Unemployment insurance and health, departmental working papers 1808, southern methodist university, department of economics. Individuallevel us data linking middle and high school test. Evidence from daca, departmental working papers 1802, southern methodist university, department of economics. It is widely believed that education is a crucial factor in curbing political violence, but establishing causal evidence of this notoriously difficult. Jonathan gruberthe consumption smoothing benefits of unemployment insurance. Elira kuka while the unemployment insurance ui program is one of the largest safety net program in the u. She received her phd in economics from the university of california at davis in 2015.
National bureau of economic research nber elira kuka. View citations 7 also in nber working papers, national bureau of economic research, inc 2018 downloads. Elira kuka is an assistant professor at the department of economics, s. Marianne bitler is a professor of economics at uc davis. Kose, esra and kuka, elira and shenhav, naama, womens enfranchisement and childrens education. Iza discussion papers, institute of labor economics iza view citations 5 also in nber working papers, national bureau of economic research, inc 2018 view citations 4 departmental working papers, southern methodist university, department of economics 2018 view citations 1 the longrun effects of disruptive peers. Elira kuka, smu economics professor, appointed to prestigious. It turns out that there is also statistical evidence in economics that documents a. Elira kuka, smu economics professor, appointed to prestigious national research organization smu economics professor wins prestigious appointment to nations premier organization for impartial economic research, the national bureau of economic research. Elira kuka updated april 2020 george washington university phone.
The paper notes that previous studies found no or negative effects of. This paper exploits plausibly exogenous changes in state ui laws to empirically estimate whether ui generosity mitigates any of the previously documented negative health effects of job loss. A new working paper released by the national bureau of economic research argues that the deferred action for childhood arrivals program had a significant impact on the educational and life decisions of undocumented immigrant youth, resulting in a 45 percent decrease in teen birth rates, a 15 percent increase in high school graduation rates and a 20 percent increase in college enrollment. Elira kuka, smu economics professor, appointed to prestigious national. The national bureau of economic research, the nations leading nonprofit economic research organization, has appointed smu assistant professor elira kuka a faculty research fellow. Saez finds that the budget constraint nonlinearities caused by the earned income tax credit eitc lead to bunching behavior for the selfemployed but not for salaried workers. Economics department the george washington university 2115 g street nw monroe hall 340. Safety net protects most children in poor households. The rate of high school completion increases, with a larger e ect for boys if the edu cation response is proportional to the reduction in deportation risk. Her research focuses on understanding how government policy affects individual behavior and wellbeing, the extent to which it provides social insurance during times of need, and its.
While the unemployment insurance ui program is one of the largest safety net program in the u. Thats according to timely new research from elira kuka, naama shenhav, and kevin shih that uses the program to study a larger question thats of interest to economists when education. Elira kuka is an assistant professor of economics at george washington university. She will be a fellow in the nbers research program on children, a key policy area. Bad behaviour by peers is wellknown to worsen educational outcomes in the short run. Iza institute of labor economics discussion paper series. I am also a faculty research fellow at the national bureau of economic. The rate of postsecondary education increases, if individuals respond to higher post secondary returns. Professor elira kuka s research focuses on understanding how government policy affects individual behavior and wellbeing, the extent to which it provides social insurance during times of need, and its. The effect of legal status on teen pregnancy, with elira kuka and naama shenhav, forthcoming at american economic association papers and proceedings. Children, labor studies, public economics the cash and near cash safety net in the u. The national bureau of economic research, the nations leading nonprofit. Although teen pregnancy has been on the decline in the united states, it remains among the highest wit. Elira kuka economics department the george washington university 2115 g street nw monroe hall 340 washington, dc 20052.
Books recent books earlier books by decade browse books by series chapters from books in process free publications bulletin on retirement and disability. Funding for this project was provided by the center for poverty research at uc davis. Elira kuka is an assistant professor in the department of economics at southern methodist university, as well as a faculty research fellow at the national bureau of economic research nber and a research affiliate at iza institute of labor economics. Elira kuka updated september 2019 george washington university phone.
This column uses a largescale school construction programme in indonesia and newspaper reports of violence to tackle this problem. She received her phd in economics from the university of california at dav. Child poverty, the great recession, and the social safety net in the united states. A new working paper released by the national bureau of economic research. A series of recent papers has examined the extent to which early childhood interventions affect adu. Her research interests lie in public economics and public finance. Elira kuka, george washington university and nber naama shenhav, dartmouth college. The mit press is a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, and the arts. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover elira s. The effect of legal status on teen pregnancy by elira kuka, naama shenhav and kevin shih. Elira kuka is an assistant professor in the department of economics at smu. Elira kuka is an assistant professor of economics at southern methodist university. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar.
Hilary hoynes is a professor of public policy and economics and haas distinguished chair in economic disparities at the goldman school of public policy at uc berkeley. Her research focuses on understanding how government policy affects individual behavior and wellbeing, the extent to which it provides social insurance during times of need, and its effectiveness in. Elira kuka department of economics columbian college of arts. Do human capital decisions respond to the returns to. Elira kuka, economics, appointed to prestigious national. Children, economics of education, labor studies this paper studies human capital responses to the availability of the deferred action for childhood arrivals daca program, which provides temporary work authorization. Her research focuses on understanding how government policy affects individual behavior and wellbeing, the extent to which it provides social insurance during times of need, and its effectiveness in alleviation of poverty and inequality. My name is elira kuka and i am an assistant professor in the department of economics at george washington university.
Elira kuka is a phd candidate in the department of economics at the university of california, davis. The longrun effects of disruptive peers by scott e. This column investigates the longrun effects of peers from families marked by domestic violence. Professor elira kukas research focuses on understanding how government policy affects individual. I am also a faculty research fellow at the national bureau of economic research nber, and a research affiliate at iza institute of labor economics. Books recent books earlier books by decade browse books by series chapters from books in process.
Daca increased educational attainment inside higher ed. Multidisciplinary program in education sciences page 2. Naama shenhav ideasrepec research papers in economics. Published in volume 109, pages 217 of aea papers and proceedings, may 2019, abstract. Hilary hoynes chair, ann stevens, marianne page, scott carrell master of arts, economics, university of california, davis, september 2011. Elira kuka southern methodist university, iza, and nber naama shenhavy dartmouth college kevin shihz queens college city university of new york june 14, 2018x abstract this paper studies the human capital responses to a large shock in the returns to education for undocumented youth. Public economics labor economics applied microeconomics. Journalist elizabeth redden with the website inside higher ed covered the research of smu government policy expert elira kuka.
George washington university, iza and nber email protected favorite. A large and growing literature has documented the importance of peer effects in education. Unemployment insurance and health, iza discussion papers 11629, institute of labor economics iza. The results show that the construction of primary schools led to statistically significant. The results presented here are primarily robustness checks and sensitivity tests of the main results. January 17, 2019 how the daughter of a texas instruments engineer injected technology into her love of history to write one of the most influential books in the past 20 years smu history professor jo guldis book, the history manifesto cambridge university press, 2014, recently was named one of the most influential books of the past 20 years by the chronicle of. Reexamining the consumption smoothing benefits of unemployment insurance. More specifically, her previous work has focused on analyzing different aspects of the earned income tax credit.
Eitc and the selfemployed research papers in economics. She is also a faculty research fellow at the national bureau of economic. She is also a faculty research fellow at the national bureau of economic research nber, and a research affiliate at iza institute of labor economics. Elira kuka department of economics columbian college. Assistant professor in the department of economics. Possible explanations for these findings are both differences in flexibility of hours worked and differences in tax noncompliance opportunities among these two groups. Do human capital decisions respond to the returns to education.
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