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Professor Schanzenbach is a labor economist who studies policies aimed at improving the lives of children in poverty, including education, health, and income support policies. Her recent work has focused on tracing the impact of major public policies such as SNAP (formerly the Food Stamp Program) and early childhood education on children’s long-term outcomes.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Princeton University
… → 2002
Economics, MA, Princeton University
… → 1999
Economics and Religion, AB, magna cum laude, Wellesley College
… → 1995
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Early Childhood Research Alliance of Chicago (EC‐REACH)
Connors, M. C. (PD/PI), Sabol, T. J. (Co-PD/PI) & Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI)
6/30/23 → 6/29/26
Project: Research project
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EC-REACH
Sabol, T. J. (PD/PI), Sabol, T. J. (PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-Investigator) & Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-Investigator)
6/1/23 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
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Early Childhood Research Alliance of Chicago (EC REACH)
Connors, M. C. (PD/PI), Sabol, T. J. (Co-PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI), Sabol, T. J. (Co-Investigator) & Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-Investigator)
6/1/23 → 5/31/26
Project: Research project
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Early Childhood Research Alliance of Chicago
Sabol, T. J. (PD/PI), Sabol, T. J. (PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-Investigator) & Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-Investigator)
6/1/23 → 5/31/25
Project: Research project
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Studying the Impact of Chicago's Universal PreK Expansion
Sabol, T. J. (PD/PI), Sabol, T. J. (PD/PI), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI) & Schanzenbach, D. W. (Co-PD/PI)
9/1/22 → 10/31/25
Project: Research project
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Help boys, but first do no harm
Schanzenbach, D. W., Mar 1 2024, In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 43, 2, p. 623-628 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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How Food Purchase Restrictions and Incentives May Impact Diet Quality
Schanzenbach, D. W., May 2024, In: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 124, 5, p. 565-568 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Minding the (achievement) gap
Schanzenbach, D. W., Mar 1 2024, In: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 43, 2, p. 632-635 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trends in the school lunch program: Changes in selection, nutrition & health
Bonomo, T. & Schanzenbach, D. W., Apr 2024, In: Food Policy. 124, 102608.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Suffering, the Safety Net, and Disparities During COVID-19
Bitler, M. P., Hoynes, H. W. & Schanzenbach, D. W., 2023, In: RSF. 9, 3, p. 32-59 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access14 Scopus citations
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Replication data for: Changes in Safety Net Use during the Great Recession
Anderson, P. M. (Creator), Butcher, K. F. (Creator) & Schanzenbach, D. W. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2015
DOI: 10.3886/e113389v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/113389/version/V1/view
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Replication data for: School Finance Reform and the Distribution of Student Achievement
Lafortune, J. (Creator), Rothstein, J. (Creator) & Schanzenbach, D. W. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2018
DOI: 10.3886/e113709v1, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/113709/version/V1/view
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Replication data for: Long-Run Impacts of Childhood Access to the Safety Net
Hoynes, H. (Creator), Schanzenbach, D. W. (Creator) & Almond, D. (Creator), ICPSR - Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research, 2016
DOI: 10.3886/e112914v1-101680, https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/112914/version/V1/view?path=/openicpsr/112914/fcr:versions/V1/20130375_data/makedata/reistran_1959_2010_short.dta&type=file
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