scispace - formally typeset
Search or ask a question
Institution

Urban Institute

NonprofitWashington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
About: Urban Institute is a nonprofit organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Medicaid & Population. The organization has 927 authors who have published 2330 publications receiving 86426 citations.


Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: The less-advantaged employment situation of working women currently in midlife carries over into worse retirement income prospects and the gender gap is likely to narrow in the future as married women's employment experiences increasingly resemble those of men.
Abstract: Information from pension providers was examined to investigate gender differences in pension wealth at midlife. For full-time wage and salary workers approaching retirement age who had pension coverage, median pension wealth on the current job was 76% greater for men than women. Differences in wages, years of job tenure, and industry between men and women accounted for most of the gender gap in pension wealth on the current job. Less than one third of the wealth difference could not be explained by gender differences in education, demographics, or job characteristics. The less-advantaged employment situation of working women currently in midlife carries over into worse retirement income prospects. However, the gender gap in pensions is likely to narrow in the future as married women's employment experiences increasingly resemble those of men.

47 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: This paper uses married couples’ anticipated consequences of having a (another) child to predict their reproductive intentions and finds that wife-only models are distinctly superior to husband- only models and two- sex models are usually better predictors than one-sex models but not enough better to justify the additional cost.
Abstract: This paper uses married couples' anticipated consequences of having a (another) child to predict their reproductive intentions. Parity-specific models identify different variables as predictors of reproductive behavior at different parities but do not yield interpretable patterns of difference by parity. Parity-specific models are not significantly stronger predictors of reproductive behavior. Generally, wife-only models are distinctly superior to husband-only models. Two-sex models are usually better predictors than one-sex models but not enough better to justify the additional cost.

47 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
TL;DR: This paper's analysis of national survey estimates found that access to health care and use of health services for adults ages 19-64--the primary targets of the Affordable Care Act--deteriorated between 2000 and 2010, particularly among those who were uninsured.
Abstract: The pending Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act and the fall presidential election raise concerns about what would happen if the insurance expansion promised by the landmark health reform law were to be curtailed. This paper’s analysis of national survey estimates found that access to health care and use of health services for adults ages 19–64—the primary targets of the Affordable Care Act—deteriorated between 2000 and 2010, particularly among those who were uninsured. More than half of uninsured US adults did not see a doctor in 2010, and only slightly more than a quarter of these adults were seen by a dentist. We also found that children—many of whom qualify for public coverage through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program—generally maintained or improved their access to care during the same period. This provides a reason for optimism about the ability of the coverage expansion in the Affordable Care Act to improve access for adults, but it suggests that eliminating the law...

47 citations

Journal Article
TL;DR: It is found that small group reforms have done little to affect insurance coverage, and individual market reforms appear to increase uninsurance rates and reduce private coverage.
Abstract: This paper explores the effects of small group and individual insurance market reforms on health insurance coverage using data from the 1989 through 1995 Current Population Survey. Instead of examining the effects of each of the various types of reforms, we reflect how reforms were generally implemented and measure the effects of packages of reforms. We find that small group reforms did little to affect coverage, but that individual market reforms reduced private coverage and increased uninsurance rates. However, our findings suggest that small group reforms may have prevented the erosion of private coverage during the early 1990s. (Inquiry 1999 Spring; 36(1):44-56)

47 citations

Journal ArticleDOI
Susan J. Popkin1
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present new evidence on resident outcomes from the HOPE VI Panel Study, a national study that includes Chicago, showing that those who received vouchers are living in better housing in dramatically safer neighborhoods; many report improved mental health; and their children are having fewer behavior problems.
Abstract: The Chicago Housing Authority is midway through its ambitious Plan for Transformation. This paper presents new evidence about how residents have fared since the transformation began. Questions remain about where they are living, the circumstances of their new housing, and how relocation has affected their overall well-being. This paper presents new evidence on resident outcomes from the HOPE VI Panel Study, a national study that includes Chicago. The findings show that those residents who received vouchers are living in better housing in dramatically safer neighborhoods; many report improved mental health; and their children are having fewer behavior problems. But there are also very real reasons for concern. Voucher holders are experiencing economic hardship that may place them at risk for housing instability and the most troubled families are at risk for being left behind in traditional public housing, little better off than they were when the Plan began.

47 citations


Authors

Showing all 937 results

NameH-indexPapersCitations
Jun Yang107209055257
Jesse A. Berlin10333164187
Joseph P. Newhouse10148447711
Ted R. Miller97384116530
Peng Gong9552532283
James Evans6965923585
Mark Baker6538220285
Erik Swyngedouw6434423494
Richard V. Burkhauser6334713059
Philip J. Held6211321596
George Galster6022613037
Laurence C. Baker5721111985
Richard Heeks5628115660
Sandra L. Hofferth5416312382
Kristin A. Moore542659270
Network Information
Related Institutions (5)
RAND Corporation
18.5K papers, 744.6K citations

83% related

National Bureau of Economic Research
34.1K papers, 2.8M citations

80% related

Bocconi University
8.9K papers, 344.1K citations

79% related

London School of Economics and Political Science
35K papers, 1.4M citations

79% related

World Bank
21.5K papers, 1.1M citations

78% related

Performance
Metrics
No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20232
202214
202177
202080
2019100
2018113