The event study model is a powerful econometric tool used for the purpose of estimating
dynamic treatment effects. One of its most appealing features is that it provides a built-in …

We use aggregated data from Facebook to show that COVID-19 is more likely to spread
between regions with stronger social network connections. Areas with more social ties to two …

We conduct a comparative welfare analysis of 133 historical policy changes over the past
half-century in the United States, focusing on policies in social insurance, education and job …

Economic research on the safety net has evolved over time, moving away from a focus on
the negative incentive effects of means-tested assistance on employment, earnings …

We provide new evidence that cash transfers following the birth of a first child can have large
and long-lasting effects on that child's outcomes. We take advantage of the January 1 …

This review focuses on the health and nutrition impacts of food assistance programs. We
focus particular attention on the United States, both because of the plethora of types of …

Background In high income countries one in five children still lives in poverty, which is
known to adversely shape the life course health trajectory of these children. However, much …

This article presents the results of the five waves of the National Income Dynamics Study–
Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM) on food security between May 2020 and …

This paper evaluates the financial and economic consequences of being denied an
abortion. We link credit report data to the Turnaway Study, which collected high-quality …

This paper evaluates the long-run effects of Head Start using large-scale, restricted
administrative data. Using the county roll-out of Head Start between 1965 and 1980 and age …