of Minimum Wage Increases: Evidence from Fast-Food Establishments in Illinois and Indiana,” Journal of Labor Research,vol. 30.4 (2009), 365-394.
- “Supplemental Security Income, Labor Supply, and Migration,” with David Neumark, Journal of Population Economics, vol. 19 (2006), 447-480.
- “The Incredible Shrinking Program: Will Cash Welfare for the Elderly Disappear?” with Todd Elder, Research on Aging, vol. 28 (2006), 341-358.
- “The Supplemental Security Income Program and Incentives to Claim Social Security Retirement Early,” with David Neumark, National Tax Journal, vol. 58 (2005), 5-26.
- “Children's Health and Maternal Work Activity: Estimates under Alternative Disability Definitions,” The Journal of Human Resources, vol. 38 (2003), 522-556.
- “The Interaction of Public Retirement Programs in the U.S.” with David Neumark, American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, vol. 93 (2003), 261-265.