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   September 2018  1  ALICIA SASSER MODESTINO ____________________________________________________________________________________ School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Tel: (617) 373-7998 Northeastern University Email: [email protected] 360 Huntington Avenue Twitter: @SasserModestino Boston MA 02115 URL: http://nuweb.neu.edu/cssh/faculty/alicia-sasser-modestino/ I. EDUCATION Ph.D., economics, Harvard University, 2001 A.M., economics, Harvard University, 2000 B.A., mathematics and economics, Boston University, magna cum laude, 1993 II. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston MA Associate Professor, 2014-present Associate Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, 2015-present Faculty Associate, Global Resilience Institute, 2018-present Faculty Associate, Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, 2014-present Faculty Associate, NULab Center for Texts, Maps, and Networks, 2014-present Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. Non-Resident Scholar, 2016-present Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, Cambridge MA Invited Researcher, 2018-present Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Boston MA Visiting Scholar, 2015-2016 Senior Economist, 2007-2014 Economist, 2005-2007 Mount Holyoke College, Department of Economics, South Hadley, MA Assistant Professor, 2004-2005 Analysis Group, Boston MA Academic Affiliate, 2004-2005 Senior Associate, 2002-2004 Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge MA Economist, 2001-2002 Harvard University Teaching Fellow, 1999-2001 Economics Tutor, 1997-2001 National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Research Assistant, 1997-2001 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Assistant, 1993-1997 III. FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS Inequality and Social Policy Fellowship, Harvard University, 2000-2001 Doctoral Fellow, Weiner Center for Social Policy, Kennedy School of Government, 1999-2001 National Science Foundation Graduate Studies Fellowship, 1997-2000 Sumner Slichter Harvard University Fellowship for Study in Labor Economics, 1998-1999 Harvard University Graduate Studies Fellowship, 1996-1997

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ALICIA SASSER MODESTINO ____________________________________________________________________________________ School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Tel: (617) 373-7998 Northeastern University Email: [email protected] 360 Huntington Avenue Twitter: @SasserModestino Boston MA 02115 URL: http://nuweb.neu.edu/cssh/faculty/alicia-sasser-modestino/ I. EDUCATION

Ph.D., economics, Harvard University, 2001 A.M., economics, Harvard University, 2000 B.A., mathematics and economics, Boston University, magna cum laude, 1993

II. CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND AFFILIATIONS

School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, Boston MA Associate Professor, 2014-present

Associate Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, 2015-present Faculty Associate, Global Resilience Institute, 2018-present

Faculty Associate, Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, 2014-present Faculty Associate, NULab Center for Texts, Maps, and Networks, 2014-present Brookings Institution, Washington D.C. Non-Resident Scholar, 2016-present Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, Cambridge MA Invited Researcher, 2018-present Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Boston MA

Visiting Scholar, 2015-2016 Senior Economist, 2007-2014 Economist, 2005-2007

Mount Holyoke College, Department of Economics, South Hadley, MA Assistant Professor, 2004-2005

Analysis Group, Boston MA Academic Affiliate, 2004-2005

Senior Associate, 2002-2004 Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge MA

Economist, 2001-2002 Harvard University

Teaching Fellow, 1999-2001 Economics Tutor, 1997-2001

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Research Assistant, 1997-2001

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Research Assistant, 1993-1997

III. FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS, AND AWARDS

Inequality and Social Policy Fellowship, Harvard University, 2000-2001 Doctoral Fellow, Weiner Center for Social Policy, Kennedy School of Government, 1999-2001 National Science Foundation Graduate Studies Fellowship, 1997-2000 Sumner Slichter Harvard University Fellowship for Study in Labor Economics, 1998-1999 Harvard University Graduate Studies Fellowship, 1996-1997

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Robert F. Bruce Memorial Prize in Mathematics, Boston University, 1993 College Prize for Excellence in Economics, Boston University, 1993 Harold C. Case Scholarship, Boston University, 1992

IV. PUBLICATIONS

A. Peer Reviewed Publications 1. In Preparation for Submission

Modestino, A., M. Burke, Bledi Taska, *Rachel Sederberg, and *Sadighi, S. “No Longer Qualified? Changes in the Supply and Demand for Skills within Occupations.” First Draft: March 2017. Target Journal: Journal of Labor Economics (SJR=7.076). Target date of submission: June 2018. Modestino, A. and *Sadighi, S. “Measuring Labor Demand Using Online Job Posting Data.” First Draft: February 2017. Target journal: IZA Journal of Labor Economics (SJR=0.428). Target date of submission: June 2018. Modestino, A., Shoag, D., and Moss, P. “Upskilling During the Great Recession: Why Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?” First draft: August 2017. Target journal: Industrial Labor Relations Review (SJR=1.505). Target date of submission: June 2018. Modestino, A., *McHugh, W., Chan, A., Irvine, C., Jones, N., Mihevc, J., Morris, T. “Findings of the 2017 CAE Member Institution Cybersecurity Survey.” First Draft: October 2017. Target journal: Industrial Relations (SJR=0.879). Target date of submission: June 2018. Modestino, A. “The Impact of Managed Care on the Gender Earnings Gap Among Physicians.” First Draft: September 2016. Target journal: Health Economics (SJR=2.74). Target date of submission: August 2018. Modestino, A., Ladge. J., Sugiyama, K. “Using Resume Data to Assess the Impact of Graduating during a Recession on Career Pathways.” First Draft: August 2018. Target journal: Journal of Human Resources (SJR=4.628). Target date of submission: December 2018. Modestino, A. and Dennett, J. “The Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers: Lesson Learned from Massachusetts.” First Draft: September 2016. Target journal: Health Affairs (SJR=4.46). Target date of submission: July 2018. Modestino, A. and *Sadighi, S. “Changes in the Labor Market Prospects of Non-College Bound Youth: Comparing the Cohorts of NLSY 1979 versus 1997.” First Draft: December 2016. Target journal: Children and Youth Services Review (SJR=0.655). Target date of submission: August 2018. 2. Currently Under Review Modestino, A. *Sederberg, R, and *Tuller, L. “Assessing the Effectiveness of Financial Coaching: Evidence from the Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative.” Revise and Resubmit August 2018: Journal of Consumer Affairs (SJR=).

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Modestino, A. 2018. “How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes, and for Whom?” Submitted July 2017, Revise and Resubmit December 2017, Resubmitted September 2018: Journal of Public Policy Analysis and Management SJR=2.148). Modestino, A. and *Sederberg, R. 2018. “How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Academic Outcomes and for Whom?” Submitted April 2018 to: IZA Journal of Labor Policy (SJR=0.481). Modestino, A., K., Ladge. J., Sugiyama, K. 2018. “Taming the beast within: Experimenting with multiple possible selves in early career construction.” Submitted March 2018, Revise and Resubmit July 2018: Journal of Vocational Behavior (SJR=1.597). Sugiyama, K., Ladge. J., Modestino A. 2017. “Careers in Construction: Developing Career Identity out of Redefining Moments.” Submitted February 2018: Academy of Management Review SJR=8.041). Modestino, A., Shoag, D., and Ballance, J. 2017. “Upskilling: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?” Submitted February 2016, Revise and Resubmit December 2016, Resubmitted December 2017, Second Revise and Resubmit July 2018, Resubmitted September 2018: Review of Economics and Statistics (impact factor=6.306). 3. Published Modestino, A. and *Paulsen, R. 2018. “Reducing Inequality Summer by Summer: Lessons from the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program Survey.” Evaluation Program and Planning. Modestino, A. and Shoag, D. 2018. “When the Economy Is Good, Employers Demand Fewer Credentials.” Harvard Business Review, August. Modestino, A., Shoag, D., and Ballance, J. 2016. “Downskilling: Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle.” Labour Economics, vol. 41, pages 333-347. Modestino, A. 2016. “The Importance of Middle-Skill Jobs.” Issues in Science and Technology. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, Fall, pp. 41-6. Modestino, A. and Dennett, J. 2013. “Are Americans Locked into Their Houses? The Impact of Housing Market Conditions on State-to-State Migration” with Julia Dennett. Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 43, issue 2, pages 322-337. Modestino, A. 2011. "Mismatch in the Labor Market: The Supply and Demand for Middle-Skill Workers in New England." The New England Journal of Higher Education. Modestino, A. 2010. “Voting with Their Feet? Local economic conditions and state migration patterns,” Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 40, issue 2-3, pp. 122-135. Modestino, A. 2009. “The Future of the Skilled Labor Force.” The New England Journal of Higher Education, vol. XXIII, No. 3, pp.15-18.

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Cutler, D., Long, G. Berndt, E. Sasser, A., Royer, J., Fournier, A. Cremieux, P. 2007. “The Value of Antihypertensive Drugs: A Perspective On Medical Innovation,” Health Affairs, vol. 26, no. 1: 97-110. Meadows E, Rousculp M, Sasser A, Birnbaum H, Moyneur E, Mallet D, Johnston J. 2007. “Actual versus predicted first-year utilization patterns of teriparatide in patients with employer-sponsored health insurance.” Curr Med Res Opin 2007 Dec;23(12):3215-22. Sasser, A. 2005. “Gender Differences in Physician Pay: Tradeoffs Between Career and Family.” Journal of Human Resources, vol. 40, no. 2. Sasser, A., Taylor, M., Birnbaum, H., Schoenfeld, M., Oster, E., Rousculp.M. 2005. “Assessing the Economic Impact of Chronic Conditions in Post-Menopausal Women,” Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy, vol. 6, no. 11: 1803-1814. Sasser, A., Rousculp, M., Birnbaum, H., Oster, E., Lufkin, E., Mallet, D. 2005. “Economic Burden of Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Postmenopausal Women in an Employed Population,” Women’s Health Issues, vol. 15, no. 3: 97-108. Sasser, A., Rousculp, M., Birnbaum, H., Moyneur, E., Wu, E., Marcus, R. 2005. “POS1 Using a Budget Impact Model to Predict First-Year Use of a New Osteoporosis Therapy,” Value in Health, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 408. Sasser, A, Rousculp, M., Birnbaum, H., Oster, E., Lufkin, E., Mallet, D. 2003. “Health Care Costs of Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease in Postmenopausal Women,” Menopause – The Journal of the North American Menopause Society, vol. 10, no. 6, pp 601. Sasser, A., Rousculp, M., Birnbaum, H., Oster E., Lufkin, E., Mallet, D. 2003. “Economic Burden of Osteoporosis among Women,” Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, vol. 18, pp. S271. Sasser, A., Birnbaum, H., Oster, E., Rousculp, M. 2003. “Economic Burden of Osteoporosis, Breast Cancer, and Cardiovascular Disease Among Women.” Value in Health, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 378. B. Published Working Papers

Modestino, A. 2018. “How Can Summer Jobs Reduce Crime Among Youth?” Report, Brookings Institution, January. Modestino, A. 2017. “How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes, and for Whom?” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Community Development Discussion Paper No. 17-01. Modestino, A., Shoag, D., and Ballance, J. 2016. “Downskilling: Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Working Paper No. 16-7. Modestino, A., Shoag, D., and Ballance, J. 2014. “Upskilling: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Working Paper No. 14-17. Modestino, A. 2013. “The Impact of Managed Care on the Gender Earnings Gap Among Physicians.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Research Department Working Paper 13-1.

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Modestino, A. and Dennett, J. 2012. “Are American Homeowners Locked into Their Houses? The Impact of Housing Market Conditions on State-to-State Migration.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Research Department Working Paper 12-1. Sasser, A. 2009. “Voting with their Feet? Local Economic Conditions and Migration Trends in New England”, New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Working Paper 09-1. Cutler, D., Long, G. Berndt, E. Sasser, A., Royer, J., Fournier, A. Cremieux, P. 2006. “The Impact of Antihypertensive Drugs on the Number and Risk of Death, Stroke and Myocardial Infarction in the United States.” NBER Working Paper wp12096, (2006). C. Public Policy Reports and Briefs

Modestino, A., *McHugh, W., Chan, A., Irvine, C., Jones, N., Mihevc, J., Morris, T. “Findings of the 2017 CAE Member Institution Cybersecurity Survey.” National Security Agency, October 2017. Modestino, A., *Sederberg, R., *Tuller, L. 2018. “An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative: Final Report.” Office of Financial Empowerment, City of Boston, September. Modestino, A., *Sederberg, R., *Tuller, L. 2017. “An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative: Baseline Report.” Office of Financial Empowerment, City of Boston, May.

Modestino, A. and Nguyen, T. 2016. “The Potential for Summer Youth Employment Programs to Reduce Inequality: What Do We Know?” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Regional and Community Outreach Issue Brief 16-03. Modestino, A. 2015. “Middle Skill Workers and Today’s Labor Market.” The National Academies, Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Commissioned paper for the “Symposium on the Supply Chain for Middle-Skill Jobs: Education, Training, and Certification,” September. Bluestone, B., Tumber, C., Lee, N., Modestino, A., Costello, L., Davis, T. 2015. “Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2014.” The Boston Foundation, March. Modestino, A. 2013. “Uncertain Futures: Are American Youth Increasingly Idle? Think again.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Policy Brief 13-4. Modestino, A. and Dennett, J. 2013. “Uncertain Futures? Youth Attachment to the Labor Market in the U.S. and New England.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Research Report 13-3. Modestino, A. 2013. “Retaining Recent College Graduates in New England: An Update on Current Trends.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center Policy, Policy Brief No. 13-2. Modestino, A. and Dennett, J. 2011. “The Middle-Skills Gap: Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in Northern and Southern New England.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Policy Brief No. 11-1. Modestino, A. 2010. “Mismatch in the Labor Market: Measuring the Supply of and Demand for Skilled Labor in New England.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Research Report No. 10-2.

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Sasser, A. 2009. “Lasting Connections: Using Internships to Retain Recent College Graduates in New England.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Policy Brief No. 09-3. Sasser, A. 2009. “Retention of Recent College Graduates in New England.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Policy Brief No. 09-2. Sasser, A. 2009. “The Supply of Recent College Graduates in New England." Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Policy Brief No. 09-1. Sasser, A. 2008. “The Future of the Skilled Labor Force in New England: The Supply of Recent College Graduates.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Research Report No. 08-1. Sasser, A. 2007. “Reaching the Goal: Expanding Health Insurance Coverage in New England Current Strategies and New Initiatives.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Research Report No. 07-1. Sasser, A. 2007. “Crowded out of the Housing Market.” with Darcy Rollins Saas. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Policy Brief No. 07-2. Sasser, A. 2007. “The New England Rental Market.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Policy Brief No. 07-1. Sasser, A., Zhao, B., Saas, D. 2006. “The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It?” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Working Paper No. 06-1. Sasser, A. 2006. “The Potential Economic Impact of Increasing the Minimum Wage in Massachusetts.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Public Policy Center, Research Report No. 06-1. Sasser, A. and Gleason, P. 2002. “The Impact of Welfare Reform on Children’s Health and Nutritional Status,” Mathematica Policy Research, Research Report. Sasser, A., Lake,T., Young, C., Quinn, B. 2002. “A Snapshot of the Implementation of California’s Mental Health Parity Law.” Mathematica Policy Research, Research Report. Sasser, A. and Tannenwald, R. 1997. “Perspective: On State Tax Policy,” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Regional Review, vol. 7, no. 1.

D. Other Publications

Sasser, A. 2009. “The Supply of Recent College Graduates in New England.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2008 Annual Report. Sasser, A. 2009. “The Future of Skilled Labor: New England’s Supply of Recent College Graduates.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, New England Economic Indicators.

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Sasser, A. 2004. “A Review of Work Family Patterns in the U.S.: Women and Men Physicians Doing Career and Family within a Gendered Institution.” In Research in the Sociology of Work: Workforce Diversity, edited by Corinne Post and Nancy DiTomaso, New York: Elsevier. Sasser, A. 2001. “The Role of Gender and Family in the Labor Market.” Doctoral dissertation. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University.

E. Op-Eds, Blogs, and Popular Press Articles Modestino, A. 2018. “Why More Cities Should Offer Summer Jobs for Teens.” Harvard Business Review. (8/23/18). https://hbr.org/2018/08/why-more-cities-should-offer-summer-jobs-for-teens Modestino, A. 2018. “Teens taking on new work roles but not everyone is included.” The Hill. (4/19/18) http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/383912-teen-workers-no-longer-just-asking-do-you-want-fries-with-that Modestino, A. 2016. “Labor Day Guest Column: Is the U.S. labor market meeting the need of all workers?” School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Northeastern University (9/2/16) https://www.northeastern.edu/cssh/policyschool/2016/09/labor-day-guest-column-is-the-u-s-labor-market-meeting-the-need-of-all-workers/ Modestino, A. 2016. “Summer jobs programs: What do we know?” The Avenue, The Brookings Institution (8/23/16) https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2016/08/23/summer-jobs-programs-what-do-we-know/ Modestino, A. 2014. “What Can the Veteran Labor Market Data Tell Us About the Slow Recovery in the U.S. Job Market?” Hunch Analytics, The Veteran’s Talent Project. (10/15/14) https://www.veteranstalent.io/posts/sasser.html Sasser, A. 2007. “Regional Economy Shows Steady Growth, but Slower than the Nation’s.” Women’s Business Journal. Sasser, A. 2006. “New England Recovery Continues, But Economy to Grow Slower than the Nation.” Women’s Business Journal.

V. PRESENTATIONS

A. Invited Lectures

“How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes, and for Whom?” Wellesley College, Economics Department Seminar, October 5, 2017 Regional and Community Outreach, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, May 2017 “Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle.”

MIT, Institute for Work and Employment Research November 24, 2015 “Upskilling During the Great Recession: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?”

Wellesley College, Economics Department Seminar, April 30, 2015

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UMass Lowell, Economics Department Seminar, March 11, 2015. Amherst College, Economics Department Seminar, October 30, 2014.

“Uncertain Futures? Youth Attachment to the Labor Market in the U.S. and New England.”

New England Study Group, December 4, 2013.

“The Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers: Lesson Learned from Massachusetts.” University of New Hampshire, November 15, 2013. University of Massachusetts- Lowell, April 8, 2013. New England Study Group, November 7, 2012.

“Will Demographics Bankrupt Massachusetts?”

The Open Classroom, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, March 16, 2011

“Voting with Their Feet? High House Prices and Migration in New England.”

School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, February 16 2011 “The Future of the Skilled Labor Force in New England: The Supply of Recent College Graduates.”

New England Association of Schools and Colleges, December 3, 2009 New England Study Group, December 3, 2008.

"The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It?”

New England Study Group, December 6, 2005.

“The Impact of Managed Care on the Gender Earnings Gap Among Physicians.” University of New Hampshire, 2003 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Seminar Series, 2001 Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Research and Market Analysis Seminar Series, 2001 Cornell University, Industrial Labor Relations Seminar, 2001 Middlebury College, 2001

B. Conference Presentations “School’s Out: How Summer Youth Employment Programs Impact Academic Outcomes?”

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, annual meetings, November 2018. “How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes, and for Whom?”

NBER Summer Institute, July 27, 2018 Western Economic Association, annual meetings, June 2018. Boston Area Research Initiative, Annual Conference, April 2018. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, annual meetings, November 2017.

Population Health Science Research Workshop, Boston University School of Public Health October 2017. “Upskilling During the Great Recession: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?”

American Economics Association, Annual Meeting, January 2019. NBER Summer Institute, July 26, 2018.

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International Atlantic Economic Conference, October 2015 Society of Labor Economists, Annual Meeting, June2015. Federal Reserve System Committee on Regional Analysis, Annual Meeting,

November 2014. “Uncertain Futures: An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative.”

American Economics Association, Annual Meeting, poster session, January 2019. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, annual meetings, November 2017.

“Downskilling: Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle.”

Western Economics Association, annual meetings, June 2017. American Economics Association, Annual Meeting, poster session, January 2017. Southern Economics Association, annual meetings, November 2016.

“Middle Skill Workers and Today’s Labor Market.”

The National Academies: Board on Behavioral, Cognitive, and Sensory Sciences, Symposium on the Supply Chain for Middle-Skill Jobs: Education, Training, and Certification Pathways, June 2015.

“Demographic Revolution and Urban Housing Challenges in Greater Boston,”, Northeastern University, Open Classroom, January 2015.

“The Great U-Turn in Economic Inequality,” Northeastern University, Open Classroom, Oct 2014. “The Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers: Lesson Learned from Massachusetts.”

Federal Reserve System Committee on Microeconomic Analysis, Annual Meeting, May 16, 2013.

“Are Americans Locked into Their Houses? The Impact of Housing Market Conditions on State-to-State Migration.” Federal Reserve System Committee on Microeconomic Analysis, Annual Meeting,

May 17, 2012. Society of Labor Economists, Annual Meeting, Poster Presentation, May 5, 2012

“Mismatch in the Labor Market? Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in New England.”

New England Board of Higher Education, Annual Meeting, November 7, 2011. Pathways to Prosperity Summit, June 13, 2011. Association of Public Policy & Management, Annual Meeting, November 2010.

“Overview of the Housing Market and Affordability Conditions.”

“Understanding the Housing Collapse: What is to Blame and What Can be Done?” Sponsored by Harvard University's Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, Taubman Center for State and Local Government, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, May 2010.

“The Future of the Skilled Labor Force in New England: The Supply of Recent College Graduates.”

Federal Reserve System Committee on Regional Analysis, November 6, 2008. “Reaching the Goal: Evaluating Policy Alternatives for Expanding Coverage.”

Presented at “Covering the Uninsured: Costs, Benefits, and Policy Alternatives for New England” New England Public Policy Center, Annual Conference, December 5, 2006.

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Presented at “State Efforts to Extend Health Care Coverage,” National Tax Association Meetings, November 16, 2006.

“Voting with Their Feet? High House Prices and Migration in New England.”

Northeastern University, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, 2011 Federal Reserve System Conference on Microeconomics, May 2010. Federal Reserve System Committee on Regional Analysis, November 2, 2006.

"The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It?”

Presented at "Housing and the Economy in Greater Boston: Trends, Impacts, and Potential Responses," Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, May 22, 2006. New England Study Group, December 6, 2005.

“The Impact of Managed Care on the Gender Earnings Gap Among Physicians.”

American Economic Association Annual Meeting, 2007.

“Gender Differences in Physician Pay.” American Economic Association Annual Meeting, January 5, 2003.

C. Testimony to Policymakers “Key Labor Market Trends in the Commonwealth and Workforce Training Policy.” Presented at the Jobs and Workforce Budget Briefing & Online Resource Launch, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, hosted by Senator Ken Donnelly and SkillWorks, April 3, 2014. “The Potential Economic Impact of Increasing the Minimum Wage in Massachusetts.” Presented to the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, June 11, 2013. “The Middle Skills Solution Act.” Presented to the Workforce Development Committee, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, October 27, 2011. “The Potential Economic Impact of Increasing the Minimum Wage.” Presented at the New Hampshire House of Representatives Continuing Education Session “The Livable Wage”, January 11, 2007.

D. Presentations to Policymakers and Business Groups “Understanding and Responding to a Tight Labor Market.” Economic Opportunity Forum. Jewish Vocational Services. December 15, 2017. “Uncertain Futures: An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative.” Cities for Financial Empowerment Coalition Meeting, October 26, 2017. “Housing Boot Camp.” Alliance for Business Leadership, September 27, 2017. “Public Policy: How can State and Municipal Government Level the Playing Field?”

The State of Women’s Advancement in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Policy Research: Current Trends and Future Directions In Greater Boston and Beyond, Northeastern University Humanities Center, March 3, 2017.

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“How do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Outcomes? And for Whom?” National Civic League, 109th National Conference on Local Governance, June 22, 2018

Youth Employment Policy Forum, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, February 16, 2017. “Annual Convening of Providers of Meaningful Opportunities for Summer Employment.” Office of Workforce Development, City of Boston, November 10, 2016. “Downskilling: Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle.” U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Section, February 16, 2016. “An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Summer Employment Program and Features to Reduce Inequality Across Groups.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, December 21, 2015. Office of Workforce Development, City of Boston, November 5, 2015. “Upskilling During the Great Recession: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?” Massachusetts Skills Cabinet Briefing for the Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Education,

Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, April 7, 2015. New England Association of Career Professionals International, March 19, 2015. U.S. Department of Labor, Employment & Training Section, March 18, 2015. “Reducing Economic Inequality by Increasing Equality of Opportunity. Policy Options: K-12 and College and Career Readiness.”

Committee of Economic Opportunity, hosted by MassBudget and Massachusetts Senate President, November 12, 2014.

“A Demographic Revolution in Housing.” Dukakis Center Gala, September 29, 2014. “Uncertain Futures? Youth Attachment to the Labor Market in the U.S. and New England.”

U.S. Department of Labor, LMI Directors Forum, July 2, 2014 Massachusetts Secretary of Labor Rachel Kaprielian, Briefing, May 27, 2014 U.S. Department of Labor, Regional Directors, Annual Meeting, March 12, 2014 Research Policy and Advisory Group, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, June 24, 2013.

“Retention of Recent College Graduates: An Update.” Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, Workforce Development Committee Meeting, October 2, 2013 Beantown Buzz: Make that NetWORK! June 17, 2013 Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Intern Leadership Meeting, January 2013

“Mismatch in the Labor Market? Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Skilled Labor in New England.”

Jobs for the Future, Credentials That Work LMI Innovators Network, April 17, 2013 SkillWorks, Business Leaders Briefing, October 13, 2011 Pioneer Valley Planning Commission, Monthly Planning Meeting, May 18, 2011 Worcestor Workforce Investment Board, Quarterly Planning Meeting, January 18, 2011

“The Future of the Skilled Labor Force.” Boston College Undergraduate Economic Association, October 2009. Malden Chamber of Commerce, September 2009.

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Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Intern Event, July, 2009 Mass Jobs, October 14, 2008 Boston University Leadership Committee, December 4, 2008. Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Breakfast Meeting, September 18, 2008.

“Reaching the Goal: Evaluating Policy Alternatives for Expanding Coverage.”

Keynote Address. Presented at the Fifth Annual New England Public Finance Conference, October 22, 2007.

"The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It?”

John Laware Leadership Forum series, November 2, 2005.

E. Regional Economic Updates “An Update on Regional Economic Conditions and the Housing Market.”

Real Estate Finance Association, Annual Forecasters Meeting, January 15, 2014 Maine Economic Forecasting Commission, Annual Meeting, October 18, 2013

Banker & Tradesman / Warren Group, Annual Meeting , February 27, 2013 Greater Boston Realtors Association, November 7, 2012 Real Estate Finance Association, Annual Forecasters Meeting, January 24, 2011 New England Realtor Association, Annual Conference, March 3, 2008.

Massachusetts Association of Realtors, Annual Meeting, April 2008. “Overview of Regional Economic Conditions.”

Boston Redevelopment Authority, February 2010. CoreNet. April 2009.

“Regional Economic Update.”

New England Advisory Council, September 2013. New England Advisory Council, June 2012. New England Advisory Council, June 2011. New England Advisory Council, June 2010.

F. Internal Seminars

“Uncertain Futures: An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Credit Building Initiative.” Economics Department, Northeastern University, March 2018. “How Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Improve Criminal Justice Outcomes, and for Whom?” Economics Department, Northeastern University, May 2017. School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, November 2017. “The Impact of Managed Care on the Gender Earnings Gap Among Physicians.” Economics Department, Northeastern University, May 2016. Collaborative Gender Research Cluster, Northeastern University, May 2016. “Downskilling: Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle.” Economics Department, Northeastern University, February 2016. “Changes in Employer Skill Requirements Over the Business Cycle.” NULab for Texts, Maps, and Networks, Works in Progress, January 2016.

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College of Social Science and Humanities, Dean’s Faculty Works in Progress, October 2015. “The Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers: Lesson Learned from Massachusetts.” Economics Department, Northeastern University, May 2015 “Upskilling During the Great Recession: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?” School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs, Northeastern University, December 2014 Economics Department, Northeastern University, Labor Seminar November 2014

VI. GRANTS AND FUNDED RESEARCH

A. External 1. Funded

Principal Investigator. “The Return on Investment to English Language Learning Programs.” The Boston Foundation, Total=$65,000, September 2018 – August 2019. Principal Investigator. “Building Boston’s Talent Pool.” Neighborhood Jobs Trust, Total=$30,000, May-September 2018. Principal Investigator. “A Multi-Year Evaluation of Boston Summer Youth Employment Program Features to Reduce Inequality Across Groups.” William T. Grant Foundation Research Grant, Total=$280,714, July 2017-June 2019. Co-Principal Investigator (with Agnes Chan, CCIS) “Increasing Qualified Cybersecurity Educators: Market Study on Shortages of Educators.” National Security Administration, Total=$150,000, co-PI share=48,400, May 2017-December 2017.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Trinh Nguyen, City of Boston), “Technical Assistance for Social Innovation Fund Pay for Success Project for the Boston Summer Youth Employment Program.” Third Sector Partners, Total = $250,000, Co-PI share = $57,000, December 2016-August 2017. Contact Co-Principal Investigator, (with Daniel Shoag), “Upskilling: Why Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?”, Russell Sage Foundation, Total =$35,000, Co-PI share = $11,000, January 2016-December 2017. Co-Principal Investigator (with Trinh Nguyen, City of Boston), “Citi Community Development Concept Proposal: Youth Credit Building Initiative.” Citi Community Development Foundation, Total = $260,750, Co-PI share = $28,800, January 2016-December 2017. Principal Investigator. “A Multi-Year Evaluation of Boston Summer Youth Employment Program Features to Reduce Inequality Across Groups.” City of Boston, Office of Workforce Development, Total=$15,000, September 2015-December 2016. Principal Investigator. “The Supply Chain for Middle-Skill Jobs: Education, Training, and Certification Pathways.” National Academy of Sciences, Total=$10,000. Principal Investigator, “Reducing Economic Inequality by Increasing Equality of Opportunity. Policy Options: College and Career Readiness.” Partners Healthcare, Total =$5,000, January-April 2015.

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Co-Principal Investigator, “Greater Boston Housing Report Card.” The Boston Foundation, Total=$75,000, co-PI share=$18,750, August 2014-July 2015. Co-Principal Investigator, “Upskilling: Do Employers Demand Greater Skill When Workers Are Plentiful?” (with Daniel Shoag), Russell Sage Foundation, Project #85-14-05, Total =$50,000, Co-PI share = $20,000, August 2014-July 2016. Principal Investigator, “Gender Differences in Physician Pay: Tradeoffs Between Career and Family.” National Science Foundation, Grant for Improving Doctoral Research, Total=$5,000, September 2000-August 2001.

2. Not-funded

Principal Investigator. “An Evaluation of Boston Summer Youth Employment Program Features to Reduce Inequality Across Groups.” Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Total=$150,000, LOI submitted December 2016, full proposal invited March 2017. Principal Investigator. “A Multi-Year Evaluation of Boston Summer Youth Employment Program Features to Reduce Inequality Across Groups.” National Science Foundation, Total=$275,000, submitted August 2016. Principal Investigator. “An Evaluation of Boston Summer Youth Employment Program Features to Reduce Inequality Across Groups.” William T. Grant Foundation Officer’s Grant, Total=$25,000, January 2016. Co-Principal Investigator (with Jamie Ladge and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts), “An Exploration and Evaluation of Alternative Approaches to Paid Leave.” Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Total = $117,325, Co-PI share = $13,400, submitted 7/15/15. Principal Investigator, “The Impact of Healthcare Reform on Small Employers: Lessons Learned from Massachusetts.” National Science Foundation, Economics Program, Total=$200,000, submitted 1/18/15. Principal Investigator. “The Potential for Real-Time Labor Market Information to Improve the Labor Market Outcomes of the Long Term Unemployed.” IBM Center for the Business of Government, Total = $20,000, submitted 10/1/14. Co-Principal Investigator (with Steve Flynn and others), “Science & Technology Directorate, Critical Infrastructure Resilience Center of Excellence.” Department of Homeland Security, Total=$500,000, Submitted 9/26/14.

B. Internal

1. Funded Co-Principal Investigator (with Erica Smith and Rachel Sederberg, Economics). “Increasing Diversity in Economics throughout the Academic Pipeline.” Northeastern University, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Diverse Opportunities to Inform & Teach (DO IT!) Grant Program, Total=$2,000, September 2018-May 2019.

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Co-Principal Investigator (with Gary Young, D’Amore McKim and Noor Alam, CCIS) “Community Resilience to Combat Opioid Addition Crisis.” Northeastern University Global Resilience Institute Seed Grant, Total=$37,460, July 2018-June 2019. Co-Principal Investigator (with Gary Young, D’Amore McKim and Noor Alam, CCIS) “Using Big Data to Compare Effectiveness of Abuse-Deterrent Opioids.” Northeastern University Tier 1 Grant, Total=$50,000, July 2017-June 2018.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Jamie Ladge, D’Amore McKim and Cigdem Talgar, CATLR) “Towards an Understanding of Flexible Minds: An Exploration of Intellectual Agility and its Effects on Career Success.” Northeastern University Tier 1 Grant, Total=$50,000, July 2017-December 2017.

Co- Principal Investigator (with Jamie Ladge, D’Amore McKim), “Achieving Gender Equality in the Workplace: A Research Collaboration Focusing on Building and Sustaining Parity for Women in Recruitment, Management, Employment, and Compensation.” Northeastern University, Humanities Center Collaborative Research Cluster, Total=$2,000, September 2015-August 2016.

Principal Investigator, “Upskilling: A Qualitative Study of Changing Employer Skill Requirements.” Northeastern University, CSSH Research Development Initiative, Total = $5,000, June 2015-September 2015 Principal Investigator, “Upskilling and Downskilling: Using Big Data to Study Changes in Employer Requirements During the Great Recession.” NULab Seedling Grant, Northeastern University, Total = $4,400, June 2015-September 2015.

2. Not-funded Contact Co-Principal Investigator, “Proposal for University-Wide Access to Restricted-Use Data Via the U.S. Census Bureau Boston Research Data Center.” Tier 1 Seed Grant/Proof of Concept Program, Northeastern University, Total=$50,000, submitted 1/15/15. Principal Investigator. “The Potential for Real-Time Labor Market Information to Improve the Labor Market Outcomes of the Long-Term Unemployed.” Northeastern University, CSSH Research Development Initiative, Total = $5,000, submitted 10/1/14.

Principal Investigator. “The Potential for Real-Time Labor Market Information to Improve the Labor Market Outcomes of the Long-Term Unemployed.” Northeastern University, CSSH Enhanced Research Experience Program for Stipended Graduate Students, Total=$5,000, submitted 10/15/14.

VII. TEACHING AND ADVISING

A. Courses Taught ECON 3410 Labor Economics – new course

Spring 2017 (38), Fall 2017 (19), Fall 2018 (19) ECON 7764 Topics in Labor Economics – new course

Fall 2014 (1), Fall 2015 (1), Spring 2017 (4) LPSC 6313 Economic Analysis for Law, Public Policy, and Planning

Fall 2015 (21), Fall 2016 (16), Fall 2017 (16) PPUA 7673 Capstone in Urban & Regional Policy

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Spring 2015 (18), Spring 2016 (18), Spring 2017 (13) PPUA 6502 Economic Institutions and Analysis Fall 2018 (16)

B. Independent Study Supervision

Skadi Renooy, Exchange Student, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Fall 2014. “Bottling Community Identity and a Sense of Place.”

Walter McHugh, Master’s Student, Economics and Computer Science, Spring 2018. Erica Smith, Undergraduate Student, Economics, Spring 2018. Yingjun Lin, Undergraduate Student, Economics, Spring 2018.

C. Experiential Ph.D. Supervision Rachel Sederberg, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department. “An Evaluation of the Boston Youth Credit Building Program.” September 2017-May 2018.

D. Supervision of Graduate Students 1. Ph.D. Students Laiyang Ke, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, EGD: 2021 Shiqin Liu, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, EGD: 2021 Richard Paulsen, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department, Dissertation Committee Member, EGD: 2019. “Three Essays on Labor Economics.” Rachel Sederberg, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department, Dissertation Committee Member, EGD: 2019. “Three Essays in Labor Economics.” Mark Gooley, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department, Dissertation Committee Chair, EGD: 2019. “Consumer Choice and Adjustable Rate Mortgages.” Michael Gleba, Ph.D. Candidate, School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs, Dissertation Committee Member, GD: 2018. “Making Zoning Alienable.” Shahriar Sadighi, Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department, Dissertation Committee Chair, GD: 2016. “Essays in Empirical Labor Economics.” 2. Master’s Students

a. MPA Program Shela Hidalgo, EGD: Spring 2019 Colleen Holforty, EGD: Spring 2019 Rose Harvey, EGD: Spring 2018 Na Li, EGD: Summer 2017 Wael Altali, GD: Spring 2017 Yearam Kang, GD: Spring 2017 Gladys Leyva, GD: Spring 2017 Joseph Madden, GD: Spring 2017 Andrea Ritter, GD: Spring 2017 Lydia Vega, GD: Fall 2016

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Gary Pascoa, GD: Spring 2016 Corra Magiya, GD: Spring 2016

b. MURP/MPP Program

Marcos Palmarin, EGD: Spring 2019 Jeremy Thompson, GD: Spring 2017 Lisa Gaulin, GD: Spring 2017

3. Undergraduate student research assistants

Malia Bow Jaqueline Chang Eeling Chong Eli Fenichel Yingjun Lin Walter McHugh Peyton Luxford Tess Pritchard Idelsa Sanchez Kimani Taylor Erica Smith

VIII. SERVICE AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

A. Service to the Institution 1. Department service - Economics

Liaison, Committee of the Status of Women in the Economic Profession, 2015-present Founder and Faculty Advisor, DIVERSEcon, 2018-present Organizer, Writing Group for Junior Economics Faculty, 2014-present Member, Recruitment Committee, Department of Economics, 2014-15

2. School service – School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs Associate Director, Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy, 2015-present Member, SPPUA Graduate Executive Committee, 2016-17 Member, PhD in Public Policy-Health Policy Concentration Committee, 2016-17 Organizer, School of Public Policy & Urban Affairs Monthly Seminar Series, 2014-present Member, SPPUA Strategic Planning Centers Committee, 2015-16 Member, MPA Faculty Nucleus, 2014-present Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, MURP Program 2015-2016

3. College service Member, Graduate Studies Strategic Curricular Innovation Advisory Group, 2016-17

4. University service Organizer, “The State of Women’s Advancement in Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Policy

Research: Current Trends and Future Directions In Greater Boston and Beyond.” with Jamie Ladge, Northeastern University Humanities Center, March 3, 2017.

Keynote Speaker, Northeastern University Employer Partner Conference, sponsored by the

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Department of Cooperative Education & Career Development, May 12, 2015. 5. Prior institutional service (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston)

Member, Insights Action Planning Team, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2008-2009 Member, Federal Reserve System Economic Advisory Group, 2007-2008 Program Coordinator, Visiting Scholar Program, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, 2006-07

B. Service to the discipline/profession 1. Editorial positions Editorial Board, MassBenchmarks April 2015-present. Editorial Board Member, Communities & Banking, 2006-2007 2. Referee for Academic Journals

General Economics: Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Policy Analysis and Management, Economic Journal, Eastern Economic Journal, Southern Economic Journal

Regional Economics: Regional Science and Urban Economics, Papers in Regional Science, Population Research and Policy Review

Labor Economics: Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Human Capital, Industrial & Labor Relations Review, Labour Economics, Industrial Relations, Research in Labor Economics, Journal for Labour Market Research

Health Economics: New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of Health Economics, Health Affairs, American Journal of Public Health

3. Reviewer for Funding Agencies and Other Organizations

National Science Foundation, Brookings Institution Urban Institute Russell Sage Foundation William T. Grant Foundation

4. Conference Organizer “Understanding the Affordable Care Act,” joint conference with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, January 2014. “Demographic Labor Forum Research Meeting,” joint conference with the Michael and Kitty Dukakis School of Social Policy at Northeastern University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, November 2009. “Covering the Uninsured: Costs, Benefits, and Policy Alternatives for New England,” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Annual Conference, December 5, 2006.

5. Panelist/Moderator Panelist, Job Skills and the U.S. Labor Force Roundtable, Russell Sage Foundation and the

W.K. Kellogg Foundation, May 2015.

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Panelist, Open Labor Market Data Roundtable, Harvard University, October 2015. Panelist, Greater Boston Housing Report Card, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 Panelist, New England Board of Higher Education Annual Meeting, November 7, 2011. Moderator, Pathways to Prosperity Summit, June 13, 2011. Panelist, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, December 3, 2009

C. Service to the community/public

Board Member and Vice Chair, Massachusetts Housing Partnership, 2015-present Advisory Board Member, Jewish Vocational Services, 2018-present Advisor, Center for Labor Market Studies, New York University, 2016-17 Advisor, Center on Education and the Workforce, Georgetown University, 2017 Member, Massachusetts Governor’s Task Force on Economic Opportunity for Populations Facing

Chronically High Levels of Unemployment, 2015-2016. Member, Committee on Economic Opportunity, MassBudget, 2014-present Advisor, Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, 2014 Advisor, Women’s Workforce Council, City of Boston, 2013-present Advisor, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, January 2013-2014 Member, SkillWorks Steering Committee, Member, 2011-2012 Advisor, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and FRBB Internship Initiative, 2008-2014 Advisor, Health Indictors project for the New England Healthcare Institute, 2006 Volunteer, CoreUnum, 2015-present

D. Professional development 1. University Opportunities Humanities Resident Fellowship Program – 1/15 – Denied Tier 1 Grant Workshop, CSSH, 12/3/14 Preparing for Your 3rd Year Review Workshop, Assistant Provost, 10/14, 10/15, 10/16 Mentoring Lunch, Assistant Provost, 10/14/14 Grants Workshop, Office of Research, Administration, and Finance 10/8/14 2. External Opportunities CeMENT, Mentoring for Junior Faculty Workshop, Committee of the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, Applied 2016 - Denied CeMENT, Mentoring for Junior Faculty Workshop, Committee of the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, Applied 2014 – Denied 3. Professional Affiliations American Economic Association (AEA) Society of Labor Economists (SOLE) American Society of Health Economists (ASHEcon) Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP) Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)

IX. DIRECT SUPERVISION OF POLICY RESEARCH

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Junior Staff Robert Clifford. 2010. “The Housing Bust and Housing Affordability in New England.” NEPPC Discussion Paper 10-1.

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Heather Brome. 2009. “Smart Places, Getting Smarter: Facts about the Young Professional Population in New England States.” NEPPC Discussion Paper 09-1. Antoniya Owens . 2008. “A Portrait of New England's Immigrants.” NEPPC Research Report 08-2 Heather Brome. 2008. “Can Young Professionals Afford to Buy a Home in New England?” NEPPC Policy Brief 08-1. Heather Brome. 2007. “Is New England Experiencing a "Brain Drain"? Facts about Demographic Change and Young Professionals.” NEPPC Discussion Paper 07-3. Antoniya Owens . 2007. “The Potential Economic Impact of Increasing the Minimum Wage in New Hampshire.” NEPPC Discussion Paper 07-2 Phil Primack. 2007. “Small Employers and Expanded Health Insurance Coverage.” NEPPC Policy Brief 07-5. Antoniya Owens . 2007. “Who Are the Uninsured, and Why Are They Uninsured?” NEPPC Policy Brief 07-3. Matthew Nagowski . 2006. “Covering the Uninsured: Costs, Benefits, and Policy Alternatives for New England.” NEPPC Conference Report 06-1.

B. Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Visiting Scholars

Watson, Tara. 2013. “Immigrants as a Potential Source of Growth for New England’s Highly Skilled Workforce.” Visiting Scholar from Williams College, NEPPC Policy Brief 13-5. Watson, Tara. 2013. “Enforcement and Immigrant Location Choice.” Visiting Scholar from Williams College, NEPPC Working Paper (forthcoming). Stern, Ariel. 2011. AEA CSWEP Summer Economics Fellow, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government. Ritashree Chakrabarti and Junfu Zhang . 2010. “Unaffordable Housing and Local Employment Growth.” Visiting Scholar from Clark University, NEPPC Working Paper 10-3. Jeffrey Zabel . 2009. “The Role of the Housing Market in the Migration Response to Employment Shocks.” Visiting Scholar from Tufts University, NEPPC Working Paper 09-2. Robert D. Mohr, Steven Deller, and John Halstead. 2008. “Public-Private Partnerships, Cooperative Agreements, and the Production of Public Services in Small and Rural Municipalities.” Visiting Scholar from University of New Hampshire, NEPPC Working Paper 08-4. David Deming and Susan Dynarski. 2008. “The Lengthening of Childhood.” Visiting Scholar from Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard University, NEPPC Working Paper 08-3. Reagan Baughman and Kristin Smith. 2007. “The Labor Market for Direct Care Workers.” Visiting Scholar University of New Hampshire, NEPPC Working Paper 07-4.

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Katherine A. Kiel . 2007. “The Impact of Wetlands Rules on the Prices of Regulated and Proximate Houses: A Case Study.” Visiting Scholar from the College of the Holy Cross, NEPPC Working Paper 07-3. Philip A. Trostel. 2007. “The Fiscal Impacts of College Attainment.” Visiting Scholar from the University of Maine, NEPPC Working Paper 07-2.

Bridget Terry Long . 2007. “Do Loans Increase College Access and Choice? Examining the Introduction of Universal Student Loans.” Visiting Scholar from Harvard Graduate School of Education and NBER, NEPPC Working Paper 07-1.

X. IMPACT AND OUTREACH

A. Academic Citations Google Scholar Metrics: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=jbYScakAAAAJ&hl=en

Citation indices All Since 2013 Citations 511 303 h-index 9 8 i10-index 8 7

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alicia_Sasser Reads 772

Citations 292 RG score 18.57 h-index 7 Social Science Research Network (SSRN) Total views 4,141

Total downloads 326

B. Media Citations Society for Human Resource Managers. Roy Maurer. “Entry-Level-Experience Requirements Could Be Hurting Your Hiring.” 7/12/18. https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/talent-acquisition/pages/entry-level-experience-requirements-hurting-hiring.aspx Wall Street Journal. Melissa Korn. “Fewer High School Grads Enrolled in College Last Year.” 4/26/18. https://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2018/04/26/fewer‐high‐school‐grads‐enrolled‐in‐college‐last‐year/  Wall Street Journal. Jennifer Levitz and Eric Morath “Facing Hostoric Labor Shortages Companies Snap Up Teenagers.” 4/16/18. https://www.wsj.com/articles/facing‐historic‐labor‐shortages‐companies‐snap‐up‐teenagers‐1523895726#comments_sector  NBC News. Martha White. “Will a falling stock market take the job market along with it on the way down?” 2/9/18. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/markets/will-falling-stock-market-take-job-market-along-it-way-n846416

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News@Northeastern. Jason Kornwitz. “Bitcoin, wage stagnation, and geopolitics: the global economy in 2018.” https://news.northeastern.edu/2018/01/bitcoin-wage-stagnation-and-geopolitics-the-global-economy-in-2018/ Boston Globe. Katie Johnston. 2018. “Overlooked workers are finding it easier to land jobs.” 1/6/18. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2018/01/06/tight-labor-market-employers-seek-out-overlooked-workers/yoo8LzrL9Bi4AaKMvlvL4K/story.html Politico. Debra Bruno. “The Life-and-Death Consequences of Summer Jobs Programs.” 9/21/17. http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/21/summer-jobs-program-cities-policy-analysis-215632 Christian Science Monitor. Laurent Belsie. “Summer jobs for teens wane even as research finds big benefits.” 7/20/17. https://www.csmonitor.com/Business/2017/0720/Summer-jobs-for-teens-wane-even-as-research-finds-big-benefits WBUR. Radio Boston. “How Summer Jobs Programs Impact Young People Long After The Seasons Change.” 7/6/17. http://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2017/07/06/summer-jobs-study Fox25 News. Study shows lower crime by kids in summer jobs program in Boston. 7/5/17. http://www.fox25boston.com/news/study-shows-lower-crime-by-kids-in-summer-job-programs-in-boston/550675229 WBUR. Morning Edition. “How summer jobs reduce crime.” 7/3/17. http://www.northeastern.edu/dukakiscenter/wburs-morning-edition-broadcast-july-3-2017/ Boston Globe. Katie Johnston. “Now Hiring: everyone.” 6/15/17. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/06/14/now-hiring-everyone/xDufdHd5S26Dqj4isuiQ1M/story.html News@Northeastern. “Why Trump’s deportation plan could damage the economy.” http://news.northeastern.edu/2017/03/how-trumps-deportation-plan-could-damage-the-economy/ WCVB. “CityLine.” Karen Homes Ward. “Vocational Education.” 1/8/17. http://www.wcvb.com/article/cityline-vocational-education/8561868 Boston Globe. Deirdre Fernandes. “Obama will leave office with unemployment at 4.7 percent.” 1/7/17. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/01/06/obama-leaves-office-with-unemployment-percent/mrpmtUu8n6iF9NliMFjULO/story.html NPR. “On Point.” Tom Ashbrook. “Manufacturing in America: Fact and Fiction.” 1/5/17. http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2017/01/05/trump-carrier-ford-manufacturing-maga Christin Science Monitor. Simon Montlake. “The answer to America's working class job crisis is hard, but not mysterious. 12/14/16. https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/1214/The-answer-to-America-s-working-class-job-crisis-is-hard-but-not-mysterious Washington Post. Jeff Guo. “The two reasons it really is harder to get a job than it used to be.” 10/28/16. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/28/why-it-really-is-harder-to-get-a-job-than-it-used-to-be/?utm_term=.8b207a067e86

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Boston Globe. Katie Johnston. “Summer jobs boost employment skills, academic aspirations, study finds. 6/27/16. https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/06/27/summer-jobs-boost-employment-skills-academic-aspirations-study-finds/qGRdEalDOAqB8racZwZQ3N/story.html Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Daniel Moore. “Teen employment declining, but not at Kennywood.” 5/30/16. http://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2016/05/30/Teen-employment-declining-but-not-at-Kennywood/stories/201605290007 Christian Science Monitor. Simon Montlake. “Good jobs without a degree? Boston's $3 million test.” 4/11/16. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2016/0411/Good-jobs-without-a-degree-Boston-s-3-million-test Wall Street Journal. Anna Louie Sussman and Melissa Korn. “Colleges Drill Down on Job-Listing Terms.” 4/4/16 http://www.wsj.com/articles/colleges-drill-down-on-job-listing-terms-1459704268 NPR. “On Point.” Tom Ashbrook. “Why Aren’t Millennial Wages Growing?” 3/19/16. http://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/03/08/millennial-wage-growth-stalled WNPR, Connecticut Public Radio, “Where We Live” John Dankosky. “Is Connecticut Suffering from a Youth Jobs Crisis?” 10/19/15. http://wnpr.org/post/connecticut-suffering-youth-jobs-crisis Wall Street Journal. Real Time Economics. Anna Louie Sussman. “Whether a Job Requires a Degree May Shift with the Economy.” 10/14/15. http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/10/14/whether-a-job-requires-a-degree-may-shift-with-the-economy/ NPR. “On Point.” Jane Clayson. “Wage Growth, Job Growth And The Ongoing Unemployment Puzzle.” 9/15/15. http://onpoint.wbur.org/2015/09/15/bls-wage-growth-jolts-unemployment NPR. “Marketplace.” Tracey Samuelson. “Employers shying away from hiring teens for the Summer.” 9/7/15. http://www.marketplace.org/topics/economy/employers-shying-away-hiring-teens-summer Boston Globe. Stephanie McFeeters. “New realty service caters to Boston’s millennials.” 9/2/15. https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/2015/09/02/new-realty-service-caters-boston-millennials/EB0UhvEvac7Hw2R4bCCDnI/story.html Bloomberg Business. Peter Gosselin. “Why American Teens Aren't Working Summer Jobs Anymore.’ 8/7/15. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-07/why-american-teens-aren-t-working-summer-jobs-anymore Boston Globe. David Scharfenberg. ‘Is the Skills Gap Real?” 7/31/15. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2015/08/01/skills-gap-real/ZKiocRvvwz24jdnY1DaoNK/story.html TechCrunch. Don Charlton. “The Rise Of The Gig Worker In The Sharing Economy.” 7/9/15. http://techcrunch.com/2015/07/09/the-rise-of-the-gig-worker-in-the-sharing-economy/#.lzghlc:8biv

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Squared Away Blog, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Kimberly Blanton. “Teenagers Today Work Less” 6/2/15. http://squaredawayblog.bc.edu/squared-away/teenagers-today-work-less/ CNBC. Mary Thompson. “Creating Jobs for Teens.” 5/8/15. http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000377940 Crain’s Detroit Business. Lisa Katz. “Why are retail, hospitality workers struggling to find jobs in SE Michigan?” 4/29/15. http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20150429/BLOG107/150429913/why-are-retail-hospitality-workers-struggling-to-find-jobs-in   Wall Street Journal. “What’s Keeping Teens Out of Work.” Lauren Weber. 4/16/15. http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2015/04/16/why-cant-teens-find-jobs-pre-hire-personality-tests-are-a-stumbling-block/ Bloomberg. “More Proof that Graduating in the Recession was Awful.” Jeanna Smialek and Shobhana Chandra 3/19/2015. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-19/more-proof-that-graduating-in-the-recession-was-awful The Conference Board. “Hiring Qualified Workers: Is it Really that Hard?” Gad Levanon. 3/25/2015. http://www.conference-board.org/blog/post.cfm?post=3668&blogid=1 Washington Center for Equitable Growth. “The U.S. job skills mismatch and up-skilling.” Nick Bunker. 3/10/2015 http://equitablegrowth.org/news/u-s-job-skills-mismatch-skilling/ Boston Globe. “2014 Year in Surprises.” Kevin Hartnett, 12/29/14. http://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2014/12/28/biggest-surprises/jhQVfbiCpw8v1ZZS9I6yZL/story.html Bloomberg. “For 146 Million U.S. Adults With No College Degree, $16.08 an Hour Is Just the Ticket.” Shobhana Chandra and Victoria Stilwell 10/30/14. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-10-30/new-yorkers-making-16-08-an-hour-show-middle-skill-need WJXT. “More companies eliminating entry-level jobs.” Jodi Mohrmann 10/10/14. http://www.news4jax.com/news/more-companies-eliminating-entrylevel-jobs/29054946 Wall Street Journal. “Where Did All the Entry-Level Jobs Go? Many Firms Expect New Graduates to Arrive Job-Ready From Day One.” Lauren Weber and Melissa Korn 8/5/14. http://www.wsj.com/articles/want-an-entry-level-job-youll-need-lots-of-experience-1407267498 Interview with Bloomberg and the Ohio Public Dispatch (Feb 2014), Ruth Graham of the Boston Globe (April 2014), and Andrew Zaleski of the Baltimore Sun (June 2014) on youth labor market attachment. Interview with Matt Carroll of the Boston Globe on the supply of recent college graduates in Massachusetts (Feb 2014) Interview with Leon Neyfakh of the Boston Globe for Ideas Section on skills mismatch and community colleges (Jan 2014)

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Interview with Kimberly Blanton, blogger, Boston College Center for Retirement Research, on the impact of negative housing equity on migration, July 1, 2013. Print media interviews with Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston Business Journal, Boston Magazine, BostInno, Hartford Courant on migration of recent college graduates, June 2013. Live radio and tv interviews: WBUR (NPR), WRKO Boston – “Financial Exchange” with Barry Armstrong, WTAG Worcester, Neighborhood Network News Boston on migration of recent college graduates, June 2013. Interview with the Boston Globe, on the migration of recent college graduates, June 26, 2012. Interview with Ron Oral, Wall Street Journal, on negative equity and state-to-state migration, March 12, 2012. Interview with Erika Niedowski – Associated Press, on Pathways to Prosperity workforce development summit, June 13, 2011. Interview with Jon Greenberg, “The Exchange”, NPR – New Hampshire, on the middle skills gap in New England’s workforce, May 23, 2011. Interview with Bob Paquette, NPR Radio Morning Edition, on the middle skills gap in New England’s workforce, May 9 2011. Interview with Paul Grimaldi, Providence Journal, on Rhode Island’s slow population growth, March 25, 2011. Interview with Mary Moore, Boston Business Journal, on retention of recent college graduates in the Boston area, September 3, 2010. Live radio interview with Megna Chakrabarti, WBUR Radio Boston, on migration of recent college graduates, June 2010. Interviews with the Boston Herald and the Boston Globe on housing affordability, June 2010. Interview with Connor Dougherty, Wall Street Journal Real Time Economics Blog, on “Voting with Their Feet? Local economic conditions and state migration patterns,” July 2009. Interview with Susan Kaplan, National Public Radio, on “The Future of the Skilled Labor Force”, June 2009 Interview with Kristin Palpini, Hampshire Gazette, on “The Future of the Skilled Labor Force”, June 2009 Podcast interview with Eric Berman, Massachusetts Association of Realtors, on the current state of the regional economy and the housing market outlook.” June 2009. Interview with Deborah Becker Mclennan, WBUR, on average wages and employment in the service industry, May 2008.

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Interview with Diane Finch, New Hampshire Public Radio, on Rhode Island’s health care reform initiatives based on “Reaching the Goal: Expanding Health Insurance Coverage in New England Current Strategies and New Initiatives,” March 2008. Interview with Michael Epstein, WGBH, on the costs of owning versus renting in Massachusetts based on “The Lack of Affordable Housing in New England: How Big a Problem? Why Is It Growing? What Are We Doing About It?” April 2007.