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Alec P. Rhodes

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Early career · publishing since 2021Rising activity
Housing, Finance, and NeoliberalismFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement AnalysisLabor market dynamics and wage inequalityHousing Market and EconomicsLabor Movements and Unions

Publications

15

Citations

47

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

6

Publishing since 2021

Research summary
AI-generated

Alec P. Rhodes studies how labor market policies and institutions—such as Right to Work laws, unionization, and student debt—shape economic wellbeing, inequality, and financial security across the life course. This work often examines disparities by race, geography (rural vs. urban), and career stage, including retirement and later-life poverty outcomes. The research combines sociological and economic perspectives to understand how policy and labor conditions affect wealth, benefits, and safety net effectiveness.

Labor market policy and Right to Work lawsUnionization and worker benefitsWealth, debt, and retirement securityRacial and geographic inequalitySocial safety nets and family wellbeing

Publication activity was minimal or absent before 2021 but has grown substantially since then, with a notable increase in output from 2024 onward.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.6/year recently
171819202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 1 publication232024: 5 publications5242025: 2 publications252026: 4 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Social Forces×2
  • American Sociological Review×2
  • Nature Human Behaviour×1
  • Journal of Health and Social Behavior×1
  • Rural Sociology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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