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Homepage:	http://www.ilr.cornell.edu/faculty/fdb4
Postal address:	Department of Economics Cornell University 268 Ives Hall Ithaca, NY 14853-3901
Workplace:	Department of Economics, Cornell University, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), (more information at EDIRC) CESifo, (more information at EDIRC) DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) (German Institute for Economic Research (DIW)), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2013

1. Female Labor Supply: Why is the US Falling Behind?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (1)

2012

2. Immigration and the Distribution of Incomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2012)
3. Trends in Occupational Segregation by Gender 1970-2009: Adjusting for the Impact of Changes in the Occupational Coding System
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012)
   See also Journal Article in Demography (2013)

2011

4. Substitution Between Individual and Cultural Capital: Pre-Migration Labor Supply, Culture and US Labor Market Outcomes Among Immigrant Woman
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
5. The Feasibility and Importance of Adding Measures of Actual Experience to Cross-Sectional Data Collection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2011) View citations (1)

2010

6. Can Mentoring Help Female Assistant Professors? Interim Results from a Randomized Trial
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2010)

2008

7. Gender, Source Country Characteristics and Labor Market Assimilation Among Immigrants: 1980-2000
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008)
8. The Transmission of Women's Fertility, Human Capital and Work Orientation Across Immigrant Generations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2013)

2006

9. Changes in the Labor Supply Behavior of Married Women: 1980-2000
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2007)
10. New Evidence on Gender Difference in Promotion Rates: An Empirical Analysis of a Sample of New Hires
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2006) View citations (10)
11. The U.S. Gender Pay Gap in the 1990s: Slowing Convergence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2006) View citations (29)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2006)

2005

12. Gender and Assimilation Among Mexican Americans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Chapter (2007)

2004

13. Do Cognitive Test Scores Explain Higher U.S. Wage Inequality?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2005)

2002

14. Labor Market Institutions and Demographic Employment Patterns
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2007)
15. The Impact of Welfare Benefits on Single Motherhood and Headship of Young Women: Evidence from the Census
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2004)
16. The Role of the Family in Immigrants' Labor-Market Activity: Evidence from the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

2001

17. Comparative Analysis of Labor Market Outcomes: Lessons for the US from International Long-Run Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (22)
18. Understanding International Differences in the Gender Pay Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2003)

2000

19. Gender Differences in Pay
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (214)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2000)
20. Understanding Young Women's Marriage Decisions: The Role of Labor and Marriage Market Conditions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2000)

1998

21. Continuing Progress? Trends in Occupational Segregation in the United States Over the 1970s and 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Feminist Economics (1998)

1997

22. Gender and Youth Employment Outcomes: The US and West Germany, 1984-91
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
23. The Impact of Wage Structure on Trends in U.S. Gender Wage Differentials 1975-1987
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
24. Trends in the Well-Being of American Women, 1970-1995
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (1998)

1996

25. International Differences in Male Wage Inequality: Institutions versus Market Forces
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (221)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1996)
26. The Gender Earnings Gap: Some International Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Chapter (1995)
27. The Gender Pay Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in The Economists' Voice (2007)

1992

28. Race and Gender Pay Differentials
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

1991

29. Black-White Earnings Over the 1970s and 1980s: Gender Differences in Trends
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1992)
30. The Fertility of Immigrant Women: Evidence from High Fertility Source Countries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Chapter (1992)

1990

31. Black-White Differences in Wealth and Asset Composition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (79)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1990)
32. Career Plans and Expectations of Young Women and Men: The Earnings Gap and Labor Force Participation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (1991)
33. Maternal Labor Supply and Children's Cognitive Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1992)
34. Women's Work, Women's Lives: A Comparative Economic Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1989

35. Wage and Employment Uncertainty and the Labor Force Participation Decisions of Married Women
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Erratum to: Trends in Occupational Segregation by Gender 1970–2009: Adjusting for the Impact of Changes in the Occupational Coding System
   Demography, 2013, 50, (2), 493-494
2. The transmission of women’s fertility, human capital, and work orientation across immigrant generations
   Journal of Population Economics, 2013, 26, (2), 405-435
   See also Working Paper (2008)
3. Trends in Occupational Segregation by Gender 1970–2009: Adjusting for the Impact of Changes in the Occupational Coding System
   Demography, 2013, 50, (2), 471-492
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

4. Gender, Source Country Characteristics, and Labor Market Assimilation among Immigrants
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93, (1), 43-58 View citations (8)

2010

5. Can Mentoring Help Female Assistant Professors? Interim Results from a Randomized Trial
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 348-52
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2007

6. Changes in the Labor Supply Behavior of Married Women: 1980–2000
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25, 393-438 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
7. Labor market institutions and demographic employment patterns
   Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20, (4), 833-867 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2002)
8. The Gender Pay Gap
   The Economists' Voice, 2007, 4, (4), 5 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper (1996)

2006

9. Report of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession
   American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 519-526 View citations (1)
10. The U.S. gender pay gap in the 1990s: slowing convergence
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2006, 60, (1), 45-66 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

11. Do Cognitive Test Scores Explain Higher U.S. Wage Inequality?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (1), 184-193 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
12. Does affirmative action work?
    Regional Review, 2005, (Q 1), 38-40

2004

13. Panel Discussion
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 286-290 View citations (2)
14. The Impact of Welfare Benefits on Single Motherhood and Headship of Young Women: Evidence from the Census
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

15. The Role of the Family in Immigrants' Labor-Market Activity: An Evaluation of Alternative Explanations: Comment
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (1), 429-447 View citations (25)
16. Understanding International Differences in the Gender Pay Gap
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2003, 21, (1), 106-144 View citations (124)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

17. Gender Differences in Pay
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, 14, (4), 75-99 View citations (191)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
18. Understanding young women's marriage decisions: The role of labor and marriage market conditions
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2000, 53, (4), 624-647 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

19. Analyzing the gender pay gap
    The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 1999, 39, (5), 625-646 View citations (6)

1998

20. Continuing Progress? Trends in Occupational Segregation in the United States over the 1970s and 1980s
    Feminist Economics, 1998, 4, (3), 29-71 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
21. Trends in the Well-Being of American Women, 1970-1995
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1998, 36, (1), 112-165 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1997

22. Swimming Upstream: Trends in the Gender Wage Differential in 1980s
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (1), 1-42 View citations (64)

1996

23. International Differences in Male Wage Inequality: Institutions versus Market Forces
    Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (4), 791-836 View citations (194)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
24. Symposium on Primary and Secondary Education
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1996, 10, (4), 3-8 View citations (1)
25. Wage Structure and Gender Earnings Differentials: An International Comparison
    Economica, 1996, 63, (250), S29-62 View citations (85)

1994

26. Rising Wage Inequality and the U.S. Gender Gap
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 23-28 View citations (28)

1992

27. Black-White Earnings over the 1970s and 1980s: Gender Differences in Trends
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (2), 276-86 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
28. Maternal Labor Supply and Children's Cognitive Development
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1992, 74, (3), 474-81 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper (1990)
29. The Gender Earnings Gap: Learning from International Comparisons
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 533-38 View citations (88)

1991

30. Career Plans and Expectations of Young Women and Men: The Earnings Gap and Labor Force Participation
    Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (4), 581-607 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (1990)
31. Real Wage and Employment Uncertainty and the Labor Force Participation Decisions of Married Women
    Economic Inquiry, 1991, 29, (4), 678-95 View citations (2)

1990

32. Black-White Differences in Wealth and Asset Composition
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (2), 321-39 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1988

33. Trends in earnings differentials by gender, 1971û1981
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1988, 41, (4), 513-529 View citations (6)

1987

34. Discrimination: Empirical Evidence from the United States
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 316-20 View citations (26)

1984

35. The use of transfer payments by immigrants
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1984, 37, (2), 222-239 View citations (29)

1983

36. Job Search and Unionized Employment
    Economic Inquiry, 1983, 21, (3), 412-30 View citations (2)

1981

37. Causes and Consequences of Layoffs
    Economic Inquiry, 1981, 19, (2), 270-96 View citations (13)
38. Race and sex differences in quits by young workers
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1981, 34, (4), 563-577 View citations (44)

1979

39. Occupational Segregation by Sex: Trends and Prospects
    Journal of Human Resources, 1979, 14, (2), 197-210 View citations (18)

1972

40. "Women's Place" in the Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (2), 161-66

Books

2012

1. Gender, Inequality, and Wages
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

Chapters

2012

1. Comment on "The Female Labor Force and Long-run Development: The American Experience in Comparative Perspective"
   A chapter in Human Capital and History: The American Record, 2012

2007

2. Gender and Assimilation Among Mexican Americans
   A chapter in Mexican Immigration to the United States, 2007, pp 57-106 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2000

3. Gender and Youth Employment Outcomes (The United States and West Germany, 1984-1991)
   A chapter in Youth Employment and Joblessness in Advanced Countries, 2000, pp 107-168

1999

4. Institutions and laws in the labor market
   Chapter 25 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part A, pp 1399-1461 View citations (64)

1995

5. The Gender Earnings Gap: Some International Evidence
   A chapter in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures, 1995, pp 105-144 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper (1996)

1992

6. The Fertility of Immigrant Women: Evidence from High-Fertility Source Countries
   A chapter in Immigration and the Workforce: Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas, 1992, pp 93-134 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper (1991)