Casey H. Boyd-Swan
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About me
I am a multidisciplinary scholar whose primary research interests include social and child care policy, with an emphasis on early childhood education and development. My dissertation, entitled “Nonparental Child Care during Nonstandard Hours: Who Uses It and Does It Influence Child Well-being?,” provides a comprehensive examination of the way in which parents employed during evening and overnight (nonstandard) hours negotiate nonparental child care for their children. Despite the extant empirical literature in the shift work and child care fields, neither has jointly considered parental employment and child care decisions during nonstandard hours. Mine is the first research to examine the characteristics of children and families using nonstandard child care, and whether this form of care is associated with children’s well-being. This analysis is important from a policy perspective, given that many organizations are increasingly moving toward a “shift work” model.
In addition to my primary interests, I have a supplementary line of research investigating the influence of economic and social policy on subjective well-being. This interest has produced two papers: one published in the Journal of Urban Economics (entitled “Pain at the Pump: Gasoline Prices and Subjective Well-Being”) and another under revision at the Journal of Policy and Management (entitled “The Earned Income Tax Credit, Health, and Happiness”).
Skills
STATA: Advanced skills managing and analyzing large datasets
SAS: Intermediate skills managing and analyzing data
R: Intermediate skills managing and analyzing data
Professional Organizations
American Evaluations Association (AEA)
American Economic Association (AEA)
American Statistical Association (AMSTAT)
Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Presentations
"Nonparental Child Care during Nonstandard Hours: Does Participation Influence Child Well-being?" Poster presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, Albuquerque, NM, November 7-10, 2014
“Who Uses Nonparental Child Care during Nonstandard Hours? A Descriptive Analysis Using the National Survey of America’s Families.” Poster presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, Washington, DC, November 6-9, 2013.
“Who Uses Nonparental Child Care during Nonstandard Hours? A Descriptive Analysis Using the National Survey of America’s Families.” Paper presented at Arizona State University School of Public Affairs Colloquium Series, October 18, 2013.
“The Earned Income Tax Credit, health, and happiness.” with Chris Herbst, John Ifcher (presenter), and Homa Zarghamee. Paper presented at the New Scholarship on Happiness Conference, Duke Law School, NC, May 22-23, 2013.
“The Earned Income Tax Credit, health, and happiness.” with Chris Herbst, John Ifcher (presenter), and Homa Zarghamee. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association, San Diego, CA, January 4-6, 2013.
“The Earned Income Tax Credit, health, and happiness.” with Chris Herbst, John Ifcher, and Homa Zarghamee. Paper presented at the Arizona State University School of Community Resources and Development Graduate Research Symposium, Phoenix, AZ, December 12, 2012.
“The Earned Income Tax Credit, health, and happiness.” with Chris Herbst, John Ifcher, and Homa Zarghamee. Poster presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management Fall Research Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 7-10, 2012.
“The Earned Income Tax Credit, health, and happiness.” with Chris Herbst, John Ifcher (presenter), and Homa Zarghamee. Paper presented at Western Economic Association International Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 29-July 3, 2012.
“Marriage, Income, and Happiness: Buying the Benefits of Marriage.” with Chris Herbst, John Ifcher, and Homa Zarghamee (presenter). Paper presented at Western Economic Association International Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, June 29-July 3, 2012.
Education
Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs
2010 - 2015
Doctorate, Public Administration & Policy
Arizona State University, School of Public Affairs
2008 - 2010
Masters, Public Policy
Arizona State University, School of Justice and Social Inquiry
B.S., Justice Studies, Summa Cum Laude
Publications
Boyd-Swan, C. & Herbst, C.M. (2012). Pain at the Pump: Gasoline Prices and Subjective Well-Being. Journal of Urban Economics, 72(2), 160-175.
Link: http://bit.ly/1wN278S
Boyd-Swan, C., Herbst, C. M., Ifcher, J., & Zarghamee, H. (2013). The earned income tax credit,health, and happiness. Discussion Paper No. 7261, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). (Revision requested at the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management)
Link: http://ftp.iza.org/dp7261.pdf
Boyd-Swan, C. H. (2015). Nonparental Child Care during Nonstandard Hours: Who Uses It and How Does It Influence Child Well-being? (Doctoral dissertation, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY).
Link: http://bit.ly/1LyhxZk