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Signe‐Mary McKernan

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Publications

32

Citations

1.9K

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Active since

1998

Affiliations

Urban Institute(Current)

Federal Trade Commission

American University

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Signe‐Mary McKernan is an author at Urban Institute specializing in social sciences, economics, and social policy.

Publications per year

1998–2023

32

Publications

32

How Much Does the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Reduce Food Insecurity?

Caroline Ratcliffe, Signe‐Mary McKernan, Sisi Zhang · American Journal of Agricultural Economics · 2011 · 436 citations

Public Health, Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition +14

The Impact of Microcredit Programs on Self-Employment Profits: Do Noncredit Program Aspects Matter?

Signe‐Mary McKernan · The Review of Economics and Statistics · 2002 · 274 citations

Social Sciences, Business Economics, Economics +12

Credit programs for the poor and reproductive behavior in low-income countries: Are the reported causal relationships the result of heterogeneity bias?

Mark M. Pin, Shahidur R. Khandker, Signe‐Mary McKernan et al. · Demography · 1999 · 150 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Maternal Health +16

Events that Trigger Poverty Entries and Exits<sup>*</sup>

Signe‐Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliffe · Social Science Quarterly · 2005 · 117 citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Policy, Social Policy +14

Do Racial Disparities in Private Transfers Help Explain the Racial Wealth Gap? New Evidence From Longitudinal Data

Signe‐Mary McKernan, Caroline Ratcliffe, Margaret C. Simms et al. · Demography · 2014 · 91 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Economics, Public Finance +17

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