Jessica Pac
Biographic Data
| ID | 1851390 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jessica Pac |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jessica |
| FAMILY NAME | Pac |
| SIGNATURE | PAC J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4960-3016 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
The Effects of State Workplace Pregnancy Accommodation Laws on Women’s Employment and Income during Pregnancy
Prior to the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (2022), pregnant workers’ access to workplace accommodations depended on whether they lived in a state with a pregnancy accommodation law. Without accommodations, some pregnant women continue working, possibly endangering their health, and others are forced to exit the labor force. Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation 1996–2020 panels (N=8,012 births), we exploit variati…
Intergenerational poverty persistence
Paid family leave and parental investments in infant health
Quasi‐experimental evidence on the employment effects of the 2021 fully refundable monthly child tax credit
In this paper, we estimate the impact on employment of the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, which increased the size of the benefit, made it fully refundable, and allowed for monthly receipt. We harness exogenous variation in monthly CTC eligibility by comparing employment among caregivers to that of childless workers before and after monthly payments commenced on July 15, 2021, using event study and difference‐in‐differences frameworks. Ou…
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from a recent National Academy of Sciences proposal to reduce child poverty, including the introduction of a child allowance and expansions to the earned income tax credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the federal minimum wage. We find that the po…
The Effects of Opioid Use during Pregnancy on Infant Health and Well-Being
We estimate the causal effects of infants’ exposure to opioids in utero on their health at birth and on the likelihood that their parents will be the subjects of subsequent reports to child protective services. We use administrative data on 259,723 infants born to 176,224 mothers enrolled in Medicaid between 2010 and 2019. Results suggest that an infant experiencing withdrawal symptoms after birth or needing admission to intensive care is strongl…
Early Childhood Education and Care Programs in the United States
The aim of this article is to assess the role of early childhood education and care (ECEC) program access and generosity on child maltreatment as measured by Child Protective Services (CPS) reports. Using administrative data capturing CPS reports in the United States, I estimate the role of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) child-care subsidies, Head Start, Early Head Start, state prekindergarten, and universal prekindergarten programs on CP…
Reducing poverty among children
The effect of monthly stipend on the placement instability of youths in out-of-home care
Young child poverty in the United States
Poverty among Foster Children
We use data from the Current Population Survey and the new Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to provide estimates for poverty among foster children over the period 1992 to 2013. These are the first large-scale national estimates for foster children who are not included in official poverty statistics. Holding child and family demographics constant, foster children have a lower risk of poverty than other children. Analyzing income in detail sugges…
Young child poverty in the United States
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from a recent National Academy of Sciences proposal to reduce child poverty, including the introduction of a child allowance and expansions to the earned income tax credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the federal minimum wage. We find that the po…
Quasi‐experimental evidence on the employment effects of the 2021 fully refundable monthly child tax credit
In this paper, we estimate the impact on employment of the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, which increased the size of the benefit, made it fully refundable, and allowed for monthly receipt. We harness exogenous variation in monthly CTC eligibility by comparing employment among caregivers to that of childless workers before and after monthly payments commenced on July 15, 2021, using event study and difference‐in‐differences frameworks. Ou…
Poverty among Foster Children
We use data from the Current Population Survey and the new Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to provide estimates for poverty among foster children over the period 1992 to 2013. These are the first large-scale national estimates for foster children who are not included in official poverty statistics. Holding child and family demographics constant, foster children have a lower risk of poverty than other children. Analyzing income in detail sugges…
Reducing poverty among children
The effect of monthly stipend on the placement instability of youths in out-of-home care
Early Childhood Education and Care Programs in the United States
The aim of this article is to assess the role of early childhood education and care (ECEC) program access and generosity on child maltreatment as measured by Child Protective Services (CPS) reports. Using administrative data capturing CPS reports in the United States, I estimate the role of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) child-care subsidies, Head Start, Early Head Start, state prekindergarten, and universal prekindergarten programs on CP…
The effect of monthly stipend on the placement instability of youths in out-of-home care
Young child poverty in the United States
Poverty among Foster Children
We use data from the Current Population Survey and the new Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) to provide estimates for poverty among foster children over the period 1992 to 2013. These are the first large-scale national estimates for foster children who are not included in official poverty statistics. Holding child and family demographics constant, foster children have a lower risk of poverty than other children. Analyzing income in detail sugges…
Reducing poverty among children
Early Childhood Education and Care Programs in the United States
The aim of this article is to assess the role of early childhood education and care (ECEC) program access and generosity on child maltreatment as measured by Child Protective Services (CPS) reports. Using administrative data capturing CPS reports in the United States, I estimate the role of Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) child-care subsidies, Head Start, Early Head Start, state prekindergarten, and universal prekindergarten programs on CP…
The Effects of Opioid Use during Pregnancy on Infant Health and Well-Being
We estimate the causal effects of infants’ exposure to opioids in utero on their health at birth and on the likelihood that their parents will be the subjects of subsequent reports to child protective services. We use administrative data on 259,723 infants born to 176,224 mothers enrolled in Medicaid between 2010 and 2019. Results suggest that an infant experiencing withdrawal symptoms after birth or needing admission to intensive care is strongl…
Paid family leave and parental investments in infant health
Quasi‐experimental evidence on the employment effects of the 2021 fully refundable monthly child tax credit
In this paper, we estimate the impact on employment of the 2021 Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion, which increased the size of the benefit, made it fully refundable, and allowed for monthly receipt. We harness exogenous variation in monthly CTC eligibility by comparing employment among caregivers to that of childless workers before and after monthly payments commenced on July 15, 2021, using event study and difference‐in‐differences frameworks. Ou…
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
In this study, we use microsimulation methods to estimate the reduction in child protective services (CPS) involvement resulting from implementation of three of the policy packages from a recent National Academy of Sciences proposal to reduce child poverty, including the introduction of a child allowance and expansions to the earned income tax credit, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the federal minimum wage. We find that the po…
The Effects of State Workplace Pregnancy Accommodation Laws on Women’s Employment and Income during Pregnancy
Prior to the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (2022), pregnant workers’ access to workplace accommodations depended on whether they lived in a state with a pregnancy accommodation law. Without accommodations, some pregnant women continue working, possibly endangering their health, and others are forced to exit the labor force. Using data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation 1996–2020 panels (N=8,012 births), we exploit variati…
Intergenerational poverty persistence
Economics (9 works) · Demographic economics (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Poverty (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works)