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Working Papers

2010

1. Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
2. Reconciling Findings on the Employment Effect of Disability Insurance
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (1)
3. The Social Security Early Retirement Benefit as Safety Net
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2009

4. Internationalization of U.S. Doctorate Education
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Chapter (2009)
5. Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2009)
6. Why Have College Completion Rates Declined? An Analysis of Changing Student Preparation and Collegiate Resources
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2010)

2007

7. Estimating the Health Effects of Retirements
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (14)
8. Health, Economic Resources and the Work Decisions of Older Men
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   Also in University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute (2007) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (2010)
9. Understanding the Increased Time to the Baccalaureate Degree
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (8)

2006

10. Cohort Crowding: How Resources Affect Collegiate Attainment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)

2004

11. Using a Structural Retirement Model to Simulate the Effect of Changes to the OASDI and Medicare Programs
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (3)

2003

12. Disability Benefits as Social Insurance: Tradeoffs Between Screening Stringency and Benefit Generosity in Optimal Program Design
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (1)

2002

13. Closing the Gap or Widening the Divide: The Effects of the G.I. Bill and World War II on the Educational Outcomes of Black Americans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2003)
14. The Welfare Implications of Increasing DI Benefit Generosity
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (3)
15. The Welfare Implications of Increasing Disability Insurance Benefit Generosity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2002) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)

2001

16. Accounting for the Black-White Wealth Gap: A Nonparametric Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the American Statistical Association (2002)
17. Tracking the Household Income of SSDI and SSI Applicants
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (18)
18. Trade in University Training: Cross-State Variation in the Production and Use of College-Educated Labor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2000

19. Accounting for Recent Declines in Employment Rates among the Working-Aged Disabled
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)

1999

20. Going to War and Going to College: Did World War II and the G.I. Bill Increase Educational Attainment for Returning Veterans?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2002)

1998

21. Coding Geographic Areas Across Census Years: Creating Consistent Definitions of Metropolitan Areas
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
22. Double Trouble: On the Value of Twins-Based Estimation of the Return to Schooling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1999)
23. Implications of skill-biased technological change: International evidence
    Open Access publications from University College London, University College London View citations (241)
    Also in Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations (13)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1997) View citations (30)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (22)
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1997) View citations (134)
    Research Institute of Industrial Economics Working Papers, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) (1997) View citations (6)
    Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1997) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
24. The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Labor Force Transitions of Older Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (1999)

1996

25. Demand Shifts, Population Adjustments, and Labor Market Outcomes during the 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2000)
26. On the Validity of Season of Birth as an Instrument in Wage Equations: A Comment on Angrist & Krueger's "Does Compulsory School Attendance Affect Scho
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
27. Race Differences in Labor Force Attachment and Disability Status
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

1995

28. On the Validity of Using Census Geocode Characteristics to Proxy Individual Socioeconomic Characteristics
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
29. Race and Education Differences in Disability Status and Labor Force Attachment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
30. The Effect of Measured School Inputs on Academic Achievement: Evidence from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Birth Cohorts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)
31. The Illusion of Failure: Trends in the Self-Reported Health of the U.S. Elderly
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
32. Worker Adaptation and Employer Accommodation Following the Onset of a Health Impairment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

1994

33. Changes in the Demand for Skilled Labor within U.S. Manufacturing Industries: Evidence from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (179)

1993

34. Did Criminal Activity Increase During the 1980s? Comparisons Across Data Sources
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
35. The Cure Can Be Worse than the Disease: A Cautionary Tale Regarding Instrumental Variables
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (55)

1991

36. Industrial Shifts, Skills Levels, and the Labor Market for White and Black Males
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1993)
37. What Went Wrong? The Erosion of Relative Earnings and Employment Among Young Black Men in the 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)

1990

38. Disability Transfers and the Labor Force Attachment of Older Men: Evidence from the Historical Record
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1989

39. Changes in the Structure of Wages During the 1980's: An Evaluation of Alternative Explanations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
40. Measurement Error In Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Labor Market Surveys: Results From Two Validation Studies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
41. Self-Reported vs. Objective Measures of Health in Retirement Models
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
42. The Extent of Measurement Error In Longitudinal Earnings Data: Do Two Wrongs Make A Right?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1991)
43. The Health and Earnings of Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (91)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1989)

1988

44. The Extent of Measurement Error in Longitudinal Earnings Data
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.

1986

45. Brothers and Sisters in the Family and the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1982

46. Who Does R&D and Who Patents?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Chapter (1984)

Undated

47. Structural changes, employment outcomes, and population adjustments among whites and blacks: 1980-1990
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty

Journal Articles

2010

1. Health, economic resources and the work decisions of older men
   Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 156, (1), 106-129 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
2. Why Have College Completion Rates Declined? An Analysis of Changing Student Preparation and Collegiate Resources
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (3), 129-57 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

3. Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (4), 119-46 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2007

4. Cohort crowding: How resources affect collegiate attainment
   Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 877-899 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

5. The welfare implications of increasing disability insurance benefit generosity
   Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (12), 2487-2514 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2002)
6. Trade in university training: cross-state variation in the production and stock of college-educated labor
   Journal of Econometrics, 2004, 121, (1-2), 143-173 View citations (26)

2003

7. Closing the Gap or Widening the Divide: The Effects of the G.I. Bill and World War II on the Educational Outcomes of Black Americans
   The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (01), 145-177
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

8. Accounting for Recent Declines in Employment Rates among Working-Aged Men and Women with Disabilities
   Journal of Human Resources, 2002, 37, (2), 231-250 View citations (20)
9. Accounting for the Black-White Wealth Gap: A Nonparametric Approach
   Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2002, 97, 663-673 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper (2001)
10. Going to War and Going to College: Did World War II and the G.I. Bill Increase Educational Attainment for Returning Veterans?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (4), 784-815 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

11. Demand Shifts, Population Adjustments, and Labor Market Outcomes during the 1980s
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18, (1), 20-54 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1999

12. Double trouble: on the value of twins-based estimation of the return to schooling
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (2), 169-182 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
13. Health inequality and population variation in fertility-timing
    Social Science & Medicine, 1999, 49, (12), 1623-1636
14. The dynamic effects of health on the labor force transitions of older workers
    Labour Economics, 1999, 6, (2), 179-202 View citations (108)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

15. Implications Of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1245-1279 View citations (214)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1996

16. The Effect of Measured School Inputs on Academic Achievement: Evidence form the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Birth Cohorts
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (4), 653-64 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1995

17. What are the causes of rising wage inequality in the United States?
    Economic Policy Review, 1995, (Jan), 9-17 View citations (9)

1994

18. Changes in the Demand for Skilled Labor within U.S. Manufacturing: Evidence from the Annual Survey of Manufactures
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (2), 367-97 View citations (411)
19. Evidence on the Validity of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Labor Market Data
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1994, 12, (3), 345-68 View citations (81)

1993

20. Industrial Shifts, Skills Levels, and the Labor Market for White and Black Males
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 75, (3), 387-96 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

21. Changes in the Structure of Wages in the 1980's: An Evaluation of Alternative Explanations
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (3), 371-92 View citations (155)
22. Disability Transfers, Self-Reported Health, and the Labor Force Attachment of Older Men: Evidence from the Historical Record
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (4), 1393-419 View citations (51)
23. What Went Wrong? The Erosion of Relative Earnings and Employment among Young Black Men in the 1980s
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), 201-32 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1991

24. Self-Reported Versus Objective Measures of Health in Retirement Models
    Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (1), 106-138 View citations (189)
25. The Extent of Measurement Error in Longitudinal Earnings Data: Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1991, 9, (1), 1-24 View citations (124)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
26. The Health and Earnings of Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1427-34 View citations (31)

1989

27. The Health and Earnings of Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (3), 482-503 View citations (91)
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1986

28. Wages, Schooling and IQ of Brothers and Sisters: Do the Family Factors Differ?
    International Economic Review, 1986, 27, (1), 77-105 View citations (12)

Chapters

2010

1. Coming to America: Where Do International Doctorate Students Study and How Do US Universities Respond?
   A chapter in American Universities in a Global Market, 2010, pp 101-127

2009

2. Internationalization of U.S. Doctorate Education
   A chapter in Science and Engineering Careers in the United States: An Analysis of Markets and Employment, 2009, pp 59-97
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2001

3. Measurement error in survey data
   Chapter 59 in Handbook of Econometrics, 2001, vol. 5, pp 3705-3843 View citations (157)

1999

4. Economic analysis of transfer programs targeted on people with disabilities
   Chapter 51 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 3417-3528 View citations (164)

1986

5. Appendix: NBER-Mathematica Survey of Inner-City Black Youth: An Analysis of the Undercount of Older Youths
   A chapter in The Black Youth Employment Crisis, 1986, pp 443-459

1984

6. Who Does R&D and Who Patents?
   A chapter in R & D, Patents, and Productivity, 1984, pp 21-54 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper (1982)