Publications

Purvi Sevak

“House Prices and Marital Stability” (with Martin Farnham and Lucie Schmidt) 2011. American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings Volume 101 (3): 615-619.

 “Taxes, Wages, and the Labor Supply of Older Americans” (with Lucie Schmidt) 2009. Research on Aging Volume 31 (2): 207-232.

 “State Fiscal Institutions and Empty Nest Migration: Are Tiebout Voters Hobbled?” (with Martin Farnham) 2006. Journal of Public Economics Volume 90 (3): 405-550.

 "Gender, Marriage and Asset Accumulation in the United States.” (with Lucie Schmidt). Feminist Economics 2006. Volume 12 (1): 139-160.

 “Can Family Caregiving Substitute for Nursing Home Care?” (with Kerwin Charles) 2005. Journal of Health Economics Volume 24 (6): 1174-1190.

 “The Economic Consequences of a Husband’s Death,” (with David Weir and Robert Willis). 2003/2004 (released 2005). Social Security Bulletin Volume 65 (3).

“AFDC, SSI, and Welfare Reform Aggressiveness: Caseload Reductions vs. Caseload Shifting,” (with Lucie Schmidt) 2004. Journal of Human Resources Volume 39 (3).

“Disability Symptoms and the Price of Self-Sufficiency,” (with Lois M. Verbrugge) 2004. Journal of Aging and Health Volume 16 (5).

“Use, Type, and Efficacy of Assistance for Disability,” (with Lois M. Verbrugge) 2002. Journals of Gerontology, 57: S366-S379.