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Working Papers

2009

1. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity
   Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists View citations
2. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2008

3. Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Million Dollar Plants
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in Working Paper Series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2008) View citations
4. Real Wage Inequality
   Working Paper Series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2008) View citations
5. Social Learning and Peer Effects in Consumption: Evidence from Movie Sales
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2007

6. Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2006

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

2005

9. Biology as Destiny? Short and Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transmission of Birth Weight
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2007)
10. 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
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2006)
11. 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
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2007)
12. The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2007)
13. 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

2004

14. Competition in Imperfect Markets: Does it Help California's Medicaid Mothers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
15. The Demand for Sons: Evidence from Divorce, Fertility, and Shotgun Marriage
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2003

16. Bidding for Industrial Plants: Does Winning a 'Million Dollar Plant' Increase Welfare?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
17. Do Microfinance Programs Help Families Insure Consumption Against Illness?
    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 View citations
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA (2003) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Health Economics (2009)
18. Does Education Improve Citizenship? Evidence from the U.S. and the U.K
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
19. Human Capital Externalities in Cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (2004)

2002

20. 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
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2003)
21. Credibility and Policy Convergence: Evidence from U.S. House Roll Call Voting Records
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
22. 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
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (2004)
23. Human Capital Spillovers in Manufacturing: Evidence from Plant-Level Production Functions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2002) View citations
24. 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
25. 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

26. 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 View citations
27. 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
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

2000

28. Minimum Wage Laws Lower Some Agricultural Wages
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations
    Also in Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations

1996

29. 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
    Also in CUDARE Working Paper Series, University of California at Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Policy (1996)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism, and the Earnings Gap
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 183-218 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
2. Do microfinance programs help families insure consumption against illness?
   Health Economics, 2009, 18, (3), 257-273
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2008

3. The Demand for Sons
   Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (4), 1085-1120 View citations

2007

4. Biology as Destiny? Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transmission of Birth Weight
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25, 231-264 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
5. Does Managed Care Hurt Health? Evidence from Medicaid Mothers
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 385-399
6. 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
   See also Working Paper (2005)
7. The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks
   Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (3) View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2006

8. 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
   See also Working Paper (2005)
9. 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
10. 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

2004

11. Do Voters Affect Or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U. S. House
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (3), 807-859 View citations
12. 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
13. 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
    See also Working Paper (2002)
14. The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 155-189 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2001)
15. Workers' Education, Spillovers, and Productivity: Evidence from Plant-Level Production Functions
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (3), 656-690 View citations

2003

16. 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
    See also Working Paper (2002)
17. 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

2002

18. Efficiency Wages, Deferred Payments, and Direct Incentives in Agriculture
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 84, (4), 1144-55 View citations

2000

19. 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

Chapters

2004

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