John Eric Humphries, PhD
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2025
Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door*
Humphries J, Ouss A, Stavreva K, Stevenson M, van Dijk W. Conviction, Incarceration, and Recidivism: Understanding the Revolving Door*. The Quarterly Journal Of Economics 2025, qjaf040. DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjaf040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLabor Market Attachment and Perceived Barriers to Work among Homeless Families
Abdul-Razzak N, Humphries J, Stapleton S, Dijk W. Labor Market Attachment and Perceived Barriers to Work among Homeless Families. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2025, 115: 103-107. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20251007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLabour market attachmentHomeless familiesMarket attachmentLack of housingChildcare constraintsHomeless parentsBaseline survey dataStable employmentFamily responsibilitiesLack of transportationSurvey dataFinancial resourcesEmploymentSkill deficitsFamilyHomelessnessChildcareHealth problemsParentsLaborHousingUpfront investmentPerceived BarriersJobInvestment
2024
The Gender Wage Gap: Skills, Sorting, and Returns
Humphries J, Joensen J, Veramendi G. The Gender Wage Gap: Skills, Sorting, and Returns. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2024, 114: 259-264. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Eviction and Poverty in American Cities*
Collinson R, Humphries J, Mader N, Reed D, Tannenbaum D, van Dijk W. Eviction and Poverty in American Cities*. The Quarterly Journal Of Economics 2023, 139: 57-120. PMID: 38196921, PMCID: PMC10772599, DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjad042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men *
Altonji J, Humphries J, Zhong L. The Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men *. Research In Labor Economics 2023, 50: 25-81. DOI: 10.1108/s0147-912120230000050002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWage rateAverage earningsLower average earningsNet present valueHigher average earningsSmaller economic returnsEffects estimatorEarnings gainsInternal ratePresent valueDescriptive evidenceEarningsEconomic returnsReturnMonetary costSatisfaction gainsGraduate degreeHumanities degreesSubstantial variationOLS
2022
Comment on “The claim that personality is more important than intelligence in predicting important life outcomes has been greatly exaggerated”
Golsteyn B, Heckman J, Humphries J. Comment on “The claim that personality is more important than intelligence in predicting important life outcomes has been greatly exaggerated”. Intelligence 2022, 94: 101678. DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2022.101678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Early Adolescent Skills and Preferences Shape Economics Education Choices
Fiala L, Humphries J, Joensen J, Karna U, List J, Veramendi G. How Early Adolescent Skills and Preferences Shape Economics Education Choices. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2022, 112: 609-613. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall firms and the pandemic: Evidence from Latin America
Guerrero-Amezaga M, Humphries J, Neilson C, Shimberg N, Ulyssea G. Small firms and the pandemic: Evidence from Latin America. Journal Of Development Economics 2022, 155: 102775. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs
Murray TS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Lee A, Harris C, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2141227. PMID: 35084484, PMCID: PMC8796014, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 casesLower riskImportant public health policy implicationsCOVID-19-related closuresPublic health policy implicationsChildren 2 yearsElectronic survey studyCenter-based childcare programsHealth policy implicationsSARS-CoV-2Survey studyChildcare professionalsMAIN OUTCOMEProgram closureHealth policyStudy periodRobust SEsBaselineChildcare programsCOVID-19Young childrenChildcare settingsChildrenPhysical distancingAssociation
2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers
Patel KM, Malik AA, Lee A, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Murray T, Wilkinson D, Shafiq M, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers. 2021, 148: e2021053813. PMID: 34452977, PMCID: PMC9277775, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeVaccine uptakeCare providersChild care providersVaccination ratesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Adult populationState public health leadersUS general adult populationAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2General US adult populationRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Home-based child care programsSyndrome coronavirus 2US adult populationGeneral adult populationCross-sectional surveyPublic health implicationsPublic health leadersAnnual household incomeCoronavirus 2Care settingsInclusion criteriaCare programChild care settings