Staff Biographical Page: Constance Newman

Briefly

Constance Newman is an economist in the Food Assistance Branch working on issues of program evaluation and participation dynamics in the Food Stamp Program and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). She is currently focusing on the effects of income volatility on program participation, changes in multiple program participation since the early 1990s, and general school meal program issues.

Background

Constance has worked principally in the fields of labor economics and poverty analysis. Her early work focused on labor market topics, such as wage determination and incentive pay issues. Later work focused on the linkages between poverty and wage work, particularly for women in developing countries. She has conducted analysis on topics of time use, labor productivity, and immigration. She has in-depth knowledge of U.S. electricity restructuring and its implications for rural America.

Education

Constance holds a Ph.D. and a Master's in Agricultural Economics from the University of California, Davis. Her Bachelor's in International Relations is from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Publications

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Selected Publications

Newman, Constance. "The Income Volatility See-Saw: Implications for School Lunch," in Income Volatility and Food Assistance in the United States, Jolliffe, D. and J. Ziliak (eds.), Chapter 6. MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2008.

Ralston, Katherine, Constance Newman, Annette Clauson, Joanne Guthrie, and Jean Buzby. The National School Lunch Program Background, Trends, and Issues. USDA, ERS, ERR 61, July 2008.

Newman, Constance, Katherine Ralston, and Annette Clauson. "Balancing Nutrition, Participation, and Cost in the National School Lunch Program," USDA, ERS, Amber Waves 6(4): 32-39, September 2008.

Mancino, Lisa and Constance Newman. "Time Is Money. . .and Dinner!" USDA, ERS, Amber Waves 5(4): 4, September 2007.

Mancino, Lisa and Constance Newman. Who Has Time to Cook? How Family Resources Influence Food Preparation. USDA, ERS, ERR 40, May 2007.

Newman, Constance. The Income Volatility See-Saw: Implications for School Lunch. USDA, ERS, ERR 23, August 2006.

Newman, Constance and Katherine Ralston. Profiles of Participants in the National School Lunch Program: Data from Two National Surveys. USDA, ERS, EIB 17, August 2006.

Newman, Constance. "Impacts of Hispanic Population Growth on Rural Wages." USDA, ERS, AER 826, September 2003.

Newman, Constance. "Electric Market Restructuring: Issues for Rural America." USDA, ERS, Rural America 17 (1): 2-11, 2002.

Newman, Constance. "Gender, Time Use, and Change: Impacts of the Cut Flower Industry in Ecuador," World Bank Economic Review 16 (3): 375-396, 2002.

Canagarajah, Sudharshan, Constance Newman, and Ruchira Bhattamishra. "Non-Farm Income, Gender, and Inequality: Evidence from Rural Ghana and Uganda," Food Policy 26 (4): 405-420, 2001.

Newman, Constance and Lovell Jarvis. "Worker and Firm Determinants of Piece Rate Variation in an Agricultural Labor Market," Economic Development and Cultural Change. 49 (1): 137-170, 2000.