E-mail: sarah.hamersma@cba.ufl.edu

Sarah Hamersma received her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2004, the same year she joined the University of Florida faculty.  Professor Hamersma's research analyzes public programs to alleviate poverty.  Her work is primarily empirical, using both public-use national data and state administrative records.  Her recent work examines the relationship between AFDC (welfare) and out-of-wedlock births and the effects of federal tax subsidies to employers who hire disadvantaged workers.  Professor Hamersma is also analyzing the work-hours requirements of employer subsidy programs and the effect of Medicaid earnings limits on hours of work.