Staff Biographical Page: Laura Tiehen

Laura Tiehen Economist Room S2076 1800 M Street NW Washington, DC 20036-5831 ltiehen@ers.usda.gov phone: (202) 694-5417 fax: (202) 694-5642

Briefly

Laura Tiehen is an economist with the Food Assistance Branch of the Food Economics Division. Her research examines the use of federal food assistance programs and nonprofit food assistance in the post-welfare reform era. She is particularly interested in the outcomes, such as poverty and food security, associated with use of federal and nonprofit food assistance.

Education

Laura received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a B.A. in Economics and Spanish from Lake Forest College.

Professional Affiliations

Laura is a member of the American Economics Association, the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action.

Publications

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Selected Publications

Tiehen, L. Emergency Providers Help Poor Households Put Food on the Table, Amber Waves, 2(3), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, June 2004.

Mosley, J. and L. Tiehen. "The Food Safety Net After Welfare Reform: Use of Private and Public Food Assistance in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area," Social Service Review, 79(2), June 2004, pp. 267-83.

Briefel, R., J. Jacobson, and L. Tiehen. Issues in Food Assistance—The Emergency Food Assistance System: Findings from the Client Survey. Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. 26-10, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, September 2003.

Tiehen, L. Use of Food Pantries by Households with Children Rose During the Late 1990s. FoodReview, 25(3), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, December 2002.

Tiehen, L. Issues in Food Assistance: Private Provision of Food Aid: The Emergency Food Assistance System, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report 26-5, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, August 2002.

Tiehen, Laura. "Tax Policy and Charitable Contributions of Money," National Tax Journal, 54(4), December 2001.

Tiehen, L. "Has Working More Caused Married Women to Volunteer Less? Evidence from Time Diary Data, 1965 to 1993." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 29(4), December 2000.

Gundersen, C., M. Morehart, L. Whitener, L. Ghelfi, J. Johnson, K. Kassel, B. Kuhn, A. Mishra, S. Offutt, and L. Tiehen. A Safety Net for Farm Households, Agricultural Economic Report No. 788, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, December 2000.

Wilde, P., P. Cook, C. Gundersen, M. Nord, and L. Tiehen. The Decline in Food Stamp Program Participation in the 1990's, Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report 7, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, June 2000.