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Working Papers

2012

1. Short-Time Compensation as a Tool to Mitigate Job Loss? Evidence on the U.S. Experience during the Recent Recession
   Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

2009

2. Exploring Differences in Employment between Household and Establishment Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2009)

2008

3. 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

4. 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 View citations (5)

2004

5. Work and Retirement Plans among Older Americans
   Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)
   See also Chapter (2005)

2003

6. Financial Aid and Students' College Decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia's Tuition Assistance Grant Program
   Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2006)

2001

7. Changes in Unemployment Duration and Labor Force Attachment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)

1996

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

1994

9. Labor Adjustment Under Different Institutional Structures: A Case Study of Germany and the United States
   Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (5)
   See also Chapter (1995)

1993

10. Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France and Belgium
    Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (41)
    See also Chapter (1994)
11. Earnings Inequality in Germany
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (1993) View citations (4)
    See also Chapter (1995)
12. Firms' Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1996)

1990

13. Job Security and Work Force Adjustment: How Different are U.S. and Japanese Practices?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
    See also Chapter (1993)
    Journal Article in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (1989)

1989

14. 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 (2)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (1988)

1988

15. Flexible Staffing Arrangements and Employers' Short-Term Adjustment Strategies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

1987

16. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (1986) View citations (103)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)
17. Job Duration, Seniority, and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (149)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1986) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1987)
18. 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 (2)

1983

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

1981

22. Experience, Performance, and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1980)
23. Involuntary Terminations under Explicit and Implicit Employment Contracts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
24. The Role of Seniority at U.S. Work Places: A Report on Some New Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
25. 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 (1)

1979

26. Can Productive Capacity Differentials Really Explain Earnings Differentials Associated with Demographic Characteristics? Case of Experience
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Undated

27. Female Workers as a Buffer in the Japanese Economy
    Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1993)

Journal Articles

2011

1. Committee on Government Relations
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 741-43
   Also in American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 715-17 (2010)

2009

2. New Evidence on the Returns to Job Skills
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 52-57
3. Report of the Committee on Economic Statistics
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 710-710
   Also in American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 628-28 (2008)

2006

4. Financial Aid and Students’ College Decisions: Evidence from the District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program
   Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (3) View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2005

5. 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
6. Microdata Access and Labor Market Research: The U. S. Experience
   AStA Advances in Statistical Analysis, 2005, 89, (2), 121-139

2003

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

1999

8. Why Do Different Wage Series Tell Different Stories?
   American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 34-39 View citations (29)

1998

9. Working to Improve the Consumer Price Index
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1998, 12, (1), 27-36 View citations (28)

1997

10. A View From the Federal Statistical System
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1997, 79, (5), 1394-1400

1996

11. Firms' Use of Outside Contractors: Theory and Evidence
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1996, 14, (3), 394-424 View citations (123)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1995

12. Real Wages and the Business Cycle
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1995, 33, (3), 1215-1264 View citations (126)

1993

13. Female Workers as a Buffer in the Japanese Economy
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 45-51 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper

1989

14. 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 (21)
    See also Chapter (1993)
    Working Paper (1990)

1988

15. 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 (8)
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1987

16. Help-Wanted Advertising, Job Vacancies, and Unemployment
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1987, 18, (1), 207-248 View citations (43)
17. Job Duration, Seniority, and Earnings
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (3), 278-97 View citations (111)
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1986

18. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), 507-22 View citations (126)
    See also Working Paper (1987)
19. Structural/Frictional vs. Deficient Demand Unemployment: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (1), 273-76 View citations (3)

1985

20. Length of service and promotions in union and nonunion work groups
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1985, 38, (3), 408-420 View citations (5)

1984

21. Length of service and layoffs in union and nonunion work groups
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1984, 38, (1), 87-97 View citations (19)

1983

22. Structural-Frictional vs. Deficient Demand Unemployment: Some New Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (4), 708-24 View citations (19)

1981

23. Are Those Paid More Really More Productive? The Case of Experience
    Journal of Human Resources, 1981, 16, (2), 186-216 View citations (51)

1980

24. Experience, Performance, and Earnings
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1980, 95, (4), 703-36 View citations (120)
    See also Working Paper (1981)

Books

2010

1. Labor in the New Economy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

1993

2. Job Security in America: Lessons from Germany
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Edited books

2010

1. Labor in the New Economy
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (1)

Chapters

2013

1. Expanded Measurement of Economic Activity: Progress and Prospects
   A chapter in Measuring Economic Sustainability and Progress, 2013

2010

2. Are the New Jobs Good Jobs?
   A chapter in Labor in the New Economy, 2010, pp 101-143 View citations (2)
3. Introduction to "Labor in the New Economy"
   A chapter in Labor in the New Economy, 2010, pp 1-13

2009

4. Comment on "The LEHD Infrastructure Files and the Creation of the Quarterly Workforce Indicators"
   A chapter in Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, 2009, pp 230-234 View citations (2)

2008

5. Removing Barriers to Work for Older Americans
   Chapter 5 in A Future of Good Jobs? America's Challenge in the Global Economy, 2008, pp 161-202 View citations (2)

2007

6. Front matter, table of contents, prefatory note
   A chapter in Labor in the New Economy, 2007
7. List of Contributors, Indexes
   A chapter in Labor in the New Economy, 2007, pp 493-507

2006

8. A Framework for Nonmarket Accounting
   A chapter in A New Architecture for the U.S. National Accounts, 2006, pp 161-192 View citations (3)

2005

9. Work and Retirement Plans among Older Americans
   A chapter in Reinventing the Retirement Paradigm, 2005, pp 70-91
   See also Working Paper (2004)

1998

10. Divergent Trends in Alternative Wage Series
    A chapter in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues, 1998, pp 293-325 View citations (12)

1995

11. Earnings Inequality in Germany
    A chapter in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures, 1995, pp 371-403
    Also in A chapter in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures, 1995, pp 371-404 (1995) View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
12. Labor Adjustment under Different Institutional Structures: A Case Study of Germany and the United States
    A chapter in Institutional Frameworks and Labor Market Performance: Comparative Views on the U.S. and German Economies, 1995, pp 285-315
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

13. Does Employment Protection Inhibit Labor Market Flexibility? Lessons from Germany, France, and Belgium
    A chapter in Social Protection Versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-off?, 1994, pp 59-93
    Also in A chapter in Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?, 1994, pp 59-94 (1994) View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (1993)

1993

14. Job Security and Work Force Adjustment: How Different are U.S. and Japanese Practices?
    A chapter in Employment Security and Labor Market Behavior: Interdisciplinary Approaches and International Evidence, 1993, pp 180-199
    Also in A chapter in Dynamic Labor Demand and Adjustment Costs, 1992, pp 280-301 (1992)
    See also Working Paper (1990)
    Journal Article in Journal of the Japanese and International Economies (1989)