Professor Richard Burkhauser

Professorial Research Fellow (HILDA Survey)

Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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Biography

My research focuses on how public policies affect the economic behavior and well-being of vulnerable populations, e.g., older persons, people with disabilities, and low-income households. I have published widely on these topics in journals of demography, economics, gerontology, as well as public policy.

Research Interests / Current Projects

Current Professional Activities:

Richard V. Burkhauser was appointed to the position of Professorial Research Fellow at the Melbourne Institute (University of Melbourne) in 2012. He is also, since 1998, the Sarah Gibson Blanding Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management (Cornell University). His professional career has focused on how public policies affect the economic behavior and well-being of vulnerable populations, e.g., older persons, people with disabilities, low-skilled workers.

Current Research Activities:

With research funding from an Australian Research Council Discovery Project (2015–2017) Richard V. Burkhauser is currently focusing on issues related to income and its distribution in Australia, Great Britain and the United States. Included in this analysis is the sensitivity of outcomes to alternative measures of income especially measures of capital gains. In addition, he continues to work on issues related to the behavior and economic well-being of the working-age population with disabilities both in the United States and in other OECD countries.

Current Extension Activities:

Burkhauser regularly presents his research findings on the consequences of disability policy to Congressional committees, government agencies, and consumer groups.

Education:

B.A., Economics, St. Vincent College, 1963–1967

M.A., Economics, Rutgers University, 1967–1969

Ph.D., Economics, University of Chicago, 1972–1976

Courses Taught:

Econ 1110: Introductory Microeconomics

Econ 4460/PAM 4460: Economics of Social Security

Related Websites:

Access to all papers from 2008–present.

Selected Publications / Papers

Forthcoming Journal Articles:

• Lillard, D.R., Burkhauser, R.V., and Wilkins, R., 'Does Early-Life Income Inequality Predict Self-Reported Health In Later Life? Evidence From the United States', Social Science and Medicine.
• Burkhauser, R.V., Hahn, M.H. and Wilkins, R., 'Measuring Top Incomes Using Tax Records Data: A Cautionary Tale from Australia', Journal of Economic Inequality.

Published in 2014
Journal Articles:

• Armour, P., Burkhauser, R.V. and Larrimore, J., 'Levels and Trends in United States Income and Its Distribution: A Crosswalk from Market Income Towards a Comprehensive Haig-Simons Income Measure', Southern Economic Journal, vol. 81, no. 2, pp. 271–293.
• Burkhauser, R.V. and Larrimore, J., 'The Top One Percent', Journal of Economic Perspectives, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 245–247.
• Bayaz-Ozturk, G., Burkhauser, R.V. and Couch, K.A., 'Consolidating the Evidence on Income Mobility in the Western States of Germany and the United States from 1984 to 2006', Economic Inquiry, vol. 52, no. 1, pp. 431–443.

Published in 2013
Journal Articles:

• Armour, P., Burkhauser, R.V. and Larrimore, J., 'Deconstructing Income and Income Inequality Measures: A Cross-Walk from Market Income to Comprehensive Income', American Economic Review, vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 173–177.
• Burkhauser, R.V., Larrimore, J. and Simon, K., 'Measuring the Impact of Valuing Health Insurance on Levels and Trends in Inequality and How the Affordable Care Act of 2010 Could Affect Them', Contemporary Economic Policy, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 779–794.
• Burkhauser, R.V., Daly, M.C. and Lucking, B.T., 'Is Australia One Recession Away from a Disability Blowout? Lessons from Other Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development Countries', Australian Economic Review, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 357–368.

Published in 2012
Journal Articles:

• Burkhauser, R.V., Feng, S., Jenkins, S. and Larrimore, J., 'Recent Trends in Top Income Shares in the USA: Reconciling Estimates from March CPS and IRS Tax Return Data', Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 371–388.
• Burkhauser, R.V., Schmeiser, M. and Weathers II, R., 'The Importance of Anti-Discrimination and Workers' Compensation Laws on the Provision of Workplace Accommodations Following the Onset of a Disability', Industrial and Labor Relations Review, vol. 65, no. 1, pp. 161–180.
• Sabia, J.J., Burkhauser, R.V. and Hansen, B., 'Are the Effects of Minimum Wage Increases Always Small? New Evidence from a Case Study of New York State', Industrial and Labor Relations Review, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 350–376.