Faculty Member In:
Department of Economics
Expertise:
Demographics
Early Childhood Education
Economics
Impact of Public Policy on Families
Opinion Surveys
Pre-School/After-School Programs
Social Policy
Welfare Policy
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Dr. Powers is the author of numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and has served on the editorial boards of Economic Development Quarterly and National Tax Journal. Dr. Powers received fellowships and awards for her scholarship from the University of Pennsylvania, Vassar College, the Brookings Institution, and the University of Illinois. She has been a principal investigator on numerous grants.
Dr. Powers has conducted research on the incentive effects of public insurance programs, the effects of child health on maternal labor supply, employment effects of the minimum wage, and the caregiver labor market. Ongoing research projects are in the areas of children’s cognitive development, U.S.-Mexican migration, child support policy, work disability and the Disability Insurance program, and long-term care facilities.
