Professor Jennie Romich studies resources and economic in families with a particular emphasis on low income workers, household budgets and families’ interactions with public policy. Her recent poverty-related projects include ongoing research into effective marginal tax rates created by means-tested benefit schedules and the tax system; a study of the effects of highway tolls on low-income households; research into financial services used by low-income consumers; and a mixed-methods investigation of income of families involved with the child welfare system.
Research/Teaching Areas: Poverty and social policy, Income supports delivered as tax and transfer programs, Asset building and financial services for the poor or under-banked Labor standards (paid sick time, minimum wage), Employment / financial circumstances and child/family well-being
