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Working Papers

2008

1. How Social Processes Distort Measurement: The Impact of Survey Nonresponse on Estimates of Volunteer Work
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2006

2. Non-response in the American Time Use Survey: Who Is Missing from the Data and How Much Does It Matter?
   NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2004

3. Work and Retirement Plans among Older Americans
   Staff Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations

2003

4. Financial Aid and Students' College Decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia's Tuition Assistance Grant Program
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2001

5. Changes in Unemployment Duration and Labor Force Attachment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1996

6. STATISTICS UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: IMPROVING THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
   Data, EconWPA

1994

7. Labor Adjustment Under Different Institutional Structures: A Case Study of Germany and the United States
   Staff Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
   Also in
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993)

1993

8. Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France and Belgium
   Staff Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations
   Also in
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations
9. Earnings Inequality in Germany
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in
   Staff Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (1993) View citations
10. Firms' Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1996)

1990

11. Job Security and Work Force Adjustment: How Different are U.S. and Japanese Practices?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (1989)

1989

12. Returns to Seniority in Union and Nonunion Jobs: A New Look at the Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (1988)

1988

13. Flexible Staffing Arrangements and Employers' Short-Term Adjustment Strategies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1987

14. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)
15. Job Duration, Seniority, and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1986) View citations
    See Also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1987)
16. Returns to Seniority in the Union and Nonunion Jobs: A New Look at the Evidence
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations

1983

17. Length of Service and the Operation of Internal Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
18. Length of Service, Terminations and the Nature of the Employment Relationship
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
19. Years of Service and Probability of Promotion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1981

20. Can Productive Capacity Differentials Really Explain Earnings Differentials Associated with Demographic Characteristics? Case of Experience
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
21. Experience, Performance, and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See Also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1980)
22. Involuntary Terminations under Explicit and Implicit Employment Contracts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
23. The Role of Seniority at U.S. Work Places: A Report on Some New Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
24. Unemployment, Unsatisfied Demand for Labor, and Compensation Growth in the United States, 1956-1980
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

Journal Articles

2005

1. Distinguished Lecture on Economics in Government: What We Don't Know Could Hurt Us: Some Reflections on the Measurement of Economic Activity
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2005, 19, (3), 3-18
2. Microdata Access and Labor Market Research: The U. S. Experience
   AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 2005, 89, (2), 121-139

2003

3. Toward a Cost-of-Living Index: Progress and Prospects
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2003, 17, (1), 45-58

1999

4. Why Do Different Wage Series Tell Different Stories?
   American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 34-39 View citations

1998

5. Working to Improve the Consumer Price Index
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (1), 27-36 View citations

1996

6. Firms' Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence
   Journal of Labor Economics, 1996, 14, (3), 394-424 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (1993)

1995

7. Real Wages and the Business Cycle
   Journal of Economic Literature, 1995, 33, (3), 1215-1264 View citations

1993

8. Female Workers as a Buffer in the Japanese Economy
   American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 45-51 View citations

1989

9. Job security and work force adjustment: How different are U.S. and Japanese practices?
   Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1989, 3, (4), 500-521 View citations
   See Also Working Paper (1990)

1988

10. Returns to seniority in union and nonunion jobs: A new look at the evidence
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1988, 42, (1), 3-19 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1989)

1987

11. Help-Wanted Advertising, Job Vacancies, and Unemployment
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1987, 18, (1987-1), 207-248 View citations
12. Job Duration, Seniority, and Earnings
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 278-97 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1987)

1986

13. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), 507-22 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1987)
14. Structural/Frictional vs. Deficient Demand Unemployment: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (1), 273-76 View citations

1985

15. Length of service and promotions in union and nonunion work groups
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1985, 38, (3), 408-420 View citations

1984

16. Length of service and layoffs in union and nonunion work groups
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1984, 38, (1), 87-97 View citations

1983

17. Structural-Frictional vs. Deficient Demand Unemployment: Some New Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (4), 708-24 View citations

1980

18. Experience, Performance, and Earnings
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1980, 95, (4), 703-36 View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1981)