정해일 (Haeil Jung)
- Position
- Professor
- Phone Number
- 02-3290-2275
- Research Areas
- Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation – Quantitative Methods, Basic Income, Education, Labor, Quality of Life, Aging and Fertility, Offender Rehabilitation
- Office
- Room 518, Woodang Hall
- Degree
- Ph.D. in Public Policy, University of Chicago
- hijk@korea.ac.kr
Education
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Ph.D. Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2009 Thesis: Essays on Incarceration and Labor Market Outcomes Thesis Advisors: Robert LaLonde (Chair), Jens Ludwig, and Bruce Meyer Master of Public Policy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 2003 B.A. Public Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, Korea, 2001
Professional Experience and Awards
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<Professional Experience> Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, March 2021 to Present Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, March 2016 to Feb 2021 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, September 2015 to February 2016 Visiting Scholar, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, December 2021 to July 2022 Assistant Professor, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA, August 2009 to August 2015 Director, Research Methods Center, Institute of Governmental Studies, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, June 2017 to Present Member, International Editorial Board, Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, April 2020 to Present Member, International Editorial Board, Asian Journal of Political Science, June 2018 to Present Consultant, the World Bank, March 2012 to December 2020 Department Chair, Department of Public Audit and Inspection Administration, Graduate School of Policy Studies, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, September 2016 to July 2021 Department Chair, Department of Social Security Administration, Graduate School of Policy Studies, Korea University, Seoul, Korea, September 2019 to July 2021 Committee Chair, Inter-University Cooperation Affairs Committee, College of Political Science and Economics, January 2019 to Feb 2021 Program Manager of Korea University, Campus Asia Asian Global Program for Multi-layered Conflict Resolution and Social Innovation (Korea-Waseda-Peking University Consortium), July 2018 to Feb 2021 Research Intern, Research and Statistics, Minnesota Dept of Labor and Industry, St. Paul, MN, July 2002 to May 2003 <Honors and Awards> 2018 Granite Tower Research Award, Korea University, Seoul, Korea 2004 - 2009: Ph.D. Fellowship, University of Chicago 2006 – 2007/ 2007 - 2008: Best Teaching Assistant, University of Chicago 2001: Graduated summa cum laude from the Department of Public Administration, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies <Referee Service> Applied Economics Asian Journal of Political Science Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration Asian Population Studies Bulletin of Economic Research Children and Youth Services Contemporary Economic Policy Criminal Justice and Behavior Criminology & Public Policy Economics of Education Review Evaluation Review Health Economics Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology Higher Education International Journal of Public Sector Management International Review of Public Administration ILR Review Journal of Asian Public Policy Journal of Asian and African Studies Journal of Business Research Journal of Family Social Work Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Journal of Policy Analysis and Management Journal of Primary Prevention Political and Military Sociology: An Annual Review Public Administration Review Social Policy and Society Social Science Research Youth & Society Journal of Asian Public Policy Journal of International Development Health Services and Outcomes Research Methodology
Undergraduate/Graduate Courses
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Undergraduate course: Economic Analysis of Public Sector, Analysis of Policy Case - Quantitative Analysis Graduate course: Policy Analysis, Advanced Quantitative Analysis II, Advanced Quantitative Analysis III, Policy Evaluation
Book Chapters
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* Book Chapters 2013. “Providing and Evaluating Services for Low-Income Young Children” in Early Childhood Education and Development in Poor Villages of Indonesia (pp. 113-134). Amer Hasan, Marilou Hyson, and Mae Chu Chang eds. The World Bank. (Co-First Author, with Amer Hasan and Menno Pradhan) 2013. “Early Childhood Education and Development Services in Indonesia” in Education in Indonesia (pp. 82-108). Daniel Suryadarma and Gavin W. Jones eds. Singapore. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (Co-First Author, with Hafid Alatas, Sally Brinkman, Mae Chu Chang, Titie Hadiyati, Djoko Hartono, Amer Hasan, Marilou Hyson, Angela Kinnell, Menno Pradhan, and Rosfita Roesli) 2011. "Non-experimental Impact Evaluations" in the The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation Experiences and Evaluation Findings (pp. 407-429). Douglas Besharov and Phoebe Cottingham eds. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. (Lead and Corresponding Author, with Maureen Pirog) * Book Review 2015. “Book Review: Statistical Methods for the Social Science, Research Methods for Public Administrators, Political Science Research Methods and Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration.” the American Review of Public Administration. 45 (2): 237-240. (SSCI) * Reports 2003. “Minnesota Minimum-Wage Report, 2002.” Research and Statistics. Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry. (Co-First Author, with David Anderson and David Berry)
Journal Articles
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Forthcoming “The Effect of Extra School Funding on Students’ Academic Achievements under a Centralized School Financing System” Education Finance and Policy (SSCI: Corresponding Author, with Hosung Sohn and Heeran Park) Forthcoming “The long-term impact of college education on women’s attitudes toward marriage and children” Journal of Family Issues (SSCI: Corresponding Author, with Dahye Kim) Forthcoming “The Impact of College Education on Women's Fertility: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in South Korea” Asian Population Studies (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Miyeun Jung) Forthcoming “Does Politicization Influence Senior Public Officials’ Work Attitudes? Different Forms and Effects of Politicization in the Civil Service” Public Management Review (SSCI: Corresponding Author, with Hyunjung Kim and Sun Young Kim) 2021 "Cost of Higher Education: For-Profit Universities and Online Learning” Social Science Journal, 58:4, 407-421. (SSCI: Coauthor, with Tatyana Guzman and Maureen Pirog) 2021 “Built to Last: Sustainability of Early Childhood Education Services in Rural Indonesia” Journal of Development Studies, 57(10): 1593-1612. (SSCI: Coauthor, with Nozomi Nakajima, Amer Hasan, Angela Kinnell, Amelia Maika, and Menno Pradhan) 2021 “Contrasting Experiences: Understanding the Longer-Term Impact of Improving Access to Pre-Primary Education in Rural Indonesia” Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 14(1): 28-56. (SSCI: Corresponding Author, with Amer Hasan, Angela Kinnell, Amelia Maika, Nozomi Nakajima, and Menno Pradhan) 2020 “The Impact of Cigarette Tax Increases on Men's Smoking Behavior: Evidence from a 2015 Cigarette Tax Hike in South Korea” Social Science Journal, 57(4): 485-507. (SSCI: Corresponding Author, with Dahye Kim) 2020 "Gender gaps in cognitive and social-emotional skills in early primary grades: Evidence from rural Indonesia" Developmental Science, 23(5), e12931 (SSCI: Coauthor, with Nozomi Nakajima, Menno Pradhan, Amer Hasan, Angela Kinnell, and Sally Anne Brinkman) 2020 “Reducing information asymmetry before marriage: Evidence from South Korea” Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 29(1): 79–100 (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Yeonwoo Sim) 2019. “Prison Work-Release Programs and Incarcerated Women’s Labor Market Outcomes.” The Prison Journal, 99(5): 535–558 (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Robert J. LaLonde) 2019. “Investing in school readiness: A comparison of different early childhood education pathways in rural Indonesia” International Journal of Educational Development, 69: 22-38 (SSCI: Coauthor, with Nozomi Nakajima, Amer Hasan, Sally Brinkman, Menno Pradhan, Angela Kinnell) 2019. “Does College Education Make People Politically Liberal?: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in South Korea” Social Science Research, 81: 209-220 (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Jung-ah Gil) 2018. “Should Government Go It Alone or With a Partner? A Comparison of Outcomes from A Work Release Program Using Different Policy Tools.” Public Administration Review, 78(4): 545-555 (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Deanna Malatesta, and Robert J. LaLonde) 2018. "The Changing Face of Teenage Parenthood in the United States: Evidence from NLSY79 and NLSY97, Revisited." Child & Youth Care Forum, 47(3): 351-361 (SSCI: Coauthor, with Maureen Pirog and Daewoo Lee) 2018. “The Changing Face of Teenage Parenthood in the United States: Evidence from NLSY79 and NLSY97.” Child & Youth Care Forum, 47(3): 317-342 (SSCI: Coauthor, with Maureen Pirog and Daewoo Lee) 2017. "Impact Evaluations in South Korea and China." Asian Journal of Political Science. 25(3): 328-349 (SCOPUS: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Ruodan Zhang) 2017. “The Role of Formal Schooling on Weight in Young Children.” Children and Youth Services Review. 82: 1-12. (SSCI: Coauthor, with Chaeyoung Chang) 2017. “The Effect of Child’s School Entry on Maternal Employment: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from South Korea.” Journal of International Development. 29(8): 1075-1105. (SSCI: Corresponding Author, with Jaehee Choi) 2017. “Sample Conditions Under Which Bias in IV Estimates Can be Signed.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 36(4): 909-932 (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Maureen Pirog) 2017. “The role of preschool quality in promoting child development: Evidence from rural Indonesia.” European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. 10:331–352 (SSCI: Co-First and Corresponding Author, with Sally Anne Brinkman, Amer Hasan, Angela Kinnell, Nozomi Nakajima, and Menno Pradhan) 2017. “The Impact of Expanding Access to Early Childhood Education Services in Rural Indonesia.” Journal of Labor Economics. 35(S1): 305-335 (SSCI: Co-First and Corresponding Author, with Sally Brinkman, Amer Hasan, Angela Kinnell, and Menno Pradhan) 2017. “Validity and Reliability of the Early Development Instrument in Indonesia.” Child Indicators Research. 10(2): 331-352 (SSCI: Coauthor, with Sally Brinkman, Angela Kinnell, Amelia Maika, Amer Hasan, and Menno Pradhan) 2017. “Incarcerated Mothers’ Labor Market Outcomes.” Prison Journal. 97(1): 27–51 (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Robert J. LaLonde) 2016. “Do Public Pensions Crowd Out Private Transfers to the Elderly?: Evidence from South Korea.” Journal of Pension Economics and Finance. 15(4): 455-477 (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Maureen Pirog and Sang Kyoo Lee) 2016. “Is Mothers’ Work Related to Childhood Weight Changes in the United States?” Journal of Family and Economic Issues. 37(4): 581-593. (SCOPUS: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Chaeyoung Chang) 2016. “The Long-Run Labor Market Effects of Expanding Access to Higher Education in South Korea.” Journal of International Development. 28: 974–990. (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Maureen Pirog and Sang Kyoo Lee) 2016. “The Impact of Early Childhood Education on Early Achievement Gaps in Indonesia.” Journal of Development Effectiveness. 8(2): 216-233. (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Amer Hasan) 2016. “The Relationship between Re-incarceration and Their Own Childhood Foster Care Experience of Women.” Children and Youth Services Review. 62: 40-48. (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Robert J. LaLonde) 2015. “The Relationship between Motherhood and Re-incarceration.” Journal of Children and Poverty. 21(2): 111-128. (SCOPUS: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Robert J. LaLonde) 2015. “The Long-term Impact of Incarceration during the Teens and 20s on the Wages and Employment of Men.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 54(5): 317-337. (SCOPUS) 2015. “Is Obesity Related to Deteriorating Mental Health of the U.S. Working-Age Population?” Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 38(1): 81-90. (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Chaeyoung Chang) 2014. “Do Prison Work-Release Programs Improve Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes? Evidence from the Adult Transition Centers in Illinois.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 53(5): 384-402. (SCOPUS) 2014. “What Works Best and When: Accounting for Multiple Sources of Pure Selection Bias in Program Evaluation.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 33(3): 752-777. (SSCI: Lead and Corresponding Author, with Maureen Pirog) 2011. “Increase in the Length of Incarceration and the Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Men Released from Illinois State Prisons.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 30(3): 499-533. (SSCI)
Conference Presentations and Proceedings
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November 7-9, 2019. With Dahye Kim. “The Impact of Universal Free Lunch on Elementary School Students' School Life” 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Denver, CO, USA. November 7-9, 2019. With Jung-ah Gil. “The Heterogenous Impact of College Education on Happiness by Gender” 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Denver, CO, USA. July 29-30, 2019. With Miyeun Jung. “The Impact of College Education on Women’s Fertility: Evidence from South Korea” 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management International Conference, Barcelona, Spain. July 29-30, 2019. With Yeonwoo Sim. “The Impact of Information Asymmetry on Married Immigrant Women’s Choice of Spouse: Evidence from South Korea” 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management International Conference, Barcelona, Spain. 2019년 6월 27-29일. 증거기반정책. 2019 한국행정학회 하계공동학술대회 및 국제학술대회 “현장중심의 행정학으로, 국민의 눈 높이에 맞게(1)”. 경성대학교, 부산, 대한민국. 2019년 6월 21일. With 길정아 (서울대 박사과정). 대학교육이 정치적으로 사람을 진보적으로 만드는가? 한국의 자연실험을 통한 증거 연구. 2019 한국정책학회 하계학술대회 “사회문제 해결을 위한 근거기반 정책실험과 정책설계 방안 모색” 특별기획세션, 연세대학교, 서울, 대한민국. November 8-10, 2018. With Amer Hasan, Angela Kinnell, Amelia Maika, Nozomi Nakajima, and Menno Pradhan. “Sustainability of an Early Childhood Education Project in a Middle-Income Country” 2018 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Washington DC, USA. 2018년 9월 7-8일. With 정미연 (고려대 석사과정). 대학교육이 여성과 남성의 출산결정에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구. 2018 한국정책학회 추계학술대회 “제4차 산업혁명과 생활공감 정책”. 동서대학교 센텀캠퍼스, 부산, 대한민국. 2018년 9월 7-8일. With 강민지 (고려대 석사과정). 초등학교 취학 연령차가 비인지적 발달에 미치는 영향. 2018 한국정책학회 추계학술대회 “제4차 산업혁명과 생활공감 정책”. 동서대학교 센텀캠퍼스, 부산, 대한민국. June 26-30, 2018. With Yeonwoo Sim. “The Impact of the Marriage Brokers Business Management Act on the Marital Quality and Labor Market Participation of Marriage Migrant Women in South Korea” Western Economic Association International 93rd Annual Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada. 2018년 4월 20일. 외국의 증거기반정책 사례를 통해 본 발전방향. <통계청기획세미나: 통계기반정책평가제도 발전방안 모색> 2018 한국정책학회 춘계학술대회 “문재인 정부의 지방분권과 정부혁신 정책과제”. 한국행정연구원, 서울, 대한민국. 2017년 12월 8-9일. With 김다혜 (고려대 석사과정). The Impact of Universal Free Lunch on Elementary School Students' School Life. 2017 한국행정학회 동계학술대회 “성공하는 정부를 위한 국정운영”. 서울대 행정대학원, 서울, 대한민국. 2017년 12월 8-9일. With 심연우 (고려대 석사과정). 결혼중개업법개정이 이민여성의 결혼과 노동참여에 미치는 영향. 2017 한국행정학회 동계학술대회 “성공하는 정부를 위한 국정운영”. 서울대 행정대학원, 서울, 대한민국. November 2-4, 2017. With Jung-ah Gil. “Does College Education Make People Politically Liberal?” 2017 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Chicago, IL, USA. November 2-4, 2017. With Dahye Kim. “The Impact of Cigarette Tax Increase on Smoking Behavior by Demographic Groups.” 2017 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Chicago, IL, USA. 2017년 9월 15-16일. With 김다혜 (고려대 석사과정). The Impact of Cigarette Tax Increase on Smoking Behavior by Demographic Groups. 2017 한국정책학회 추계학술대회 “4차 산업혁명과 정책학의 과제: 지방분권 시대의 지방정부의 역할”. 동서대학교 센텀캠퍼스, 부산, 대한민국. 2017년 9월 15-16일. With 심연우 (고려대 석사과정). 결혼중개업법 개정이 이민여성의 결혼과 노동참여에 미치는 영향. 2017 한국정책학회 추계학술대회 “4차 산업혁명과 정책학의 과제: 지방분권 시대의 지방정부의 역할”. 동서대학교 센텀캠퍼스, 부산, 대한민국. June 28-30, 2017. With Dahye Kim. “The Impact of a Universal Free School Lunch Program on Students' Health and School Life.” ICPP 3 - SINGAPORE 2017, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. 2017년 3월 24일. With 김다혜(고려대 석사과정). 전면 무상급식이 학생들의 건강 및 학교생활에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구. 2017 한국정책학회 춘계학술대회 “사회 변화와 정책학의 새로운 패러다임”. 서울대학교 행정대학원, 서울, 대한민국. December 9-10, 2016. With Ruodan Zhang. “Impact Evaluation in South Korea and China.” 2016한국행정학회 동계학술대회(2016 KAPA Winder Conference), Korea University, Seoul, Korea. November 18, 2016. With Ruodan Zhang. “Impact Evaluation in South Korea and China.” Asian Journal of Political Science Workshop: Policy and Administrative Decisions Emerging from Experiments in Asia. School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. September 23-24, 2016. With Robert LaLonde. “The Impact of Prison Work-Release Programs on Women's Post-Incarceration Earnings and Employment.” 2016 KAPS Autumn and International Conference, The Korean Association for Policy Studies, Seoul Olympic Parktel, Seoul, Korea. June 10-11, 2016. “Policy and Program Evaluation using Social Experiments in South Korea.” HKU-USC-IPPA Conference on Public Policy, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. April 22, 2016. With 최재희 (with Jaehee Choi). “Maternal Labor Supply Effect of Child’s School Entry: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from South Korea.” 2016 한국정책학회 춘계학술대회 (2016 KAPS Spring Conference), 한국행정연구원 (Korea Institute of Public Administration), 서울 (Seoul), 대한민국 (South Korea). April 15, 2016. With Maureen Pirog. “Sample Conditions Under Which Bias in IV Estimates Can be Signed.” 2016 Annual Meeting The Korean Association of Applied Economics, Pusan National University, Pusan, South Korea. November 12-14, 2015. With Robert LaLonde. “Prison Work-Release Programs and Incarcerated Women's Labor Market Outcomes.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Miami, FL. November 12-14, 2015. With Jaehee Choi. “Maternal Labor Supply Effect of Child’s School Entry: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from South Korea.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Miami, FL. November 12-14, 2015. With Tatyana Guzman, Tatyana and Maureen Pirog. “Federal Pell Grants and College Matriculation of Students Pursuing Online Education.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Miami, FL. July 16-18, 2015. With Deanna Malatesta and Robert J. LaLonde. “A Government and Nonprofit Partnership in Work Release Programs: Evidence of Policy Tool Effectiveness.” 2015 KAPA International Conference, Cheonan, South Korea. April 30-May2, 2015. With Jaehee Choi. “Maternal Labor Supply Effect of Lowering School Entry Age: The Case of South Korea” Population Association of America Conference, San Diego, CA. April 30-May2, 2015. With Jaehee Choi. “Who 'Opts-out,' Who 'Opts-in,’ and When? Labor Force Attachment of New Mothers” Population Association of America Conference, San Diego, CA. April 30-May2, 2015. With Robert LaLonde. “Re-incarceration of Female State Prisoners Who Have Been Placed in Foster Care” Population Association of America Conference, San Diego, CA. November 6-8, 2014. With Maureen Pirog. “Bias in Instrumental Variables Estimators and New IV Diagnostics” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Albuquerque, NM. November 6-8, 2014. With Tatyana Guzman and Maureen Pirog. “The Impact of Federal Financial Aid on the Enrollment and Tuition Costs of Students Pursuing Online Education” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Albuquerque, NM. May 1-3, 2014. With Amer Hasan. “The Impact of Early Childhood Education on Child Development Outcomes: Evidence from the Indonesia Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) Project” Population Association of America Conference, Boston, MA. May 1-3, 2014. With Chaeyoung Chang. “The Impact of Schooling on Childhood Obesity” Population Association of America Conference, Boston, MA. November 7-9, 2013. With Chaeyoung Chang. “The Impact of Schooling on Childhood Obesity” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Washington, D.C. October 25-26, 2013. With Maureen Pirog and Sang Kyoo Lee. “The Impact of College Education on Labor Market Outcomes: New Evidence Using a College Expansion by a Military Coup in South Korea” The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Econometrics Group, Bloomington, IN. April 11-13, 2013. With Chaeyoung Chang. “Is Mothers’ Labor Market Participation Related to Childhood Weight Changes in the United States?: Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohorts (ECLS-K).” Population Association of America Conference, New Orleans, LA. November 8-10, 2012. With Chaeyoung Chang. “Does Mother’s Work Lead to Childhood Weight Related Health Outcomes? Evidence from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Cohort (ECLS-K).” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Baltimore, MD. November 8-10, 2012. With Chaeyoung Chang and Venkata Nadella. “Impact of School-Level State Law Change on Youth’s Physical Activity: Evidence from State Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) Data.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Baltimore, MD. November 8-10, 2012. With Maureen Pirog and Sang Kyoo Lee. “The Impact of Public Pension Expansions on the Wellbeing of the Elderly in South Korea.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Baltimore, MD. November 8-10, 2012. With Maureen Pirog and Sang Kyoo Lee. “The Impact of a Higher Education Expansion on Socio-Economic Outcomes of Men in South Korea” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Baltimore, MD. September 14-15, 2012. With Maureen Pirog and Sang Kyoo Lee. “The Long-Run Socio-Economic Effects of a Military Coup Mandating Nationwide Expansion of Access to Higher Education” 2012 Korean Association for Policy Studies (KAPS) International Conference, Seoul, South Korea. September 14-15, 2012. With Maureen Pirog and Sang Kyoo Lee. “The Impact of Public Pension Reform on the Wellbeing of the Elderly in South Korea” 2012 Korean Association for Policy Studies (KAPS) International Conference, Seoul, South Korea. May 3-5, 2012. With Chaeyoung Chang. “Is Obesity Related to the Deteriorating Mental Health of the U.S. Working-Age Population? Evidence from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)” Population Association of America Conference, San Francisco, CA. November 3-5, 2011. With Maureen Pirog. “Do the Relative Sizes of Treatment and Comparison Groups Matter?” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Washington, D.C. May 18-20, 2011. With Maureen Pirog. “Controlling for Multiple Sources of Self-Selection Bias Using Non-Experimental Methods.” The 2011 Atlantic Causal Inference Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. March 31-April 2, 2011. With Angela Fertig and David Reingold. “The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) and Health Insurance Coverage of Mothers and Children.” Population Association of America Conference, Washington, D.C. March 31-April 2, 2011. With Maureen Pirog. “The Changing Composition of Young Fathers and the Effects of Early Fathering on Education Outcomes.” Population Association of America Conference, Washington, D.C. November 4-6, 2010. With Maureen Pirog. “Controlling for Multiple Sources of Self-Selection Bias Using Non-Experimental Methods.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Boston, MA. November 4-6, 2010. “Adult Transition Centers, and the Earnings and Employment of Male Ex-Prisoners.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Boston, MA. November 7, 2009. With Maureen Pirog. "Non-experimental Impact Evaluations." What the European Social Fund Can Learn from the WIA Experience, European Commission Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunity and University of Maryland School of Public Policy, Washington, D.C. November 5-7, 2009. “Does Incarceration Impair the Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes of Men? Evidence from the NLSY79.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Washington, D.C. November 6-8, 2008. “Increase in the Length of Incarceration and the Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Men Released from Illinois State Prisons.” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Conference, Los Angeles, CA. October 20-24, 2007. With Robert J. LaLonde, and Rekha Varghese. “The Childhood Foster Care Experiences of Female State Prisoners and What it Means for Reentry: Evidence from Matched Administrative Data from Illinois.” 12th National Workshop on Adult and Juvenile Female Offenders, Baltimore, MD. June 4-5, 2007. “Increase in the Length of Incarceration and the Subsequent Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Men Released from Illinois State Prisons.” Crime and Population Dynamics Summer Workshop, University of Maryland, MD.