In the News: Sarah Hamersma
Hamersma article on business cycles, Medicaid generosity and birth outcomes published in PR&PR
Faculty, alumnus study on public health insurance, fertility published
Hamersma and Lopoo paper on pregnancy Medicaid expansions and fertility published in PR&PR
Hamersma research on parental Medicaid expansions published in Contemporary Economic Policy
Hamersma study on parental Medicaid expansions and children's health insurance published in CEP
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Hamersma explores food challenges of college students in Comment
"With recent investments in higher education (mis)directed toward increasing the marginal comforts of the most comfortable students, we have an opportunity to advocate instead for a rejection of such investments, sacrificing luxuries for the sake of needier students," says Sarah Hamersma, associate professor of public administration and international affairs.
Colleen Heflin examines the intersection of food security, welfare policy and health
"Typically people who qualify for higher SNAP benefits are in the worst health, so this suggests there is something really protective about the SNAP benefits," says Colleen Heflin, professor of public administration and international affairs.
WP 206 Pregnancy Medicaid Expansions and Fertility
Hamersma article on Medicaid eligibility published in Contemporary Economic Policy
Hamersma paper on food security and teenage labor supply published in AEP&P
See related: Food Security
Hamersma article on information shocks and social programs published in JPAM
Hamersma article on temporary help work published in Industrial Relations
Hamersma study Medicaid earning limits and earnings growths among poor people published in JEAP
Hamersma study on hiring subsidies and job duration published in Economic Inquiry
Hamersma study on parental Medicaid expansions and job mobility published in JHE
Hamersma study on prenatal WIC participation and birth outcomes published in Journal of Public Econ
Hamersma study on the effects of an employer subsidy on employment outcomes published in JPAM
Hamersma article on temporary help service firms and employer tax credits published in SEJ
Hamersma brief on work opportunity and tax credits published in Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
See related: Economic Policy
Hamersma brief on work opportunity and Welfare-to-Work Tax Credits published in National Tax Journal
See related: Economic Policy