Natasha Pilkauskas
Associate Professor of Public Policy, Gerald R Ford School of Public Policy and Research Associate Professor, Population Studies Center, Institute for Social Research
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Dr. Pilkauskas’ research centers on how demographic, economic, and social safety net policy shifts have affected low-income families with children in the United States. The overarching goal of her work is to enhance the lives of economically vulnerable families through an increased understanding of the trends that are shaping family structure/experiences and the impact of social safety net design and policies. The two key areas of focus for her work include: 1) children’s living arrangements, including trends in and the social welfare consequences of multigenerational and doubled-up households; and 2) income support and the social safety net, including scholarship on tax credits, unconditional cash transfers, employment, hardship and food security policies.
- Natasha Pilkauskas, Kevin Bruey. 2026. Making Ends Meet Thirty Years Later: How Single Mothers Survive on Low Incomes. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences 12(2):57-82.
- Alexandra Murphy, Natasha Pilkauskas, Kovski, Nicole, Alix Gould-Werth. 2025. How Does Transportation Insecurity Compare and Relate to Other Indicators of Material Hardship in the U.S.?. Social Indicators Research
- Margerison, Claire E, Natasha Pilkauskas, Joachim, Grace, Luo, Zhehui, Bruckner, Tim. 2025. Impacts of the 2021 Child Tax Credit advance monthly payments on birth outcomes in the United States: a natural experiment. American Journal of Epidemiology
- Natasha Pilkauskas, Katherine Michelmore, Kovski, Nicole. 2024. The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Housing Affordability and the Living Arrangements of Families With Low Incomes. Demography 61(4):1069-1096.
- Natasha Pilkauskas, Katherine Michelmore, Kovski, Nicole, Luke Shaefer. 2024. The expanded Child Tax Credit and economic wellbeing of low-income families. Journal of Population Economics 37(4):1-35.
- Amorim, Mariana, Natasha Pilkauskas. 2023. "Excess" Doubling Up During COVID: Changes in Children's Shared Living Arrangements. Demography 60(5):1283-1307.
- Pilkauskas, Natasha, Bruns, Angela . 2019. Multiple Job Holding and Mental Health among Low-Income Mothers. Women's Health Issues 29(3):205-212.
- Pilkauskas, Natasha, Michelmore, Katherine . 2019. The Effect of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Housing and Living Arrangements. Demography 56(4):1303-1326.
- Pilkauskas, Natasha, Duque, Valentina , Garfinkel, Irwin . 2018. Assets among low-income families in the Great Recession. PLoS ONE 13(2):e0192370.
- Pilkauskas, Natasha, Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne , Waldfogel, Jane . 2018. Maternal employment stability in early childhood: Links with child behavior and cognitive skills.. Developmental Psychology 54(3):410-427.