Poverty-Related Doctorates, 1971-2007

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 600 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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2007

Boulianne, Shelley, Sociology, 2007 (Pamela Oliver), "Connecting, informing, and mobilizing youth and the advantaged: The role of the Internet in political engagement."

Chyi, Hau, Economics, 2007 (Meta Brown), "Three essays in public economics."

Hatton, Erin, Sociology, 2007 (Erik Olin Wright), "The temp industry and the transformation of work in America."

Kim, Juyoung, Economics, 2007 (Barbara Wolfe), "Three essays on public health programs for children."

Lang, Amy, Sociology, 2007 (Erik Olin Wright), "A new tool for democracy? Citizen deliberation in the British Columbia Citizens' Assembly on Electoral Reform."

Malcolm, Michael, Economics, 2007 (Meta Brown), "Three essays on the dynamics of family interaction."

Mayer, Victoria Lynn, Sociology, 2007 (Jane L. Collins), "Contracting citizenship: Shifting public/private boundaries in the context of welfare reform."

Rodriguez-Garavito, Cesar, Sociology, 2007 (Erik Olin Wright), "Sewing resistance: Transnational organizing, global governance, and labor rights in the United States-Caribbean basin apparel industry (1990--2005)."

Rondina, Giacomo, Economics, 2007 (Steven N. Durlauf), "Essays on incomplete information, model uncertainty, and macroeconomic policy."

Taines, Cynthia, Educational Policy Studies, 2007 (Mary H. Metz), "Students changing schools: Lessons from urban students engaged in school policymaking and reform."

Vidal, Matt, Sociology, 2007 (Joel Rogers), "Lean enough: Factory relations of production under neoliberal globalization."

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2006

Amell, James W., Social Work, 2006 (Stephanie A. Robert), "An examination of mental health and mental health trajectories among African American and white men: The effects of poverty and perceived social supports on psychological distress, self-esteem, and life satisfaction."

Andrade, Flavia Cristina Drumond, Sociology, 2006 (Alberto Palloni), "Functional disability and health inequality among elderly Latinos: The diabetes mellitus burden."

Barrett, Betty J., Social Work, 2006 (Kristen Shook Slack), "The impact of childhood sexual abuse on adulthood parenting: Untangling the effects of childhood adversities, intimate partner violence, and other adulthood risk factors."

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."

Chen, Fang pei, Social Work, 2006 (Stephanie A. Robert), "Case managers' interactions with family members of people with severe mental illness in Assertive Community Treatment programs."

Chou, Rita Jing-Ann, Social Work, 2006 (Stephanie A. Robert), "Facility proprietary status, role overload, workplace support, and job satisfaction of direct care workers in assisted living."

Classen, Timothy J., Economics, 2006 (Barbara Wolfe), "Essays on the intergenerational transmission of obesity and human capital."

Cohen-Cole, Ethan, Economics, 2006 (Steven Durlauf), "Essays in empirical economics."

Farnsworth, Valerie, Educational Policy Studies, 2006 (Michael Olneck), "Learning to learn about communities in teacher education: Constructing identities and confronting ideologies."

Fletcher, Jason M., Economics, 2006 (Andrew Reschovsky), "Essays on college enrollment: Integrating approaches from economics, sociology, and health sciences."

Glaser, Darrell, Economics, 2006 (Steven N. Durlauf), "Empirical essays on the attainment of human capital and intergenerational mobility in earnings."

Gordanier, John, Economics, 2006 (John Kennan), "The effects of firm structure on wages and careers."

Harmatys Park, Elizabeth Marie, Sociology, 2006 (Pamela Oliver), "Egalitarianism and local liturgical practice."

Kim, Hisam, Economics, 2006 (John Karl Scholz), "Three essays using longitudinal sibling data."

Lee, I. Fang, Curriculum & Instruction, 2006 (Marianne N. Bloch), "Unpacking educational reform discourses: Promising what through preschool vouchers?"

Long, Daniel A., Sociology, 2006 (Adam Gamoran), "School resources, school organization, autonomy, and achievement in Latin America."

Mersky, Joshua P., Social Work, 2006 (Arthur J. Reynolds), "Disentangling child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency: A prospective investigation of direct and subgroup effects."

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 N. Durlauf), "Three essays on macroeconometrics."

Shober, Arnold F., Political Science, 2006 (John F. 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 United States 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."

Topitzes, James, Social Work, 2006 (Arthur J. Reynolds), "The effects of child maltreatment on adult crime: An examination of a long-term developmental model."

Williams, Tona Lee, Sociology, 2006 (Adam Gamoran), "Visions of what we know: School subjects depicted through shifting Internet discourses."

Woo, Seokjin, Economics, 2006 (James R. Walker), "Three essays on elderly migration and local fiscal policy."

Wu, Binzhen, Economics, 2006 (John Karl Scholz), "Three essays in public economics."

Yamaguchi, Shintaro, Economics, 2006 (John Kennan), "Three essays in labor economics."

Yoo, Joan P., Social Work, 2006 (Kristen S. Slack), "Understanding health variations among children in low-income families: A risk and resilience perspective."

Zinn, Andrew E., Social Work, 2006 (Kristen Shook Slack), "Race and public child welfare adoption: An empirical examination of the interrelationship between foster parent race, child race, and adoption."

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2005

Azuma, Misuzu, Economics, 2005 (Meta Brown), "Essays on intergenerational transfers in older families."

Banerjee, Ritesh, Economics, 2005 (Ananth Seshadri), "Essays in macroeconomics ."

Becker, Natalie Crow, Educational Policy Studies, 2005 (Mary Haywood Metz), "The organizational anatomy of family-school relationships from the school's perspective: An interpretive study of two urban elementary schools."

Cho, Yoonyoung, Economics, 2005 (John Karl Scholz), "Three essays in public economics."

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

Davis, Lucas William, Economics, 2005 (Maurizio Mazzocco), "Essays in applied microeconomics."

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

Gleeson, Bridget, Economics, 2005 (J. Karl Scholz), "Manufacturing industry pollution and community characteristics."

Harvey, Mark H., Sociology, 2005 (Jane Collins), "Mandates without means: Welfare reform and household survival strategies in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas."

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."

Lin, Hung Tai, Consumer Science, 2005 (Karen C. Holden), "Expectations of nursing home use: Patterns, levels, and impact on the purchase of long-term care insurance."

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

Overdevest, Christine, Sociology, 2005 (Gary P. Green), "Codes of conduct and standard setting in the forest sector: Constructing markets for democracy?"

Park, Hyunjoon, Sociology, 2005 (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 Z., Sociology, 2005 (Gary Paul Green), "Social cognitive networks in an emerging financial market: A sociology of speculation in the Malaysian stock market."

Puckett, Alan M., Social Work, 2005 (Kristen S. Slack), "Individual and contextual contributors to child maltreatment reporting: Analysis of data from the Illinois Families Study."

Reither, Eric N., Sociology, 2005 (Robert M. Hauser), "Why are our waistlines expanding? Age-period-cohort analyses of the obesity epidemic and a critical examination of mass preparation theory ."

Renner, Lynette Michelle, Social Work, 2005 (Kristen Shook Slack), "An integrated approach to understanding the effects of physical family violence on children's behavior problems."

Soles, Diane R., Sociology, 2005 (Jane L. Collins), ""Within the revolution, everything": Civil society, political critique, and the film industry in Cuba, 1981--2001."

Strawn, Kelley D., Sociology, 2005 (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, Sociology, 2005 (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."

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2004

Bethke, Lynne M., Sociology, 2004 (Gary Sandefur), "Analysis of Educational Opportunities for Refugee and Displaced Children and Adolescents (Angola, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Burma)."

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

Campbell, Mary E., Sociology, 2004 (Gary Sandefur), "The Borders of Social Construction: Racial Identity and Stratification for Multiracial Americans."

Dahl, Molly W., Economics, 2004 (John Karl Scholz), "Low-income families and support programs in the late 1990s."

DiBella, Gabriel Carlos, Economics, 2004 (Kenneth D. West), "Three Essays about Causes of Crises in Emerging Markets."

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 Vincent, Political Science, 2004 (Donald F. Kettl), "Federalism, decentralization and the welfare state in comparative perspective."

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

Gould, Elise, Economics, 2004 (Barbara Wolfe), "Essays on Health, Work, Poverty, and Income Inequality."

Guend, Hani A., Sociology, 2004 (Alberto Palloni), "A Contextual Explanation of Fertility Transition: The Role of Modernization Policies and System of Belief Reformations (Pakistan, Turkey, Bangladesh)."

Haas, Steven Andrew, Sociology, 2004 (Alberto Palloni and Karen Swallen), "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 (Bruce E. Hansen), "Heteroskedasticity and Autocorrelation Consistent Covariance Matrix Estimation."

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

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

MacLean, Alair, Sociology, 2004 (Robert M. Hauser), "The varieties of veteran experience: Cold War military service and the life course."

Matsumoto, Akito, Economics, 2004 (Charles M. Engel), "Essays in International Finance."

Niles, Michael, Social Work, 2004 (Arthur Reynolds), "Does Early Childhood Intervention Affect Children's Social and Emotional Development?"

Otsu, Taisuke, Economics, 2004 (Bruce E. Hansen), "Empirical Likelihood in Econometrics."

Park, Hwa-Ok, Social Work, 2004 (Betty J. 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 (Illinois)."

Seo, Myunghwan, Economics, 2004 (Bruce E. Hansen), "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 (Pierre Bourdieu)."

Song, Unjy, Economics, 2004 (Philip A. Haile), "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, Political Science, 2004 (John J. Coleman), "All in the family: Policy process, structure, change."

Taketa, Kenshi, Economics, 2004 (Steven N. Durlauf), "Contagion of Financial Crises."

Tan, Chih Ming, Economics, 2004 (Steven N. 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 E., Economics, 2004 (Charles Engel), "Three Essays in 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 E. Rogers), "Reflecting Society: Studies in Federal Litigation Involving Businesses, 1971-2004."

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2003

Ardic, Oya Pinar, Economics, 2003 (Steven Durlauf), "Essays on Empirical Growth."

Bjerk, David, Economics, 2003 (James Andreoni), "Economic Perspectives on Sentencing Laws, Youth Criminal Participation, and Racial Wage Inequality."

Brent, Liba, Sociology, 2003 (Erik Olin 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."

Di Bella, Carlos Gabriel, Economics, 2003 (Kenneth D. West), "Three essays about causes of crises in emerging markets."

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

Gonzalez Martinez, Claudia Alejandra, Economics, 2003 (John F. Kennan), "Racial Discrimination and Costs of Labor Force Participation."

Guzman, Lina P., Sociology, 2003 (Elizabeth Thomson), "Love and investment. The continual bond: Grandparents care for children."

Hand, Carol A., Social Work, 2003 (Gary D. 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 Olin 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 J. 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 (M. Scott Taylor), "Three Essays on the Theory of Trade Protection."

Meier, Ann Marie, Sociology, 2003 (Gary D. Sandefur), "The morning after (and beyond): Adolescent well-being after first sex."

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

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

Olson, Jonathan Robert, Human Development and Family Studies, 2003 (Kerry Bolger), "An ecological risk/protective factor approach to understanding depressive symptoms in adolescents."

Osthoff, Eric J., 2003 (Adam Gamoran), "External influences on school restructuring for authentic achievement."

Ou, Suh Ruu, Social Work, 2003 (Arthur J. Reynolds), "Mechanisms of effects of an early childhood intervention on educational attainment."

Pallock, Linda L., Human Development and Family Studies, 2003 (Karen Bogenschneider), "The importance of fitting in: An examination of the influence of coping with diversity and cultural identity on educational and psychological outcomes among adolescents in the United States and Kazakstan."

Pate, David Jeffrey, Jr., Social Work, 2003 (Daniel R. 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 N. Durlauf), "Essays on Social Interactions and Evolution in Economics."

Sweet, Martin Jay, Political Science, 2003 (John F. Witte), "Supreme policymaking: Coping with the Supreme Court's affirmative action policies."

Taylor, Debra Joan, Curriculum & Instruction, 2003 (Marianne Bloch), "A discursive analysis of policy and practice: Wisconsin's Welfare to Work Program."

Whitaker, Julie Anne, Sociology, 2003 (Jane L. Collins), "Seeking compassionate women: The crisis in low-wage health care work."

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

Youngs, Peter A., Educational Policy Studies, 2003 (Michael Olneck), "District induction policy and support for beginning teachers: An examination of induction programs in three Connecticut districts."

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2002

Benton, Katherine Alexa, History, 2002 (Linda Gordon), "What about women in the white man's camp? Gender, nation, and the redefinition of race in Cochise County, Arizona, 1853--1941."

Bixby, Janet Sarah, Educational Policy Studies, 2002 (Mary Haywood Metz), "Addressing the achievement gap: A study in two high schools attempting reform."

Chang, David Anthony, History, 2002 (Linda Gordon), "From Indian Territory to white man's country: Race, nation, and the politics of land ownership in eastern Oklahoma, 1889--1940."

Chang, Sheng-Kai, Economics, 2002 (Yuichi Kitamura), "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 A. Neal), "Estimating the Effects of Private School Vouchers in Multi-District Economies."

Godecker, Amy Lynn, Sociology, 2002 (Elizabeth Thomson), "One marriage or two? Wives' and husbands' perceptions of marital quality and marital dissolution."

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

Grodsky, Eric S., Sociology, 2002 (Adam Gamoran), "Constrained Opportunity and Student Choice in American Higher Education."

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

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

Hu, Mei Chen, Sociology, 2002 (Gary Sandefur), "Maternal employment: Family structure, and preschooler's well-being."

Huang, Chung Hsien, Sociology, 2002 (Erik Olin Wright), "Route through/to flexible accumulation: Retooling the developmental state and the remaking of amoebic capitalism in Taiwan."

Kasahara, Hiroyuki, Economics, 2002 (Rodolfo E. Manuelli), "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 Transitions."

Levenstein, Lisa Marie, History, 2002 (Linda Gordon), "The gendered roots of modern urban poverty: Poor women and public institutions in post-World War II Philadelphia."

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

Macias, Thomas, Sociology, 2002 (Gary D. Sandefur), "Assimilation in Mexican American Life? Integration and Hesitation Beyond the Second Generation."

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

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

Nosaka, Hiromi, Economics, 2002 (Rodolfo Manuelli), "Three Essays on Search and Matching Models with Ex-Ante Investments."

Ornelas, Emanuel, Economics, 2002 (Robert W. Staiger), "Free Trade Agreements: Political Viability and Effects on the World Trading System."

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

Patel, Menesh, Economics, 2002 (Larry Samuelson), "Essays on Industrial Organization."

Petri, Ragan, Economics, 2002 (James Andreoni), "Social Motives to Giving and Bargaining: Experimental Evidence."

Straub, John, Economics, 2002 (James R. Andreoni), "Essays on Fundraising and Crowd-Out of Charitable Contributions."

Tsai, Tsung-sheng, Economics, 2002 (Peter Norman), "Essays on Collective Choice and Political Economy."

Wassell, Charles, 2002 (Rodolfo Manuelli), "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 (Larry Samuelson), "Theory and Practice of Shopfloor Decision Making in Manufacturing."

Albuquerque, Pedro, Economics, 2001 (Kenneth D. West), "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 Desmond, Political Science, 2001 (Leigh A. Payne), "Crime, violence, and democracy: The state and political order in Brazilian shantytowns."

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

Barnard, Wendy Miedel, Social Work, 2001 (Arthur J. Reynolds), "Early intervention participation, parent involvement in early schooling and long-term school success."

Borc, Costin, Economics, 2001 (Rodolfo Manuelli), "Three Essays on Economic Growth."

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

Casanova, Stephen, Educational Policy Studies, 2001 (Michael R. Olneck), "The ethnic studies movement: The case of the University of Wisconsin Madison."

Ferreira, Sergio G., Economics, 2001 (Rodolfo Manuelli), "Three Essays on Social Security Reform and Education in Brazil."

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

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

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

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

Hur, Jung, Economics, 2001 (Robert W. Staiger), "Three Essays on Regional Trade Agreements in International Trade."

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

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

Lomoro, Ogum, Sociology, 2001 (Gene F. 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 E. Oliver), "The Reform-Conflict Paradox in Northern Ireland, 1963-1972; Constitutional Logic and Transnational Dimensions of Ethnic Political Contention."

Monson, Renee, Sociology, 2001 (Pamela E. 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 H. Haveman), "The Effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Economic Well-Being of Men With Disabilities."

Mosher, James Stephen, Political Science, 2001 (Leon Lindberg), "Labor power and wage equality: The politics of supply-side equality."

Navarro, Sharon Ann, Political Science, 2001 (Benjamin Marquez), "Las mujeres invisibles/invisible women: Identities, globalization, and Latina activists at the United States-Mexico border."

Nieman, Scott W., Economics, 2001 (Arik M. Levinson), "Essays in Public Economics: Reduction of Pollution through Enforcement of Emissions Limits and Reduction of Household Energy Use."

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

Palmersheim, Karen, Social Work, 2001 (Stephanie A. 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 L. 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 M. Hauser), "Occupational Attainment across the Life Course: Sources of Stability and Change in Three Occupational Characteristics."

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

Vanderheiden, Steven Jon, Political Science, 2001 (Marion Smiley), "Green justice: Liberal egalitarianism and the challenge of environmental aims."

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2000

Antonovics, Kate Larissa, Economics, 2000 (John Kennan), "Racial 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 (Charles F. Manski), "Three Essays on Nonparametric Identification."

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

Eimer, Stuart, Sociology, 2000 (Joel Rogers), "The challenge of organizing the organized: The Congress of Industrial Organizations Greater New York Industrial Union Council and working class formation."

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."

Harris, Donna Marie, Educational Policy Studies, 2000 (Michael R. Olneck), "The influence of school contextual and organizational factors on the odds of academic track placement of Black students."

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

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

Knight, Brian, Economics, 2000 (Arik Levinson), "Essays in Fiscal Federalism and Political Economy."

Lee, Byungyoon, Economics, 2000 (Rodolfo E. Manuelli), "Essays on Financial Development and Economic Growth."

Lee, Susan, Economics, 2000 (Larry Samuelson), "Assortative Interactions and the Evolution of Social Norms ."

Martin, Steven, Sociology, 2000 (Lawrence L. 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 L. 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 L. Collins), "Place Maps: The Sociology of Home."

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

Vanness, David, Economics, 2000 (Barbara L. Wolfe), "Choice, Information and Quality of Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance ."

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

Yang, Jung Ho, Educational Policy Studies, 2000 (Michael R. Olneck), "The effects of school community on students' academic learning growth: A multilevel analysis of NELS:88 for high schools."

Yeaple, Stephen, Economics, 2000 (Robert Staiger), "Three essays on the structure of multinational production ."

Zippel, Kathrin S., Sociology, 2000 (Erik Olin 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 D. Sandefur), "Making Connections: A Study of the Social Networks of Immigrant Professionals."

Baker, Ellen R., History, 1999 (Linda Gordon), ""Salt of the Earth": Women, the Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers' Union, and the Hollywood blacklist in Grant County, New Mexico, 1941--1953."

Bartram, David Vance Stoll, Sociology, 1999 (Erik Olin Wright), "Foreign labor and political economy in Israel and Japan."

Burg, Steven Bret, History, 1999 (Linda Gordon), "The gray crusade: The Townsend Movement, old age politics, and the development of Social Security."

Chibber, Vivek A., Sociology, 1999 (Erik Olin Wright), "Locked in place: State building and the failure of industrial policy in India, 1940--1970."

Chung, Kim Sau, Economics, 1999 (Steven N. Durlauf), "Essays on matching/implementation theory."

Espinosa-Dulanto, Miryam, Curriculum & Instruction, 1999 (Marianne N. Bloch), "The social complexity hidden under the Hispanic/Latino label: Mestiza genres as a proposal for teaching."

French, Eric, Economics, 1999 (John Kennan), "Three Essays on Labor Supply and Wage Dynamics."

Joachim, Jutta Maria, Political Science, 1999 (Virginia Sapiro), "NGOs, agenda-setting and the UN: Violence against women and reproductive rights and health."

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

Luce, Stephanie Ann, Sociology, 1999 (Erik Olin Wright), "The role of secondary associations in local policy implementation: An assessment of living wage ordinances."

Smokowski, Paul, Social Work, 1999 (Arthur J. 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 Claggett, Political Science, 1999 (Peter Eisinger), "Public policies for manufacturing revitalization: Competing models in three American states."

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1998

Bailey, Chelsea Donna, Curriculum & Instruction, 1998 (Marianne Bloch), "Excess, intimacy, and discipline: Curriculum of the body in the early childhood classroom."

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

Birnbaum, Matthew Joseph, Economics, 1998 (Michael L. Wiseman), "When science and politics conflict: A case study of the Family Support Act's 100-hour rule experimental mandate for two parent families."

Davis, Janet Marie, History, 1998 (Linda Gordon), ""Instruct the minds of all classes": The circus and American culture at the turn of the century."

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

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

Essex, Elizabeth Anne, Social Work, 1998 (Marsha Mailick Seltzer), "Parental caregivers of adults with mental retardation: The experience of older mothers and fathers."

Fussell, M. Elizabeth, Sociology, 1998 (Alberto Palloni), "The gendered geography of production: Women and work in Tijuana and Mexico."

Gilson, Aaron Michael, Social Work, 1998 (Mark E. Courtney), "Ecological profiles of child maltreatment: Analysis of the Third National Incidence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect."

Hoffmann, Susan Marie, Political Science, 1998 (Donald F. Kettl), "Making money: Ideas and institutions in United States banking."

Honeck, Jon Patrick, Political Science, 1998 (Leon N. Lindberg), "Industrial policy in older industrial regions: A comparison of Ohio and the Basque region."

Kim, Kyounghee, Sociology, 1998 (Pamela E. Oliver), "Gender politics in South Korea: The contemporary women's movement and gender policies, 1980-1996."

Martin, John Wesley, Political Science, 1998 (Jack Dennis), "Economically motivated voting across regions and eras in American presidential elections, 1932-1992."

Minier, Jenny A., Economics, 1998 (Steven Durlauf), "Alternative empirical approaches to democracy, democratic movements, and economic growth."

Ofstead, Cynthia M., Sociology, 1998 (Leann M. Tigges), "Temporary help firms and the job matching process."

Padin, Jose Antonio, Sociology, 1998 (Erik O. Wright), "Imperialism by invitation: Causes of a failed developmental state project in Puerto Rico, 1940-1950."

Park, Byoung Jin, 1998 (Adam Gamoran), "Teacher empowerment and its effects on teachers' lives and student achievement in U.S. high schools."

Rafalimanana, Hantamalala, Sociology, 1998 (Alberto Palloni), "Short birth intervals, correlated mortality risks, and early childhood mortality in Madagascar."

Rischall, Isaac Charles, Economics, 1998 (John Kennan), "Migration, education and income: Three essays in labor economics."

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

Tsay, Jenner Charng-Jiuan, Human Development and Family Studies, 1998 (Karen Bogenschneider), "Parental psychological control and adolescents' internalized problems: A multiple-informant approach."

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

Wheeler, Christopher Hayes, Economics, 1998 (Steven N. Durlauf), "Essays on geography and economic growth."

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

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1997

Anderson-Connolly, Richard John, Sociology, 1997 (Erik O. Wright), "Locational decision-making of small, urban manufacturers."

Arkes, Jeremy Andrew, Economics, 1997 (Glen Cain), "Three essays on examining the relationship between education and labor market and health outcomes."

Baak, SaangJoon, Economics, 1997 (William A. Brock), "Formulating and estimating bounded rationality models."

Bashi, Vilna, Sociology, 1997 (Gay W. Seidman and Erik Olin Wright), "Survival of the knitted: The social networks of West Indian immigrants."

Carr, Deborah Suzanne, Sociology, 1997 (Robert M. Hauser), "The fulfillment of career goals over the life course and midlife mental health."

Carter, Wendy, Sociology, 1997 (Robert D. Mare), "The effects of changing family structures on educational outcomes of black and white American cohorts: 1908-1969."

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

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

Erath, Christopher, Economics, 1997 (Glen Cain), "Earnings losses after involuntary displacement: Selection and demographic effects."

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

Lee, Sungkyun, Sociology, 1997 (Erik Olin Wright), "A comparative study of welfare programs for old age income security in Korea and Taiwan."

Lemke, Robert John, Economics, 1997 (John Kennan), "Three essays on union wage determination."

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

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

Minicozzi, Alexandra Leah, Economics, 1997 (Steven Durlauf), "Nonparametric analysis of intergenerational income mobility."

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

Nicholson, Sean M., Economics, 1997 (Barbara Wolfe), "Three essays on government intervention in medical markets."

Niland, Collette Marie, Political Science, 1997 (Peter Eisinger), "Who links: The roles of political parties and neighborhood organizations in urban democratic linkage."

Perozek, Maria, Economics, 1997 (John P. Rust), "Essays on Intergenerational Transfers and Wealth Accumulation over the Life-Cycle."

Sims, Mario, Sociology, 1997 (Franklin D. Wilson), "High-status segregation in a multiethnic context: A five metropolis study of comparative spatial inequality, 1980-1990."

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: Pension and Health Insurance Effects on Job-Change Decisions."

Streich, Gregory William, Political Science, 1997 (Marion Smiley), "After the celebration: Theories of community and practices of interracial dialogue."

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1996

Brady, Peter, Economics, 1996 (Michael Wiseman), "The Role of Local Labor and Housing Markets in Regional Economic Adjustment ."

Cannon, Sandra A., Economics, 1996 (Steven N. Durlauf), "Empirical studies of firm dynamics."

Dickert-Conlin, Stacy, Economics, 1996 (John Karl Scholz), "Three essays on the effect of taxes on firm and individual behavior ."

Eisner, James Roman, Economics, 1996 (Martin David), "Substitutability between 401(K) wealth and pension wealth."

Frost, Jennifer Ann, History, 1996 (Linda Gordon), "Participatory politics: Community organizing, gender, and the New Left in the 1960s."

Gill, Jung-Il, Political Science, 1996 (Jack Dennis), "Preadult Learning of Democratic Orientations in Three Nations, The United States, Korea and Japan."

Harvey, John Swenson, Economics, 1996 (Martin H. David), "An examination of the choice to be self-employed: Theoretical, correlate and survival analysis of the Wisconsin Asset and Income Study data."

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 M. Hauser), "Historical Changes in the Effects of Verbal Ability on Socioeconomic Success in the United States."

Inoway-Ronnie, Eden Toshiko, Educational Policy Studies, 1996 (Mary Haywood Metz), "Teachers' constructions of cultural diversity: An ethnographic study of two multiethnic and multiracial Head Start classrooms."

Lee, Joohee, Sociology, 1996 (Erik Olin Wright), "Micro-corporatist class compromise and democratic stability: The South Korean case."

Ma, Ka Fai, Sociology, 1996 (Joel Rogers), "To kowtow or not to kowtow? Democratization in Hong Kong, 1984-1994."

Murphy, Patrick James, Political Science, 1996 (John Witte), "Why agencies cannot work and play well together: Drug policy at the state and federal level."

Ngaido, Tidiane, Sociology, 1996 (Jane Collins), "Redefining the boundaries of control: Postcolonial tenure policies and dynamics of social and tenure change in western Niger."

Olson, Laura Ruth, Political Science, 1996 (Pamela Oliver), "Filled with spirit and power: The political involvement of Protestant clergy."

Pellebon, Dwain Anthony, Sociology, 1996 (Gary D. Sandefur), "The effects of ethnicity majority/minority status, and interracial climate on ethnic identity development in adolescents."

Pepper, John, Economics, 1996 (Charles F. 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."

Rhoades, Katherine Ann, Educational Policy Studies, 1996 (Mary Haywood Metz), "Women's studies students and the politics of empowerment: A qualitative study."

Soss, Joe Brian, Political Science, 1996 (Virginia Sapiro), "Unwanted claims: Politics, participation, and the United States welfare system."

White, Julie Anne, Political Science, 1996 (Marion Smiley), "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."

Yau, Ruey, Economics, 1996 (Steven Durlauf), "Three essays in macroeconomics."

Zuvekas, Samuel, Economics, 1996 (Barbara L. Wolfe), "Health insurance and the demand for outpatient mental health treatment: Will health reform help those most in need? "

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1995

Adler, Susan Matoba, Curriculum & Instruction, 1995 (Marianne Bloch), "Midwestern Japanese-American women: Perspectives on childrearing and education across three generations."

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

Bell, Ann, Economics, 1995 (Steven N. Durlauf), "Local interactions and aggregate economic activity ."

Booth, Karen Marie, Sociology, 1995 (Alberto Palloni), "Technical difficulties: Experts, women and the state in Kenya's AIDS crisis."

Chen, Lii-Tarn, Economics, 1995 (Steven Durlauf), "Essays on testing for speculative bubbles in the stock market."

Conlin, Michael, Economics, 1995 (Larry Samuelson), "Three essays in applied game theory."

Davoodi, Hamid, Economics, 1995 (Kenneth D. West), "Empirical Evidence on International Business Cycles."

De Fontnouvelle, Patrick, Economics, 1995 (William A. Brook), "Three Models of Stock Trading."

Dunbar, Ronald, Economics, 1995 (Glen G. 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 H. 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 F. 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), "Good deeds and the importance of being noticed: Three essays on voting, philanthropy, and the voluntary provision of public goods ."

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

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

Huang, Yin-Ji, Economics, 1995 (John Karl Scholz), "Essays on tax preparer usage."

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

Lee, Chung, Economics, 1995 (Kenneth D. West), "Three Essays on Empirical Macroeconomics."

Livermore, Gina, Economics, 1995 (Barbara L. Wolfe), "The Effect of Pre-Disability Poor Health on Earnings, Equity, and Economic Well-Being of Men with Disabilities: An Evaluation of the Social Security Disability Insurance Benefit Structure."

McCall, Leslie, Sociology, 1995 (Jane L. Collins), "The changing substance and significance of occupational segregation in the United States, 1970--1990."

Phang, Hanam, Sociology, 1995 (Robert D. Mare), "A dynamic study of young women's labor market transitions over the early life course: Cohort trends, racial differentials, and determinants."

Rigdon, Mark E., Political Science, 1995 (John F. Witte), "The business of education reform: An analysis of corporate involvement in education reform movements in Kentucky."

Traverso, Susan, History, 1995 (Linda Gordon), "The politics of welfare: Boston, 1910-1940."

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

Wong, Yin Ling Irene, Social Work, 1995 (Irving Piliavin), "Family status, use of institutional resources, and residential transitions among the homeless."

Wu, Ming Yeh, Human Development and Family Studies, 1995 (Karen Bogenschneider), "Reconceptualizing parental control and its relationship to adolescent academic success and involvement in fighting behavior."

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

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1994

Anderson, Douglas K., Sociology, 1994 (Robert M. Hauser), "Paths through secondary education: Race/ethnic and gender differences."

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

Carnahan, Michael Edward, Economics, 1994 (William A. Brock), "Essays in political economy."

Dominitz, Jeff, Economics, 1994 (Charles F. 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."

Gaigbe Togbe, Victor, Sociology, 1994 (Alberto Palloni), "The impact of environmental risk factors on infant and early childhood health, nutritional status and mortality in West Africa."

Gropp, Reint Eberhard, Economics, 1994 (John Karl Scholz), "Corporate taxation and capital structure choice in Germany and the United States."

Kamihigashi, Takashi, Economics, 1994 (William A. Brock), "Stability and complexity in perfect foresight models."

Kim, Yeun-Hee, Social Work, 1994 (Irving Piliavin), "The Economic Effects of the Combined Non-income-tested Transfers for Families with Children: Child Support Assurance, Children's Allowance, and 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, and optimal redistributive taxation when earnings and eligibility are uncertain."

Martinson, Brian Curtis, Sociology, 1994 (Lawrence L. Wu), "Post-marital union formation: Trends and determinants of the competing risks of remarriage and non-marital cohabitation among women in the United States."

Michalopoulos, Charles, Economics, 1994 (James R. Walker), "Preferences, attitudes and women's employment."

Mizuno, Yuko, Sociology, 1994 (Cora B. 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."

Pinto-Aguirre, Guido, Sociology, 1994 (Alberto Palloni), "Breastfeeding patterns, nutrition and postpartum amenorrhea in Guatemalan women: A multi-state hazard approach."

Raley, R. Kelly, Sociology, 1994 (Larry L. Bumpass), "Black-White differences in union formation and marriage."

Smith, Daniel Arthur, Political Science, 1994 (Peter K. Eisinger), "Insular democracy: Labor-management councils in the American states."

Storrs, Landon R. Y., History, 1994 (Linda Gordon), "Civilizing capitalism: The National Consumers' League and the politics of "fair" labor standards in the New Deal era."

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

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1993

Bollinger, Christopher, Economics, 1993 (Charles F. Manski), "Measurement Error in Binary Regressors, with an Application Bounding the Union Wage Differential."

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

Chaplin, Duncan, Economics, 1993 (Glen G. Cain), "Employment bust or education boom? Black teenage males: 1960-1988 ."

Cho, Donmoon, Sociology, 1993 (Erik Olin Wright), "Working class formation in the Third World: A comparative study on union accountability and worker experiences in South Korea (1910s-1940s) and Mexico (1870s-1910s)."

Dietz, Tracy Jean, Sociology, 1993 (Gary Sandefur), "Human service professionals' use of continuing professional 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 to 1988."

Gahng, Tae Joong, Educational Policy Studies, 1993 (Michael R. Olneck), "A further search for school effects on achievement and intervening schooling experiences: An analysis of the longitudinal study of American youth data."

Gilby, Elaine, Economics, 1993 (Glen G. Cain), "The Interrelationship of Migration and Earnings of Husbands and Wives in Two-earner Families ."

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

Huang, Fung-Mey, Economics, 1993 (Barbara Wolfe), "The Impacts of Childhood Events on Young Adults' Educational and Labor-Market Achievements ."

Irvin, Carol, Economics, 1993 (Barbara L. Wolfe), "Determinants of Timely Infant Preventive Care and Immunizations ."

Kuate Defo, Barthelemy, Sociology, 1993 (Alberto Palloni), "The conception-to-birth and birth-to-death processes in Cameroon: Differentials and mechanisms."

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

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

Libby, Donald L., 1993 (Adam Gamoran), "An hierarchical model of academic achievement as a function of students' socioeconomic background, ability, effort, and the pace and quality of classroom instruction."

Lipman, Pauline, Educational Policy Studies, 1993 (Michael Olneck), "The influence of restructuring on teachers' beliefs about and practices with African American students."

Lucas, Samuel R., Sociology, 1993 (Robert Mason Hauser), "Effects of Race and Gender Discrimination in the United States, 1940-1980."

Partin, Melissa Ruth, Sociology, 1993 (Alberto Palloni), "Explaining race differences in infant mortality in the United States."

Ray, Raka, Sociology, 1993 (Charles Camic and Erik Olin Wright), "Public agendas and women's interests: Organizing women in two Indian cities."

Rothman, Franklin Daniel, Sociology, 1993 (Pamela E. Oliver), "Political process and peasant opposition to large hydroelectric dams: The case of the Rio Uruguai Movement in southern Brazil, 1979 to 1992."

Schurman, Rachel Arna, Sociology, 1993 (Alberto Palloni), "Economic development and class formation in an extractive economy: The fragile nature of the Chilean fishing industry, 1973-1990."

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

Son, Won Ik, Economics, 1993 (Martin H. David), "Tax treatments of inventory and their real effects: Theory and evidence."

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

Wan Din, Wan Chik Rahmah, Educational Policy Studies, 1993 (Mary Haywood Metz), "Local participation in the establishment of a residential facility for primary school students in rural West Malaysia."

Weise, Charles Louis, Economics, 1993 (William Brock), "The real effects of monetary policy during disinflation episodes."

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1992

Antoniewicz, Rochelle Lynn, Economics, 1992 (William A. Brock), "An empirical analysis of stock returns and volume."

Bakshi, Gurdip Singh, Economics, 1992 (William A. Brock), "Essays in financial economics."

Berends, Mark Alan, 1992 (Adam Gamoran), "Effects on school orientations and achievement in the transition from middle to high school."

Buchmueller, Thomas, Economics, 1992 (Barbara L. Wolfe), "Employer-Provided Health Insurance and the Job Choice Decision."

Charng, Hong Wen, Sociology, 1992 (Sara McLanahan), "A closer look at the unequal work hours of husbands and wives."

Choi, Sukyeong, Curriculum & Instruction, 1992 (Marianne N. Bloch), "Mothers' and older siblings' scaffolding of preschool children's pretend play."

Couch, Kenneth, Economics, 1992 (W. Lee Hansen), "Long-term earnings effects of the national supported work experiment and parametric and nonparametric tests of model specification and the estimation of treatment effects."

de Lima, Pedro Jose Frias, Economics, 1992 (William A. Brock), "Testing nonlinearities in economic time series under moment condition failure."

Fitzgerald, Maureen, History, 1992 (Linda Gordon), "Irish-Catholic nuns and the development of New York City's welfare system, 1840-1900."

Hemmings, Annette Biederwolf, Educational Policy Studies, 1992 (Mary Haywood Metz), "Making model students: How high-achieving black students were prepared for college in two urban high schools."

Hsueh, Cherng Tay, Sociology, 1992 (Robert D. Mare), "Sibling resemblance in educational attainment: An investigation of the effects of family background."

Jeon, Jiwon, Social Work, 1992 (Gary D. Sandefur), "Access to Health Insurance Among the Poor: Determinants and Policy Implications."

Manning, Wendy Diane, Sociology, 1992 (Larry Bumpass), "First birth timing among single, cohabiting, and married women in the United States."

Park, Ki Baeg, Economics, 1992 (Martin H. David), "Crowding-out and incentive effect of tax under the impure altruism model: Empirical evidence from charitable contributions."

Petracchi, Helen E., Sociology, 1992 (Gary Sandefur), "Educational implications of adolescent fathering."

Rom, Mark Carl, Political Science, 1992 (John F. Witte), "The thrift tragedy: Are politicians and regulators to blame?"

Sanchez, Laura, Sociology, 1992 (Elizabeth Thomson), "Gendered Work: The Division of Labor in the Home and Market ."

Smock, Pamela J., Sociology, 1992 (Judith A. 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 D. Mare), "Racial Differences in the Transition from School to Stable Employment among Young Men."

Yun, Kwi Ryung Kim, Social Work, 1992 (Irwin Garfinkel), "Child support and remarriage in Wisconsin."

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1991

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

Becsi, Zsolt Leslie, Economics, 1991 (Robert Haveman), "Fiscal policy in a perfect foresight model with heterogeneous consumer/workers."

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

Easterday, John Thomas, Political Science, 1991 (John Witte), "Politics and the "sorest of afflictions": A comparative study of state policies for the seriously mentally ill."

Eze, Pius Chukwukelu, Economics, 1991 (Barbara Wolfe), "A model of demand for medical care."

Fehn, Bruce R., History, 1991 (Linda Gordon), "Striking women: Gender, race and class in the United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA), 1938-1968."

Gleason, Philip Michael, Economics, 1991 (Glen G. Cain), "The consequences of employment among college students."

Greenstein, Ran, Sociology, 1991 (Erik Olin Wright), "Settlement, resistance and conflict: Class, nation, state and political discourse in South Africa and Palestine/Israel to 1948."

Griffis, Henry Samuel, Economics, 1991 (Glen G. Cain), "The decision to interrupt schooling with a spell of work: An empirical analysis."

Hagstrom, Paul Alan, Economics, 1991 (James R. Walker), "The joint food stamp participation and labor supply decisions of married couples: An empirical analysis."

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

Kang, Tae Jin, Economics, 1991 (William Brock), "Three essays on asset pricing model with heterogeneous agents."

Klawitter, Marieka, Economics, 1991 (Glen Cain), "Interrelations of Young Women's Marriage and Employment Outcomes."

Mostafavi, Seyed Farrokh, Sociology, 1991 (Alberto Palloni), "Fertility regimes and the determinants of birth intervals."

Polivka, Anne Elise, Economics, 1991 (Glen Cain), "Trade Adjustment Assistance and workers' employment histories."

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

Ryoo, Keecheol, Economics, 1991 (Glen G. Cain), "Effects of industry attachment on wages and job mobility."

Schwalm, Leslie Ann, History, 1991 (Linda Gordon), "The meaning of freedom: African-American women and their transition from slavery to freedom in lowcountry South Carolina."

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

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

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

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1990

Baker, Melody Kyser, Educational Policy Studies, 1990 (Michael Olneck), "Higher education and politics: The case of Trio."

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

Brown, Brett Vaughn, Sociology, 1990 (Franklin D. Wilson), "The effect of neighborhood characteristics on teen outcomes related to socioeconomic attainment: In search of the underclass neighborhood."

Castro Martin, Teresa, Sociology, 1990 (Larry L. Bumpass), "Recent patterns of family formation in Spain: A sequential analysis of parity transitions."

Dulisse, Brian Keith, Economics, 1990 (James R. Walker), "Uncertainty and the context of negotiations: Essays on the negotiating behavior of unions and firms."

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

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

Hahn, Dae Dong, Educational Policy Studies, 1990 (Michael R. Olneck), "Post-high school educational differentiation and stratification of young adults in the 1980s."

Hunter, Gillian Coulton, 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), "Economic Restructuring and Out-Migration from United States Counties ."

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

Lee, Yean Ju, Sociology, 1990 (Alberto Palloni), "Changes in family structure among elderly women in Korea."

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

Myadze, Theresa Irene, Sociology, 1990 (Gary Sandefur), "Inactivity and activity among young black and white non-Hispanic men."

Potter, Simon Mark, Economics, 1990 (William A. Brock), "Nonlinear time series and economic fluctuations."

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

Raschick, Michael R., Social Work, 1990 (Michael Sosin), "An Application of Karpik's Logics of Action in Analyzing the Implementation of Supported Employment in Two Wisconsin Counties."

Tyree, Alexander Kelly, Jr., Educational Policy Studies, 1990 (Michael R. Olneck), "School effects on the commitment of high school teachers in the United States."

Watson, Dorothy, Sociology, 1990 (Erik Olin Wright), "Dimensions of class: The impact of interests, workplace experiences and network ties on class consciousness in four Western democracies."

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

White, Paula Ann, Educational Policy Studies, 1990 (Mary Haywood Metz), "Teacher participation in school decision-making: Decentralization of authority to the school site."

Zadoroznyj, Maria, Sociology, 1990 (Ivan Szelenyi and Erik Wright), "Paths of professionalization and unionization: The collective mobility projects of U.S. registered nurses, 1965-85."

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1989

Gomez, Victor M., Sociology, 1989 (Larry Bumpass), "Fertility change in Costa Rica: 1964-1986."

Heimer, Karen Valinda, Social Work, 1989 (Irving Piliavin), "Sex, interaction, and delinquency."

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

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

Njogu, Wamucii E., Sociology, 1989 (Larry Bumpass), "Fertility change in Kenya: Evidence from the proximate determinants of fertility."

Slotsve, George Aaron, Economics, 1989 (Christopher J. Flinn), "Essays on internal labor markets, promotion rules, job turnover and the theory of the firm."

Smith, Gregory Alan, Educational Policy Studies, 1989 (Mary Haywood Metz), "Educating for sustainability: The educational implications of the environmental crisis."

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 F. Manski), "Semiparametric Estimation of Discrete Choice Models."

Ubomba-Jaswa, Peter, Sociology, 1989 (Alberto Palloni), "Ethnic causal differentials in early childhood mortality in Kenya."

Wong, Raymond Sin-Kwok, Sociology, 1989 (Robert M. Hauser), "Social mobility in industrial societies: Towards an understanding of cross-national and temporal stability and variability."

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1988

Archbald, Douglas Albright, Educational Policy Studies, 1988 (Mary Metz), "Magnet schools, voluntary desegregation, and public choice theory: Limits and possibilities in a big city school system."

Baek, Ehung Gi, Economics, 1988 (William A. Brock), "Three essays on nonlinearity in economics."

Corbett, Thomas James, Social Work, 1988 (Irving Piliavin), "Social policy: Essays reflecting on the difference between expectation and actuality."

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

Engel, Rafael J., Social Work, 1988 (Michael Sosin), "The Dynamics of Poverty for the Elderly ."

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

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

Marcotte, John Edwin, Sociology, 1988 (Alberto Palloni), "The impact of piped water on child mortality and breastfeeding in Ecuador and Brazil."

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

Park, Gilsung, Sociology, 1988 (Alberto Palloni), "The making of peasant household economy: Linking family economy and demography to capitalist industrialization in rural Korea."

Portz, John Herbert, Political Science, 1988 (Peter Eisinger), "Politics and policy-making in the American political economy: A study of responses to industrial plant closings."

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

Shin, Kwang Yeong, Sociology, 1988 (Erik Olin Wright), "Class, politics of production, and earnings inequality: A comparative study of earnings determination in the U.S., Sweden, and Japan."

Szelenyi, Szonja, Sociology, 1988 (Robert M. Hauser), "Social mobility and class structure in Hungary and the United States."

Wissoker, Douglas, Economics, 1988 (Glen G. 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 G. Cain), "The Role of Part-Time Jobs in the Labor Supply Choices of Young Women."

Gottfried, Heidi, Sociology, 1987 (Erik Olin Wright), "Inside the brotherhood: Gender relations and worker capacities in the United States and Sweden."

Hsieh, Hsiao chin, Educational Policy Studies, 1987 (Michael R. Olneck), "Who goes where? The determinants of post-compulsory educational placement in urban Taiwan."

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 J. 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."

Nagatoshi, Charles Takeo, Social Work, 1987 (Sheldon Danziger), "The role of Medicaid in pregnancy outcomes."

Richards, Julia Becker, Educational Policy Studies, 1987 (Michael Olneck and Richard Ruiz), "Language, education, and cultural identity in a Maya community of Guatemala."

Stearns, Sally Clark, Economics, 1987 (Barbara Wolfe), "Price variation under DRG hospital reimbursement: The effects on service choice and health outcome."

Steinmetz, George Philip, Sociology, 1987 (Erik Olin Wright), "Social policy and the local state: A study of municipal public assistance, unemployment relief, and social democracy in Germany, 1871-1914."

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 C. 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."

Staines, Verdon S., Economics, 1982 (Robert Haveman), "Seven Events' Effects on Families' Earnings, Transfer Incomes, and Economic Well-Being."

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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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