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Susan Mayer

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33

Publications

2.8K

Citations

23

H-Index

1984

Active since

Affiliations

University of Chicago(Current)

Harvard University

National Bureau of Economic Research

University of California, Irvine

Northwestern University

Susan Mayer is an author at University of Chicago specializing in economics, economic inequality, and social inequality.

Top concepts

EconomicsEconomic InequalitySocial InequalityPovertyPublic PolicyBusinessSociologyDemographyEducationPublic Health

Publications per year

1984–2023

33

Publications

33

Poverty and the Distribution of Material Hardship

Susan Mayer, Christopher Jencks · The Journal of Human Resources · 1989 · 645 citations

Material Hardship, Population Poverty, Income Security +21

Growing Up in Poor Neighborhoods: How Much Does It Matter?

Susan Mayer, Christopher Jencks · Science · 1989 · 436 citations

Educational Outcomes, Population Poverty, Educational Attainment +29

What Money Can't Buy: Family Income and Children's Life Chances.

Guang Guo, Susan Mayer · Social Forces · 1997 · 213 citations

Social Inequality, Economics, Child Well-being +12

Has the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Status Changed?

Susan Mayer, Leonard M. Lopoo · The Journal of Human Resources · 2005 · 154 citations

Income Distribution, Social Sciences, Intergenerational Equity +16

Government spending and intergenerational mobility

Susan Mayer, Leonard M. Lopoo · Journal of Public Economics · 2007 · 137 citations

Economics, Public Policy, Economics Of Aging +11

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