Martha S. Hill |
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University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Survey Research Center Research ProfessorAppointed: 1998 University of Michigan Literature, Science & the Arts Sociology Adjunct Assistant ProfessorAppointed: 2002 |  |
Mailing AddressSurvey Research Center 2276 ISR University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106-1248United States | Contact Information |
Qualifications
Ph.D., University of Michigan, Economics, 1977.
M.A., University of Michigan, Economics, 1974.
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Mathematics, 1971.
Expertise and Research Interests
A family demographer and labor economist with over twenty years of experience designing and analyzing panel surveys.
Areas of specialization include:
1) family economics
2) panel studies
3) family structure issues
4) poverty and income inequality
5) children's development and well-being
6) young adult behaviors and attainments
7) intergenerational influences and assistance
8) time use
9) low-income housing
Areas of specialization include:
1) family economics
2) panel studies
3) family structure issues
4) poverty and income inequality
5) children's development and well-being
6) young adult behaviors and attainments
7) intergenerational influences and assistance
8) time use
9) low-income housing
Other Expertise
Fulbright Senior Specialist, 2002-2008, first project with New Zealand Ministry of Social Development 3/31/02-5/11/02.
Visiting Fellowship, British Household Panel Study, ESRC Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex, England, 1998.
Malmsten Guest Professor, Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 1997-1998.
American Statistical Assoc./National Science Foundation/Bureau of the Census Fellow, 1986.
Master Gardener Certificate, Michigan State University Extension Service, 1996.
Visiting Fellowship, British Household Panel Study, ESRC Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex, England, 1998.
Malmsten Guest Professor, Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law, Department of Economics, Gothenburg University, Sweden, 1997-1998.
American Statistical Assoc./National Science Foundation/Bureau of the Census Fellow, 1986.
Master Gardener Certificate, Michigan State University Extension Service, 1996.
Future Research
Research on the family and children, on poverty issues, on low-income housing. Advisory consulting on design and analysis of surveys, especially longitudinal surveys.
Industrial Relevance
Informative about human behavior.
Keywords
COS Keywords:
Child Welfare, Cross Cultural Studies, Demography, Economic Analysis, Economic Policy, Employment or Unemployment Studies, Family, Gender Issues, Poverty and the Poor, Public Policy, Sex Roles, Social Change, Social Measurement and Indicators, Social Welfare Planning or Policy, Sociology of the Family, Surveys and Survey Research, Women or Minorities Labor Markets, Youth Policy.Additional Terms:
Children and Economics, Children's Development and Well-being, Economic Behavior, Family Economics, Family Structure, Income Distribution, Intergenerational Influences and Assistance, Low-income Housing, Panel Studies, Poverty, Time Use, Young Adult Behavior and Attainments.Memberships
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Population Association of America
Honors and Awards
2002-2008,
Fulbright Senior Specialist,
Council for International Exchange of Scholars,
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Dept. of State
1998, Visiting Fellowship,
British Household Panel Study, ESRC Centre on Micro-Social Change,
University of Essex, England
Previous Positions
1997-1998, Malmsten Guest Professor,
Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law,
Economics
1984-1998, Associate Research Scientist,
University of Michigan,
Institute for Social Research
1977-1984, Assistant Research Scientist,
University of Michigan,
Institute for Social Research
1975-1976, Lecturer,
Eastern Michigan University,
Economics
Funding Received
- National Institute on Aging: Response of Baby-boomers to the Health Care Needs of Their Elderly Parents, $75,000, Sep 1, 2001 to Aug 31, 2002.
Publications
- Martha S. Hill, Stephen P. Jenkins, Poverty Among Bristish Children: Chronic or Transitory?, The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries. Edited by Bruce Bradbury, Stephen P. Jenkins, and John Micklewright (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), 174-195, 2001
- Martha S. Hill, Wei-Jun J. Yeung, Greg J. Duncan, Childhood Family Structure and Young Adult Behaviors, Journal of Population Economics, 14, 271-299, 2001
- Martha S. Hill, Wei-Jun Jean Yeung, Behavior and Status of Children, Adolescents and Young Adults, Generations and Gender Programme: Exploring future research and data collection options. United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (New York and Geneva: United Nations), 1-57, 2000
- Martha S. Hill, Robert Walker, & Karl Ashworth, A New Approach to Poverty Dynamics, Researching Social and Economic Change: the uses of household panel studies. Edited by David Rose (London and New York: Routledge), 210-229, 2000
- Martha S. Hill, W. Jean Yeung, How Has the Changing Structure of Opportunities Affected Transitions to Adulthood?, In Transitions to Adulthood in a Changing Economy: No Work, No Family, No Furture? Edited by Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter, and Michael J. Shanahan, (London: Praeger), 3-39, 1999
- Martha S. Hill, Jodi Sandfort, Effects of Childhood Poverty on Productivity Later in Life: Implications for Public Policy, Children and Youth Services Review, 17(1&2), 91-126, 1995
- Martha S. Hill, When is a family not a family?: Evidence from survey data and implications for family policy, Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 16(1), 1995
- Karl Ashworth, Martha S. Hill, and Robert Walker, A New Approach to Poverty Dynamics, Bulletin de Methodologie Sociologique, 38, 14-37, 1994
- Karl Ashworth, Martha S. Hill, and Robert Walker, Patterns of childhood poverty: New challenges for policy, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 13(4), 658-680, 1994
- Beth J. Soldo, Martha S. Hill, Intergenerational transfers: Economic, demographic, and social perspectives, Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 13, 187-216, 1993
- Martha S. Hill, with assistance of the staff of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, The Panel Study of Income Dynamics: A User's Guide, 1992
- Martha S. Hill, The role of economic resources and remarriage in financial assistance for children of divorce, Journal of Family Issues, 13(2), 158-178, 1992
- Martha S. Hill, Marital stability and spouses' shared time: A multidisciplinary hypothesis, Journal of Family Issues, 9(4), 427-451, 1988
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