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Phone:	604-822-2092
Postal address:	Vancouver School of Economics University of British Columbia 6000 Iona Drive Vancouver, BC V6T 1L4 Canada
Workplace:	Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

1. The Minimum Wage, Turnover, and the Shape of the Wage Distribution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in CLEF Working Paper Series, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo (2023) View citations (1)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023) View citations (1)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2023) View citations (1)

2024

2. Who benefits from place-based policies? Evidence from matched employer-employee data
   IWH Discussion Papers, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)

2022

3. Right-to-Work Laws, Unionization, and Wage Setting
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Right-to-Work Laws, Unionization, and Wage Setting, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2023) (2023)

2021

4. Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages: The Role of Spillover Effects
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
   See also Journal Article Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages: The Role of Spillover Effects, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (35) (2021)

2020

5. Initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian labour market
   CLEF Working Paper Series, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo View citations (59)
   See also Journal Article Initial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Canadian Labour Market, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2020) View citations (66) (2020)

2018

6. Unions and Wage Inequality: The Roles of Gender, Skill and Public Sector Employment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Unions and wage inequality: The roles of gender, skill and public sector employment, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (42) (2020)

2016

7. Destruction of Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills in Adulthood
   Working Papers, Centro de Investigación, Universidad del Pacífico
8. Weak Identification in Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Designs
   Microeconomics.ca working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (47)
   See also Journal Article Weak Identification in Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Designs, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2016) View citations (38) (2016)

2015

9. Changes in Wage Inequality in Canada: An Interprovincial Perspective
   CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (38)
   See also Journal Article Changes in wage inequality in Canada: An interprovincial perspective, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2015) View citations (31) (2015)
10. Supplement To "Weak Identification in Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Designs"
    Microeconomics.ca working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (7)
11. Top Incomes in Canada: Evidence from the Census
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (10)

2014

12. Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada and the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada, and the United States, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (24) (2016)
    Chapter Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada, and the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (2) (2013)

2012

13. Canadian Inequality: Recent Development and Policy Options
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article Canadian Inequality: Recent Developments and Policy Options, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2012) View citations (58) (2012)
14. Occupational tasks and changes in the wage structure
    Textos para discussão, FGV EESP - Escola de Economia de São Paulo, Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil) View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (233)

2010

15. Decomposition Methods in Economics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (133)
    See also Chapter Decomposition Methods in Economics, Handbook of Labor Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (869) (2011)
16. The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980-2005
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (56)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980-2005, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2010) View citations (57) (2010)
17. Why are the Relative Wages of Immigrants Declining? A Distributional Approach
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Why Are the Relative Wages of Immigrants Declining? A Distributional Approach, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2014) View citations (14) (2014)

2009

18. Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (195)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2009) View citations (178)
    See also Journal Article Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (2428) (2010)
19. The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980 - 2006
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics
    Also in Economics working papers, Vancouver School of Economics (2008) View citations (3)

2008

20. The Regression Discontinuity Design — Theory and Applications
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (12)

2007

21. Performance Pay and Wage Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (30)
    Departmental Working Papers, McGill University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Performance Pay and Wage Inequality, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2009) View citations (321) (2009)
22. Regression Discontinuity Designs: A Guide to Practice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (120)
    Also in NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (124)
    See also Journal Article Regression discontinuity designs: A guide to practice, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (1830) (2008)
23. The Changing Nature of Wage Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article The changing nature of wage inequality, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2008) View citations (174) (2008)
24. Unconditional Quantile Regressions
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    Also in Textos para discussão, Department of Economics PUC-Rio (Brazil) (2006) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Unconditional Quantile Regressions, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2009) View citations (1204) (2009)

2006

25. Effets incitatifs associes a l'aide sociale: approche de discontinuite de la regression
    Direction des études analytiques : documents de recherche, Statistics Canada, Direction des études analytiques View citations (2)
26. Incentive Effects of Social Assistance: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
    Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series, Statistics Canada, Analytical Studies Branch View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Incentive effects of social assistance: A regression discontinuity approach, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (184) (2008)
27. Post-Secondary Education and Increasing Wage Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article Postsecondary Education and Increasing Wage Inequality, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2006) View citations (119) (2006)

2005

28. Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (152)
    Also in CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO (2002) View citations (23)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (152) (2005)

2003

29. Unionization and Wage Inequality: A Comparative Study of the U.S, the U.K., and Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)

2001

30. Labour Market Reforms and Changes in Wage Inequality in the United Kingdom and the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    See also Chapter Labor Market Reforms and Changes in Wage Inequality in the United Kingdom and the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (11) (2004)

2000

31. Can Falling Supply Explain the Rising Return to College for Younger Men? A Cohort-Based Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (141)
    See also Journal Article Can Falling Supply Explain the Rising Return to College for Younger Men? A Cohort-Based Analysis, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2001) View citations (895) (2001)
32. Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Post-War Period: What Went Wrong in the 1970s?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
    See also Chapter Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Postwar Period: What Went Wrong in the 1970s?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (74) (2001)
33. Minimum Wages and Youth Employment in France and the United States
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (35)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (69)
    Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2000) View citations (47)
    See also Chapter Minimum Wages and Youth Employment in France and the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (55) (2000)

1999

34. Evolution of the Female Labour Force Participation Rate in Canada, 1976-1994
    CIRANO Project Reports, CIRANO View citations (27)
35. What Is Happening in the Youth Labour Market in Canada?
    CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article What is Happening in the Youth Labour Market in Canada?, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2000) View citations (12) (2000)

1998

36. Changes in the Relative Structure of Wages and Employment: A Comparison of Canada, France and the United States
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
37. Education, Earnings, and the "Canadian G.I. Bill"
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Education, earnings, and the "Canadian G.I. Bill", Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2001) View citations (28) (2001)
38. L'évolution du taux d'activité des femmes au Canada, 1976-1994: Une analyse de cohortes
    CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO
39. Supply Side Hysterisis: The Case of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    Also in Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (1997) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Supply side hysteresis: the case of the Canadian unemployment insurance system, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (31) (2000)

1997

40. Adapting to Circumstances: The Evolution of Work, School, and Living Arrangements Among North American Youth
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (34)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (45)
    See also Chapter Adapting to Circumstances (The Evolution of Work, School,and Living Arrangements among North American Youth), NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (67) (2000)

1996

41. Changes in the Relative Structure of Wages and Employment: A Comparison of the United States, Canada, and France
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (74)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1995) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Changes in the Relative Structure of Wages and Employment: A Comparison of the United States, Canada, and France, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (1999) View citations (170) (1999)
42. Labor Market Institutions and Gender Differences in Wage Inequality
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (1)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1996) View citations (1)
43. Rank Regressions, Wage Distributions and the Gender Gap
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (27)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1996) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Rank Regressions, Wage Distributions, and the Gender Gap, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1998) View citations (86) (1998)

1995

44. L'effet d'apprentissage et l'assurance-chomage
    Working Papers, Gouvernement du Canada - Human Resources
45. Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages, 1973-1992: A Semiparametric Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    Also in Cahiers de recherche, Universite de Montreal, Departement de sciences economiques (1994) View citations (10)
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1994) View citations (84)
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences (1994) View citations (64)
    See also Journal Article Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages, 1973-1992: A Semiparametric Approach, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1996) View citations (1738) (1996)

1994

46. Changing Wage Structure and Black-White Differentials Among Men and Women: A Longitudinal Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
47. Changing Wage Structure and Black-White Wage Differentials: A Longitudinal Analysis
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (13)
48. Diverging Male Wage Inquality in the United States and Canada, 1981-1988: Do Unions Explain the Difference?
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (2)

1993

49. Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Chapter Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1994) View citations (8) (1994)
50. Estimating the effects of Unions on Wage Inequality in a Two-Sector Model with Comparative Advantage and Non- Random Selection
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (6)
51. Unions and Wages Inequality in Canada and the United States
    Cahiers de recherche, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ View citations (14)
    See also Chapter Unions and Wage Inequality in Canada and the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (39) (1993)
52. Wage Dispersion, Returns to Skill, and Black-White Wage Differentials
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1993) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Wage dispersion, returns to skill, and black-white wage differentials, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (1996) View citations (63) (1996)

1992

53. Alcohol, Marijuana, and American Youth: The Unintended Effects of Government Regulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
54. Appendix Table for: Alcohol, Marijuana and American Youth: The Unintented Consequences of Government Regulation
    Working Papers, California Irvine - School of Social Sciences View citations (8)

1991

55. The Effects of Product Market Competition on Collective Bargaining Agreements: The Case of Foreign Competition in Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Product Market Competition on Collective Bargaining Agreements: The Case of Foreign Competition in Canada, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1993) View citations (332) (1993)

1990

56. AN EMPIRICAL MODEL OF LABOR SUPPLY IN THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY
    Working Papers, Laval - Recherche en Politique Economique View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (5)
57. The Effects of International Competiton on Collective Bargaining Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Chapter The Effects of International Competition on Collective Bargaining Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (14) (1991)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Introduction to a Special Issue in Honor of David Card
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2024, 42, (S1), S1 - S9

2021

2. Gender Differences in Fields of Specialization and Placement Outcomes among PhDs in Economics
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 74-79 View citations (11)
3. Introduction: Essays in Honor of John E. DiNardo
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (S2), S317 - S328
4. Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages: The Role of Spillover Effects
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (S2), S369 - S412 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages: The Role of Spillover Effects, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (35) (2021)

2020

5. Choix occupationnels et offre de travail lorsque les salaires sont fonction des heures travaillées
   L'Actualité Economique, 2020, 96, (4), 691-720
   Also in L'Actualité Economique, 1997, 73, (1), 99-128 (1997)
6. Growing Income Inequality in the United States and Other Advanced Economies
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2020, 34, (4), 52-78 View citations (42)
7. Initial Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Canadian Labour Market
   Canadian Public Policy, 2020, 46, (S1), S55-S65 View citations (66)
   See also Working Paper Initial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Canadian labour market, CLEF Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (59) (2020)
8. Unions and wage inequality: The roles of gender, skill and public sector employment
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2020, 53, (1), 140-173 View citations (42)
   See also Working Paper Unions and Wage Inequality: The Roles of Gender, Skill and Public Sector Employment, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2018

9. Decomposing Wage Distributions Using Recentered Influence Function Regressions
   Econometrics, 2018, 6, (2), 1-40 View citations (206)

2017

10. Book Review: On Myth and Measurement
    ILR Review, 2017, 70, (3), 823-826
11. Wealth inequality: Theory, measurement and decomposition
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2017, 50, (5), 1224-1261 View citations (28)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2017, 50, (5), 1224-1261 (2017) View citations (29)

2016

12. Foreign human capital and the earnings gap between immigrants and Canadian-born workers
    Labour Economics, 2016, 41, (C), 104-119 View citations (27)
13. Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada, and the United States
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S1), S95 - S139 View citations (24)
    See also Chapter Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada, and the United States, NBER Chapters, 2013, 95-139 (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
    Working Paper Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada and the United States, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
14. Weak Identification in Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Designs
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2016, 34, (2), 185-196 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Weak Identification in Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Designs, Microeconomics.ca working papers (2016) View citations (47) (2016)

2015

15. Changes in wage inequality in Canada: An interprovincial perspective
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2015, 48, (2), 682-713 View citations (31)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2015, 48, (2), 682-713 (2015) View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Changes in Wage Inequality in Canada: An Interprovincial Perspective, CLSSRN working papers (2015) View citations (38) (2015)
16. Comment
    Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2015, 110, (512), 1347-1348

2014

17. Occupations, fields of study and returns to education
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2014, 47, (4), 1047-1077 View citations (54)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014, 47, (4), 1047-1077 (2014) View citations (58)
18. Why Are the Relative Wages of Immigrants Declining? A Distributional Approach
    ILR Review, 2014, 67, (4), 1127-1165 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Why are the Relative Wages of Immigrants Declining? A Distributional Approach, CLSSRN working papers (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

2012

19. Canadian Inequality: Recent Developments and Policy Options
    Canadian Public Policy, 2012, 38, (2), 121-145 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Canadian Inequality: Recent Development and Policy Options, CLSSRN working papers (2012) View citations (50) (2012)
20. Contract Form, Wage Flexibility, and Employment
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 526-31 View citations (24)

2010

21. Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2010, 48, (2), 281-355 View citations (2428)
    See also Working Paper Regression Discontinuity Designs in Economics, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (195) (2009)
22. The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980-2005
    Canadian Public Policy, 2010, 36, (1), 63-89 View citations (57)
    See also Working Paper The Evolution of the Returns to Human Capital in Canada, 1980-2005, CLSSRN working papers (2010) View citations (56) (2010)

2009

23. Performance Pay and Wage Inequality
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2009, 124, (1), 1-49 View citations (321)
    See also Working Paper Performance Pay and Wage Inequality, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (34) (2007)
24. Unconditional Quantile Regressions
    Econometrica, 2009, 77, (3), 953-973 View citations (1204)
    See also Working Paper Unconditional Quantile Regressions, NBER Technical Working Papers (2007) View citations (53) (2007)

2008

25. Incentive effects of social assistance: A regression discontinuity approach
    Journal of Econometrics, 2008, 142, (2), 807-828 View citations (184)
    See also Working Paper Incentive Effects of Social Assistance: A Regression Discontinuity Approach, Analytical Studies Branch Research Paper Series (2006) View citations (1) (2006)
26. L’évolution des inégalités dans les pays industrialisés: le point sur la situation
    L'Actualité Economique, 2008, 84, (3), 241-262
27. Regression discontinuity designs: A guide to practice
    Journal of Econometrics, 2008, 142, (2), 615-635 View citations (1830)
    See also Working Paper Regression Discontinuity Designs: A Guide to Practice, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (120) (2007)
28. Special issue editors' introduction: The regression discontinuity design--Theory and applications
    Journal of Econometrics, 2008, 142, (2), 611-614 View citations (15)
29. The changing nature of wage inequality
    Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (1), 21-48 View citations (174)
    See also Working Paper The Changing Nature of Wage Inequality, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (37) (2007)

2007

30. The impact of unionization on the incidence of and sources of payment for training in Canada
    Empirical Economics, 2007, 32, (2), 465-489 View citations (6)
    See also Chapter The impact of unionization on the incidence of and sources of payment for training in Canada, Studies in Empirical Economics, 2008, 267-291 (2008) (2008)

2006

31. Increasing Residual Wage Inequality: Composition Effects, Noisy Data, or Rising Demand for Skill?
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (3), 461-498 View citations (691)
32. Postsecondary Education and Increasing Wage Inequality
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 195-199 View citations (119)
    See also Working Paper Post-Secondary Education and Increasing Wage Inequality, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (42) (2006)

2005

33. Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (4), 681-724 View citations (152)
    See also Working Paper Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination, Scholarly Articles (2005) View citations (152) (2005)

2004

34. Unions and Wage Inequality
    Journal of Labor Research, 2004, 25, (4), 519-562 View citations (224)

2002

35. Decomposing changes in wage distributions: a unified approach
    Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2002, 35, (4), 646-688 View citations (90)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics, 2002, 35, (4), 646-688 (2002) View citations (119)

2001

36. Alcohol, marijuana, and American youth: the unintended consequences of government regulation
    Journal of Health Economics, 2001, 20, (6), 991-1010 View citations (111)
37. Can Falling Supply Explain the Rising Return to College for Younger Men? A Cohort-Based Analysis
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (2), 705-746 View citations (895)
    See also Working Paper Can Falling Supply Explain the Rising Return to College for Younger Men? A Cohort-Based Analysis, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (141) (2000)
38. Education, earnings, and the "Canadian G.I. Bill"
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2001, 34, (2), 313-344 View citations (28)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2001, 34, (2), 313-344 (2001) View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Education, Earnings, and the "Canadian G.I. Bill", NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (9) (1998)
39. Going to College to Avoid the Draft: The Unintended Legacy of the Vietnam War
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 97-102 View citations (135)

2000

40. Are Women's Wage Gains Men's Losses? A Distributional Test
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 456-460 View citations (14)
41. Supply side hysteresis: the case of the Canadian unemployment insurance system
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 78, (1-2), 139-170 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Supply Side Hysterisis: The Case of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (4) (1998)
42. What is Happening in the Youth Labour Market in Canada?
    Canadian Public Policy, 2000, 26, (s1), 59-83 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper What Is Happening in the Youth Labour Market in Canada?, CIRANO Working Papers (1999) View citations (4) (1999)

1999

43. Changes in the Relative Structure of Wages and Employment: A Comparison of the United States, Canada, and France
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1999, 32, (4), 843-877 View citations (170)
    See also Working Paper Changes in the Relative Structure of Wages and Employment: A Comparison of the United States, Canada, and France, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (74) (1996)

1998

44. Estimating the Effects of Unions on Wage Inequality in a Panel Data Model with Comparative Advantage and Nonrandom Selection
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1998, 16, (2), 261-91 View citations (126)
45. Rank Regressions, Wage Distributions, and the Gender Gap
    Journal of Human Resources, 1998, 33, (3), 610-643 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Rank Regressions, Wage Distributions and the Gender Gap, Cahiers de recherche (1996) View citations (27) (1996)

1997

46. Book Review: Labor Economics: Aspects of Labour Market Behaviour: Essays in Honour of John Vanderkamp
    ILR Review, 1997, 50, (2), 356-357
47. Diverging Male Wage Inequality in the United States and Ganada, 1981–1988: Do Institutions Explain the Difference?
    ILR Review, 1997, 50, (4), 629-651 View citations (56)
48. Institutional Changes and Rising Wage Inequality: Is There a Linkage?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (2), 75-96 View citations (239)

1996

49. Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages, 1973-1992: A Semiparametric Approach
    Econometrica, 1996, 64, (5), 1001-44 View citations (1738)
    See also Working Paper Labor Market Institutions and the Distribution of Wages, 1973-1992: A Semiparametric Approach, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (24) (1995)
50. Le chômage des années 80
    L'Actualité Economique, 1996, 72, (3), 291-304 View citations (1)
51. Wage dispersion, returns to skill, and black-white wage differentials
    Journal of Econometrics, 1996, 74, (2), 319-361 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Wage Dispersion, Returns to Skill, and Black-White Wage Differentials, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (13) (1993)

1994

52. Changing Wage Structure and Black-White Wage Differentials
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 29-33 View citations (34)
53. The Effect of Taxes on Labor Supply in the Underground Economy
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (1), 231-54 View citations (135)

1993

54. The Effects of Product Market Competition on Collective Bargaining Agreements: The Case of Foreign Competition in Canada
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1993, 108, (4), 983-1014 View citations (332)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Product Market Competition on Collective Bargaining Agreements: The Case of Foreign Competition in Canada, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (16) (1991)

Books

2013

1. Le Québec économique 2012: Le point sur le revenu des Québécois
   CIRANO Monographs, CIRANO

1996

2. L'économie souterraine au Québec: Mythes et réalités
   CIRANO Monographs, CIRANO View citations (8)

Chapters

2023

1. Right-to-Work Laws, Unionization, and Wage Setting
   A chapter in 50th Celebratory Volume, 2023, vol. 50, pp 285-325
   See also Working Paper Right-to-Work Laws, Unionization, and Wage Setting, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) (2022)

2016

2. Inequality and Changes in Task Prices: Within and between Occupation Effects☆
   A chapter in Inequality: Causes and Consequences, 2016, vol. 43, pp 195-226 View citations (9)

2013

3. Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada, and the United States
   A chapter in Labor Markets in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, 2013, pp 95-139 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada and the United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (12) (2014)
   Journal Article Unemployment in the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany, Canada, and the United States, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (24) (2016)

2011

4. Decomposition Methods in Economics
   Elsevier View citations (869)
   See also Working Paper Decomposition Methods in Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (133) (2010)

2010

5. What Do We Really Know About Changes in Wage Inequality?
   A chapter in Labor in the New Economy, 2010, pp 17-59 View citations (20)

2008

6. The impact of unionization on the incidence of and sources of payment for training in Canada
   Springer
   See also Journal Article The impact of unionization on the incidence of and sources of payment for training in Canada, Springer (2007) View citations (6) (2007)

2006

7. The “Mincer Equation” Thirty Years After Schooling, Experience, and Earnings
   Springer View citations (58)

2004

8. Labor Market Reforms and Changes in Wage Inequality in the United Kingdom and the United States
   A chapter in Seeking a Premier Economy: The Economic Effects of British Economic Reforms, 1980–2000, 2004, pp 275-312 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Labour Market Reforms and Changes in Wage Inequality in the United Kingdom and the United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (26) (2001)

2001

9. Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Postwar Period: What Went Wrong in the 1970s?
   A chapter in Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis, 2001, pp 439-482 View citations (74)
   See also Working Paper Dropout and Enrollment Trends in the Post-War Period: What Went Wrong in the 1970s?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (50) (2000)

2000

10. Adapting to Circumstances (The Evolution of Work, School,and Living Arrangements among North American Youth)
    A chapter in Youth Employment and Joblessness in Advanced Countries, 2000, pp 171-214 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Adapting to Circumstances: The Evolution of Work, School, and Living Arrangements Among North American Youth, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1997) View citations (34) (1997)
11. Minimum Wages and Youth Employment in France and the United States
    A chapter in Youth Employment and Joblessness in Advanced Countries, 2000, pp 427-472 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Minimum Wages and Youth Employment in France and the United States, HAL (2000) View citations (35) (2000)

1999

12. Evolution of the Female Labour Force Participation Rate in Canada, 1976-1994: a Cohort Analysis
    A chapter in A Symposium on Canadian Labour Force Participation in the 1990s (Special Issue of Canadian Business Economics, Volume 7, Number 2, May 1999), 1999, pp 57-70 View citations (24)

1994

13. Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States
    A chapter in Social Protection versus Economic Flexibility: Is There a Trade-Off?, 1994, pp 265-300 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Does Public Health Insurance Reduce Labor Market Flexibility or Encourage the Underground Economy? Evidence from Spain and the United States, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1993) View citations (12) (1993)

1993

14. Unions and Wage Inequality in Canada and the United States
    A chapter in Small Differences That Matter: Labor Markets and Income Maintenance in Canada and the United States, 1993, pp 69-108 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Unions and Wages Inequality in Canada and the United States, Centre interuniversitaire de recherche en économie quantitative, CIREQ (1993) View citations (14) (1993)

1991

15. The Effects of International Competition on Collective Bargaining Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada
    A chapter in Immigration, Trade, and the Labor Market, 1991, pp 343-367 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of International Competiton on Collective Bargaining Outcomes: A Comparison of the United States and Canada, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (11) (1990)