
James Reeves
@james_m_reeves
Economics PhD candidate at @UMich with research interests in labor economics, public economics, and crime.
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http://jmreeves.github.io 27-08-2019 02:45:06
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Beginning with the 1994 elections, there is a strong, positive association between HIV/AIDS mortality and the vote share received by Democratic candidates in the US House of Representatives, from @hnmansour, Daniel I. Rees, and James Reeves nber.org/papers/w27504



What is CJARS? How can I access it? What can I do with it? Come learn about the newest innovation in CJ data infrastructure during the CJARS launch webinars on March 5 and 9! Featuring Brittany Street, Mike Mueller-Smith 🏳️🌈, Keith Finlay, and Katie Genadek. Registration information below



How many U.S. children grow in up in households with criminal activity and justice involvement? And, how does it shape their lives? Learn more in this new joint work with Keith Finlay and Brittany Street. A thread 🧵. 1/12 Link to full paper here: cjars.isr.umich.edu/child-justice-….


The rollout of a stricter #ImmigrationEnforcement program unintentionally changed the lives of U.S. born mothers, found Dr. Chloe N. East she/her @chloeneast.bsky.social & Andrea Velasquez. By increasing the cost of outsourcing household labor, the program led U.S. born mothers to work less: jhr.uwpress.org/content/early/…




Banning felony convicts from safety-net assistance reduces long-term SNAP receipt, lowers program take-up for family members, and harms educational outcomes for their children, from Mike Mueller-Smith 🏳️🌈, James Reeves, Kevin Schnepel, and Caroline Walker nber.org/papers/w31983


What are the effects of banning individuals from the social safety net? Do the bans change benefit receipt? Are there spillover effects onto the rest of the household? Check out our new CJARS working paper (with James Reeves, Kevin Schnepel, and C. Walker). Summary🧵1/N

