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Working Papers

2013

1. Place Based Policies with Unemployment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2013)

2012

2. Local Multipliers and Human Capital in the US and Sweden
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (2)
3. Winning by Losing: Evidence on the Long-Run Effects of Mergers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2011

4. Estimating and Testing Non-Linear Models Using Instrumental Variables
   University of Western Ontario, CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, CIBC Centre for Human Capital and Productivity
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011)
5. Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   Also in Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (2011) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)

2010

6. Inequality at Work: The Effect of Peer Salaries on Job Satisfaction
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (11)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (11)
   Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2010) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2012)
7. Local Labor Markets
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (2)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (2)
   See also Chapter (2011)
8. The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2011)

2009

9. Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from the Ports of Los Angeles
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2011)
10. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity
    Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists View citations (7)
11. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2010)

2008

12. Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Million Dollar Plants
    Working Paper Series, The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis View citations (32)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (22)
13. Real Wage Inequality
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (8)
    Also in Working Paper Series, The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2008) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (8)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
14. Social Learning and Peer Effects in Consumption: Evidence from Movie Sales
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2011)

2007

15. Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2009)

2006

16. Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism and the Earning Gap
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2009)
17. Peers at Work
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations (19)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (24)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)

2005

18. Biology As Destiny? Short And Long-Run Determinants Of Intergenerational Transmission Of Birth Weight
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
    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)
19. Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2006)
20. Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? Touch-screen Voting and the 2004 Presidential Election
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2007)
21. The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2007)
22. Why Do Most Italian Young Men Live With Their Parents? Intergenerational Transfers and Household Structure
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)

2004

23. Bidding for Industrial Plants: Does Winning a 'Million Dollar Plant' Increase Welfare?
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (30)
24. Competition in Imperfect Markets: Does it Help California's Medicaid Mothers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
25. The Demand for Sons: Evidence from Divorce, Fertility, and Shotgun Marriage
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

2003

26. Do Microfinance Programs Help Families Insure Consumption Against Illness?
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (8)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2003) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2009)
27. Does Education Improve Citizenship? Evidence from the U.S. and the U.K
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
28. Human Capital Externalities in Cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (63)
    See also Chapter (2004)

2002

29. Can Free Entry be Inefficient? Fixed Commissions and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2003)
30. Credibility and Policy Convergence: Evidence from U.S. House Roll Call Voting Records
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
31. Estimating the Social Return to Higher Education: Evidence From Longitudinal and Repeated Cross-Sectional Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (2004)
32. Human Capital Spillovers in Manufacturing: Evidence from Plant-Level Production Functions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2002) View citations (9)
33. Intergenerational Transfers and Household Structure. Why Do Most Italian Youths Live With Their Parents?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (2)
34. Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from College Openings and Longitudinal Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
35. Uncovering Rent-Seeking and Social Waste: A Parable from the Real Estate Market
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.

2001

36. A Small-Sample Estimator for the Sample-Selection Model
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
    Also in CUDARE Working Paper Series, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy (2001) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Econometric Reviews (2004)
37. The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

2000

38. Minimum Wage Laws Lower Some Agricultural Wages
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley View citations (3)
    Also in CUDARE Working Paper Series, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy (2000) View citations (2)
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations (3)

1996

39. Use of public assistance and private aid by legal and unauthorized immigrants who work in agriculture
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley

Journal Articles

2013

1. Real Wage Inequality
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 65-103
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2012

2. Inequality at Work: The Effect of Peer Salaries on Job Satisfaction
   American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (6), 2981-3003
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2011

3. Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from the Ports of Los Angeles
   Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46, (1), 154-175 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
4. Social Learning and Peer Effects in Consumption: Evidence from Movie Sales
   Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (1), 356-393
   See also Working Paper (2008)
5. Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 435-41 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2011)
6. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERGENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY
   Economic Inquiry, 2011, 49, (1), 47-69
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

7. Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Winners and Losers of Large Plant Openings
   Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 118, (3), 536-598 View citations (17)
8. Local Multipliers
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 373-77 View citations (3)
9. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (3), 32-63 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
10. The geography of giving: The effect of corporate headquarters on local charities
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (3-4), 222-234

2009

11. Bayesian Learning and the Pricing of New Information: Evidence from Prediction Markets
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 330-36 View citations (3)
12. Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism, and the Earnings Gap
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 183-218 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
13. Do microfinance programs help families insure consumption against illness?
    Health Economics, 2009, 18, (3), 257-273 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
14. Extreme Weather Events, Mortality, and Migration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (4), 659-681 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
15. Peers at Work
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (1), 112-45 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
16. Racial Bias in the 2008 Presidential Election
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 323-29

2007

17. Biology as Destiny? Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transmission of Birth Weight
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25, 231-264 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
18. Does Managed Care Hurt Health? Evidence from Medicaid Mothers
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 385-399 View citations (5)
19. Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? Touch-screen Voting and the 2004 Presidential Election
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (4), 660-673 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
20. The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks
    Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (3) View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

21. Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (4), 1211-1248 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
22. Is Social Capital the Capital of the Poor? The Role of Family and Community in Helping Insure Living Standards against Health Shocks
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2006, 52, (3), 455-499 View citations (1)
23. Private and Social Returns to Education
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2006, 96, (3), 3-46
24. Why do Most Italian Youths Live with Their Parents? Intergenerational Transfers and Household Structure
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (4), 800-829 View citations (33)

2004

25. A Small-Sample Estimator for the Sample-Selection Model
    Econometric Reviews, 2004, 23, (1), 71-91 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
26. Do Voters Affect Or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U. S. House
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (3), 807-859 View citations (46)
27. Does education improve citizenship? Evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 1667-1695 View citations (59)
28. Estimating the social return to higher education: evidence from longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional data
    Journal of Econometrics, 2004, 121, (1-2), 175-212 View citations (187)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
29. The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 155-189 View citations (146)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
30. Workers' Education, Spillovers, and Productivity: Evidence from Plant-Level Production Functions
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (3), 656-690 View citations (73)

2003

31. Can Free Entry Be Inefficient? Fixed Commissions and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1076-1122 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
32. Mother'S Education And The Intergenerational Transmission Of Human Capital: Evidence From College Openings
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (4), 1495-1532 View citations (73)

2002

33. Efficiency Wages, Deferred Payments, and Direct Incentives in Agriculture
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 84, (4), 1144-1155 View citations (8)

2000

34. Do Wages Compensate for Risk of Unemployment? Parametric and Semiparametric Evidence from Seasonal Jobs
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2000, 20, (1), 45-66 View citations (21)

1999

35. An Information-Based Sample-Selection Estimation Model of Agricultural Workers' Choice between Piece-Rate and Hourly Work
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1999, 81, (3), 735-741 View citations (3)

Chapters

2011

1. Local Labor Markets
   Elsevier View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

2. Comment on "Women’s Education and Family Behavior: Trends in Marriage, Divorce and Fertility"
   A chapter in Demography and the Economy, 2010, pp 140-142

2004

3. Human capital externalities in cities
   Chapter 51 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 4, pp 2243-2291 View citations (81)
   See also Working Paper (2003)