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Working Papers

2009

1. Inheritances, Health and Death
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. Public Knowledge, Private Knowledge: The Intellectual Capital of Entrepreneurs
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Public Policies and Women's Employment after Childbearing
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
4. Where Does the Wage Penalty Bite?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2008

5. Bringing Science to Market: Commercializing from NIH SBIR Awards
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2007

6. Age, Socioeconomic Status and Obesity Growth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
7. Current and Future Prevalence of Obesity and Severe Obesity in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
8. Parental Leave Policies and Parents' Employment and Leave-Taking
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations

2006

9. A Healthy Economy Can Break Your Heart
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2005

10. Maternal Employment and Adolescent Development
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2008)
11. The Cost of Caring for Young Children
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations

2004

12. Does Prekindergarten Improve School Preparation and Performance?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2007)
13. How Well Do Parents With Young Children Combine Work and Family Life
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
14. Macroeconomic Conditions, Health and Mortality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2003

15. Healthy Living in Hard Times
    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 Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2005)

2002

16. Deaths Rise in Good Economic Times: Evidence From the OECD
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Economics and Human Biology (2006)

2001

17. Does Drinking Really Decrease in Bad Times?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2002)
18. Economic Expansions Are Unhealthy: Evidence from Microdata
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2000

19. Compensation in the Nonprofit Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
20. Parental Employment and Child Cognitive Development
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1998

21. Displaced Workers in the United States and the Netherlands
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations
22. Parental Leave and Child Health
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2000)

1996

23. Are Recessions Good For Your Health?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2000)
24. The Economic Consequences of Parental Leave Mandates: Lessons from Europe
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
25. Trade Sensitivity, Technology, and Labor Displacement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1995

26. Alcohol Policies and Highway Vehicle Fatalities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (1996)
27. Is High School Employment Consumption or Investment?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1997)
28. Parental Leave Policies in Europe and North America
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1994

29. Do Pensions Increase the Labor Supply of Older Men?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1996)
30. Economic Conditions and Alcohol Problems
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (1995)

1991

31. Workplace Drug Abuse Policy
    Working Papers, Boston University - Industry Studies Programme
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (1993)

Journal Articles

2008

1. Maternal employment and adolescent development
   Labour Economics, 2008, 15, (5), 958-983 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2007

2. Does prekindergarten improve school preparation and performance?
   Economics of Education Review, 2007, 26, (1), 33-51 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2006

3. Deaths rise in good economic times: Evidence from the OECD
   Economics and Human Biology, 2006, 4, (3), 298-316 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2002)

2005

4. Healthy living in hard times
   Journal of Health Economics, 2005, 24, (2), 341-363 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

5. Good times make you sick
   Journal of Health Economics, 2003, 22, (4), 637-658 View citations

2002

6. Does drinking really decrease in bad times?
   Journal of Health Economics, 2002, 21, (4), 659-678 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)

2000

7. Are Recessions Good For Your Health?
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2000, 115, (2), 617-650 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1996)
8. Parental leave and child health
   Journal of Health Economics, 2000, 19, (6), 931-960 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1998)
9. Technology, Trade Sensitivity, and Labor Displacement
   Southern Economic Journal, 2000, 66, (3), 682-699

1998

10. The Economic Consequences Of Parental Leave Mandates: Lessons From Europe
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (1), 285-317 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1997

11. Is High School Employment Consumption or Investment?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (4), 735-76 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
12. Policy Watch: The Family and Medical Leave Act
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (3), 175-86 View citations

1996

13. Alcohol policies and highway vehicle fatalities
    Journal of Health Economics, 1996, 15, (4), 435-454 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1995)
14. Do pensions increase the labor supply of older men?
    Journal of Public Economics, 1996, 59, (2), 157-175 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1995

15. Economic conditions and alcohol problems
    Journal of Health Economics, 1995, 14, (5), 583-603 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1994)

1994

16. Advance Notice, Job Search, and Postdisplacement Earnings
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1994, 12, (1), 1-28 View citations
17. Reply to Hirth
    Journal of Health Economics, 1994, 13, (3), 379-379

1993

18. Econometric estimation of proportional hazard models
    Journal of Economics and Business, 1993, 45, (5), 421-430
19. Workplace drug abuse policy
    Journal of Health Economics, 1993, 12, (1), 19-38 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

20. Advance Notice and Postdisplacement Joblessness
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (1), 1-32 View citations
21. The impact of advance notice: A comment. See "The impact of advance notice of plant closings on earnings and the probability of unemployment," by Stephen Nord and Yuan Ting (44:4, July 1991, p. 681)
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1992, 45, (4), 665-682

1991

22. Are Workers Permanently Scarred by Job Displacements?
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (1), 319-24 View citations
23. Displacement Induced Joblessness
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1991, 73, (3), 517-22 View citations

1990

24. Bridge Jobs and Partial Retirement
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8, (4), 482-501 View citations
25. Do Earnings Increase with Job Seniority?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1990, 72, (1), 143-47 View citations

1988

26. Incentives to transfer patients under alternative reimbursement mechanisms
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 37, (3), 381-394 View citations

1987

27. Job Tenure and Cyclical Changes in the Labor Market [Demographic Differences in Cyclical Employment Variations]
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1987, 69, (2), 372-78
28. The economic consequences of labor mobility
    Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 1987, 41, (1), 30-49 View citations