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Poverty-Related Doctorates, 1971-2006

Central to IRP's mission is the training and mentoring of the next generation's poverty researchers. Since the Institute was established in 1966, more than 400 students have completed poverty-related dissertations at the University of Wisconsin and gone on to make important contributions to the understanding of poverty and social inequality in the United States. They are listed below with their IRP affiliate thesis advisor in parentheses.

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2006

Chang, Huey-Chi, Sociology, 2006 (Robert M. Hauser). “The Dynamics of Social Changes and Family Attainment Norms: The Effects of Parental Education, Sibship Structure, and Gender Differences on School Transitions in Taiwan.”

Classen, Timothy J., Economics, 2006 (Barbara Wolfe). “The Intergenerational Transmission of Obesity and Economic Outcomes.”

Cohen-Cole, Ethan, Economics, 2006 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays in Empirical Economics.”

Glaser, Darrell, Economics, 2006 (Steven Durlauf). “Empirical Essays on the Attainment of Human Capital in Earnings.”

Gordanier, John, Economics, 2006 (John Kennan). “The Effect of Firm Structure on Wages and Careers.”

Kim, Hisam, Economics, 2006 (John Karl Scholz). “Three Essays Using Longitudinal Sibling Data.”

Long, Daniel A., Sociology, 2006 (Adam Gamoran). “School Resources, School Organization, Autonomy, and Achievement in Latin America.”

Olsho, Lauren, Economics, 2006 (Barbara Wolfe). “Three Essays on Health and Aging.”

Ozturk, Orgul, Economics, 2006 (John Kennan). “Essays in Applied Microeconomics.”

Pincheira-Brown, Pablo, Economics, 2006 (Steven Durlauf). “Three Essays in Macroeconomics.”

Shober, Arnold F., Political Science, 2006 (John Witte). “ Building Government: Autonomy and Scope in State Departments of Education 1981-2001.”

Simmons, Solon Jason, Sociology, 2006 (Robert M. Hauser). “Sorokin’s Haircut: The Class Idea in U.S. Presidential Elections, 1952-2004”

Springer, Kristen Wray, Sociology, 2006 (Robert M. Hauser). “His and Her Marriage Today: The Impact of Wives’ Employment on Husbands’ Later Mid-Life Health.”

Williams, Tona Lee, Sociology, 2006 (Adam Gamoran). “Visions of What We Know: School Subjects Depicted through Shifting Internet Discourses.”

Wu, Binzhen, Economics, 2006 (John Karl Scholz). “Three Essays in Public Economics.”

Yamaguchi, Shintaro, Economics, 2006 (John Kennan). “Three Essays In Labor Economics.”

2005

Azuma, Misuzu, Economics, 2005 (Meta Brown) “Essays on Family Transfer.”

Banerjee, Ritesh, Economics, 2005 (Ananth Seshadri) “Essays in Macroeconomics.”

Cho, Yoonyoung, Ecnomics, 2005, (John Karl Scholz) “Three Essays in Public Economics.”

Choi, Seungmoon, Economics, 2005 (Bruce Hansen) “Three Essays on Continuous-Time Diffusion Models.”

Davis, Luke, Economics, 2005 (Maurizio Mazzocco) “Essays in Applied Microeconomics.”

Eris, Mehmet, Economics, 2005 (Steven Durlauf) “Essays on Economic Growth and Cross-Country Growth Empirics.”

Harvey, Mark, Rural Sociology, 2005 (Jamie Peck, committee member). “Welfare Reform and Labor Regulation on the Texas-Mexico Border.”

Kelly, Sean Patrick, Sociology, 2005, (Adam Gamoran) “Race, Social Class, Student Engagement, and Unequal Literacy Development in Middle School English Classrooms.”

Kessler, Dimitri, Sociology, 2005 (Jane Collins). “Capital Accumulation and the Information Industries of Mainland China.”

Mackin, Robert Sean, Sociology, 2005, (Erik Wright) “The Movement that Fell from the Sky? Secularization and the Structuring of Progressive Catholicism in Latin America, 1920s–1970s.”

Overdevest, Christine Ann, Sociology, 2005 (Gary Green). “Codes of Conduct and Standard Setting in the Forest Sector: Constructing Markets for Democracy?”

Park, Elizabeth Marie, 2005, Sociology, (Pamela Oliver) “Egalitarianism and Local Liturgical Practice.”

Park, Hyunjoon, 2005, Sociology, (Gary D.Sandefur) “Cross-National Variation in the Effects of Family Background and Schools on Student Achievement: The Relevance of Institutional and Policy Contexts.”

Pitluck, Aaron Zharry, Sociology, 2005 (Gary Green). “Social Cognitive Networks in an Emerging Financial Market: A Sociology of Speculation in the Malaysian Stock Market.”

Reither, Eric Noel, 2005, Sociology, (Robert M.Hauser) “Why Are Our Waistlines Expanding? Age-Period-Cohort Analyses of the Obesity Epidemic and a Critical Examination of Mass Preparation Theory.”

Soles, Diane Renee, Sociology, 2005 (Jane Collins). “Within the Revolution, Everything: Civil Society, Political Critique, and the Film Industry in Cuba, 1981-2001.”

Strawn, Kelley Dan, 2005, Sociology, (Pamela E. Oliver) “Political Process, Economy, and Protest in Mexico, 1999-2000: An Event-Centered Quantitative Analysis of Collective Action in a Structural-Adjustment Society.”

Thompson-Colon, Theresa, 2005, Sociology, (Alberto Palloni) “The Significance of Social Networks and Migration to the Health Status of Mexican Immigrant Mothers and their Children: A Bi-National Case Study."

Wenzlow, Audra, Economics, 2005 (Barbara Wolfe) “A Slippery Slope: Essays on Income, Weatlth, and the Health Gradient.”

2004

Bethke, Lynne M., Sociology, 2004 (Gary Sandefur). “Analysis of Educational Opportunities for Refugee and Displaced Children and Adolescents.”

Bucks, Brian, Economics, 2004 (Derek Neal). “Legislating Equal Access in Education and Employment.”

Campbell, Mary Elizabeth, Sociology, 2004 (Gary Sandefur). “The Borders of Social Construction: The Racial Identity and Stratification of Multiracial Adolescents and Adults.”

Dykema, Jennifer, Sociology, 2004 (Nora Cate Schaeffer). “Analysis of Factors Influencing Errors in Self-Reports about Child Support and Other Family-Related Variables.”

Eggerling-Boeck, Jennifer, Sociology, 2004 (Gary Sandefur). “The Intricacies of African American Identity.”

Fieno, John V., Political Science, 2004 (Andrew Reschovsky, committee member). “Federalism, Decentralization and the Welfare State in Comparative Perspective.”

Furstenberg, Eric, Economics, 2004 (Steven Durlauf). “Economic Perspectives on Affirmative Action in College Admissions.”

Guend, Abdelhani, Sociology, 2004 (Alberto Palloni). “A Contextual Explanation of Fertility Transition: The Role of Modernization Policies and System of Belief Reformations.”

Haas, Steven Andrew, Sociology, 2004 (Alberto Palloni). “From the Cradle to the Grave: Health and Socioeconomic Status over the Life Course.”

Hamersma, Sarah, Economics, 2004 (John Karl Scholz). “The Role of Employer Subsidies in Aiding the Disadvantaged.”

Hirukawa, Masayuki, Economics, 2004 (Meta Brown). “Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation.”

Hutson, Royce, Social Work, 2004 (Daniel Meyer). “Child Support, Parental Conflict and the Educational Outcomes of Low-Income Children.”

Levine, Kara, Economics, 2004 (John Karl Scholz). “Bequest Motives and Other Tales of Wealth in Retirement.”

Matsumoto, Akito, Economics, 2004 (Ananth Seshadri). “Essays in International Finance.”

Niles, Michael, Social Work, 2004 (Arthur Reynolds). “Does Early Childhood Intervention Affect Social and Emotional Development?”

Otsu, Taisuke, Economics, 2004 (John Kennan). “Empirical Likelihood in Econometrics.”

Park, Hwa-Ok, Social Work, 2004 (Betty Kramer). “Grandmothers as Primary Caregivers: Poverty, Care Demands, Social Participation and Psychological Distress.”

Robertson, Dylan L., Social Work, 2004 (Arthur Reynolds). “Family Typologies and Educational Attainment in the Chicago Longitudinal Study.”

Seo, Myunghwan, Economics, 2004 (Steven Durlauf). “Asymptotic and Bootstrap Tests for Unit Root and Threshold Cointegration.”

Smith, Buffy, Sociology, 2004 (Gary Sandefur). “Demystifying the Higher Education System: Rethinking Academic Cultural Capital, Social Capital, and the Academic Mentoring Process.”

Song, Unjy, Economics, 2004 (John Kennan). “Structural Analysis of Auction Data with an Unknown Number of Bidders.”

Sosulski, Marya R., Social Work, 2004 (Maria Cancian). “A Road to Inclusion: A Combined Methods Analysis of Access to Post-Secondary Education for Women in the Illinois Public Aid System.”

Spittel, Michael Ludwig, Sociology, 2004 (Alberto Palloni). “A Study of Inequalities in Health: The Role of Wealth Differences and Social Context.”

Strach, Patricia L., Political Science, 2004 (John Witte, Joe Soss, & Tonya Brito, committee members). “All in the Family: Policy Structure, Process, and Change.”

Taketa, Kenshi, Economics, 2004 (Steven Durlauf). “Contagion of Financial Crises.”

Tan, Chih Ming, Economics, 2004 (Steven Durlauf). “New Approaches to the Empirics of Economic Growth.”

To, Clara Wai-Chun, Sociology, 2004 (Jane Collins). “Intergenerational Contract, Women’s Labor, and Social Change in Contemporary Rural South China.”

Tovar, Camilo, Economics, 2004 (Steven Durlauf). “Three Essays on International Finance: Devaluations and Output Behavior.”

Wu, Chi-Fang, Social Work, 2004 (Maria Cancian). “The Role of Sanctions in Work-Based Welfare Reform.”

Zeidenberg, Matthew, Sociology, 2004 (Joel Rogers). “Reflecting Society: Studies in Federal Litigation Involving Businesses, 1971–2004.”

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2003

Ardic, Oya, Economics, 2003 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays on Empirical Growth.”

Bjerk, David, Economics, 2003 (John Karl Scholz, Meta Brown). “Economic Perspectives on Sentencing Laws, Youth Criminal Participation, and Racial Wage Inequality.”

Brent, Liba, Sociology, 2003 (Erik Wright). “The Rise and Fall of Financial-Industrial Groups: The Genesis of Russian Capitalism.”

Ceballos, Miguel, Sociology, 2003 (Alberto Palloni). “Maternal and Infant Health of the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States: A Study of Acculturation and the Epidemiological Paradox.”

DiBella, Gabriel Carlos, Economics, 2003 (Ananth Seshadri). “Three Essays about Causes of Crises in Emerging Markets.”

Dwyer, Rachel E., Sociology, 2003 (Erik Wright). “Changing Tastes and Changing Fates: The Social Stratification of New House Buyers and the Concentration of Affluence in America, 1960-2000.”

Gonzalez, Claudia, Economics, 2003, (John Kennan). “Racial Discrimination and Costly Entry to the Labor Force.”

Gould, Elise, Economics, 2003 (Barbara Wolfe). “Essays on Health, Work, Poverty, and Income Inequality.”

Hand, Carol A., Social Work, 2003 (Gary Sandefur). “An Ojibwe Perspective on the Welfare of Children: Rescuing Children or Homogenizing America?”

Khitatrakun, Surachai, Economics, 2003 (John Karl Scholz). “Saving, Wealth, and Retirement: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study.”

Krippner, Greta R., Sociology, 2003 (Erik Wright). “The Fictitious Economy: Financialization, the State, and Contemporary Capitalism.”

Lugo, William A., Sociology, 2003 (Gary Sandefur). “Can Binge Drinking in College be Stopped? Lessons Learned at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.”

Mann-Sandler, Emily, Social Work, 2003 (Arthur Reynolds). “Early Intervention as Delinquency Prevention: Evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study.”

Manna, Paul, Political Science, 2003 (John Witte). “Federalism, Agenda Setting, and the Development of Federal Education Policy, 1965-2001.”

Martin, Molly, Sociology, 2003 (Gary D. Sandefur). “Producing and Reproducing the Family: Economic and Family Behavior in Two Generations.”

Matschke, Xenia, Economics, 2003 (Meta Brown). “Three Essays on the Theory of Trade Protection.”

Minkin, Artur, Economics, 2003 (Steven Durlauf). “Three Essays in Applied Econometrics.”

Nigmatullin, Eldar, Economics, 2003 (Steven Durlauf). “Estimation of Markov Decision Processes in the Presence of Model Uncertainty.”

Pate, David, Social Work, 2003 (Daniel Meyer). “Documenting the Perspectives of Fathers with Children on Welfare in the Post-Enrollment Era: The Life Experiences of Thirty-Six African American Fathers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.”

Sirakaya, Sibel, Economics, 2003 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays on Social Interactions and Evolution in Economics.”

Sweet, Martin, J., Political Science, 2003 (John Witte). “Supreme Policymaking: Coping with the Supreme Court's Affirmative Action Policies.”

Whitford, Joshua D, Sociology, 2003 (Joel Rogers). “After the Outsourcing: Networks, Institutions, and the New Old Economy.”

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2002

Chang, Sheng-Kai, Economics, 2002 (James Walker). “Simulation Methods in Econometric Analysis.”

Dworsky, Amy Lynn, Social Work, 2002 (Mark Courtney). “The Self-Sufficiency of Wisconsin’s Former Foster Youth: Employment, Earnings, and Public Assistance Receipt.”

Ferreya, Maria Marta, Economics, 2002 (Derek Neal). “Estimating the Effects of Private School Vouchers in Multi-District Economies.”

Golan, Limor, Economics, 2002 (John Kennan). “Internal Labor Markets, Asymmetric Information, and Competitive Wage Dynamics.”

Grodsky, Eric S., Sociology, 2002 (Adam Gamoran). “Who Goes Where to College? Constrained Opportunity and Student Choice in American Higher Education.”

Hayes, Jeffrey A., Sociology, 2002 (Robert Hauser). “Nice Work If You Can Get It: Gender and Job Quality at Midlife.”

Hopkins, Mark, Economics, 2002 (Steven Durlauf). “Inequality and the Distribution of Human Capital.”

Kasahara, Hiroyuki, Economics, 2002 (John Kennan). “Policy Instability and Investment: The Case of Trade Shocks.”

Lee, Sangeun, Social Work, 2002 (Maria Cancian). “Evaluating the Effects of Welfare Reform on Employment and AFDC/TANF Participation Transition.”

Liu, Yingchun, Economics, 2002 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays on Consumption Smoothing and Risk Sharing.”

Macias, Thomas, Sociology, 2002 (Gary Sandefur). “Assimilation in Mexican American Life? Integration and Hesitation beyond the Second Generation.”

Miranda, Gina, Social Work, 2002 (Mark Courtney). “Mixed Feelings: Stories of Race, Kinship, and Identity among Bi-Racial Adoptees.”

Nesmith, Andrea, Social Work, 2002 (Mark Courtney). “Predictors of Running Away from Foster Care.”

Nosaka, Hiromi, Economics, 2002 (John Kennan, Ananth Seshadri). “Three Essays on Search and Matching Models with Ex-Ante Investments.”

Ornelas, Emanuel, Economics, 2002 (John Kennan). “Free Trade Agreements: Political Viability and Effects on the World Trading System.”

Pager, Devah, Sociology, 2002 (Robert Hauser). “The Mark of a Criminal Record.”

Patel, Menesh, Economics, 2002 (Louise Keely). “Essays on Industrial Organization.”

Petri, Ragan, Economics, 2002 (Louise Keely). “Social Motives to Giving and Bargaining: Experimental Evidence.”

Straub, John, Economics, 2002 (John Karl Scholz, Robert Haveman). “Essays on Fundraising and Government Crowd-Out of Charitable Contributions.”

Tsai, Tsung-sheng, Economics, 2002 (John Kennan). “Essays on Collective Choice and Political Economy.”

Wassell, Charles, 2002 (John Karl Scholz, Ananth Seshadri). “Three Essays in Macroeconomics: How Well Does the United States Unemployment Insurance System Work?”

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2001

Ackerman, Deena, Economics, 2001 (Robert Haveman). “Do the Math: High School Mathematics Courses and the Earnings of High School Graduates.”

Adams, Christopher, Economics, 2001 (John Kennan). “Theory and Practice of Shop Floor Decision Making in Manufacturing.”

Albuquerque, Pedro, Economics, 2001 (Ananth Seshadri). “Three Essays on Time-Series Macroeconomics.”

Andros, Kourtellos, Economics, 2001 (Steven Durlauf). “Econometric Modelling of Nonlinearity and Heterogeneity with an Application to Cross-Country Growth Data.”

Arias, Enrique D., Political Science, 2001 (Pamela Oliver, committee member). “Crime, Violence, and Democracy.”

Baiocchi, Gianpaolo, Sociology, 2001 (Jane Collins). “From Militance to Citizenship: The Workers’ Party, Civil Society, and Participatory Governance in Porto Alegre, Brazil.”

Borc, Costin, Economics, 2001 (Ananth Seshadri). “Three Essays on Economic Growth.”

Cadena-Roa, Jorge, Sociology, 2001 (Pamela Oliver). “Staging Contentious Politics in Mexico: Democratization, Emotions and Humor.”

Ferreira, Sergio G., Economics, 2001 (John Karl Scholz, Louise Keely, Ananth Seshadri). “Three Essays on Social Security Reform and Education in Brazil.”

Fomby, Paula Wendling, Sociology, 2001 (Shawn Kanaiaupuni). “Starting Points: Households of Origin and Mexico-U.S. Migration.”

Goenner, Cullen, Economics, 2001 (Steven Durlauf). “Empirical Approaches to the Study of Interstate Conflict.”

Halebsky, Stephen E., Sociology, 2001 (Gary Green). “Small Towns and Big Stores: Local Controversies over the Siting of Superstores.”

Hammer, Roger B., Sociology, 2001 (Gary Green). “The Geography of Residential and Employment Inequality: Workplace and Home Place in Urban Space.”

Hur, Jung, Economics, 2001 (Geoffrey Wallace). “Three Essays on Regional Trade Agreements in International Trade.”

Kuo, Sylvia, Economics, 2001 (Barbara Wolfe). “The Role of Access Barriers and Health Conditions in Evaluating Health Care Use Disparities by Insurance Status.”

Liebler, Carolyn, Sociology, 2001 (Gary Sandefur). “The Fringes of American Indian Identity.”

Lomoro, Ogum, Sociology, 2001 (Gene Summers). “Property Rights Regimes and the Sub-Saharan African Agrarian Crisis: A Case Study of the Indigenous Land Tenure System and Agricultural Innovations in the Lotuho District of Southern Sudan.”

Maney, Gregory M., Sociology, 2001 (Pamela Oliver). “The Reform-Conflict Paradox in Northern Ireland, 1963-1972; Constitutional Logic and Transnational Dimensions of Ethnic Political Contention.”

Monson, Renee, Sociology, 2001 (Pamela Oliver). “Ties That Bind: Child Support Enforcement in U.S. Welfare State Restructuring and the (Re) Production of Gender Relations.”

Moon, Sangho, Economics, 2001 (Robert Haveman). “The Effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Economic Well-Being of Men With Disabilities.”

Mosher, James, Political Science, 2001 (John Witte, committee member). “Labor Power and Wage Equality: The Politics of Supply-Side Equality.”

Navarro, Sharon A., Political Science, 2001 (John Witte, committee member). “Las Mujeres Invisibles/Invisible Women: Identities, Globalization, and Latin Activists at the U.S.-Mexico Border.”

Nieman, Scott W., Economics, 2001 (Robert Haveman). “Essays in Public Economics: Reduction of Pollution through Enforcement of Emissions Limits and Reduction of Household Energy Use.”

Oomes, Nienke, Economics, 2001 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays on Network Externalities and Aggregate Persistence.”

Palmersheim, Karen, Social Work, 2001 (Stephanie Robert). “Cumulative Socioeconomic Disadvantage, Life Course Stressful Events, and Smoking Cessation.”

Pence, Karen, Economics, 2001 (John Karl Scholz). “Essays on Government Policy and Household Financial Decisions.”

Rudrappa, Sharmila, Sociology, 2001 (Jane Collins). “White in Public, Ethnic at Home? The Practices of Race among Asian Indian Immigrants in Late 20th Century United States.”

Sheridan, Jennifer T., Sociology, 2001 (Robert Hauser). “Occupational Attainment across the Life Course: Sources of Stability and Change in Three Occupational Characteristics.”

Shinberg, Diane, Sociology, 2001 (Robert Hauser). “Sex and Sickness: Gender and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adult Health.”

Vanderheiden, Steven J., Political Science, 2001 (John Witte, committee member). “Green Justice: Liberal Egalitarianism and the Challenge of Environmental Aims.”

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2000

Antonovics, Kate, Economics, 2000 (John Kennan). “Statistical Discrimination and Intergenerational Income Mobility.”

Carbonaro, William, Sociology, 2000 (Adam Gamoran). “Degrees of Difference: Explaining Variation in the Returns to Literacy Skills and Earnings across Occupation, over Time, and across Nations.”

Chen, Meichu D., Sociology, 2000 (Robert D. Mare). “Marital Quality and Well-Being.”

Cross, Philip, Economics, 2000 (William Brock). “Three Essays in Nonparametric Identification.”

Delgado, Enilda A., Sociology, 2000 (Gary Sandefur). “Racial, Ethnic, and Nativity Differences in Marriage and Premarital Pregnancy Outcomes.”

Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew C., Social Work, 2000 (Mark Courtney). “The Effect of Population Level Characteristics of the Foster Care Caseload on Reunification from Foster Care.”

Hwanjoon, Kim, Social Work, 2000 (Maria Cancian). “Poverty in Welfare States: A Comparative Study of the Anti-Poverty Effectiveness of Taxes and Income Transfers.”

Imazeki, Jennifer, Economics, 2000 (Barbara Wolfe). “School Finance Reform and the Market for Teachers.”

Knight, Brian, Economics, 2000 (Robert Haveman). “Essays in Fiscal Federalism and Political Economy.”

Lee, Byungyoon, Economics, 2000 (John Karl Scholz). “Essays on Financial Development and Economic Growth.”

Lee, Susan, Economics, 2000 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays on Endogenous Social Interactions.”

Martin, Steven, Sociology, 2000 (Lawrence Wu). “Diverging Paths and Outcomes in Family Formation: Education, Marital Transitions, and Birth Timing of U.S. Women.”

McQuestion, Michael, Sociology, 2000 (Alberto Palloni). “Social Effects, Health Behaviors and the Latin American Mortality Transition.”

Musick, Kelly, Sociology, 2000 (Larry Bumpass). “Nonmarital Childbearing and the Changing American Family.”

Obach, Brian Keith, Sociology, 2000 (Pamela Oliver). “Social Movement Alliance Formation: Organized Labor and the Environmental Movement.”

Rossol, Joshua, Sociology, 2000 (Irving Piliavin). “The Dynamic Construction of Norms and Deviance; The Case of Gambling and State Lotteries.”

Sprenger, Audrey M., Sociology, 2000 (Jane Collins). “Place Maps: The Sociology of Home.”

Sullivan, Daniel M., Sociology, 2000 (Gary Green). “Embeddedness and the Entrepreneurial City.”

Vanness, David, Economics, 2000 (Barbara Wolfe). “Choice Information and Quality in Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance.”

Wells, Thomas E., Sociology, 2000 (Gary Sandefur). “Using the Two-Sided Logit Model to Elucidate the Determinants of Occupational Attainment.”

Yeaple, Stephen, Economics, 2000 (Glen Cain). “Three Essays on the Location Decisions of Multinational Corporations.”

Zippel, Kathrin S., Sociology, 2000 (Erik Wright). “Policies against Sexual Harassment: Gender Equality Policies in Germany, the European Union, and the United States in Comparative Perspective.”

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1999

Arcidiacano, Peter, Economics, 1999 (John Kennan). “Dynamic Models of Human Capital Accumulation.”

Bagchi, Ann Dalton, Sociology, 1999 (Gary Sandefur). “Making Connections: A Study of the Social Networks of Immigrant Professionals.”

French, Eric, Economics, 1999 (John Kennan). “Essays on the Dynamics of Hours Worked, Wages, and Health.”

Joachim, Jutta, Political Science, 1999 (Pamela Oliver, committee member). “NGO’s, Agenda-setting, and the UN: Violence Against Women and Reproductive Rights and Health.”

Krauth, Brian, Economics, 1999 (Steven Durlauf). “Social Interactions and Aggregate Neighborhood Outcomes.”

Smokowski, Paul, Social Work, 1999 (Arthur Reynolds). “Ecological Risk and Resilience: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Investigation into Developmental Adaptation of Disadvantaged Minority Youth.”

Tiehen, Laura, Economics, 1999 (John Karl Scholz). “Essays on Charitable Contributions of Money and Time.”

Turner, Robert C., Political Science, 1999 (Peter Eisinger, Chair, John Witte, Gary Green, committee members). “Public Policies for Manufacturing Revitalization: Competing Models in Three American States.”

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1998

Bershadker, Andrew, Economics, 1998 (Robert Haveman). “The Effect of Financial Incentives on Postsecondary Enrollment.”

DeRango, Kelly, Economics, 1998 (Robert Haveman). “On the Determinants of U.S. Black-White Racial Segregation.”

Eamon, Mary K., Social Work, 1998 (Daniel Meyer). “A Structural Model of the Effects of Poverty on the Socio-Emotional Development of Children.”

Hoffman, Susan M., Political Science, 1998 (John Witte, committee member). “Making Money: Ideas and Institutions in U.S. Banking.”

Honeck, Jon P., Political Science, 1998 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “Industrial Policy in Older Industrial Regions: A Comparison of Ohio and the Basque Region.”

Martin, John W., Political Science, 1998 (John Witte, committee member). “Economically Motivated Voting Across Regions and Eras in American Presidential Elections: 1932-1992.”

Sweeney, Megan, Sociology, 1998 (Robert M. Hauser). “Gender, Race, and Changing Families: The Shifting Economic Foundations of Marriage.”

Warren, John Robert, Sociology, 1998 (Robert M. Hauser). “A Life-Course Perspective on the Process of Occupational Attainment.”

Wolaver, Amy, Economics, 1998 (Barbara Wolfe). “Employment, Wages, and Health Insurance Coverage for Low- and High-Skilled Workers.”

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1997

Carter, Wendy, Sociology, 1997 (Robert Mare). “The Effects of Changing Family Structures on Educational Attainment for Black and White American Cohorts: 1908–1969.”

Chang, Jiyeun, Sociology, 1997 (Lawrence Wu). “Labor Force Withdrawal and Entry Surrounding First Childbirth of Married Women.”

Elliott, James, Sociology, 1997 (Franklin Wilson). “The Work of Cities: Underemployment and Urban Change in Late-Century America.”

Erath, Christopher, Economics, 1997 (Glen Cain). “Earnings after Job Displacement: Selection and Demographic Effects.”

Gray, Bradley, Economics, 1997 (Barbara Wolfe). “Three Essays Examining the Health Economics of Women and Their Children.”

Lin, I-Fen, Sociology, 1997 (Nora Cate Schaeffer). “Perceptions of Fairness and Compliance with Child Support Obligations.”

Lu, Hsien-Hen, Sociology, 1997 (Larry Bumpass). “New Freedom or New Burden? Trends in Married Women Having Infants and Working in the Labor Market: 1960–1990.”

Mosley, Jane, Sociology, 1997 (Gary Sandefur). “When Is a Dollar Not a Dollar? Income Sources and Child Well-Being.”

Niland, Collette, Political Science, 1997 (Peter Eisinger). “Who Links: The Roles of Political Parties and the Neighborhood Organizations in Urban Democratic Linkage.”

Perozek, Maria, Economics, 1997 (John Karl Scholz). “Essays on Intergenerational Transfers and Wealth Accumulation over the Life-Cycle.”

Smith, Paul, Economics, 1997 (Robert Haveman). “The Impact of the 1981 Welfare Reforms on Female-Headed Households.”

Spaulding, James, Economics, 1997 (W. Lee Hansen). “Fringe Benefits, Job Quality, and Labor Mobility: Pensions and Health Insurance Effects on Job-Change Decisions.”

Streich, Gregory, Political Science, 1997 (John Witte, committee member). “After the Celebration: Theories of Community and Practice of International Dialogue.”

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1996

Brady, Peter, Economics, 1996 (Michael Wiseman). “The Role of Local Labor and Housing Markets in Regional Growth and Migration.”

Dickert-Conlin, Stacy, Economics, 1996 (John Karl Scholz). “The Effect of Taxes on Firm and Individual Behavior.”

Gill, Jung-II, Political Science, 1996 (John Witte, committee member). “Preadult Learning of Democratic Orientations in Three Nations, The United States, Korea and Japan.”

Houser, Scott, Economics, 1996 (John Karl Scholz). “The Economic Effects of Tenant-Based and Project-Based Housing Assistance.”

Hu, Yu-Whuei, Economics, 1996 (Barbara Wolfe). “Ownership Profiles of Supplemental Health Insurance and Medical Utilization by Medicare Elderly.”

Huang, Min-Hsiung, Sociology, 1996 (Robert Hauser). “Historical Changes in the Effects of Verbal Ability on Socioeconomic Success in the United States.”

Olson, Laura R., Political Science, 1996 (Pamela Oliver). “Filled with Spirit and Power: The Political Involvement of Protestant Clergy.”

Pepper, John, Economics, 1996 (Charles Manski). “Essays on the Intergenerational Transmission of Welfare Receipt and Inferences in Clustered Samples.”

Peterson, Elaine, Economics, 1996 (Robert Haveman). “Neighborhood Changes and Children’s Propensity to Succeed.”

Soss, Joe, Political Science, 1996 (John Witte, Pamela Oliver, committee members). “Unwanted Claims: Politics, Participation, and the U.S. Welfare System.”

White, Julie, Political Science, 1996 (Karl Kronebusch, committee member). “The Problem of Paternalism: Social Policy and the Practices of Care.”

Wilson, Kathryn, Economics, 1996 (Robert Haveman). “The Determinants of Educational Attainment: A Structural Model of the Effects of Family, Neighborhood, and School.”

Wright, Bradley Entner, Sociology, 1996 (Irving Piliavin). “Pathways Off the Streets: Homeless People and Their Use of Resources.”

Zuvekas, Sam, Economics, 1996 (Barbara Wolfe). “Health Insurance and the Demand for Outpatient Mental Health Services: Will Health Reform Help Those Most in Need?”

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1995

Bauman, Kurt, Sociology, 1995 (Robert Mare). “Family Background and Racial Differences in Educational Attainment: Explaining Black Net Educational Advantage.”

Bell, Ann, Economics, 1995 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays in Emergent Economic Structure.”

Chen, Lii-Tarn, Economics, 1995 (Steven Durlauf). “Essays on Testing for Bubbles in the Stock Market.”

Dunbar, Ronald, Economics, 1995 (Glen Cain). “Determinants of Inter-District and Inter-Occupational Job Mobility among Public Elementary and Secondary School Teachers: Evidence from the 1987–1988 Schools and Staffing Survey and the 1988-1989 Teacher Follow-up Survey.”

Earnhart, Dietrich, Economics, 1995 (Martin David). “Enforcement of Environmental Protection Laws in Centrally Planned and Transitional Economies.”

Figlio, David, Economics, 1995 (John Karl Scholz). “Property Tax Limitations, School Services, and Education Production.”

Ginther, Donna, Economics, 1995 (Charles Manski). “Examining the U.S. White Male, Full-Time Worker Earnings Distribution and the Effect of Schooling on Earnings: Applications of Nonparametric Estimation.”

Harbaugh, William, Economics, 1995 (James Andreoni). “Three Essays on the Behavior of Voters, Donors, and Charities.”

Hill, Steven, Economics, 1995 (Barbara Wolfe) “Consumer Behavior and Dimensions of Competition among Managed Care Organizations.”

Hsu, Li-Chen, Economics, 1995 (James Andreoni). “Three Essays on Interjurisdictional Tax Competition.”

Huang, Yin-Ji, Economics, 1995 (John Karl Scholz). “Essays in Tax Preparer Usage.”

Kuo, Hsiang-Hui Daphne, Sociology, 1995 (Robert Hauser). “Families in the Process of Educational Attainment: Studies of Sibling Resemblance.”

Lee, Chung, Economics, 1995 (Kenneth West). “Three Essays on Empirical Macroeconomics.”

Livermore, Gina, Economics, 1995 (Barbara Wolfe). “The Effects of Pre-Disability Poor Health on Earnings, Equity, and Economic Well-Being of Men with Disabilities.”

Uggen, Christopher, Sociology, 1995 (Ross Matsueda). “Choice, Commitment, and Opportunity: An Event History Analysis of Supported Employment and Crime.”

Yeh, Hsiu-Jen, Sociology, 1995 (Robert Mare). “Trends in Status Homogamy in the United States for Married and Cohabitating Couples: 1960–1990.”

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1994

Buron, Larry, Economics, 1994 (Robert Haveman), “A Study of the Magnitude and Determinants of Intergenerational Earnings Mobility.”

Dominitz, Jeff, Economics, 1994 (Charles Manski), “Subjective Expectations of Unemployment, Earnings, and Income.”

Dresher, Katherine, Economics, 1994 (Andrew Reschovsky), “Local Public Finance and the Residential Location Decisions of the Elderly.”

Kim, Yeun-Hee, Social Work, 1994 (Irving Piliavin), “The Economic Effect of Combined Non-Income-Tested Programs for Families with Children: Child Support Assurance, Children Allowance, National Health Insurance.”

Kost, Kathleen A., 1994 (Daniel R. Meyer), “The Use of an Income Maintenance Program by Young Men: An Exploratory Study.”

Kreider, Brent, Economics, 1994 (Barbara Wolfe), “Labor Force Attrition, Applications to the Social Security Disability Insurance Program, Income Uncertainty, and Optimal Redistributive Taxation.”

Mizuno, Yuko, Sociology, 1994 (Cora Marrett), “Changes in Racial Effects by Social Class: Statistical Analysis of the Wages of White, Black, and Asian American Men, 1960–1990.”

Petterson, Stephen M., Sociology, 1994 (Robert Mare), “Black-White Differences in Joblessness among Young Men: The Limits of Cultural Explanations.”

Phillips, Elizabeth H., Social Work, 1994 (Irving Piliavin), “The Effect of Mandatory Work and Training Programs on Welfare Entry: The Case of Gain in California.”

Smith, Daniel A., Political Science, 1994 (Peter Eisinger). “Insular Democracy: Labor-Management Councils in the American States.”

Yellow Bird, Michael J., Social Work, 1994 (Gary Sandefur) “The Use of Health Services by American Indians on Federal Indian Lands.”

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1993

Bollinger, Christopher, Economics, 1993 (Charles Manski), “Measurement Error in Binary Regressors, with an Application Bounding the Union Wage Differentia.l”

Brush, Lisa D., Sociology, 1993 (Erik O. Wright), “Worthy Windows, Welfare Cheats: The Professional Discourse on Single Mothers in the U.S., 1900–1988.”

Chaplin, Duncan, Economics, 1993 (Glen Cain), “Black Youth Employment and Education.”

Donley, Thomas, Economics, 1993 (Robert Haveman), “An Analysis of the Trend in the Distribution of Pre-Transfer Family Income in the United States, 1976-1988.”

Gilby, Elaine, Economics, 1993 (Glen Cain), “The Interrelationship of Migration and Earnings for Two Earner Families.”

Hanson, Thomas L., Sociology, 1993 (Judith Seltzer), “Family Structure, Parental Conflict, and Child Well-Being.”

Huang, Fung-Mey, Economics, 1993 (Barbara Wolfe), “The Impact of Childhood Events on Educational and Early Labor-Market Achievement.”

Irvin, Carol, Economics, 1993 (Barbara Wolfe), “Determinants of Timely Infant Preventative Care and Immunizations.”

Lee, Seong-Sik, Sociology, 1993 (Ross Matsueda), “A Cross-Population Test of Social Control and Differential Association Theories of Delinquency: Koreans, American Blacks, and American Nonblacks.”

Lettau, Michael, Economics, 1993 (J. Shea), “Regional Variation in Labor Market Outcomes: Compensating Differences, Industry Location, and Wage Adjustment.”

Lucas, Samuel R., Sociology, 1993 (Robert Hauser), “Effects of Race and Gender Discrimination in the United States, 1940–1980.”

Michalopolous, Charles, Economics, 1993 (James Walker), “Preferences, Attitudes and Women’s Employment.”

Smith, Kenneth, Economics, 1993 (Martin David), “Social Security in Periods of Demographic Uncertainty: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis.”

Tzeng, Meei-Shenn, Sociology, 1993 (Robert Mare), “Labor Market Experiences and Socioeconomic Effects on Marital Dissolution.”

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1992

Buchmueller, Thomas, Economics, 1992 (Babara Wolfe), “Employer Provided Health Insurance and the Job Choice Decision.”

Couch, Kenneth, Economics, 1992 (W. Lee Hansen), “Long-Term Effects of the National Supported Work Experiment and Parametric and Nonparametric Tests of Model Specification and the Estimation of Treatment Effects.”

Jeon, Jiwon, Social Work, 1992 (Gary Sandefur), “Access to Health Insurance among the Poor: Determinants and Policy Implications.”

Rom, Mark C., Political Science, 1992 (John Witte). “The Thrift Strategy: Are Politicians and Regulators to Blame?”

Sanchez, Laura, Sociology, 1992 (Elizabeth Thompson), “Three Theoretical Approaches to the Gender Division of Labor in the Home and Market.”

Smock, Pamela J., Sociology, 1992 (Judith Seltzer), “The Economic Costs of Marital Disruption for Young Women in the United States: Have They Declined Over the Past Two Decades?”

Tiemeyer, Peter E., Sociology, 1992 (Robert Mare), “Racial Differences in the Transition from School to Stable Employment for Young Males.”

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1991

An, Chong-Bum, Economics, 1991 (Robert Haveman), “Interdependence of Retirement and Labor Supply: The Social Security Program.”

Bird, Edward, Economics, 1991 (Robert Haveman), “Tax-Transfer Policy and Income Uncertainty: A Nonparametric Analysis of Households in the United States and Western Germany.”

Easterday, John T., 1991 (John Witte). “Politics and the ‘Sorest of Afflictions’: A Comparative Study of State Policies for the Seriously Mentally Ill.”

Griffis, Henry, Economics, 1991 (Glen Cain), “The Decision to Interrupt Schooling with a Spell of Work: An Empirical Analysis.”

Hagstrom, Paul, Economics, 1991 (James Walker), “Married Couple’s Food Stamp Participation and Labor Supply: An Empirical Analysis of Joint Decisions.”

Hoyert, Donna L., Sociology, 1991 (Larry Bumpass), “The Formation and Dissolution of Multigenerational Households.”

Klawitter, Marieka, Economics, 1991 (Glen Cain), “Interrelations of Young Women’s Marriage and Employment Outcomes.”

Powers, Daniel A., Sociology, 1991 (Gary Sandefur), “Inactivity: Transitions Into and Out of Idleness.”

Shroder, Mark, Economics, 1991 (Michael Wiseman), “Subnational Redistribution: Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Poor Relief in a Federal System.”

Torrecilha, Ramom, Sociology, 1991 (Gary Sandefur), “Entering and Exiting Poverty in Nonmetropolitan America.”

VanderHart, Peter, Economics, 1991 (Martin David), “Housing Decisions of Elderly Homeowners.”

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1990

Barton, Thomas R., Social Work, 1990 (Gary Sandefur), “Evaluating a JOBS Prototype: The Kenosha County, Wisconsin Work Experience and Job Training Program.”

Brown, Brett, Sociology, 1990 (Franklin D. Wilson), “The Effect of Neighborhood Characteristics on Teen Outcomes Related to Socioeconomic Attainment: In Search of the Underclass Neighborhood.”

Engberg, John, Economics, 1990 (Glen Cain), “Structural Estimation of the Impact of Unemployment Benefits on Job Search.”

Finnie, Ross, Economics, 1990 (Glen Cain), “The Gender Wage Gap and Job Experience in a Simultaneous Equations Framework: A Look at Younger Workers.”

Hunter, Gillian, Economics, 1990 (Glen Cain), “An Empirical Investigation of the Impact of Unemployment Insurance on Unemployment Duration and Wages Following Unemployment.”

Kephart, George C., Sociology, 1990 (Alberto Palloni), “The Effect of Economic Restructuring on Out-Migration from United States Counties.”

Kicinski-Martin, Ed, Economics, 1990 (Glen Cain), “Advance Notification Effects on the Retraining and Relocation Decision, and Its Effects on Post-Displacement Wage.”

Meyer, Daniel, Social Work, 1990 (Irwin Garfinkel), “Child Support and Welfare Dependency in Wisconsin.”

Przybylski, Michael, Economics, 1990 (Robert Haveman), “Wage, Work, and Labor Market Discrimination: Comparing Disabled and Non-Disabled Men.”

Raschick, Michael R., Social Work, 1990 (M. Sosin), “The Implementation of Supported Employment in Two Wisconsin Counties: A Karpikian Analysis.”

Westerfelt, Herb Lee O., Social Work, 1990 (Irving Piliavin), “The Ins & Outs of Homelessness: Exit Patterns and Predictions.”

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1989

Lindner, Deborah, Economics, 1989 (Robert Baldwin), “The Determinants of Emigration and Earnings: Evidence from Canadian and U.S. Data.”

Mont, Daniel, Economics, 1989 (Glen Cain), “Two Earner Family Migration: A Search Theoretic and Empirical Analysis.”

Sullivan, Quintin E., Social Work, 1989 (Irwin Garfinkel), “The Effect of Immediate Withholding of Income on Collection of Private Child Support and AFDC Dependency.”

Thompson, T. Scott, Economics, 1989 (Charles Manski), “Semiparametric Estimation of Discrete Choice Models.”

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1988

Dayhoff, Debra, Economics, 1988 (Burton Weisbrod), “The Effects of Labor Displacement on Schooling Decisions Over the Life-Cycle.”

Engel, Rafael J., Social Work, 1988 (M. Sosin), “The Dynamics of Poverty among the Elderly.”

Farzis, Harley, Economics, 1988 (W. Lee Hansen), “The Diploma Effect.”

Huber, Mary Claire, Economics, 1988 (Carter), “Subsistence and Local Self-Sufficiency: A Microeconomic Analysis of Food Security.”

Martini, Alberto, Economics, 1988 (James Walker), “A Theoretical and Empirical Model of Labor Supply that Accounts for the Unemployed and the Discouraged Workers.”

Portz, John H., Political Science, 1988 (Peter Eisinger). “Politics and Policy Making in the American Political Economy: A Comparison of Local Policy Responses to Industrial Plant Closings.”

Selden, Thomas, Economics, 1988 (Burton Weisbrod), “Three Essays in Public Economics: Health Care and Famine Relief.”

Wissoker, Douglas, Economics, 1988 (Glen Cain), “An Empirical Analysis of Wage-Setting and Quit Behavior.”

Wong, Patrick P., Social Work, 1988 (Irwin Garfinkel), “The Economic Effects of the Wisconsin Child Support Assurance System: A Simulation Study with a Labor Supply Model.”

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1987

Gordon, Anne, Economics, 1987 (Glen Cain), “The Role of Part-Time Jobs in the Labor Supply Choices of Young Women.”

Jensen, Leif, Sociology, 1987 (Marta Tienda), “The New Immigration: Implications for Poverty and Public Assistance Utilization.”

Krynski, Kathy Jo, Economics, 1987 (Glen Cain), “Life Cycle Labor Supply Decisions: An Empirical Investigation.”

McBride, Timothy, Economics, 1987 (Robert Lampman), “Old-Age and Survivors Insurance in the Demographic Transition: An Evaluation of Partial Reserve Funding as the Long-Run Financing Policy for Social Security.”

McInnis, Kathleen, Social Work, 1987 (Gary Sandefur), “Income Packaging Strategies Among Native and Foreign Born Female Heads of Household.”

Triest, Robert, Economics, 1987 (Robert Haveman), “The Effect of Income Taxation on Labor Supply.”

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1986

Kleczewski, Mark, Social Work, 1986 (Sheldon Danziger), “The Aid to Families with Dependent Children-Unemployed Parent Program in Wisconsin: Determinants of Caseload Size.”

Nelson, Julie, Economics, 1986 (Eugene Smolensky), “A Model of Household Joint Utility Maximization with Public Goods.”

Peterson, Trond, Sociology, 1986 (A. Sørensen), “Incentives and Wage Inequality.”

Rosenthal, Stuart, Economics, 1986 (Martin David), “Housing Tax Policy, Residence Times, and the Cost of Moving.”

Ross, Christine, Economics, 1986 (Eugene Smolensky), “The Impact of Social Security on the Well-Being and Labor Supply of the Elderly, 1940-1980.”

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1985

Bark, Sun Il, Economics, 1985 (Eugene Smolensky), “The Effect of Net Social Security Wealth on the Accumulation and Distribution of Nonhuman Wealth.”

Boldin, Paul, Economics, 1985 (Glen Cain), “Race, Unemployment, and the Wages of Adult Men: A Longitudinal Analysis.”

Gartner, Rosemary I., Sociology, 1985 (H. Erlanger), “The Perceived Risks and Returns of Crime: An Individual-Level Panel Study of Deterrence.”

Gertler, Paul, Economics, 1985 (Ralph Andreano), “Subsidies, Quality, and Regulation in the Nursing Home Industry.”

McMurtry, Steven L., Social Work, 1985 (M. Sosin), “Automated Information Management in Substitute Care for Children: A Study of Contributions to Planning, Review and Case Outcomes.”

Moran, James R., Social Work, 1985 (Irwin Garfinkel), “Child Support and AFDC: Potential Impacts on Welfare Costs and Poverty.”

Park, Wankyu, Economics, 1985 (Eugene Smolensky), “An Empirical Analysis of the Efficient Provision of a Public Good.”

Powell, Irene, Economics, 1985 (Lenord Weiss), “Effect of Reducing Manufacturing Concentration on the Distribution of Income: A Simulation.”

Reed, Joseph, Political Science, 1985 (Peter Eisinger). “Financing Municipal Government: Politics and the Administration of Municipal Credit Ratings.”

Tunali, Fehmi Insan, Economics, 1985 (Arthur Goldberger), “Migration, Earnings and Selectivity: From Theory to Fact—Evidence from Turkey, 1963–73.”

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1984

Berry, David, Economics, 1984 (W. Lee Hansen), “The Effects of Youth Employment Opportunities and Public-School Per-Pupil Expenditure on High School and College Enrollment.”

Bonnet-Brunnich, Patricia, Social Work, 1984 (Sheldon Danziger), “Perceptions of Fairness in Social Security Retirement Benefits.”

Harrington, David, Economics, 1984 (Martin David), “An Intertemporal Model of Housing Demand.”

Holtzblatt, Janet, Economics 1984 (Robert Lampman), “The Effects of Plant Closings on Workers’ Earnings and Transfer Receipts.”

Jones, Linda, Social Work, 1984 (S. Berlin), “The Employment and Welfare Use of Women Who Lose Aid to Families with Dependent Children When Their Youngest Child Is No Longer Eligible for Benefits Because of Age.”

Lee, Youn Ho, Economics, 1984 (Robert Haveman), “The Effect of the New Jobs Tax Credit on Employment, Price and Output of the Manufacturing Industries.”

Menke, Teresa J., Economics, 1984 (J. Williamson), “Economic Welfare and Urban Disamenities, 1940–1976.”

Nelson, Lyle M., Economics, 1984 (Eugene Smolensky), “The Welfare Effects of a Shift from Income to Commodity Taxation.”

Newburger, Harriet, Economics, 1984 (Eugene Smolensky), “Discrimination by Real Estate Brokers in Response to White Prejudice.”

Nichols-Casebolt, Ann, Social Work, 1984 (Irwin Garfinkel), “The Impact of Income Support on Recipient’s Psychological Well-Being: Income-Tested Versus Non-Income-Tested Programs.”

Oellerich, Donald T., Social Work, 1984 (Irwin Garfinkel), “The Effects of Potential Child Support Transfers on Wisconsin AFDC Costs, Caseloads and Recipient Well-Being.”

Post, Mitchell, Economics, 1984 (Martin David), “An Analysis of an Economy with Tax Arbitrage: Consequences for Saving and Investment and Vertical Equity.”

Rank, Mark, Sociology, 1984 (Elizabeth Thomson), “The Dynamics of Welfare Utilization: A Longitudinal Analysis of Households Receiving Public Assistance.”

Rayack, Wendy, Economics, 1984 (Robert Haveman), “The Distributional Impacts of Recessions: An Analysis of Earnings-Sensitivity by Long-Run Family Income Class.”

Schiff, Jerald A., Economics, 1984 (Burton Weisbrod), “Charitable Contributions of Money and Time: The Role of Government Policies.”

Schlesinger, Mark, Economics, 1984 (Burton Weisbrod), “Public, For-Profit and Private Nonprofit Enterprises: A Study of Mixed Industries.”

Spriggs, William, Economics, 1984 (J. Williamson), “Afro-American Wealth Accumulation, Virginia 1900-1914.”

Vishner, Mary, Sociology, 1984 (A. Sørensen), “The Workers of the State and the State of State Workers: ‘A Comparison of Public and Private Employment in Norway.’”

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1983

Daley, Michael R., Social Work, 1983 (M. Sosin), “Social Work Advocacy in the Juvenile Court: An Exploratory Study of Interventive Strategies.”

Fitzgerald, John, Economics, 1983 (Martin David), “Life Insurance Demand and Bequests in a Household with Two Earners: Model and Evidence from a Sample of Married Couples.”

Glass, Jennifer, Sociology, 1983 (A. Sørensen), “When Less is More: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Women’s Job Satisfaction.”

Jakubson, George H., Economics, 1983 (Gary Chamberlain), “Unobserved Heterogeneity in Labor Economics: Applications of Panel Data Techniques.”

Maloney, Timothy, Economics, 1983 (Glen Cain), “They Cyclical Labor Supply Response of Married Women and Disequilibrium Unemployment.”

Sakamoto, Arthur, Sociology, 1983 (Robert Mare), “Occupational Effects on Earnings and Poverty among Prime-age Men.”

Shavit-Streifler, Yossi Jonathan, Sociology, 1983 (David Featherman), “Tracking in Israeli Education: Its Consequences for Ethnic Inequalities in Educational Attainment.”

Skyles, Ada, Social Work, 1983 (C. Ahrons), “Selected Variables Affecting Stepparent Perception of Dyadic Adjustment in Remarriage.”

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1982

Alaouze, Christian M., Economics, 1982 (Gary Chamberlain), “An Empirical Comparison of Some Methods in the Statistical Analysis of Data on the Duration of Unemployment and Employment.”

Boyer, George R., Economics 1982 (J. Williamson), “The Economic Role of the English Poor Law, 1780–1834.”

Edwards-Orr, Merle T., Social Work, 1982 (Irving Piliavin), “Organizational and Client Determinants of Client Satisfaction in Public Welfare.”

Lee, Myunghoon, Economics, 1982 (Eugene Smolensky), “Levels of Living in the Sixties: A Decade of Change.”

McMillan, Henry M., Economics, 1982 (M. Rothschild), “Essays in the Economics of Pensions.”

Meitzen, Mark E., Economics, 1982 (Glen Cain), “An Empirical Analysis of Worker Quits and Discharges.”

Merriman, David F., Economics, 1982 (Burton Weisbrod), “The Effect of Tax and Expenditure Limitations on the Size and Allocation of Municipal Budgets.”

Montgomery, Mark, Economics, 1982 (Robert Haveman), “Individual Firm Response to Marginal Employment Subsidies.”

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1981

Angle, Ronald, Sociology, 1981 (James Sweet), “Health and Health Care Utilization: A Comparison of the Impact of Race and Hispanic Ethnicity.”

Bills, David B., Sociology, 1981 (William Sewell), “Correspondence Theories of School and Work: Theoretical Critique and Empirical Assessment.”

Browning, Robert X., Political Science, 1981 (I. Sharkansky), “Political and Economic Predictors of Policy Outcomes: U.S. Social Welfare Policy, 1947–1977.”

Christainsen, Gregory, Economics, 1981 (Robert Haveman), “Sheltered Workshops for the Disabled: An Analysis of Their Efficiency and the Determinants of Their Wage Structure.”

Kaufman, Robert, Sociology, 1981 (S. Spilerman), “Racial Discrimination and Labor Market Segmentation.”

Schwartz, Saul, Economics, 1981 (Eugene Smolensky), “A Model of Household Headship, Economic Well-Being and the Distribution of Income.”

Staines, Verdon S., Economics, 1981 (Robert Haveman), “Seven Events’ Effects on Families’ Earnings, Transfer Incomes, and Economic Well-Being.”

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1980

Alm, James, Economics, 1980 (Robert Haveman), “Intergovernmental Grants and Social Welfare.”

Betson, David, Economics, 1980 (Eugene Smolensky), “Labor Supply Functions and Their Implicit Expenditure Functions: Theoretical Derivation and Application in Microsimulation.”

Dalrymple, Robert E., Economics, 1980 (Eugene Smolensky), “The Sensitivity of Measured Comprehensive Income Inequality to Aggregation, Reranking and Underreporting.”

Felmlee, Diane, Sociology, 1980 (A. Sørensen), “Women’s Job Transitions: A Dynamic Analysis of Job Mobility and Job Leaving.”

Hodson, Randy, Sociology 1980 (Robert Hauser), “The Social Impact of Industrial Structure on Working Conditions.”

Hotz, Joseph V., Economics, 1980 (Glen Cain), “A Theoretical and Empirical Model of Fertility and Married Women’s Allocation of Time over the Life Cycle.”

Jensen, Helen, Agricultural Economics, 1980 (W. Saupe), “Health Insurance in Rural Areas.”

Johnson, Janet L., Economics, 1980 (Glen Cain), “A Job Search Model of Household Unemployment Behavior.”

Jones, Walter, Political Science, 1980 (Peter Eisinger), “On the Basis of Knowledge: The Use of Program Evaluations in Federal Compensatory Education Policymaking.”

Lerman, Donald L., Economics, 1980 (Eugene Smolensky), “The Economics of Public School Closings.”

Monfort, Franklin, Sociology, 1980 (A. Sørensen), “Job Satisfaction and Its Determinants in the Experience of Young Workers: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses.”

Podgursky, Michael, Economics, 1980 (J. Williamson), “Trade Unions and Income Inequality.”

Schervish, Paul, Sociology, 1980 (A. Sørensen), “Vulnerability and Power in Market Relations: The Structural Determinants of Unemployment.”

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1979

Avery, Robert B., Economics, 1979 (Eugene Smolensky), “Racial Differences in Consumer Debt Holdings: The Impacts of Direct and Indirect Screening.”

Belknap, John, Agricultural Economics, 1979 (W. Saupe), “Human Capital Accumulation by Rural Poor Farmers with Respect to Variation in Family Income.”

Cohen, Alan, Economics, 1979 (Robert Haveman), “Economics, Marital Instability and Race.”

Crawford, David, Economics, 1979 (Glen Gain), “Estimating Models of Earnings from Truncated Samples.”

Dunton, Nancy, Sociology, 1979 (David Featherman), “Occupational and Marital Mobility: Alternative Pathways of Social Mobility?”

Exoo, Calvin F., Political Science, 1979 (Peter Eisinger). “Ethnic Culture and the Incentives of Political Party Activists in Two Mid-Western Cities.”

Hanneman, Robert, Sociology, 1979 (M. Aiken), “Inequality and Development in Britain, France and Germany from 1850 to 1970: A Political Sociological Approach.”

Hicks, Alexander, Sociology, 1979 (M. Aiken), “The Political Economy of Redistribution: The Case of the American States, 1929–1976.”

Leslau, Abraham, Sociology, 1979 (David Featherman), “Evaluation of and Satisfaction with Socioeconomic Achievement.”

Sepanik, Ronald, Economics, 1979 (Eugene Smolensky), “The Income Tax Advantage to Owner-Occupancy: A New Approach to an Old Issue.”

Waldman, Donald, Economics, 1979 (Arthur Goldberger), “The Time Allocation of Young Men.”

Warlick, Jennifer, Economics, 1979 (Glen Cain), “An Empirical Analysis of Participation in the Supplemental Security Income Program among Aged Eligible Persons.”

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1978

Daymont, Thomas, Sociology, 1978 (Robert Hauser), “Parameters of Racial Discrimination in the Late 1960s.”

Fisher, Peter, Economics, 1978 (Robert Lampman), “Circuit-Breaker Property Tax Relief Programs: An Analysis of Their Rationale and Design.”

Fligstein, Neil, Sociology, 1978 (Hal Winsborough), “Migration from Counties of the South 1900–1950: A Social, Historical and Demographic Account.”

Gitter, Robert, Economics, 1978 (Glen Cain), “A Simultaneous Equation Model of the Labor Force Participation Rate of Prime Age Males.”

Leigh, John, Economics, 1978 (Martin David), “Earnings, Risk, and the Wage Structure of Industry.”

McCarthy, Kevin, Sociology, 1978 (James Sweet), “A Study of Economic Development, Urban Structure, and Family Income Patterns in Metropolitan America.”

Mitchell, Olivia, Economics, 1978 (Glen Cain), “The Postwar Labor Supply of Nonmarried and Married Women.”

Paringer, Lynn, Economics, 1978 (W. Lee Hansen), Determinants of Work Loss and Physician Utilization for Specific Illness.”

Siminoski, Dan, Political Science, 1978 (Peter Eisinger). “The Myth of ‘Comprehensive Urban Planning’: A Critical Study of the Development of the Los Angeles General Plan.”

Wentzler, Nancy, Economics, 1978 (W. Lee Hansen), “Equality of Educational Opportunity and the Distribution of State Aid to School Districts.”

Youngday, Douglas, Economics, 1978 (Burton Weisbrod), “Voluntary Provision of Public Goods: A Theory of Donations.”

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1977

Burnim, Mickey L., Economics, 1977 (Eugene Smolensky), “Comparative Rates of Return to Black College Graduates: The Black vs. The Nonblack Schools.”

Cassetty, Judith, Social Work, 1977 (Irwin Garfinkel), “Child Support and Public Policy.”

Cordes, Joseph, Economics, 1977 (Burton Weisbrod), “Efficiency and Equity Impacts of Compensation for Losses Imposed by Government Activities.”

Dooley, Martin, Economics, 1977 (Glen Cain), “An Analysis of the Labor Supply and Fertility of Married Women with Grouped Data from the 1970 U.S. Census.”

Gortmaker, Steven, Sociology, 1977 (Hal Winsborough), “Stratification, Health Care, and Infant Mortality in the United States.”

McDonald, Thomas, Social Work, 1977 (Iriving Piliavin), “Separation of Services and Income Maintenance in AFDC.”

Myles, John, Sociology, 1977 (A. Sørensen), “Institutionalizing the Elderly: An Empirical Assessment of the Sociology of Total Institutions.”

Spenner, Kenneth, Sociology, 1977 (David Featherman), “From Generation to Generation: The Transmission of Occupation.”

Tidwell, William, Social Work, 1977 (Irving Piliavin), “Income Maintenance and the Use of Social Services: An Experimental Study.”

Vadi, Jose M., Political Science, 1977 (Peter Eisinger). “Mobilization Problems of Chicanos in a Southern California City.”

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1976

Bielby, William, Sociology, 1976 (Robert Hauser), “Response Errors in Models of the Intergenerational Transmission of Socioeconomic Status.”

Freiman, Marc, Economics, 1976 (Glen Cain), “Empirical Tests of Dual Labor Market Theory and Hedonic Measures of Occupational Attainment.”

Hogan, Dennis, Sociology, 1976 (David Featherman), “The Passage of American Men from Family of Orientation to Family of Procreation: Patterns, Timing, and Determinants.”

Hollenbeck, Kevin, Economics, 1976 (Robert Haveman), “The Employment and Earnings Incidence of the Regulation of Air Pollution: A Policy Evaluation Model.”

Hotchkiss, Harold, Sociology, 1976 (Karl Tauber), “A Study of Factors That Affect Interurban Migration Streams: A Conceptual-Statistical Model and Regression Analysis.”

Hutchens, Robert, Economics 1976 (H. Watts), “State Policy Parameters and Recipient Behavior in the AFDC Transfer System.”

Lee, A. James, Economics, 1976 (Burton Weisbrod), “The Economics of Compulsory Schooling.”

Raimondo, Henry, Economics, 1976 (Robert Haveman), “The Expenditure and Tax Implications of Alternative Finance Schemes for Wisconsin Public Schools.”

Rosenfeld, Rachel, Sociology, 1976 (A. Sørensen), “Women’s Employment Patterns and Occupational Achievements.”

Stoner, Floyd E., Political Science, 1976 (Peter Eisinger). “Implementation of Ambiguous Legislative Language: Title 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.”

Swartz, B. K., Economics, 1976 (Donald Nichols), “Screening in the Labor Market: A Case Study.”

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1975

Bendick, Marc, Jr., Economics, 1975, (Burton Weisbrod), “Essays on Education as a Three-Sector Industry.”

Ellegaard, Dorothy, Sociology, 1975 (James Sweet), “Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Status: Parental Income, Education, and Early Career Earnings among 1957 Male Wisconsin High School Graduates.”

Gram, Eileen, Economics, 1975 (Eugene Smolensky), “How to Raise Women’s Wage: An Evaluation of a Women’s Liberation Proposal within the Context of a General Equilibrium Model.”

Kalleberg, Arne, Sociology, 1975 (A. Sørensen), “Work Values, Job Rewards and Job Satisfaction: A Theory of the Quality of Work Experience.”

Kerachsky, Stuart, Economics, 1975 (L. Bawden), “Employment Decisions Involving Two Labor Markets.”

Klegon, Douglas, Sociology, 1975 (H. Erlanger), “Lawyers and the Social Structure: An Historical Analysis of the Role of Professionalization among Lawyers in the United States.”

Kluegel, James, Sociology, 1975 (David Featherman), “Job Authority and Social Inequality.”

Long, Steven M., Economics, 1975 (Burton Weisbrod), “Essays on the Voluntary Finance of Collective Consumption Goods.”

Mallar, Charles, Economics, 1975 (Glen Cain), “The Effects of Income Maintenance on the Productive Activities of Young Adults.”

Maynard, Rebecca, Economics, 1975 (L. Bawden), “An Analysis of the Home Environmental Determinants of School Performance.”

Smeeding, Timothy, Economics, 1975 (Robert Haveman), “Measuring the Economic Welfare of Low-Income Households and the Antipoverty Effectiveness of Cash and Noncash Transfer Programs.”

Steuerle, Eugene, Economics, 1975 (Robert Lampman), “Expected Rates of Return on Savings Portfolios: The Variance across Socioeconomic Classes.”

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1974

Druker, Marvin, Political Science, 1974 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “The Development and Structure of Public Attitudes Toward Multiple Levels of American Government.”

Gerner, Jennifer, Economics, 1974 (Glen Cain), “Economic Implications of Treating Maternity Leave as a Temporary Disability.”

Loomis, Burdett A., Political Science, 1974 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “Resources into Results? Congressional Campaigns in Marginal Districts.”

Moon, Marilyn L., Economics 1974 (Robert Haveman), “The Economic Welfare of the Aged: A Measure of Economic Status and an Analysis of Federal Programs.”

Nilson, Linda, Sociology, 1974 (William Sewell), “The Occupational and Sex-Related Components of Social Standing.”

Settle, Russell, Economics, 1974 (Burton Weisbrod), “The Welfare Economics of Occupational Safety and Health Standards.”

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1973

Barnow, Burt S., Economics 1973 (Glen Cain), “Effects of Head Start and Socioeconomic Status on Cognitive Development of Disadvantaged Children.”

Brown, Eric S., Economics, 1973 (Martin David), “The Effects of Income Expectations on Housing Purchase and Consumption Decisions.”

Campbell, Richard, Sociology, 1973 (Robert Hauser), “Social Class and College Graduation: A Replication and Extension.”

Hill, Robert C., Sociology, 1973 (R. Alford), “Urban Income Inequality.”

Kaluzny, Richard, Economics, 1973 (J. Williamson), “The Determinants of Household Migration: The Poor and the Nonpoor.”

Lazinger, Joel, Sociology, 1973 (D. Johnson) “The Correlates for Instrumental Organizational Membership and Political Awareness and Activity of Low-Income People.”

Mueller, Charles, Sociology, 1973 (Robert Hauser), “City Effects on Socioeconomic Achievements.”

Otto, Luther, Sociology, 1973 (David Featherman), “Early Career Alienation and Socioeconomic Attainments of a Rural Population.”

Poirier, Dale, Economics, 1973 (D. Aigner), “Application of Spline Functions in Economics.”

Schollaert, Paul, Sociology, 1973 (Karl Tauber), “The Wage Impact of Blue-Collar Union Membership.”

Schumaker, Paul D., Political Science, 1973 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “The Power of Protest Groups: System Responsiveness to Citizen Demands.”

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1972

Bates, Timothy, Economics, 1972 (Donald Hester), “An Econometric Study of Black Capitalism: Feasibility, Profitability, and Financial Soundness.”

Bryson, Kenneth R., Sociology, 1972 (Hal Winsborough), “Industrialization and the Occupational Composition of the Nonagricultural Labor Force.”

Christensen, Sandra, Economics, 1972 (Arthur Goldberger), “Income Maintenance and the Labor Supply.”

Craig, Anna, Economics, 1972 (Eugene Smolensky), “Urban Renewal: Three Redistributive Relationships: A Case Study of Hyde Park A and Hyde Park B.”

Evans, Jr., Alfred B., Political Science, 1972 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “Political Socialization: Trends in the Content of Soviet Education.”

Hamrin, Robert, Economics, 1972 (Robert Haveman), “Performance Contracting in Education: An Economic Analysis of the 1970–71 OEO Experiment.”

Hibbs, Douglas A., Political Science, 1972 (Arthur Goldberger, committee member). “Domestic Mass Violence: A Cross-National Causal Analysis.”

Kagay, Michael R., Political Science, 1972 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “Origins and Consequences of Relative Power Derivation.”

Lidman, Russell, Agricultural Economics, 1972 (L. Bawden), “The Distribution of Benefits of Major Agricultural Commodity Programs: A Case Study of 1969.”

McCaffery, Jerry L., Political Science, 1972 (Robert Lampman, committee member). “The Politics of Tax Exemption.”

Shifron, Gad, Economics, 1972 (Robert Lampman), “Financing Preschool Child Care via Income-Conditioned Subsidies.”

Simonson, John, Economics, 1972 (Eugene Smolensky), “The Determinants of Changes in the Allocation of Hospital Service Capacity: A Study in Policy Theory.”

Van Meter, Donald S., Political Science, 1972 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “The Policy Implication of State Legislative Reapportionment: A Longitudinal Analysis.”

Wiseman, Michael, Economics, 1972 (Donald Hester), “An Essay on Household Investment.”

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1971

Adler, Norman M., Political Science, 1971 (Peter Eisinger, committee member). “Ethics in Politics: Access to Office in New York City.”

Gunderson, Morley, Economics, 1971 (W. Lee Hansen), “Determinants of Individual Success in On-the-Job Training: An Econometric Analysis.”

Murdock, Clark A., Political Science, 1971 (Charles Metcalf, committee member). “A Comparative Analysis of Department of Defense Policy-Making Process in the 1950’s and the 1960’s.”

Olson, David, Political Science, 1971 (M. Edelman), “Racial Violence and City Politics: The Political Response to Civil Disorders in Three American Cities.”

Randall, Jr., Roland R., Political Science, 1971 (W. Lee Hansen, committee member). “Policy Implementation in the Employment Service: Human Resources Development in Wisconsin.”

Robins, Philip, Economics, 1971 (S. Morely), “A Theory and Test of Housing Market Behavior.”

Toikka, Richard, Economics, 1971 (Glen Cain), “Supply Responses of the Unemployed: A Probability Model of Reemployment.”

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