Areas of Expertise
Public Policy Analysis; Contingent and Nonstandard Employment; Unemployment Insurance; Health Insurance; State Employment Policy; Moral Hazard
Research
Dr. Wenger's research focuses on unemployment insurance policy and contingent employment. He is currently researching the relationship between job search and the provision of employer-provided health insurance. He is also pursuing research on the older workers and contingent employment. Previously he has examined the cyclical nature of temporary-services employment and part-time employment.
| Teaching |
| PADP 8130 Linear Models |
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Text for this course:
Introductory Econometrics: A Modern Approach (3rd ed). Jeffrey Wooldridge. Thompson/South Western. 2005.
STATA statistical software. Order form available from instructor. |
| PADP 8670 Policy Analysis |
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Text for this course:
Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice (4th ed). David Weimer and Aidan Vining. Pearson/Prentice Hall. 2004 (ISBN 0-13-183001-5).
Policy Paradox: The Art of Political Decision Making. Deborah Stone. Norton. 2002 (ISBN 0-393-97625-4). |
| PADP 8650 Seminar on Social Insurance |
| Education |
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Ph.D., Public Policy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.A., Mathematics, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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