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Working Papers

2024

1. Nonbinary Gender Identities and Earnings: Evidence from a National Census
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Labeling vs Targeting: How did the Canada Child Benefit affect household bargaining and preferences?
   Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University
3. Later-Life Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2023)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023)

2022

4. Estimating A Model of Inefficient Cooperation and Consumption in Collective Households
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics

2021

5. Consumption Peer Effects and Utility Needs in India
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Consumption peer effects and utility needs in India, Quantitative Economics, Econometric Society (2022) View citations (5) (2022)
6. Diamonds in the Rough?: Repurposing Multi-Topic Surveys to Estimate Individual-Level Consumption Poverty
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
7. Identification of Time-Varying Transformation Models with Fixed Effects, with an Application to Unobserved Heterogeneity in Resource Shares
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Identification of time-varying transformation models with fixed effects, with an application to unobserved heterogeneity in resource shares, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
8. Inefficient Collective Households: Cooperation and Consumption
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Inefficient Collective Households: Cooperation and Consumption, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2022) View citations (7) (2022)
9. OLS Estimation of the Intra-Household Distribution of Expenditure
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
   Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2021) View citations (1)
   IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2020) View citations (4)

2020

10. Intertemporal Collective Household Models: Identification in Short Panels with Unobserved Heterogeneity in Resource Shares
    CeMMAP working papers, Centre for Microdata Methods and Practice, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (6)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, McMaster University (2020) View citations (6)
11. Urban Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Urban mortality and the repeal of federal prohibition, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

12. OLS estimation of the intra-household distribution of consumption
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (7)

2017

13. Identification of Random Resource Shares in Collective Households Without Preference Similarity Restrictions
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Identification of Random Resource Shares in Collective Households Without Preference Similarity Restrictions, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2021) View citations (6) (2021)
14. Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2015

15. Applications of Population Principles: A Note
    Economics working papers, Vancouver School of Economics
16. The Colour of Money Redux: Immigrant/Ethnic Earnings Disparity in Canada 1991– 2006
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (1)
17. Unobserved Preference Heterogeneity in Demand Using Generalized Random Coefficients
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (1)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (2015) View citations (1)
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics (2013) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Unobserved Preference Heterogeneity in Demand Using Generalized Random Coefficients, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (35) (2017)

2014

18. Consumption Inequality in Canada, 1997 to 2009
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics
    See also Journal Article Consumption inequality in Canada, 1997 to 2009, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2015) View citations (8) (2015)

2012

19. Children's Resources in Collective Households: Identification, Estimation and an Application to Child Poverty in Malawi
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Children's Resources in Collective Households: Identification, Estimation, and an Application to Child Poverty in Malawi, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (196) (2013)
20. Generalized Random Coefficients With Equivalence Scale Applications
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (4)
21. Imputing Rent in Consumption Measures, with an Application to Consumption Poverty in Canada 1997-2009
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University
    See also Journal Article Imputing rent in consumption measures, with an application to consumption poverty in Canada, 1997-2009, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2013) View citations (10) (2013)
22. On the Expenditure-Dependence of Children's Resource Shares
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (56)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Verona, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article On the expenditure-dependence of children’s resource shares, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (59) (2012)

2010

23. Index-Number Tests and the Common-Scaling Social Cost-of-Living Index
    Economics working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Index-number tests and the common-scaling social cost-of-living index, Social Choice and Welfare, Springer (2012) (2012)

2009

24. Glass Ceilings or Glass Doors? Wage Disparity Within and Between Firms
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University (2008) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Glass Ceilings or Glass Doors? Wage Disparity Within and Between Firms, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, American Statistical Association (2010) View citations (62) (2010)

2008

25. Estimation of Collective Household Models With Engel Curves
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (103)
    See also Journal Article Estimation of collective household models with Engel curves, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (108) (2008)
26. Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (61) (2010)
27. Tricks With Hicks: The EASI Demand System
    Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Tricks with Hicks: The EASI Demand System, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (203) (2009)

2006

28. Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors: A Representation Index
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany
29. No-Fault Divorce and the Compression of Marriage Ages
    Departmental Working Papers, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article No-Fault Divorce and the Compression of Marriage Ages, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
30. The Social Cost-of-Living: Welfare Foundations and Estimation
    Quantitative Studies in Economics and Population Research Reports, McMaster University View citations (2)
    Also in Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University (2006) View citations (2)
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2006) View citations (2)

2002

31. Consumption Inequality
    Department of Economics Working Papers, McMaster University View citations (14)

2000

32. Socializing, Shared Experience and Popular Culture
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (3)

1999

33. Equivalent-Income Functions and Income-Dependent Equivalence Scales
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (23)
34. Semiparametric Estimation of Lifetime Equivalence Scales
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Semiparametric estimation of lifetime equivalence scales, Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2005) View citations (4) (2005)
35. Speaking in Tongues: Language as both Human Capital and Ethnicity
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University View citations (2)
36. Taking Prices Seriously in the Measurement of Inequality
    Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University
    See also Journal Article Taking prices seriously in the measurement of inequality, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (37) (2002)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Identification of time-varying transformation models with fixed effects, with an application to unobserved heterogeneity in resource shares
   Journal of Econometrics, 2023, 232, (2), 576-597 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Identification of Time-Varying Transformation Models with Fixed Effects, with an Application to Unobserved Heterogeneity in Resource Shares, Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
2. Urban mortality and the repeal of federal prohibition
   Explorations in Economic History, 2023, 89, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Urban Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2022

3. Consumption peer effects and utility needs in India
   Quantitative Economics, 2022, 13, (3), 1257-1295 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Consumption Peer Effects and Utility Needs in India, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2021) View citations (4) (2021)
4. Inefficient Collective Households: Cooperation and Consumption
   The Economic Journal, 2022, 132, (645), 1882-1893 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Inefficient Collective Households: Cooperation and Consumption, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
5. Ordinary Least Squares Estimation of the Intrahousehold Distribution of Expenditure
   Journal of Political Economy, 2022, 130, (3), 681 - 731 View citations (13)

2021

6. How Did the Canada Child Benefit Affect Household Spending?
   Canadian Public Policy, 2021, 47, (4), 479-496 View citations (4)
7. Identification of Random Resource Shares in Collective Households Without Preference Similarity Restrictions
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2021, 39, (2), 402-421 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Identification of Random Resource Shares in Collective Households Without Preference Similarity Restrictions, Staff Working Papers (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
8. Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (639), 2955-2983 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Infant Mortality and the Repeal of Federal Prohibition, Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2018

9. The Effects of Modern Treaties and Opt-In Legislation on Household Incomes in Aboriginal Communities
   Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2018, 137, (1), 139-165 View citations (3)
10. Welfare analysis when people are different
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2018, 51, (2), 321-360 View citations (10)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2018, 51, (2), 321-360 (2018) View citations (10)

2017

11. Unobserved Preference Heterogeneity in Demand Using Generalized Random Coefficients
    Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125, (4), 1100 - 1148 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Unobserved Preference Heterogeneity in Demand Using Generalized Random Coefficients, Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2016

12. Are Residential and Workplace Concentration Correlated for Immigrants? Evidence for Sweden
    Journal of International Migration and Integration, 2016, 17, (3), 687-706 View citations (2)

2015

13. Consumption inequality in Canada, 1997 to 2009
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2015, 48, (2), 773-792 View citations (8)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2015, 48, (2), 773-792 (2015) View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Consumption Inequality in Canada, 1997 to 2009, CLSSRN working papers (2014) (2014)

2013

14. Children's Resources in Collective Households: Identification, Estimation, and an Application to Child Poverty in Malawi
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (1), 438-71 View citations (196)
    See also Working Paper Children's Resources in Collective Households: Identification, Estimation and an Application to Child Poverty in Malawi, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2012) View citations (30) (2012)
15. How many types are there?
    Economic Journal, 2013, 123, 77-95 View citations (36)
16. Imputing rent in consumption measures, with an application to consumption poverty in Canada, 1997-2009
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2013, 46, (4), 1537-1570 View citations (10)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2013, 46, (4), 1537-1570 (2013) View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Imputing Rent in Consumption Measures, with an Application to Consumption Poverty in Canada 1997-2009, Discussion Papers (2012) (2012)

2012

17. Index-number tests and the common-scaling social cost-of-living index
    Social Choice and Welfare, 2012, 38, (3), 407-429
    See also Working Paper Index-Number Tests and the Common-Scaling Social Cost-of-Living Index, Economics working papers (2010) View citations (5) (2010)
18. On the expenditure-dependence of children’s resource shares
    Economics Letters, 2012, 117, (3), 739-742 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper On the Expenditure-Dependence of Children's Resource Shares, Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (56) (2012)

2011

19. Aboriginal Income Disparity in Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 2011, 37, (1), 61-83 View citations (21)

2010

20. Glass Ceilings or Glass Doors? Wage Disparity Within and Between Firms
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2010, 28, (1), 181-189 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Glass Ceilings or Glass Doors? Wage Disparity Within and Between Firms, CLSSRN working papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
21. Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (4), 745-755 View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper Global Trade and the Maritime Transport Revolution, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
22. Semiparametric estimation of consumer demand systems in real expenditure
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2010, 25, (3), 420-457 View citations (4)
23. Semiparametric indirect utility and consumer demand
    Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 2010, 54, (11), 2763-2775 View citations (3)
24. The Common-Scaling Social Cost-of-Living Index
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2010, 28, (4), 523-538 View citations (12)

2009

25. Testing and imposing Slutsky symmetry in nonparametric demand systems
    Journal of Econometrics, 2009, 153, (1), 33-50 View citations (29)
26. Tricks with Hicks: The EASI Demand System
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (3), 827-63 View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper Tricks With Hicks: The EASI Demand System, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2008) View citations (7) (2008)

2008

27. A Representation Index: Measuring the Representation of Minorities in the Income Distribution
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2008, 8, (1), 1-21 View citations (3)
28. Estimation of collective household models with Engel curves
    Journal of Econometrics, 2008, 147, (2), 350-358 View citations (108)
    See also Working Paper Estimation of Collective Household Models With Engel Curves, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2008) View citations (103) (2008)

2007

29. Minority Earnings Disparity Across the Distribution
    Canadian Public Policy, 2007, 33, (1), 41-62 View citations (8)

2006

30. No-Fault Divorce and the Compression of Marriage Ages
    Economic Inquiry, 2006, 44, (3), 547-558 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper No-Fault Divorce and the Compression of Marriage Ages, Departmental Working Papers (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
31. The Identification of Fixed Costs From Consumer Behavior
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2006, 24, 255-265 View citations (48)

2005

32. Corrigendum to "Equivalent-expenditure functions and equivalent-dependent equivalence scales"
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (9-10), 1977-1979
33. Semiparametric estimation of lifetime equivalence scales
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2005, 20, (4), 487-507 View citations (4)
    Also in Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2005, 20, (4), 487-507 (2005) View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Semiparametric Estimation of Lifetime Equivalence Scales, Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (2) (1999)

2004

34. Equivalent-expenditure functions and expenditure-dependent equivalence scales
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (1-2), 175-208 View citations (49)

2002

35. Colour My World: Have Earnings Gaps for Canadian-Born Ethnic Minorities Changed Over Time?
    Canadian Public Policy, 2002, 28, (4), 489-511 View citations (14)
36. Taking prices seriously in the measurement of inequality
    Journal of Public Economics, 2002, 86, (1), 47-69 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Taking Prices Seriously in the Measurement of Inequality, Discussion Papers (1999) (1999)

2001

37. Consumption Poverty in Canada, 1969 to 1998
    Canadian Public Policy, 2001, 27, (2), 125-149 View citations (16)

1998

38. CHANGES IN CANADIAN FAMILY INCOME AND FAMILY CONSUMPTION INEQUALITY BETWEEN 1978 AND 1992
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1998, 44, (2), 259-282 View citations (16)
39. Semiparametric estimates and tests of base-independent equivalence scales
    Journal of Econometrics, 1998, 88, (1), 1-40 View citations (18)
40. Semiparametric estimation and consumer demand
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1998, 13, (5), 435-461 View citations (162)
41. The Colour of Money: Earnings Differentials Among Ethnic Groups in Canada
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1998, 31, (3), 518-548 View citations (71)

1995

42. The Asymptotic Distribution of the Generalized Gini Indices of Inequality
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1995, 28, (4b), 1042-55 View citations (23)

Chapters

2009

1. Chapter 7 EASI Made Easier
   A chapter in Quantifying Consumer Preferences, 2009, pp 179-206