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Working Papers

2009

1. Inequality and Specialization: The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs in the United States
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations
2. Putting Tasks to the Test: Human Capital, Job Tasks and Wages
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. This Job Is 'Getting Old:' Measuring Changes in Job Opportunities Using Occupational Age Structure
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)

2008

4. Technological Change and Earnings Polarization: Implications for Skill Demand and Economic Growth
   Economics Program Working Papers, The Conference Board, Economics Program
5. The Economics of Labor Market Intermediation: An Analytic Framework
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008)

2007

6. Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States
   Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2007) View citations

2006

7. The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2006)
8. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

9. Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First'
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
10. Do Temporary Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes
    for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from Random Assignments
    Staff Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations
11. Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations
12. Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?
    Staff Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
13. Trends in U. S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations

2004

14. Will Job Testing Harm Minority Workers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2003

15. The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2006)

2002

16. The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment
    Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2001) View citations
17. Women, War and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Mid-Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)

2001

18. The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)

2000

19. Outsourcing at Will: Unjust Dismissal Doctrine and the Growth of Temporary Help Employment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2000) View citations
20. Upstairs, Downstairs: Computer-Skill Complementarity and Computer-Labor Substitution on Two Floors of a Large Bank
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
21. Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)
22. Wiring the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2001)

1997

23. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1997) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Explaining trends in wages, work, and occupations
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2009, (Apr)
2. This Job Is "Getting Old": Measuring Changes in Job Opportunities Using Occupational Age Structure
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 45-51 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

3. Does Job Testing Harm Minority Workers? Evidence from Retail Establishments
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (1), 219-277 View citations
4. Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (2), 300-323 View citations

2007

5. Distinguishing Income from Substitution Effects in Disability Insurance
   American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 119-124 View citations
6. Do temporary jobs help low-skilled workers?: surprising data from Detroit
   Communities and Banking, 2007, (Fall), 6-8
7. Does Employment Protection Reduce Productivity? Evidence From US States
   Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (521), 189-217 View citations

2006

8. The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 211-231 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)
9. The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (3), 71-96 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
10. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 189-194 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

11. The Employment Consequences of Wrongful-Discharge Laws: Large, Small, or None at All?
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 440-446 View citations
12. Women, War, and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Midcentury
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (3), 497-551 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

13. Outsourcing at Will: The Contribution of Unjust Dismissal Doctrine to the Growth of Employment Outsourcing
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2003, 21, (1), 1-42 View citations
14. The Rise In The Disability Rolls And The Decline In Unemployment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (1), 157-205 View citations
15. The Skill Content Of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (4), 1279-1333 View citations
    Also in Proceedings, 2003, (Nov) (2003) View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

16. Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank
    Regional Review, 2002, (Q 2), 22-30
17. Upstairs, downstairs: Computers and skills on two floors of a large bank
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2002, 55, (3), 432-447 View citations

2001

18. Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (4), 1409-1448 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)
19. Wiring the Labor Market
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (1), 25-40 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1998

20. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed The Labor Market?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1169-1213 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1997)

Books

2009

1. Studies of Labor Market Intermediation
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

2. Structural demand shifts and potential labor supply responses in the new century
   Monograph, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Chapters

2009

1. Introduction to "Studies of Labor Market Intermediation "
   A chapter in Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, 2009, pp 1-23
2. Mortgage Broker Regulations That Matter: Analyzing Earnings, Employment, and Outcomes for Consumers
   A chapter in Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, 2009, pp 183-231 View citations

1999

3. Changes in the wage structure and earnings inequality
   Chapter 26 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part A, pp 1463-1555 View citations

Editor

1. Journal of Economic Perspectives
   American Economic Association