Research Areas
Urban and regional economics; labor market analysis
Current Projects
An analysis of the determinants of the distribution of income among households and earnings among workers within U.S. metropolitan areas.
Representative Publications
"Changes in the Distribution of Poverty Across and Within U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1979-89." Urban Studies 33.9 (1996).
(with W. Stull)
Work, Wages, and Poverty: Income Distribution in Post-Industrial Philadelphia. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991.
(with M. Hughes)
"Residential Segregation and the Economic Status of Black Workers: New Evidence for an Old Debate." Journal of Urban Economics 29 (1991).
Education
PhD, Duke University, 1972; MA, Duke University, 1971; BA, University of Denver, 1969
Recent Consulting
Consultant and expert witness on behalf of local and federal governmental agencies and corporations on issues involving employment discrimination and affirmative action
Academic Positions Held
Wharton: 1972-74, 1990-present. University of Pennsylvania: 1972-present (Vice Provost for Graduate Education, 1991-2000; Undergraduate Chair, Department of Regional Science, 1979-91; Director, Alice Paul Research Center and the Women's Studies Program, 1988-91). Visiting appointment: University of Indonesia
Other Positions
Faculty, Federal Judicial Center, 1983-84
Professional Leadership 2005-2009
Women and Work, 1984-present
Corporate and Public Sector Leadership 2005-2009
Board of Directors, Econsult Corporation, 1980-present
