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James X. Sullivan<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Economics<\/p>\n

Google Scholar Profile<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Publications<\/a>  Working Papers<\/a>  Works in Progress<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>PUBLICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Do Homelessness Prevention Programs Prevent Homelessness? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial<\/strong><\/a> (forthcoming), with David Phillips, Review of Economics and Statistics<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Fighting Poverty One Family at a Time: Experimental Evidence from an Intervention with Holistic, Individualized, Wrap-Around Services<\/strong><\/a> (2025), with Bill Evans, Shawna Kolka and Patrick Turner, American Economic Journal: Policy<\/em>, Vol 17:1, February, 311-361.<\/p>\n

Personalizing Homelessness Prevention: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial <\/strong><\/a>(2024), with David Phillips, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management<\/em>. Vol 43:4 (Fall), p. 1101-1128. <\/p>\n

Consumption and Income Inequality in the U.S. Since the 1960s <\/strong><\/a>(2023), with Bruce Meyer, Journal of Political Economy<\/em>, volume 131:2, 247-284.<\/p>\n

Real-Time Poverty, Material Well-Being, and the Child Tax Credit <\/strong><\/a>(2022), with Jeehoon Han and Bruce Meyer, National Tax Journal<\/em>, Vol 75:4, December, p. 817-846.<\/p>\n

The Effect of Emergency Financial Assistance on Healthcare Use <\/strong><\/a>(2022), with Henry Downes and David Phillips, Journal of Public Economics<\/em>, Volume 208, April.<\/p>\n

The Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families 25 Years After Welfare Reform<\/strong><\/a> (2021), with Jeehoon Han and Bruce Meyer, National Tax Journal<\/em>, Vol 74:3, p. 791-824.<\/p>\n

Income and Poverty in the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/strong><\/a> (2020), with Jeehoon Han and Bruce Meyer, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity<\/em>, Summer, p. 85-118.<\/p>\n

Increasing Community College Completion Rates among Low-Income Students: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation of a Case Management Intervention<\/a><\/strong> (2020), with Bill Evans Melissa Kearney, and Brendan Perry, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management<\/em>, Volume 39:4, Fall, 930-965.<\/p>\n

A Cautionary Tale of Using Data from the Tail<\/a><\/strong> (2020), Demography.<\/em><\/p>\n

Another Plea for Caution When Using Survey Income Data From the Far-Left Tail<\/a><\/strong> (2020), Demography<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Inequality in the Joint Distribution of Consumption and Time Use<\/a><\/strong> (2020), with Jeehoon Han and Bruce Meyer, Journal of Public Economics<\/em>, Volume 191, November, 104106.<\/p>\n

A Cautionary Tale about Emergency Financial Assistance without Services: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluation at a Community College<\/a> <\/strong>(2019), with Bill Evans, Melissa Kearney, and Brendan Perry, American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings<\/em>, 109: 218-22.<\/p>\n

Does Emergency Financial Assistance Reduce Crime?<\/a> <\/strong>(2019), with Caroline Palmer and David Phillips, Journal of Public Economics<\/em>, Volume 169, January, 34-51.<\/p>\n

The Role of Nonprofits in Designing and Implementing Evidence-Based Programs<\/a> <\/strong>(2018), Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science<\/em>, 678(1), 155-163.
\nOpen access version<\/a>
\nAbstract<\/a><\/p>\n

The Impact of Homelessness Prevention Programs on Homelessness<\/a><\/strong> (2016), with Bill Evans<\/a> and Melanie Wallskog, Science<\/em>, 353(6300), 694-699.
\nMaterials and Methods Supplementary text<\/a>
\nAbstract<\/a>
\nData and Programs<\/a>
\nMedia coverage by Science Magazine<\/a>
\nMedia coverage by WGN Radio<\/a>, Chicago<\/p>\n

Household Surveys in Crisis<\/a><\/strong> (2015), with Bruce Meyer<\/a> and Wallace Mok<\/a>, Journal of Economic Perspectives<\/em>, 29(4), 199-226.
\nFor earlier version see NBER Working Paper # <\/a>21399<\/u>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Validity of Consumption Data: Are the Consumer Expenditure Interview and Diary Surveys Informative?<\/a> <\/strong>(2015), with Adam Bee and Bruce Meyer<\/a>, in Improving the Measurement of Consumer Expenditures<\/em>, Christopher Carroll, Thomas Crossley, and John Sabelhaus, editors. University of Chicago Press.<\/p>\n

Consumption and Income Inequality and the Great Recession<\/a> <\/strong>(2013), with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>, American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings<\/em>, 103(3): 178-83.<\/p>\n

Winning the War: Poverty from the Great Society to the Great Recession<\/a> <\/strong>(2012), with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity<\/em>, Fall, p. 133-183.
\nFor earlier versions see NBER Working Paper # 18718<\/a><\/u><\/em> and NBER Working Paper # 14827<\/a><\/u>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Identifying the Disadvantaged: Official Poverty, Consumption Poverty, and the New Supplemental Poverty Measure<\/a><\/strong> (2012), with Bruce Meyer<\/a>, Journal of Economic Perspectives<\/em>, 26(3), Summer, 111-136.<\/p>\n

Consumption and Income Poverty over the Business Cycle<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>(2011), with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>. Research in Labor Economics<\/em>, vol. 32, 51-82.<\/p>\n

Viewpoint: Further Evidence on Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor Using Income and Consumption<\/a><\/u><\/strong>(2011), with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>, Canadian Journal of Economics<\/em>, February, 44(1), pages 52-87.
\nFor earlier version see NBER Working Paper # 13413<\/a><\/u>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Changes in the Consumption, Income, and Well-Being of Single Mother Headed Families<\/a><\/u><\/strong> <\/strong>(2008), with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>, American Economic Review<\/em>, 98(5), December, 2221-2241.Download Auxiliary Tables here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Borrowing During Unemployment: Unsecured Debt as a Safety Net<\/a><\/strong> (2008), Journal of Human Resources<\/em>, 43(2): 383-412.<\/p>\n

The Relationship between Income and Material Hardship?<\/a> <\/strong>(2008), with Leslie Turner and Sheldon Danziger<\/a><\/u>, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management<\/em>, 27(1): 63-81.<\/p>\n

Welfare Reform, Saving, and Vehicle Ownership: Do Asset Limits and Vehicle Exemptions Matter?<\/a><\/strong>(2006), Journal of Human Resources<\/em>, 41(1): 72-105.<\/p>\n

The Effects of Tax and Welfare Reform: The Material Well-Being of Single Mothers in the 1980s and 1990s (2004),<\/a> <\/strong>with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>, Journal of Public Economics, <\/em>88(7-8): 1387-1420.
\nFor earlier version see NBER Working Paper # 8298.<\/a>
\n<\/u><\/em>Summary of this paper in NBER Digest<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Measuring the Well-Being of the Poor Using Income and Consumption<\/strong> <\/strong>(2003),<\/strong><\/a> with Bruce Meyer<\/a>, Journal of Human Resources<\/em>, 38(S): 1180-1220.
\nFor earlier version see NBER Working Paper # 9760<\/a><\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>WORKING PAPERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Effect of Emergency Financial Assistance on Employment and Earnings<\/strong><\/a> (2025), with Dan Hungerman, David Phillips and Kevin Rinz.<\/p>\n

Consumption and Expenditures During the COVID-19 Pandemic <\/a><\/strong>(2022), with Bruce Meyer and Connor Murphy.<\/p>\n

Who is Poor, How Poverty has Changed, and Why it Matters: Poverty Measurement in the U.S. and its Implications for Policy<\/a> <\/strong>(2022), with Bruce Meyer and Jeehoon Han.<\/p>\n

Comprehensive Approaches to Increasing Student Completion in Higher Education: A Survey of the Landscape <\/a><\/strong>(2020), with Rachel Fulcher Dawson and Melissa Kearney, Research Report, Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities<\/em>. (Also, NBER working paper 28046<\/a>, November).<\/p>\n

Levels and Changes in Income Poverty, Consumption Poverty and Material Well-Being: <\/a><\/strong>A Response to Shaefer and Rivera (2017)<\/a><\/strong> (2018), with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>, working paper.<\/p>\n

The Material Well-Being of the Poor and the Middle Class Since 1980<\/a><\/strong> <\/strong>(2011), with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>WORKS IN PROGRESS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staying on Track: Comprehensive Case Management to Prevent High School Dropout<\/strong>, with Tom Dee and Chloe Gibbs.<\/p>\n

The Effect of Emergency Financial Assistance on Employment and Earnings<\/strong>, with Dan Hungerman, David Phillips and Kevin Rinz.<\/p>\n

Understanding Differences between Income and Consumption using Linked Survey and Administrative Data<\/strong>, with Bruce Meyer and Derek Wu.<\/p>\n

Consumption and Income Poverty for Those 65 and Over<\/a>, <\/strong>with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

Under-reporting, Take-up, and the Distributional Effects of the Food Stamp Program<\/a><\/strong>, with Bruce Meyer<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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