Marianne bitler is a professor of economics at uc davis. This column uses a largescale school construction programme in indonesia and newspaper reports of violence to tackle this problem. Unemployment insurance and health, iza discussion papers 11629, institute of labor economics iza. 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. Elira kuka updated september 2019 george washington university phone. National bureau of economic research nber elira kuka. 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. Assistant professor in the department of economics.
Elira kuka, smu economics professor, appointed to prestigious national. 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. Do human capital decisions respond to the returns to education. Elira kuka economics department the george washington university 2115 g street nw monroe hall 340 washington, dc 20052. A new working paper released by the national bureau of economic research.
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. Daca increased educational attainment inside higher ed. The effect of legal status on teen pregnancy by elira kuka, naama shenhav and kevin shih. 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. Do human capital decisions respond to the returns to. While the unemployment insurance ui program is one of the largest safety net program in the u.
It is widely believed that education is a crucial factor in curbing political violence, but establishing causal evidence of this notoriously difficult. More specifically, her previous work has focused on analyzing different aspects of the earned income tax credit. 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. 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, 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 is a phd candidate in the department of economics at the university of california, davis. Her research interests lie in public economics and public finance. The national bureau of economic research, the nations leading nonprofit. Books recent books earlier books by decade browse books by series chapters from books in process. Elira kuka, george washington university and nber naama shenhav, dartmouth college. It turns out that there is also statistical evidence in economics that documents a. The longrun effects of disruptive peers by scott e. Reexamining the consumption smoothing benefits of unemployment insurance.
This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. She will be a fellow in the nbers research program on children, a key policy area. She received her phd in economics from the university of california at dav. Elira kuka department of economics columbian college of arts. 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. Unemployment insurance and health, departmental working papers 1808, southern methodist university, department of economics.
The effect of legal status on teen pregnancy, with elira kuka and naama shenhav, forthcoming at american economic association papers and proceedings. Elira kuka is an assistant professor of economics at george washington university. 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. 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. Public economics labor economics applied microeconomics. 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 is an assistant professor at the department of economics, s.
Possible explanations for these findings are both differences in flexibility of hours worked and differences in tax noncompliance opportunities among these two groups. Jonathan gruberthe consumption smoothing benefits of unemployment insurance. The mit press is a leading publisher of books and journals at the intersection of science, technology, and the arts. This column investigates the longrun effects of peers from families marked by domestic violence. I am also a faculty research fellow at the national bureau of economic. Although teen pregnancy has been on the decline in the united states, it remains among the highest wit. Kose, esra and kuka, elira and shenhav, naama, womens enfranchisement and childrens education. She is also a faculty research fellow at the national bureau of economic. Individuallevel us data linking middle and high school test. A large and growing literature has documented the importance of peer effects in education. Funding for this project was provided by the center for poverty research at uc davis. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover elira s. Journalist elizabeth redden with the website inside higher ed covered the research of smu government policy expert elira kuka. A series of recent papers has examined the extent to which early childhood interventions affect adu.
Elira kuka updated april 2020 george washington university phone. Evidence from daca, departmental working papers 1802, southern methodist university, department of economics. Hilary hoynes chair, ann stevens, marianne page, scott carrell master of arts, economics, university of california, davis, september 2011. Elira kuka while the unemployment insurance ui program is one of the largest safety net program in the u. Economics department the george washington university 2115 g street nw monroe hall 340. The paper notes that previous studies found no or negative effects of. 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. Multidisciplinary program in education sciences page 2.
Children, labor studies, public economics the cash and near cash safety net in the u. 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 rate of postsecondary education increases, if individuals respond to higher post secondary returns. Professor elira kukas research focuses on understanding how government policy affects individual. Elira kuka, smu economics professor, appointed to prestigious. Elira kuka is an assistant professor in the department of economics at smu. 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. My name is elira kuka and i am an assistant professor in the department of economics at george washington university. 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. George washington university, iza and nber email protected favorite. View citations 7 also in nber working papers, national bureau of economic research, inc 2018 downloads. Published in volume 109, pages 217 of aea papers and proceedings, may 2019, abstract.
Elira kuka is an assistant professor of economics at southern methodist university. Bad behaviour by peers is wellknown to worsen educational outcomes in the short run. 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. The national bureau of economic research, the nations leading nonprofit economic research organization, has appointed smu assistant professor elira kuka a faculty research fellow. She received her phd in economics from the university of california at davis in 2015. Books recent books earlier books by decade browse books by series chapters from books in process free publications bulletin on retirement and disability. 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. Safety net protects most children in poor households. Elira kuka, economics, appointed to prestigious national. The results show that the construction of primary schools led to statistically significant. Elira kuka department of economics columbian college. Eitc and the selfemployed research papers in economics. The results presented here are primarily robustness checks and sensitivity tests of the main results. Iza institute of labor economics discussion paper series.
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