Asst Prof @McCourtSchool @Georgetown. Former CEA, @CenterOnBudget, @OIGInstitute. Labor/public/health econ. https://xitter.cf/t.co/Rc5ccRR1QE
Washington, DC
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P-EBT, which gave grocery vouchers worth about $300 to students who lost access to free meals during COVID, reduced food hardship and moms' mental health problems, from @laurenlbauer, @KristaRuffini, and @dwschanz nber.org/papers/w33199
ABDs and post-docs interested in policy-relevant research: Come work with us!
Esp welcome candidates w/ experience in RCTs a/o admin data + interests in transportation, urban, labor, or safety net policy.
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📢New WP📢 Nursing homes are often severely understaffed, most residents' stays are covered by Medicaid or Medicare. Can policymakers structure payments to ⬆️ staffing? Yes!
How? Tie $ to staffing levels.
The structure of Medicaid payments can alleviate worker shortages in hard-to-staff healthcare jobs, from @ashdgandhi, @andrewolenski, @KristaRuffini, and Karen Shen nber.org/papers/w32412
This is a great opportunity with the fantastic @kevinrinz and @equitablegrowth! (cc: former PPOL506/7 students)
I’m hiring a research assistant with data skills to work with me on research and policy projects at Equitable Growth! Come help us help policymakers keep the economy growing for everyone. Don’t wait, applications will be considered as they come in. equitablegrowth.applicantpro…
Housing challenges are common among families involved in the child welfare system. So how does providing housing assistance affect family stability? 1/n
The full report + a companion policy brief are available on CPL's website. Authors are @KristaRuffini, @putnamhornstein, Jane Mauldon, and Himal Suthar. (3/3) END capolicylab.org/bringing-fam…
ALT Cover of the Bringing Families Home Program Evaluation report. Shows photograph of a mom holding hands with her young daughter, who is holding hands with her brother, who is holding hands with his father. All four are looking at an apartment complex with a playground in front of it.
5) Family reunification increased ~68% within 6 months among families w/ kids initially in foster care
6) Child welfare involvement persisted for families w/ kids originally in an in-home placement
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Of course, these are relatively short-term outcomes, and there is still much more to learn about hosuing services and child wellbeing!
Huge thx to all the county partners, CDSS, @CAPolicyLab, @CDN_USC for making this work possible! n/n
Krista Ruffini retweeted
This @ashdgandhi, @andrewolenski, @KristaRuffini, and Karen Shen paper out today is interesting in light of the various labor shortages people were concerned about earlier in the pandemic. nber.org/papers/w32412
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One week from today!
Join us at noon on 3/14/24 for a talk about how cash transfers that are not conditional on contemporaneous employment affect infant health with @KristaRuffini!
For more info, go to tinyurl.com/kruffini.
Thank you to our co-sponsor @PennLDI!
ALT Join us at noon on 3/14/24 for a talk with Dr. Krista Ruffini at CPC Auditorium.
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Great presentation on "Recent Changes to the Safety Net and Implications for Child Well-Being" by @KristaRuffini of @McCourtSchool, focusing on expanded #CTC & stimulus payments during the COVID pandemic and how it affects child outcomes, esp. infant health. #IRP24NAACFRC
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Join us on Thursday, March 14 for our research seminar featuring @KristaRuffini of the @McCourtSchool at @Georgetown!
"Does Unconditional Cash During Pregnancy Affect Infant Health?"
This event is open to @Penn affiliates with registration. Details ⤵️
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Are you a labor(ish) economist in the great DC area?
Save the date for WALES 2024, this year organized and hosted by Seth Gershenson and the @AmericanU team 🙏🙏
Paper submissions due in 2 weeks (March 15). Apply + spread the word!
I look forward to seeing many of you there!
Very excited for this workshop-- Submit your papers by 30 June!
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How does the non-profit sector respond when in-kind gov't assistance expands? We find food bank use ⬇️when school meal access ⬆️, w/ no change in the amount of services available for use.
In-Kind Government Assistance and Crowd-Out of Charitable Services: Evidence from Free School Meals | @KristaRuffini, @orgul_ozturk, Pelin Pekgün
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Welcome Krista Ruffini to our network - we are looking forward to future cooperations with @Georgetown and @McCourtSchool - check out Krista's Twitter profile @KristaRuffini and the CESifo Research Network website: cesifo.org/en/network-member…
If the fed gov shuts down tomorrow, millions of parents and young children are at risk of losing WIC benefits. @mpbitler, Janet Currie, @HilaryHoynes, Lisa Schulkind, @bartonwillage and I looked at what happens immediately after losing WIC 1/n: sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Main takeaway: Food insecurity increases and calorie consumption falls among adult women in low-income families w/ little effect on kids. Suggests that mothers protect children by consuming less themselves 2/n