Richard Burkhauser
Prof Leading
2007
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Current Activities
Current Professional Activities
Richard V. Burkhauser joined PAM in 1998. His professional career has focused on how public policies affect the economic behavior and well-being of vulnerable populations, e.g., people with disabilities, older persons, low income households. He has published widely on these topics in journals of demography, economics, gerontology, as well as public policy.
Current Research Activities
Richard V. Burkhauser is Co-Principal Investigator on the Department of Education RRT Center for Economic Research on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities as well as the RRT Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics.
Current Extension Activities
As Co-Principal Investigator of the Center for Economic Research on Employment Policy for Persons with Disabilities and the Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics, Richard V. Burkhauser has carried out an extensive program of technical assistance and presentations to government agencies, policymakers and consumers on the employment and economic well-being of people with disabilities.
Biography
Biographical Statement
My research focuses on how public policies affect the economic behavior and well-being of vulnerable populations, e.g., older persons, people with disabilities, and low-income households. I have published widely on these topics in journals of demography, economics, gerontology, as well as public policy.
Education
B.A., Economics, St. Vincent College, 1963-1967
M.A., Economics, Rutgers University, 1967-1969
Ph.D., Economics, University of Chicago, 1972-1976
Courses, Websites, Pubs
Courses Taught
Econ 101: Introductory Microeconomics, Fall 2007, 442 students
Econ 447/PAM 346: Economics of Social Security, 9 students
Related Websites
http://www.human.cornell.edu/che/PAM/People/CV/upload/cvr608rvb.pdf
Publications
Burkhauser, Richard V. and John Cawley. (forthcoming) “Beyond BMI: The Value of More Accurate Measures of Fatness and Obesity in Social Science Research.” Journal of Health Economics.
Burkhauser, Richard V., Takashi Oshio, and Ludmila Rovba. (forthcoming) “How the Distribution of After-Tax Income Changed Over the 1990s Business Cycle: A Comparison of the United States, Great Britain, Germany, and Japan.” Journal of Income Distribution.
Burkhauser, Richard V. and Kosali I. Simon. (forthcoming) “Who Gets What from Employer Pay or Play Mandates?” Risk Management and Insurance Review.
Stapleton, David C., Richard V. Burkhauser, Peiyun She, Robert R. Weathers II, and Gina A. Livermore. (forthcoming) “Income Security for Workers: A Stressed Support System in Need of Innovation.” Journal of Disability Policy Studies.
Burkhauser, Richard V. and Ludmila Rovba. (forthcoming) “Institutional Responses to Structural Lag: The Changing Patterns of Work at Older Ages.” Sara J. Czaja and Joseph Sharit eds. The Future of Work for an Aging Population. John Hopkins University Press: Baltimore, MD.
Weathers, Robert R., Gerard Walter, Sara Schley, John Hennessey, Jeffrey Hemmeter and Richard V. Burkhauser. (forthcoming) “How Postsecondary Education Improves Adult Outcomes for Supplemental Security Income Children with Severe Hearing Impairments.” Social Security Bulletin.
Burkhauser, Richard V. and Joseph J. Sabia. “The Effectiveness of Minimum Wage Increases in Reducing Poverty: Past, Present and Future.” Contemporary Economic Policy, 25 (2) (April 2007): 262-281.
Burkhauser, Richard V. and Mathis Schroeder. “A Method for Comparing the Economic Outcomes of the Working-Age Population with Disabilities in Germany and the United States.” Schmollers Jahrbuch: Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 127 (2) (2007): 227-258.
Burkhauser, Richard V., Takashi Oshio, and Ludmila Rovba. “Winners and Losers over the 1990s Business Cycles in Germany, Great Britain, Japan, and the United States.” Schmollers Jahrbuch: Journal of Applied Social Science Studies, 127 (1) (2007): 75-84.
Burkhauser, Richard V. and Dean Lillard. “The Expanded Cross-National Equivalent File: HILDA Joins its International Peers.” Australian Economic Review, 40 (2) (April 2007): 208-215.