John V. Pepper

University of Virginia - Department of Economics

Assistant Professor of Economics

P.O. Box 400182

114 Rouss Hall

Charlottesville, VA 22904-4182

United States

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1.

The Impact of Living Wage Ordinances on Urban Crime

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 24 Jul 2012
Jose M. Fernandez, Thomas Holman and John V. Pepper
University of Louisville, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
Downloads 375 (171,629)
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Living wages, crime

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Slippery When Wet: The Effects of Local Alcohol Access Laws on Highway Safety

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Slippery When Wet: The Effects of Local Alcohol Access Laws on Highway Safety

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 21 Aug 2001
Reagan Anne Baughman, Michael Conlin, Stacy Dickert-Conlin and John V. Pepper
University of New Hampshire - Department of Economics, Syracuse University - Department of Economics, Syracuse University - Center for Policy Research and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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alcohol, drunk driving, endogenous policy, prohibition

Slippery When Wet: The Effects of Local Alcohol Access Laws on Highway Safety

Center for Policy Research Working Paper No. 31
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 14 Apr 2011
Reagan Anne Baughman, Michael Conlin, Stacy Dickert-Conlin and John V. Pepper
University of New Hampshire - Department of Economics, Michigan State University - Department of Economics, Michigan State University and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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Slippery When Wet: The Effects of Local Alcohol Access Laws on Highway Safety

Posted: 04 Sep 2001
Reagan Anne Baughman, Michael Conlin, Stacy Dickert-Conlin and John V. Pepper
University of New Hampshire - Department of Economics, Syracuse University - Department of Economics, Syracuse University - Center for Policy Research and University of Virginia - Department of Economics

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alcohol, drunk driving, endogenous policy, prohibition

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Disability and Employment: Reevaluating the Evidence in Light of Reporting Errors

Center for Retirement Research Working Paper No. 2002-06
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Jan 2003
Brent Kreider and John V. Pepper
Iowa State University - Department of Economics and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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Conceptual Issues in Developing Return on Investment Estimates of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs

The Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 40(1), 23-34, 2019
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 05 Mar 2020
Christopher M. Clapp, John V. Pepper, Robert M. Schmidt and Steven N. Stern
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Richmond and Stony Brooke University
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Return on investment (ROI), rate of return (ROR), vocational rehabilitation, benefit-cost analysis, discount rates, alternative evaluation designs, long-run benefits

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What Do Welfare-to-Work Demonstrations Reveal to Welfare Refomers?

JCPR Working Paper No. 1
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Oct 1999
John V. Pepper
University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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Reexamining the Evidence on Gun Ownership and Homicide Using Proxy Measures of Ownership

Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 208, 2022
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 06 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2022
Karim Chalak, Daniel Kim, Megan Miller and John V. Pepper
Department of Economics, University of Manchester, University of Waterloo, University of Virginia and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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Firearms, Homicide, Measurement Error, Multiple Equations, Partial Identification, Sensitivity Analysis, Suicide

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The Effects of Vocational Rehabilitation for People Who are Blind or Vision-Impaired

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 27 Jul 2023
Christopher M. Clapp, John V. Pepper, Robert M. Schmidt and Steven N. Stern
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Richmond and Stony Brooke University
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vocational rehabilitation, earnings, employment, disability

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Applications of the VR-ROI Project: ROI Estimates for Virginia and Maryland

The Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 40(1), 57-72, 2019
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2020
Robert M. Schmidt, Christopher M. Clapp, John V. Pepper and Steven N. Stern
University of Richmond, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Virginia - Department of Economics and Stony Brooke University
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Return on investment estimates, vocational rehabilitation (VR), mental illness, physical impairment, cognitive impairment, multiple service types, multiple service sources

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Monotone Instrumental Variables with an Application to the Returns to Schooling

NBER Working Paper No. t0224
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2023
Charles F. Manski and John V. Pepper
Northwestern University - Department of Economics and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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An Overview of the VR-ROI Project and its Approach to Estimating ROI

The Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 40(1), 47-55, 2019
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Oct 2020
Kirsten Rowe, Joe Ashley, John V. Pepper, Robert M. Schmidt and Steven N. Stern
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Ashley Consulting, LLC, University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Richmond and Stony Brooke University
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return on investment, public vocational rehabilitation, program evaluation

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Data Issues in Developing Valid ROI Estimates

The Journal of Rehabilitation Administration, 40(1), 35-46, 2019
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Mar 2020
Steven N. Stern, Christopher M. Clapp, John V. Pepper and Robert M. Schmidt
Stony Brooke University, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Virginia - Department of Economics and University of Richmond
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return on investment (ROI), vocational rehabilitation, longitudinal data, unemployment insurance data, control group, VR service data, personally- identifiable data, explanatory variables

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Measurement of Learning Disabilities and Intellectual Disabilities: Racial Patterns and Labor Market Biases in RSA-911 Data

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Sep 2023
Christopher M. Clapp, John V. Pepper, Robert M. Schmidt and Steven N. Stern
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Richmond and Stony Brooke University
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disability classification, systematic racial differences, white-black gap, vocational rehabilitation

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Deterrence and the Death Penalty: Partial Identification Analysis Using Repeated Cross Sections

NBER Working Paper No. w17455
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2022
Charles F. Manski and John V. Pepper
Northwestern University - Department of Economics and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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Overview of Vocational Rehabilitation Data about People with Visual Impairments: Demographics, Services and Long-Run Labor Market Trends

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), 2019
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Mar 2020
Christopher M. Clapp, John V. Pepper, Robert M. Schmidt and Steven N. Stern
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Richmond and Stony Brooke University
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Vocational rehabilitation (VR), blind, vision impairment

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How Do Right-to-Carry Laws Affect Crime Rates? Coping with Ambiguity Using Bounded-Variation Assumptions

NBER Working Paper No. w21701
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 09 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2023
Charles F. Manski and John V. Pepper
Northwestern University - Department of Economics and University of Virginia - Department of Economics
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Problems in Using Measures of Taxpayer Return on Investment to Evaluate Work Force Programs

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 01 Apr 2024 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2024
Christopher M. Clapp, John V. Pepper, Robert M. Schmidt and Steven N. Stern
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Richmond and Stony Brooke University
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vocational rehabilitation, taxpayer return, social return, earnings, employment, disability

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Assessing Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Capacity to Engage in Evidence-Based Decision Making

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 26 Feb 2025 Last Revised: 19 Mar 2025
Christopher M. Clapp, Catherine Ipsen, Crystal Garry, Joe Ashley, Maureen McGuire-Kuletz, John V. Pepper, Robert M. Schmidt and Steven N. Stern
University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, affiliation not provided to SSRN, George Washington University, Ashley Consulting, LLC, George Washington University - Graduate School of Education and Human Development (GSEHD), University of Virginia - Department of Economics, University of Richmond and Stony Brooke University
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vocational rehabilitation, evidence-based policy, survey, data management, data visualization, statistical analysis

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How Do Response Problems Affect Survey Measurement of Trends in Drug Use?

INFORMING AMERICA'S POLICY ON ILLEGAL DRUGS: What We Don't Know Keeps Hurting Us. Committee on Data and Research for Policy on Illegal Drugs. Charles F. Manski, John V. Pepper, & Carol V. Petrie, editors. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., Forthcoming
Posted: 26 Apr 2001
John V. Pepper
University of Virginia - Department of Economics

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nonresponse, inaccurate response