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Working Papers

2008

1. How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2009)

2006

2. Albert Rees and the 'Chicago School of Economics'
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.
3. Earnings Inequality and Market Work in Husband-Wife Families
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
4. Income Mobility of Individuals in China and the United States
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Economics of Transition (2006)
5. Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Industrial and Labor Relations Review (2006)

2003

6. The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations
   See also Chapter (2004)

2000

7. The Response of Employees to Severance Incentives: The University of California's Faculty, 1991-94
   Working Papers, United Nations World Employment Programme-

1997

8. Changes in Male Work Behavior and Wages
   Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations
9. Market Work and Wages of Women: 1975-94
   Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics
10. Regulating Collective Bargaining in Developing Countries: Lessons from Three Developed Countries
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations

1996

11. The Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining in Developing Economies
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations

1995

12. The role of labor unions in fostering economic development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations

1989

13. Employment, Wages, and Unionism in a Model of the Aggregate Labor Market in Britain
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1984

14. A Reconsideration of the Effects of Unionism on Relative Wages and Employment in the United States, 1920-80
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1984)

1982

15. The Trade-Off between Wages and Employment in Trade Union Objectives
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1984)

1981

16. The Effects of Incomes Policies on the Frequency and Size of Wage Changes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Economica (1982)
17. Wage and Employment Determinants under Trade Unionism: The InternationalTypographical Union
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1975

18. Industrial Morale
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations
19. Work Effort On-the-Job Screening, and Alternative Methods of Remuneration
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations

1974

20. Wage Changes and the Frequency of Settlements
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.

1973

21. Estimating the Effects of Cost and Price of the Elimination of Sex Discrimination: The Case of Telephone Rates
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.

1968

22. An Analysis of the Quit Rate in American Manufacturing Industry
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations
23. Trade Unions and the Rate of Change of Money Wages in the U.S
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations

Journal Articles

2009

1. How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being
   Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2009, 62, (2), 147-156
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

2. EARNINGS INEQUALITY, LABOUR SUPPLY AND SCHOOLING IN HUSBAND-WIFE FAMILIES
   Bulletin of Economic Research, 2007, 59, (2), 83-124

2006

3. A Life Cycle Perspective on Changes in Earnings Inequality among Married Men and Women
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 232-242 View citations
4. Income mobility of individuals in China and the United States
   The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (3), 417-458 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2006)
5. Wages, employment, and capital in capitalist and worker-owned firms
   Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2006, 60, (1), 23-44
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

6. Unionism Viewed Internationally
   Journal of Labor Research, 2005, 26, (1), 65-97 View citations

2004

7. The Effect of Macroeconomic Turbulence on Real Wage Levels and the Wage Structure: Brazil, 1981-1999
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (4), 681-717

1998

8. Assortative Mating by Schooling and the Work Behavior of Wives and Husbands
   American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 326-29 View citations

1997

9. Editor's Report for 1996
   Journal of Economic Literature, 1997, 35, (1), 9-12

1994

10. British Unemployment: Letter from America
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (424), 621-32 View citations
11. The Effects of Labor Unions on Employment, Wages, and Days of Operation: Coal Mining in West Virginia
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (1), 267-98 View citations
12. The Empirical Performance of Orthodox Models of the Firm: Conventional Firms and Worker Cooperatives
    Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102, (4), 718-44 View citations

1993

13. Changes in work hours of male employees, 1940û1988
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1993, 46, (2), 262-283 View citations
14. The Objectives of Worker Cooperatives
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 288-308 View citations
15. Trends in market work behavior of women since 1940
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1993, 46, (4), 653-676 View citations

1992

16. The Behavior of Worker Cooperatives: The Plywood Companies of the Pacific Northwest
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (5), 1083-105 View citations

1991

17. Prospects for Economics
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (404), 81-87 View citations

1990

18. Hours of Work and Trade Unionism
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8, (1), S150-74 View citations

1988

19. The Determination of Wages, Employment, and Work Hours in an Economy with Centralised Wage-Setting: Sweden, 1950-83
    Economic Journal, 1988, 98, (393), 1105-26

1986

20. Testing between Competing Models of Wage and Employment Determination in Unionized Markets
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), S3-S39 View citations

1985

21. Wages and Employment under Trade Unionism: Microeconomic Models and Macroeconomic Applications
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1985, 87, (2), 197-225 View citations

1984

22. A Reconsideration of the Effects of Unionism on Relative Wages and Employment in the United States, 1920-1980
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (2), 193-232 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1984)
23. Dynamic Hours of Work Functions for Husbands, Wives, and Single Females
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (2), 363-89 View citations
24. The Tradeoff between Wages and Employment in Trade Union Objectives
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1984, 99, (2), 215-31 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1982)

1982

25. Forecasting the effects of a negative income tax program
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1982, 35, (2), 221-234 View citations
26. The Effects of Incomes Policies on the Frequency and Size of Wage Changes
    Economica, 1982, 49, (194), 147-59
    See also Working Paper (1981)

1981

27. A utility-based analysis of the wage subsidy program
    Journal of Public Economics, 1981, 15, (2), 185-201 View citations
28. Wage and Employment Determination under Trade Unionism: The International Typographical Union
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (6), 1162-81 View citations

1979

29. A note on income tax evasion, labor supply, and nonlinear tax schedules
    Journal of Public Economics, 1979, 12, (1), 115-124 View citations
30. Constant-Utility Index Numbers of Real Wages: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (4), 686-87
31. Constant-Utility Index Numbers of Real Wages: Revised Estimates
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (1), 240-43

1977

32. Comment on "Unemployment insurance taxes and labor turnover: Summary of theoretical findings," by Frank Brechling (30:4, July 1977)
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1977, 30, (4), 493-494
33. Constant-Utility Index Numbers of Real Wages
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (2), 91-100

1976

34. A comment on the papers at the conference on wage-price controls
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1976, 2, (1), 303-304

1975

35. Wage Changes and the Frequency of Wage Settlements
    Economica, 1975, 42, (166), 162-70

1974

36. Relative Wages and Trade Unions in the United Kingdom
    Economica, 1974, 41, (162), 194-210 View citations

1972

37. American Trade Union Growth, 1900-1960: A Rejoinder
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1972, 86, (4), 691-92
38. Trade Unions and the Rate of Change of Money Wages in United States Manufacturing Industry
    Review of Economic Studies, 1972, 39, (1), 27-54 View citations
39. Wages, Specific Training, and Labor Turnover in US Manufacturing Industries
    International Economic Review, 1972, 13, (1), 53-64 View citations

1971

40. A Note on the Comparative Predictive Performance of Wage Inflation Models of the British Economy
    Economic Journal, 1971, 81, (321), 113-19 View citations
41. The demand for union services: An exercise
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1971, 24, (2), 180-190 View citations

1970

42. An Investigation into Industrial Strike Activity in Britain
    Economica, 1970, 37, (147), 239-56 View citations

1969

43. American Trade Union Growth: 1900-1960
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1969, 83, (3), 434-48 View citations
44. Comment on "Interindustry variations in voluntary labor mobility," by John F. Burton, Jr., and John E. Parker (22:2, Jan. 1969)
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1969, 23, (1), 78-88

Chapters

2004

1. The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain
   A chapter in Seeking a Premier Economy: The Economic Effects of British Economic Reforms, 1980-2000, 2004, pp 181-232 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

1987

2. Labor supply of men: A survey
   Chapter 01 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1987, vol. 1, pp 3-102 View citations