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Working Papers

2011

1. A Guide and Advice for Economists on the U.S. Junior Academic Job Market (2011-2012 Edition)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
2. The Economics of Risky Health Behaviors
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (9)
3. The Impact of the Macroeconomy on Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from the Great Recession
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2011)
4. Unfit for Service: The Implications of Rising Obesity for U.S. Military Recruitment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010)

2010

5. The Medical Care Costs of Obesity: An Instrumental Variables Approach
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2009

6. Differences in the U.S. Trends in the Prevalence of Obesity Based on Body Mass Index and Skinfold Thickness
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
7. Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter (2011)

2008

8. Obesity and Developmental Functioning Among Children Aged 2-4 Years
   SOEPpapers, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP)
   Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2008)
9. Obesity and Skill Attainment in Early Childhood
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article in Economics & Human Biology (2008)
10. The Ability of Various Measures of Fatness to Predict Application for Disability Insurance
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
11. The Impact of Income on the Weight of Elderly Americans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2010)
12. U.S. Agricultural Policy and Obesity
    2008 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2008, Orlando, Florida, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

2007

13. Maternal Employment and Childhood Obesity: A Search for Mechanisms in Time Use Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
14. Mechanisms for the Association Between Maternal Employment and Child Cognitive Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2006

15. Beyond BMI: The Value of More Accurate Measures of Fatness and Obesity in Social Science Research
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2008)
16. Contingent Valuation Analysis of Willingness to Pay To Reduce Childhood Obesity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Economics & Human Biology (2008)
17. Nutrition Labels and Obesity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
18. The Importance of Objective Health Measures in Predicting Early Receipt of Social Security Benefits: The Case of Fatness
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (2)

2005

19. The Competitive Effects of Drug Withdrawals
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
20. The Impact of State Physical Education Requirements on Youth Physical Activity and Overweight
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2007)

2004

21. Factor Substitution and Unobserved Factor Quality in Nursing Homes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
22. Obesity as a Barrier to the Transition from Welfare to Work
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
23. Obesity, Disability, and Movement Onto the Disability Insurance Rolls
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (6)

2003

24. Health Insurance Coverage and the Macroeconomy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2005)
25. Lighting Up and Slimming Down: The Effects of Body Weight and Cigarette Prices on Adolescent Smoking Initiation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2004)

2002

26. A Guide (and Advice) for Economists on the U. S. Junior Academic Job Market
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations (7)

2000

27. Body Weight and Women's Labor Market Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)

1998

28. Meritocracy in America: An Examination of Wages Within and Across Occupations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
29. Understanding the Role of Cognitive Ability in Accounting for the Recent Rise in the Economic Return to Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

1997

30. An Empirical Examination of Information Barriers to Trade inInsurance
    University of Chicago - George G. Stigler Center for Study of Economy and State, Chicago - Center for Study of Economy and State View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)

1996

31. Cognitive Ability, Wages, and Meritocracy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)

Journal Articles

2011

1. The validity of genes related to neurotransmitters as instrumental variables
   Health Economics, 2011, 20, (8), 884-888 View citations (1)

2010

2. MONOPOLY-super-® PRICING
   Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (2), 517-520
3. The Job Market for New Economists: A Market Design Perspective
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (4), 187-206 View citations (3)
4. The impact of income on the weight of elderly Americans
   Health Economics, 2010, 19, (8), 979-993 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

5. Obesity and labor market outcomes among legal immigrants to the United States from developing countries
   Economics & Human Biology, 2009, 7, (2), 153-164 View citations (3)
6. The timing of the rise in U.S. obesity varies with measure of fatness
   Economics & Human Biology, 2009, 7, (3), 307-318 View citations (4)

2008

7. Beyond BMI: The value of more accurate measures of fatness and obesity in social science research
   Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (2), 519-529 View citations (40)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
8. Contingent valuation analysis of willingness to pay to reduce childhood obesity
   Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (2), 281-292 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
9. Obesity and skill attainment in early childhood
   Economics & Human Biology, 2008, 6, (3), 388-397 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
10. The production of published research by U.S. academic health economists
    International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics, 2008, 8, (2), 87-111 View citations (3)
11. US health economists: who we are and what we do
    Health Economics, 2008, 17, (4), 535-543 View citations (1)

2007

12. THE CORRELATION OF YOUTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH STATE POLICIES
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2007, 25, (4), 506-517 View citations (3)
13. The earnings of U.S. health economists
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (2), 358-372 View citations (2)
14. The impact of state physical education requirements on youth physical activity and overweight
    Health Economics, 2007, 16, (12), 1287-1301 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

15. Factor substitution in nursing homes
    Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25, (2), 234-247 View citations (2)
16. Obesity, Cigarette Prices, Youth Access Laws, and Adolescent Smoking Initiation
    Eastern Economic Journal, 2006, 32, (1), 149-170

2005

17. A Comparison of the Relationship between Obesity and Earnings in the U.S. and Germany
    Schmollers Jahrbuch : Journal of Applied Social Science Studies / Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, 2005, 125, (1), 119-129 View citations (17)
18. HMO Participation in Medicare+Choice
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2005, 14, (3), 543-574 View citations (1)
19. Health insurance coverage and the macroeconomy
    Journal of Health Economics, 2005, 24, (2), 299-315 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
20. Morbid obesity and the transition from welfare to work
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (4), 727-743 View citations (8)
21. Welfare Reform and the Health Insurance Coverage of Women and Children
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2005, 8, 5 View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2005)

2004

22. Lighting up and slimming down: the effects of body weight and cigarette prices on adolescent smoking initiation
    Journal of Health Economics, 2004, 23, (2), 293-311 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
23. The Impact of Obesity on Wages
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (110)

2003

24. The Impact of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Health Insurance Coverage of Americans
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2003, 6, 5 View citations (2)
    See also Chapter (2003)

2002

25. CMS Payments Necessary to Support HMO Participation in Medicare Managed Care
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2002, 5, 2 View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2002)

2001

26. The Effect of Managed Care Penetration on Treatment Patterns
    The Journal of Legal Studies, 2001, 30, (2), 743-51
27. Three observations on wages and measured cognitive ability
    Labour Economics, 2001, 8, (4), 419-442 View citations (38)

1999

28. An Empirical Examination of Information Barriers to Trade in Insurance
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (4), 827-846 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
29. On Policies To Reward The Value Added By Educators
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (4), 720-727 View citations (16)

Edited books

2011

1. The Oxford Handbook of the Social Science of Obesity
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (3)

Chapters

2011

1. Outcomes in a Program that Offers Financial Rewards for Weight Loss
   A chapter in Economic Aspects of Obesity, 2011, pp 91-126 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2005

2. Welfare Reform and the Health Insurance Coverage of Women and Children
   A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 8, 2005 View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Forum for Health Economics & Policy (2005)

2003

3. The Impact of Macroeconomic Conditions on the Health Insurance Coverage of Americans
   A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 6, 2003, pp 87-114 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Forum for Health Economics & Policy (2003)

2002

4. CMS Payments Necessary to Support HMO Participation in Medicare Managed Care
   A chapter in Frontiers in Health Policy Research, Volume 5, 2002, pp 1-26
   See also Journal Article in Forum for Health Economics & Policy (2002)