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Department of Economics, University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Elizabeth T. Powers

Associate Professor of Economics and at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs

Research Interests

Public economics, Welfare programs, Poverty and Inequality

PhD

Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1994

Selected Publications

  • “Supplemental Security Income, Labor Supply, and Migration,” with David Neumark, Journal of Population Economics, vol. 19 (2006), 447-480.
  • “The Incredible Shrinking Program: Will Cash Welfare for the Elderly Disappear?” with Todd Elder, Research on Aging, vol. 28 (2006), 341-358.
  • “The Supplemental Security Income Program and Incentives to Claim Social Security Retirement Early,” with David Neumark, National Tax Journal, vol. 58 (2005), 5-26.
  • “Children's Health and Maternal Work Activity: Estimates under Alternative Disability Definitions,” The Journal of Human Resources, vol. 38 (2003), 522-556.
  • “The Interaction of Public Retirement Programs in the U.S.” with David Neumark, American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, vol. 93 (2003), 261-265.

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