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Working Papers

2007

1. Prison Health Care: Is Contracting Out Healthy?
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara

2005

2. Unhealthy Assimilation: Why Do Immigrants Converge to American Health Status Levels?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations

2003

3. Sex Preferences, Marital Dissolution and the Economic Status of Women
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations

2002

4. Does Single Parenthood Increase the Probability of Teenage Promiscuity, Drug Use and Crime?
   Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges View citations
5. The Decision to Work by Married Immigrant Women: The Role of Extended Family Households
   Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges View citations
6. The Racial Wage Gap: The Importance of Labor Force Attachment Differences
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations

2001

7. Does Single Parenthood Increase the Probability of Teenage Promiscuity, Drug Use, and Crime? Evidence from Divorce Law Changes
   University of California at Santa Barbara, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Barbara View citations
   Also in Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges (2001) View citations
8. The Racial Wage Gap: The Importance of Labor Force Attachment Differences Across Black, Mexican and White Men
   Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges View citations

1999

9. Needs-Based Health Care Funding: Implications for Resource Distribution in Ontario
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics
   Also in Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2000)

1997

10. Standardized Mortality Ratios in Capitation Funding Models: Empirical Issues from Canadian Data
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics
11. Wage and Test Score Dispersion: Some International Evidence
    Working Papers, Queen's University, Department of Economics View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2003)

Undated

12. Against All Odds: The Surprising Labor Market Success of Young Mexican Women
    Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University
13. Human Capital Versus Signaling Models: University Access and High School Drop-outs
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges
    Also in Canadian International Labour Network Working Papers, McMaster University View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2001)
14. School Quality and the Distribution of Male Earnings in Canada
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2003)
15. School Size and the Distribution of Test Scores
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges View citations
16. The Allocation of Public School Expenditures
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges
17. The Location of Women's Prisons and the Deterrence Effect of 'Harder' Time
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges View citations
    See also Journal Article in International Review of Law and Economics (2004)
18. The Relative Earnings of Young Mexican, Black, and White Women
    Claremont Colleges Working Papers, Claremont Colleges View citations
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2002)

Journal Articles

2008

1. Where class size really matters: Class size and student ratings of instructor effectiveness
   Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (3), 253-265 View citations
2. Who goes to graduate/professional school? The importance of economic fluctuations, undergraduate field, and ability
   Economics of Education Review, 2008, 27, (2), 197-210

2007

3. Does single parenthood increase the probability of teenage promiscuity, substance use, and crime?
   Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20, (1), 55-71 View citations

2006

4. The Long-Term Impact of Military Service on Health: Evidence from World War II and Korean War Veterans
   American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (1), 176-194 View citations
5. The Persistence of Early Childhood Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (4), 1437-1472 View citations

2004

6. The location of women's prisons and the deterrence effect of "harder" time
   International Review of Law and Economics, 2004, 24, (2), 147-167 View citations
   See also Working Paper

2003

7. School quality and the distribution of male earnings in Canada
   Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (4), 395-407 View citations
   See also Working Paper
8. Wage and test score dispersion: some international evidence
   Economics of Education Review, 2003, 22, (1), 31-43 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1997)

2002

9. The Relative earnings of young Mexican, black, and white women
   Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2002, 56, (1), 122-135 View citations
   See also Working Paper

2001

10. Human Capital versus Signaling Models: University Access and High School Dropouts
    Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (4), 749-775 View citations
    See also Working Paper

2000

11. Needs-based health care funding: implications for resource distribution in Ontario
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2000, 33, (4), 981-1008 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

12. Standardized Mortality Ratios and Canadian Health-Care Funding
    Canadian Public Policy, 1999, 25, (1), 47-64