Sheldon H. Danziger

Research Professor, Population Studies Center;

Henry J. Meyer Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy;

Director, National Poverty Center

Ph.D., Massachussetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Danziger's research focuses on trends in poverty and inequality, and the effects of economic and demographic changes and government social programs on disadvantaged groups. His current work includes research on how the 1996 welfare reform affected the work effort, family income, and material well-being of single mothers.

Recent Publications

Books

Danziger, Sheldon H., and Cecilia Elena Rouse. The Price of Independence: The Economics of Early Adulthood. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 2007.

Blank, Rebecca M., Sheldon H. Danziger, and Robert F. Schoeni. Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 2006.

Danziger, Sheldon H., and Peter Gottschalk. Diverging Fortunes: Trends in Poverty and Inequality. Russell Sage Foundation and Population Reference Bureau. 2004.

Danziger, Sheldon H., and Robert Haveman. Understanding Poverty. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. 2002.

Danziger, Sheldon H., and Ann Chih Lin. Coping With Poverty: The Social Contexts of Neighborhood, Work and Family in the African-American Community. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press. 2000.

Danziger, Sheldon H., and Jane Wadfogel. Securing the Future: Investing in Children from Birth to College. New York: Russell Sage. 2000.

Farley, Reynolds, Sheldon H. Danziger, and Harry J. Holzer. Detroit Divided. Russell Sage. 2000.

Danziger, Sheldon H. Economic Conditions and Welfare Reform. Kalamazoo, MI: Upjohn Institute. 1999.

Journal Articles

Phinney, Robin, Sheldon H. Danziger, Harold Pollack, and Kristin Seefeldt. "Housing Instability among Current and Former Welfare Recipients." American Journal of Public Health, 97(5): 832-837. 2007.

Reed, D., and Sheldon H. Danziger. "The effects of recent immigration on racial/ethnic labor market differentials." American Economic Review, 97:373-377. 2007.

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