In the News: Sarah Hamersma
New York’s Recovery Drove National COVID-19 Case Reduction
National COVID-19 trends mask large differences in trends across U.S. states. Reductions in March & April were due almost entirely to declines in New York. The failure of other states to enact strong physical distancing protocols and/or reopening too early has led to our current national surge in cases.
Hamersma’s research on SNAP access funded by WT Grant Foundation
Sarah Hamersma, an associate professor of public administration and international affairs, recently won a $140,058 award from the WT Grant Foundation to support her project “Keeping the ‘Great Equalizer’ Fed: SNAP Access and Young Adult’s Educational Engagement.”
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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
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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