My research is at the intersection of consumer policy, food policy, and health policy. It is motivated by an interest in understanding and improving policies that can improve economic well-being and advance opportunity. I study mainstream and alternative financial services (AFS, i.e., payday lenders, pawn lenders, check cashers, and more); the determinants of food insecurity and the use of food assistance; and, the benefits of health insurance coverage.
Select Publications
“The Downs and Ups of the SNAP Caseload: What Matters?” 2020. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. (with Stacy Dickert-Conlin, Brian Stacy, and Laura Tiehen). DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13076
“Health Insurance Transitions and Use of Fringe Banks: Evidence from the Affordable Care Act.” 2020. Contemporary Economic Policy. (with Anne Fitzpatrick). DOI: 10.1111/coep.12479
“Food Deserts and Diet-Related Health Outcomes of the Elderly” 2019. Food Policy 87: 101747 (with Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley and Michele Ver Ploeg). DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2019.101747

Department
- Consumer Science
Degree Program
- PhD Human Ecology: Consumer Behavior and Family Economics
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Syracuse University
- M.P.P., Georgetown University
- B.A., Public Policy, Stanford University
Contact
Email: kfitzpatric7@wisc.edu
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