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Working Papers

2013

1. The "Task Approach" to Labor Markets: An Overview
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013)
2. The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition 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 (2012) View citations (11)
3. The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks 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 (2013) View citations (1)
4. Untangling Trade and Technology: Evidence from Local Labor Markets
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013)

2012

5. Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge Massachusetts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
6. Moral Hazard and Claims Deterrence in Private Disability Insurance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
7. The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
8. The Growth of Low Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (23)
9. What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz's The Race between Education and Technology
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2011

10. Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (1)
11. The Unsustainable Rise of the Disability Rolls in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2010

12. Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Chapter (2011)
13. The Contribution of the Minimum Wage to U.S. Wage Inequality over Three Decades: A Reassessment
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (3)
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2010) View citations (3)

2009

14. Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First'
    Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (20)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2010)
15. Inequality and Specialization: The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs in the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (37)
16. Putting Tasks to the Test: Human Capital, Job Tasks and Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
17. 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 (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)

2008

18. Technological Change and Earnings Polarization: Implications for Skill Demand and Economic Growth
    Economics Program Working Papers, The Conference Board, Economics Program
19. 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

20. Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School View citations (24)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (30)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations (49)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2007) View citations (26)

2006

21. The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2006)
22. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

23. Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations (64)
24. Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?
    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 (2005) View citations (2)
25. Trends in U. S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (65)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (90)

2004

26. Will Job Testing Harm Minority Workers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2003

27. The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2006)

2002

28. 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 (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)

2001

29. The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (17)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (16)
30. The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)

2000

31. Outsourcing at Will: Unjust Dismissal Doctrine and the Growth of Temporary Help Employment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2000) View citations (15)
32. 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 (15)
33. Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)
34. Wiring the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2001)

1997

35. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1997) View citations (78)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

Undated

36. Do Temporary Jobs Help Low-Skilled Workers? Surprising Data from Detroit
    Upjohn Working Papers and Journal Articles, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
    See also Journal Article in Communities and Banking (2007)

Journal Articles

2012

1. The Journal of Economic Perspectives at 100 (Issues)
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (2), 3-18
2. Report of the Editor: Journal of Economic Perspectives
   American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 669-71
   Also in American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 703-05 (2011)
3. What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz's The Race between Education and Technology
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, 50, (2), 426-63

2011

4. Battle Scars? The Puzzling Decline in Employment and Rise in Disability Receipt among Vietnam Era Veterans
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 339-44 View citations (8)
5. The polarization of job opportunities in the U.S. labor market: implications for employment and earnings
   Community Investments, 2011, (Fall), 11-16, 40-41

2010

6. Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from "Work First"
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (3), 96-128 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
7. Report of the Editor: Journal of Economic Perspectives
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 680-81

2009

8. Explaining trends in wages, work, and occupations
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2009, (Apr)
9. Note from the Editor: Online Comments for American Economic Association Journals
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (2), 3-4
10. This Job Is "Getting Old": Measuring Changes in Job Opportunities Using Occupational Age Structure
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 45-51 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

11. Does Job Testing Harm Minority Workers? Evidence from Retail Establishments
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (1), 219-277 View citations (8)
12. Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (2), 300-323 View citations (160)

2007

13. Distinguishing Income from Substitution Effects in Disability Insurance
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 119-124 View citations (7)
14. Do temporary jobs help low-skilled workers?: surprising data from Detroit
    Communities and Banking, 2007, (Fall), 6-8
    See also Working Paper
15. Does Employment Protection Reduce Productivity? Evidence From US States
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (521), 189-217 View citations (41)

2006

16. The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 211-231 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
17. The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (3), 71-96 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
18. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 189-194 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

19. The Employment Consequences of Wrongful-Discharge Laws: Large, Small, or None at All?
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 440-446 View citations (19)
20. 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 (20)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

21. 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 (64)
22. The Rise In The Disability Rolls And The Decline In Unemployment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (1), 157-205 View citations (136)
23. The Skill Content Of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (4), 1279-1333 View citations (284)
    Also in Proceedings, 2003, (Nov) (2003) View citations (295)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

24. Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank
    Regional Review, 2002, (Q 2), 22-30 View citations (1)
25. Upstairs, downstairs: Computers and skills on two floors of a large bank
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2002, 55, (3), 432-447 View citations (29)

2001

26. Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (4), 1409-1448 View citations (94)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
27. Wiring the Labor Market
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (1), 25-40 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1998

28. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed The Labor Market?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1169-1213 View citations (549)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

Books

2009

1. Studies of Labor Market Intermediation
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2007

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

Edited books

2009

1. Studies of Labor Market Intermediation
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

Chapters

2012

1. Comment on "Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective"
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2012

2011

2. Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings
   Elsevier View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

3. Comment on "A Quantitative Analysis of the Evolution of the U.S. Wage Distribution: 1970-2000"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2009, Volume 24, 2010, pp 277-299

2009

4. Introduction to "Studies of Labor Market Intermediation"
   A chapter in Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, 2009, pp 1-23 View citations (2)
5. 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 (2)

2006

6. Temporary Agency Employment: A Way Out of Poverty?
   A chapter in Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers, 2006, pp 312-337

1999

7. 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 (526)

Editor

1. Journal of Economic Perspectives
   American Economic Association