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Center for Policy Research

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.

Center for Policy Research - Education Finance and Accountability Program

1997 1997

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1996 1996

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1995 1995

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Public Policy and Entrepreneurship, Douglas Holtz-Eakin

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

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

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

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

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

1994 1994

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

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

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

1992 1992

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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