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Working Papers

2022

1. Little Divergence in America — Market Access and Demographic Transition in the United States
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2021

2. Between the Dockyard and the Deep Blue Sea: Retention and Personnel Economics in the Royal Navy
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Fear and Loathing in the Classroom: Why Does Teacher Quality Matter?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
4. Minding the Gap: Academic Outcomes from Pre-college Programs
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Minding the gap: academic outcomes from pre-college programs, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) (2022)
5. Tracking the Herd with a Shotgun — Why Do Peers Influence College Major Selection?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2019

6. Trade, Technology, and the Great Divergence
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3)
   Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics (2012) View citations (5)

2017

7. Computerization and Immigration: Theory and Evidence from the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
   See also Journal Article Computerization and immigration: Theory and evidence from the United States, Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons (2020) View citations (13) (2020)
8. Development and Retention of Human Capital in Large Bureaucracies
   Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (2)
9. Officer Retention and Military Spending—The Rise of the Military Industrial Complex duringthe Second World War
   Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Officer retention and military spending: the rise of the military‐industrial complex during the Second World War, Economic History Review, Economic History Society (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
10. Rise of the Machines Redux – Education, Technological Transition and Long-run Growth
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics

2016

11. Bad Company: Understanding Negative Peer Effects in College Achievement
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Bad Company: Understanding negative peer effects in college achievement, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (18) (2017)

2015

12. Bad Company: Reconciling Negative Peer Effects in College Achievement
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
13. Ex Tridenti Mercatus? Sea-power and Maritime Trade in the Age of Globalization
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Ex Tridenti Mercatus? Sea-power and maritime trade in the age of globalization, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (2) (2016)
14. Human Capital on the High Seas - Job Mobility and Returns to Technical Skill During Industrialization
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany

2012

15. Does Nation Building Spur Economic Growth?
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article DOES NATION BUILDING SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2015) View citations (2) (2015)
16. Human Capital and Technological Transition – Insights from the U.S.Navy
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Human Capital and Technological Transition: Insights from the U.S. Navy, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
17. Naval Engineering and Labor Specialization during the Industrial Revolution
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics
18. Technical Human Capital and Job Mobility in an Era of Rapid Technological Innovation
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics View citations (1)

2010

19. An Exceptionally Simple Theory of Industrialization
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics
20. The Road Not Taken - What Is The “Appropriate” Path to Development When Growth is Unbalanced?
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article THE ROAD NOT TAKEN: WHAT IS THE “APPROPRIATE” PATH TO DEVELOPMENT WHEN GROWTH IS UNBALANCED?, Macroeconomic Dynamics, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (6) (2013)
21. The Value of Human Capital during the Second Industrial Revolution—Evidence from the U.S. Navy
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics

2008

22. A Tale of Two Skill Premia
    Working Papers, Economic History Society
23. Luddites and the Demographic Transition
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS View citations (14)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (14)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (12)

2007

24. Fighting the Forces of Gravity - Seapower and Maritime Trade between the 18th and 20th Centuries
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Fighting the forces of gravity - Seapower and maritime trade between the 18th and 20th centuries, Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier (2010) View citations (3) (2010)
25. Global Knowledge and Local Inequality - Industry Level Evidence
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics
26. The Appropriate Technology Frontier - Lessons for the Developing World
    Departmental Working Papers, United States Naval Academy Department of Economics
27. Trade, Knowledge and the Industrial Revolution
    Development Working Papers, Centro Studi Luca d'Agliano, University of Milano View citations (3)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (5)
    The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series, IIIS (2007) View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Minding the gap: academic outcomes from pre-college programs
   Education Economics, 2022, 30, (1), 3-28
   See also Working Paper Minding the Gap: Academic Outcomes from Pre-college Programs, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)

2021

2. Sea Power
   Journal of Historical Political Economy, 2021, 1, (2), 155-182

2020

3. Computerization and immigration: Theory and evidence from the United States
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2020, 53, (4), 1457-1494 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Computerization and Immigration: Theory and Evidence from the United States, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (33) (2017)
4. Officer retention and military spending: the rise of the military‐industrial complex during the Second World War
   Economic History Review, 2020, 73, (4), 1074-1096 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Officer Retention and Military Spending—The Rise of the Military Industrial Complex duringthe Second World War, Departmental Working Papers (2017) (2017)

2017

5. A SIMPLE THEORY OF THE EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIALIZATION
   Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2017, 21, (1), 106-129 View citations (2)
6. Bad Company: Understanding negative peer effects in college achievement
   European Economic Review, 2017, 98, (C), 144-168 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Bad Company: Understanding Negative Peer Effects in College Achievement, Departmental Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2016

7. Ex Tridenti Mercatus? Sea-power and maritime trade in the age of globalization
   Journal of International Economics, 2016, 100, (C), 95-111 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Ex Tridenti Mercatus? Sea-power and Maritime Trade in the Age of Globalization, MPRA Paper (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2015

8. DOES NATION BUILDING SPUR ECONOMIC GROWTH?
   Economic Inquiry, 2015, 53, (1), 660-680 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Does Nation Building Spur Economic Growth?, Departmental Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2014

9. Engineering and labor specialization during the industrial revolution
   Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2014, 8, (2), 173-200 View citations (9)

2013

10. Luddites, the industrial revolution, and the demographic transition
    Journal of Economic Growth, 2013, 18, (4), 373-409 View citations (25)
11. Product Differentiation and Consumer Surplus in the Microfinance Industry
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2013, 13, (2), 991-1022
12. THE ROAD NOT TAKEN: WHAT IS THE “APPROPRIATE” PATH TO DEVELOPMENT WHEN GROWTH IS UNBALANCED?
    Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2013, 17, (4), 747-778 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper The Road Not Taken - What Is The “Appropriate” Path to Development When Growth is Unbalanced?, Departmental Working Papers (2010) (2010)

2012

13. Nation Building and Economic Growth
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 278-82 View citations (4)

2011

14. Human Capital and Technological Transition: Insights from the U.S. Navy
    The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (3), 704-729 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Human Capital and Technological Transition – Insights from the U.S.Navy, Departmental Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2010

15. Fighting the forces of gravity - Seapower and maritime trade between the 18th and 20th centuries
    Explorations in Economic History, 2010, 47, (1), 28-48 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Fighting the Forces of Gravity - Seapower and Maritime Trade between the 18th and 20th Centuries, Departmental Working Papers (2007) (2007)