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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 Downloads

2006

  1. 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 Downloads

2004

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

2003

  1. 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 Downloads View citations

2001

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

1996

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

1994

  1. 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 Downloads
    Also in
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) Downloads

1993

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

1990

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

1989

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

1988

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

1987

  1. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations
    See Also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)
  2. Job Duration, Seniority, and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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)
  3. 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

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

1981

  1. Can Productive Capacity Differentials Really Explain Earnings Differentials Associated with Demographic Characteristics? Case of Experience
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
  2. Experience, Performance, and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations
    See Also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1980)
  3. Involuntary Terminations under Explicit and Implicit Employment Contracts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations
  4. The Role of Seniority at U.S. Work Places: A Report on Some New Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads
  5. Unemployment, Unsatisfied Demand for Labor, and Compensation Growth in the United States, 1956-1980
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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 Downloads
  2. Microdata Access and Labor Market Research: The U. S. Experience
    AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 2005, 89, (2), 121-139 Downloads

2003

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

1999

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

1998

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

1996

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

1995

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

1993

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

1989

  1. 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 Downloads View citations
    See Also Working Paper (1990)

1988

  1. 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

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

1986

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

1985

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

1984

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

1983

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

1980

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