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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 Devlopment 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, Wellesley College
… → 1995
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Prof. Schanzenbach Effects of COVID on the Early Care and Education Market in Chicago
3/1/21 → 8/31/24
Project: Research project
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Subproject for Institution # SP0050824 Contracts and Consultants
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1/15/19 → 12/31/21
Project: Research project
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A Policy Agenda for Improving Child Outcomes
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
1/15/19 → 12/31/21
Project: Research project
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Health Policy Research Scholars Cohort Three - 2018
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
9/1/18 → 8/31/23
Project: Research project
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Building Infrastructure to Improve Education Practice and Research in Evanston
Guryan, J. E., Chase-Lansdale, L., Figlio, D. N. & Schanzenbach, D. W.
12/1/16 → 11/30/19
Project: Research project
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Employment effects of the earned income tax credit: Taking the long view
Schanzenbach, D. W. & Strain, M. R., 2021, Tax Policy and the Economy. 1 ed. University of Chicago Press, p. 87-129 43 p. (Tax Policy and the Economy; vol. 35, no. 1).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
2 Scopus citations -
Supporting development through child nutrition
Schanzenbach, D. W. & Thorn, B., 2020, In: Future of Children. 30, 2, p. 115-141 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The economics of class size
Schanzenbach, D. W., Jan 20 2020, The Economics of Education: A Comprehensive Overview. Elsevier, p. 321-331 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The social safety net in the wake of COVID-19
Bitler, M. P., Hoynes, H. W. & Schanzenbach, D. W., 2020, In: Brookings Papers on Economic Activity. 2020, Special Edition, p. 119-158 40 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring Options to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Schanzenbach, D. W., Nov 1 2019, In: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 686, 1, p. 204-228 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access8 Scopus citations