The Maxwell School Center for Policy Research (CPR) conducts a broad range of interdisciplinary research and other activities related to public policy, involving graduate students as assistants and junior colleagues. The Center includes faculty from several departments within the Maxwell School, mainly Economics, Public Administration, and Sociology. This collection of specialists brings a depth of experience and skill to research. We believe this interdisciplinary approach can provide the most comprehensive assessment of many social problems thereby serving as a resource to policymakers, allowing them to make informed decisions. CPR is the home of the Education Finance and Accountability Program (EFAP) and houses the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and the Maxwell X Lab.

Camp Econometrics is an annual conference that brings together econometricians and empirical economists from a wide range of universities and institutions around the world. It is hosted by Professor Badi Baltagi and the Center for Policy Research. The goals of the conference each year are to:

  1. discuss issues in econometrics, both applied and theoretical;
  2. present papers for comments by participants;
  3. stimulate student interest in econometrics and;
  4. help students develop their technical presentation skills by encouraging them to participate in the meetings, contribute to poster sessions, and present papers.

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1999

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Testing the Stability of a Production Function with Urbanization as a Shift Factor: An Application of Non-Stationary Panel Data Techniques, Suzanne McCoskey and Chihwa Kao

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Geography, Industrial Organization, and Agglomeration, Stuart S. Rosenthal and William C. Strange

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Exploring the Effect of Welfare Reform Implementation on the Attainment of Policy Goals: An Examination of Michigan's Counties, Jodi Sandfort

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Social Security Reform: Improving Benefit Adequacy and Economic Security for Women, Timothy M. Smeeding

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The EITC: Expectation, Knowledge, Use, and Economic and Social Mobility, Timothy M. Smeeding, Katherine Ross Phillips, and Michael O'Connor

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Social Protection for the Poor in the Developed World: The Evidence from LIS, Timothy Smeeding and Katherine Ross

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Shrinking Kin Networks in Italy Due to Sustained Low Fertility, Cecilia Tomassini and Douglas A. Wolf

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Stability and Change in the Living Arrangements of Older Italian Women, 1990-1995, Cecilia Tomassini and Douglas A. Wolf

1998

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Traditionality, Modernity, and Household Composition: Parent-Child Coresidence in Contemporary Turkey, Hakan Aykan and Douglas A. Wolf

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Apocalypse Now? Fundamental Tax Reform and Residential Housing Values, Donald Bruce and Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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Entrepreneurs, Income Taxes, and Investment, Robert Carroll, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Mark Rider, and Harvey Rosen

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Income Taxes and Entrepreneurs' Use of Labor, Robert Carroll, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Mark Rider, and Harvey Rosen

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Elderly Migration and State Fiscal Policy: Evidence from the 1990 Census Migration Flows+, Karen S. Conway and Andrew J. Houtenville

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When Random Group Effects are Cross-Correlated: An Application to Elderly Migration Flow Models, Karen S. Conway and Andrew J. Houtenville

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Residential Choices and Prospective Risks of Nursing Home Entry, Kenneth A. Couch and Duke Kao

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Financing Higher Standards in Public Education: The Importance of Accounting for Educational Costs, William Duncombe and John Yinger

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Intergenerational Co-Residence and Children's Incomes, Thomas A. Dunn and John W. Phillips

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Financial Capital, Human Capital, and the Transition to Self-Employment: Evidence From Intergenerational Links, Thomas Dunn and Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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Where Does the Money Come From? The Financing of Small Entrepreneurial Enterprises, Zsuzsanna Fluck, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, and Harvey Rosen

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Horatio Alger Meets the Mobility Tables, Douglas Holt-Eakin, Harvey S. Rosen, and Robert Weathers

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Estate Taxes, Life Insurance, and Small Business, Douglas Holtz-Eakin, John W. Phillips, and Harvey S. Rosen

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Patients as Consumers: Making the Health Care System Our Own., David J. Lansky

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Discrimination in Qualitative Actions by Real Estate Brokers, Jan Ondrich and Alex Stricker

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The Hidden Age Revolution: Emergent Integration of All Ages, Matilda White Riley

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New Conundrums: Public Policy and the Emerging Health Care Marketplace, James R. Tallon

1997

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Who Minimum Wage Increases Bite: An Analysis Using Monthly Data from the SIPP and CPS, Richard V. Burkhauser, Kenneth A. Couch, and David C. Wittenburg

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How the Fruits of Growth Were Distributed Among Working-Age Families in the United States and Germany in the 1980s, Richard V. Burkhauser, Amy D. Crews, and Mary C. Daly

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Pro-Work Policy Proposals for Older Americans in the 21st Century, Richard V. Burkhauser and Joseph F. Quinn

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The Economic and Fiscal Impact of Lake Remediation on Onondaga County, William Duncombe, Shannon Felt, James R. Follain, and Bernard Jump Jr.

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The Outlook for Onondaga County's Finances: Baseline Scenario, William Duncombe and Bernard Jump Jr.

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Onondaga County's Economic Performance Since 1980 and Prospects for the Next Decade, William Duncombe and Wilson Wong

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A Review and Forecast of the Onondaga County Economy, Shannon Felt, James R. Follain, and Suzanne McCoskey

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Expensive Children in Poor Families: Out-of-Pocket Expenditures for the Care of Disabled and Chronically Ill Children and Welfare Reform, Anna Lukemeyer, Marcia K. Meyers, and Timothy M. Smeeding

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The Cost of Caring: Childhood Disability and Poor Families, Marcia K. Meyers, Anna Lukemeyer, and Timothy M. Smeeding

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American Income Inequality in a Cross-National Perspective: Why Are We So Different?, Timothy M. Smeeding

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The Changing Economic Circumstances of the Elderly: Income, Wealth, and Social Security, James P. Smith

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Stochastic Modeling of Active Life and Its Expectancy, Douglas A. Wolf and Sarah B. Laditka

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Placing a Lid on Marginal Tax Rates: A New Way to Simplify the Income Tax Structure, John Yinger

1996

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An Estimation of Three Sets of indicators of Financial Risk Among Multifamily Properties, Amy S. Bogdon and James R. Follain

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Recounting Winners and Losers in the 1980s: A Critique of Income Distribution Measurement Methodology, Richard V. Burkhauser, Amy D. Crews, and Mary C. Daly

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Do Housing Programs for Low-Income Households Improve Their Housing?, Amy D. Crews

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Financial Capital, Human Capital, and the Transition to Self-Employment; Evidence from Intergenerational Links, Thomas Dunn and Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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The Demand for Home Mortgage Debt and the Income Tax, James R. Follain and Robert M. Dunsky

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Ruthless Prepayment? Evidence From Multifamily Mortgages, James R. Follain, Jan Ondrich, and Gyan P. Sinha

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Individuals' Lifetime Use of Nursing Home Services: A Dynamic Microsimulation Approach, Sarah B. Laditka

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Health Care: Public Good or Private Enterprise?, David M. Lawrence

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Family Structure and Institutionalization: Results from Merged Data, James McNally and Douglas Wolf

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Work, Welfare, and the Burden of Disability: Caring for Special Needs of Children in Poor Families, Marcia K. Meyers, Anna Lukemeyer, and Timothy M. Smeeding

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American Longevity: Past, Present, and Future, Samuel H. Preston

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Where Do the Rents Go? Land Ownership in an Urban Model, Stephen Ross and John Yinger

1995

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In Search of Empirical Evidence That Links Rent and User Cost, Dixie M. Blackley and James R. Follain

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Putting the Minimum Wage Debate in a Historical Context: Card and Krueger Meet George Stigler, Richard V. Burkhauser, Kenneth A. Couch, and David Wittenburg

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Estimating the Volume of Multifamily Mortgage Originations By Commercial Banks Using the Survey of Mortgage Lending Activity and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Data, Amy D. Crews, Robert M. Dunsky, and James R. Follain

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What We Know About Multifamily Mortgage Originations and Why We Care, Amy D. Crews, Robert M. Dunsky, and James R. Follain

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Slow Motion: Economic Mobility of Young Workers in the 1970s and 1980s, Greg J. Duncan, Johanne Boisjoly, and Timothy M. Smeeding

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Using Recurrence Probabilities to Estimate the Volume of Multifamily Mortgage Originations, Robert M. Dunsky, James R. Follain, and Jan Ondrich

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Labor Earnings and Household Income Mobility in Reunified Germany: A Comparison of the Eastern and Western States, Richard Hauser and Holger Fabig

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Public Policy and Entrepreneurship, Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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The Rhetoric and the Reality of Health Care Reform Legislation, Marilyn Moon

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Transitions Between Child Care Arrangements for German Pre-Schoolers, Jan Ondrich and C. Katharina Spiess

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Coresidence with an Older Mother: The Adult Child's Perspective, Beth Soldo, Douglas A. Wolf, and Vicki A. Freedman

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A Model for Simulating Life Histories of the Elderly: Model Design and Implementation Plans, Douglas Wolf, Jan Ondrich, Kenneth G. Manton, Eric Stallard, Max A. Woodbury, and Larry Corder

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Opening Doors: How to Cut Discrimination by Supporting Neighborhood Integration, John Yinger

1994

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Public Policies for the Working Poor: The Earned Income Tax Credit Versus Minimum Wage Legislation, Richard V. Burkhauser and Andrew J. Glenn

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Social Security Reform: A Budget Neutral Approach to Reducing Older Women's Disproportional Risk of Poverty, Richard V. Burkhauser and Timothy M. Smeeding

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Pursuing Health-Care Reform: The Promise and the Pitfalls, John K. Iglehart

1992

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Reality or Illusion: The Importance of Creaming on Job Placement Rates in Job Training Partnership Act Programs, Kathryn H. Anderson, Richard V. Burkhauser, and Jennie E. Raymond

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A Cautionary Tale of European Disability Policies: Lessons for the United States, Leo Arts, Richard V. Burkhauser, and Philip de Jong

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Disability or Work: Handicap Policy Choices, Richard V. Burkhauser

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The Importance of Employer Accommodation on the Job Duration of Workers with Disabilities: A Hazard Model Approach, Richard V. Burkhauser, J.S. Butler, and Yang Woo Kim

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Modeling Application for Disability Insurance as a Retirement Decision: A Hazard Model Approach Using Choice-Based Sampling, Richard V. Burkhauser, J.S. Butler, Yang Woo Kim, and George A. Slotsve

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How People With Disabilities Fare When Public Policies Change--Past, Present, and Future, Richard V. Burkhauser, Robert H. Haveman, and Barbara L. Wolfe

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W(h)ither the Middle Class? A Dynamic View, Greg J. Duncan; Timothy M, Smeeding; and Willard Rodgers