Bio:

Jane Waldfogel is a Professor of social work and public affairs at Columbia University School of Social Work.  She is also a research associate at the Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) at the London School of Economics.  Waldfogel has written extensively on the impact of public policies on child and family well-being.  Her current research includes studies of work-family policies including family leave, inequality in early childhood care and education, and child abuse and neglect. She is a member of the Advisory Committee for the National Evaluation of Sure Start (in the UK) and was a member of the National Academy of Science’s Committee on Family and Work Policies (in the US).  Waldfogel received her Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University. She is the author of What Children Need (Harvard University Press, 2006), The Future of Child Protection: How to Break the Cycle of Abuse and Neglect (Harvard University Press, 1998) and co-editor (with Sheldon Danziger) of Securing the Future: Investing in Children from Birth to Adulthood (Russell Sage Foundation, 2000).  Her work has been published in leading academic journals including the American Economic Review, American Educational Research Journal, American Sociological Review, Child Development, Demography, Economic Journal, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Labor Economics, and Journal of Population Economics.


Research Interests:

Social policy, including:

• The impact of public policies on child and family well-being
• Comparative Social Welfare policy
• Child protective services and child welfare policy

Current Projects:

• “Work-Family Policies and Child and Family Well-Being,” National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD)
• “Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing,” NICHD.
• Stalled Progress: Inequality and the Black-White Test Score Gap
  
• The Long-Run Economic Impacts of Early Childhood Programs

Recent Publications & Presentations:

Books
Waldfogel, Jane (2006). What Children Need Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Danziger, Sheldon and Jane Waldfogel (eds.) (2000).  Securing the Future: Investing in Children from Birth to College.  New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Waldfogel, Jane (1998).  The Future of Child Protection: How to Break the Cycle of Abuse and Neglect.  Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Joshi, Heather and Pierella Paci, with Gerald Makepeace and Jane Waldfogel (1998).  Unequal Pay for Men and Women: Evidence from the British Birth Cohort Studies.  Cambridge: MIT Press.

Book Chapters
Waldfogel, Jane, and Claudia Lahaie (2007).  “The Role of Preschool and After-School Policies in Improving the School Achievement of Children of Immigrants.”  In Jennifer E. Lansford, Kirby Deater-Deckard, and Marc H. Bornstein (eds). Immigrant Families in Contemporary Society. New York: Guilford Press.

Waldfogel, Jane, Irwin Garfinkel, and Brendan Kelly (2007).  “Public Assistance Programs: How Much Could Be Saved with Improved Education?”  In Clive R. Belfield and Henry M. Levin (eds). The Price We Pay: The Economic and Political Consequences of Inadequate Education. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.

Waldfogel, Jane (2007).  “Work-Family Policies.” In Harry Holzer and Demetra Nightingale (eds). Workforce Policies for a Changing Economy, Washington, DC: Urban Institute Press.

Waldfogel, Jane (2006).  “Early Childhood Policy: A Comparative Perspective.” In Kathleen McCartney and Deborah Phillips (eds). The Handbook of Early Childhood Development. London: Blackwell.

Waldfogel, Jane (2005).  “Work and Family Research: A Public Policy Perspective”.  In Suzanne Bianchi and Lynne Casper (eds). Work, Family, Health, and Well-Being. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Kamerman, Sheila and Jane Waldfogel (2005).  “Market and Non-Market Institutions in Early Childhood Education and Care.”  In Richard Nelson (ed). Market and Non-Market Institutions. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Waldfogel, Jane (2005). “Social Mobility, Life Chances, and the Early Years.” In Simone Delorenzi, Jodie Reed, and Peter Robinson (eds). Maintaining Momentum: Promoting Social Mobility and Life Chances from Early Years to Adulthood.  London: Institute for Public Policy Research.

Gregg, Paul, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook (2005).  “That’s the Way the Money Goes: Expenditure Patterns as Real Incomes Rise for the Poorest Families with Children.” In John Hills and Kitty Stewart (eds). A More Equal Society? New Labour, Poverty, Inequality and Exclusion. Bristol: The Policy Press.  

Waldfogel, Jane (2004). “A Cross-National Perspective on Policies to Promote Investments in Children.” In Ariel Kalil and Thomas DeLeire (eds). Family Investments in Children’s Potential: Resources and Parenting Behaviors that Predict Children’s Success. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 

Meyers, Marcia, Dan Rosenbaum, Christopher Ruhm, and Jane Waldfogel (2004).  “Inequality in Early Childhood Education and Care: What do We Know?” In Kathy Neckerman (ed). Social Inequality.  New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Johnson, Elizabeth Inez and Jane Waldfogel (2004).  “Children of Incarcerated Parents: Multiple Risks and Children’s Living Arrangements.”   In Mary Pattillo, David Weiman, and Bruce Western (eds). Imprisoning America: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration.  New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Waldfogel, Jane (2002).  "Research on Poverty and Anti-Poverty Policies."  In Sheldon Danziger and Robert Haveman (eds). Understanding Poverty. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.


Journal Articles
Waldfogel, Jane (in press). “Welfare Reforms and Child Well-Being in the US and UK.” Swedish Economic Policy Review.

Waldfogel, Jane (in press). “Parental Work Arrangements and Child Development.” Canadian Public Policy/Analyse de Politiques.

Waldfogel, Jane and Fuhua Zhai (in press).  “Effects of Public Preschool Expenditures on the Test Scores of 4th Graders: Evidence from TIMSS.”  Educational Research and Evaluation.

Sigle-Rushton, Wendy and Jane Waldfogel (in press). “Motherhood and Family Incomes: Evidence from Anglo-American, Continental European, and Nordic Countries.” Journal of European Social Policy.

Berger, Lawrence, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Christina Paxson, and Jane Waldfogel (in press).  “First-Year Maternal Employment and Child Outcomes: Variation across Racial and Ethnic Groups.” Children and Youth Services Review.

Gregg, Paul, Maria Gutierrez-Domenech, and Jane Waldfogel (2007). “The Employment of Married Mothers in Great Britain: 1974-2000.” Economica 74(296): 842-864.

Nepomnyaschy, Lenna and Jane Waldfogel (2007).  “Paternity Leave and Fathers’ Involvement with Their Young Children: Evidence from the ECLS-B.”  Community, Work, and Family 10(4): 425-451.

Tanaka, Sakiko and Jane Waldfogel (2007). “Effects of Parental Leave and Working Hours on Fathers’ Involvement with Their Babies: Evidence from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.”  Community, Work, and Family 10(4): 407-424.

Kaushal, Neeraj, Qin Gao, and Jane Waldfogel (2007). “Welfare Reform and Expenditures on Children.” Social Service Review 81(3): 369-398. Awarded the Frank R. Breul Memorial Prize for the best article in Social Service Review this year.

Sigle-Rushton, Wendy and Jane Waldfogel (2007). “Motherhood and Women’s Earnings in Anglo-American, Continental European, and Nordic Countries.” Feminist Economics 13(2): 55-91.

Magnuson, Katherine, Christopher Ruhm, and Jane Waldfogel (2007). “The Persistence of Preschool Effects: Do Subsequent Classroom Experiences Matter?” Early Childhood Research Quarterly 22(1): 18-38.

Magnuson, Katherine, Marcia Meyers, and Jane Waldfogel (2007). “The Effects of Expanded Public Funding for Early Education and Child Care on Enrollment in Formal Child Care in the 1990s.” Social Service Review 81(1): 47-83.

Magnuson, Katherine, Christopher Ruhm, and Jane Waldfogel (2007). “Does Prekindergarten Improve School Preparation and Performance?”  Economics of Education Review 26: 33-51.

Magnuson, Katherine, Claudia Lahaie, and Jane Waldfogel (2006). “Preschool and School Readiness of Children of Immigrants.” Social Science Quarterly 87(s1): 1241-1262.

Gregg, Paul, Jane Waldfogel, and Elizabeth Washbrook (2006).  “Family Expenditures Post-Welfare Reform in the UK: Are Low-Income Families with Children Starting to Catch Up?” Labour Economics 13 (6): 721-746.

McDaniel, Marla, Christina Paxson, and Jane Waldfogel (2006). “Racial Disparities in Childhood Asthma in the United States: Evidence from the National Health Interview Survey, 1977 to 2003.” Pediatrics 117(5): e1-e10.

Hill, Jennifer, Jane Waldfogel, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, and Wen-Jui Han (2005). “Towards a Better Estimate of Causal Links in Child Policy: The Case of Maternal Employment and Child Outcomes.”  Developmental Psychology 41(6): 833-850.

Magnuson, Katherine and Jane Waldfogel (2005).  “Pre-School Enrollment and Parents’ Use of Physical Discipline.” Infant and Child Development 14(2): 177-198.

Bainbridge, Jay, Marcia Meyers, Sakiko Tanaka, and Jane Waldfogel (2005).  “Who Gets an Early Education? Family Income and the Gaps in Enrollment of 3-5 Year Olds from 1968-2000.” Social Science Quarterly 86(4): 724-745.

Berger, Lawrence, Jennifer Hill, and Jane Waldfogel (2005). “Maternity Leave, Early Maternal Employment, and Child Outcomes in the US.”  Economic Journal 115: F29-F47.

Gregg, Paul and Jane Waldfogel (2005).  “Symposium on Parental Leave, Early Maternal Employment and Child Outcomes: Introduction.” Economic Journal 115: F1-6.

Magnuson, Katherine and Jane Waldfogel (2005). “Child Care, Early Education, and Racial/Ethnic Test Score Gaps at the Beginning of School”.  The Future of Children 15(1): 169-196.

Berger, Lawrence and Jane Waldfogel (2004). “Out-of-Home Placement of Children and Economic Factors: An Empirical Analysis.” Review of Economics of the Household 2: 1-25.

Blau, Francine, Lawrence Kahn, and Jane Waldfogel (2004).  "The Impact of Welfare Benefits on Single Motherhood and Headship of Young Women: Evidence from the Census.” Journal of Human Resources 39(2): 382-404.

Hills, John and Jane Waldfogel (2004).  “A ‘Third Way’ in Welfare Reform: What Are the Lessons for the US?”  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 23(4): 765-788.

Magnuson, Katherine, Marcia Meyers, Christopher Ruhm, and Jane Waldfogel (2004). “Inequality in Preschool Education and School Readiness.” American Educational Research Journal 41(1): 115-157.

Berger, Lawrence and Jane Waldfogel (2004).  ”Maternity Leave and the Employment of New Mothers in the United States.”  Journal of Population Economics 17(2): 331-349.

Waldfogel, Jane (2004). “Welfare Reform and the Child Welfare System.” Child and Youth Services Review 26(10): 919-939.

Huang, Chien, Irwin Garfinkel, and Jane Waldfogel (2004). “Child Support Enforcement and Welfare Caseloads.” Journal of Human Resources 39(1): 108-134.

Bainbridge, Jay, Marcia Meyers, and Jane Waldfogel (2003).  “Child Care Reform and the Employment of Lone Mothers.”  Social Science Quarterly.84(4): 771-791.

Harkness, Susan and Jane Waldfogel (2003).  “The Family Gap in Pay: Evidence from Seven Industrialized Countries.”  Research in Labor Economics 22: 369-414.

Hill, Jennifer, Jane Waldfogel, and Jeanne Brooks-Gunn (2003).  “Sustained Effects of High Participation in an Early Intervention for Low-Birth-Weight Premature Infants.” Developmental Psychology 39(4): 730-744.

Han, Wen-Jui and Jane Waldfogel (2003).  “Parental Leave: The Impact of Recent Legislation on Parents’ Leave-Taking.”  Demography.40(1): 191-200

Paxson, Christina and Jane Waldfogel (2003).  “Welfare Reforms, Family Resources, and Child Maltreatment.”  Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 22(1): 85-113.


Presentations
“The Role of Families.” Invited presentation to New America Foundation, America’s Changing Social Contract, Washington, DC, December 3, 2007.

“Meeting Children’s Needs When Parents Work.” White Lecture on Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, November 27, 2007.

“Differential Response.” Conference on Community Prevention of Child Maltreatment, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, October 9, 2007.

“First-Year Maternal Employment and Child Outcomes: Evidence from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study (paper by Berger, Brooks-Gunn, Paxson, and Waldfogel).” Seminar, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain, June 22, 2007.

“Meeting Children’s Needs When Parents Work.” Congressional Briefing, U.S. House of Representatives, Pre-Meeting in Preparation for the Children’s Summit, May 8, 2007.

“Welfare Reforms and Child Well-Being in the US and UK.” Invited presentation to Economic Council of Sweden Conference on “From Welfare to Work”, Stockholm, Sweden, May 7, 2007.

“Translating Early Child Development Research to Policy.” Roundtable presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, MA, March 31, 2007.

“Meeting Children’s Needs When Parents Work.” Presentation at Johns Hopkins University, February 8, 2007 & Georgetown Public Policy School, February 9, 2007.

Last updated January 2, 2008.