East Receives Prestigious W. E. Upjohn Award

Published: April 13, 2017

Assistant Professor of Economics, Chloe East has received an Early Career Award from the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. This prestigious award is given to junior faculty for policy-related research on labor market issues. East's research examines the effects of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("Food Stamps") on adults' labor market and health outcomes. Using a large, recent set of policy changes that affected documented immigrants’ eligibility across states and over time from 1996 to 2003, East’s work evaluates the effects of Food Stamps on foreign-born adults’ labor supply and health outcomes in the short-run and long-run.