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Working Papers

2009

1. Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009)
2. Life Satisfaction
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2009)
3. Re-Constructing Childhood Health Histories
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2009)
4. The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult Labor Market Outcomes
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2005)
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2008)
   Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2005)
   See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2009)
5. Work Disability, Work, and Justification Bias in Europe and the U.S
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2009)
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2009)
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2009)

2008

6. Are Americans Really Less Happy With Their Incomes?
   Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations
7. From Illegal to Legal: Estimating Previous Illegal Experience among New Legal Immigrants to the United States
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) View citations
8. Validating the Use of Vignettes for Subjective Threshold Scales
   Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin View citations
   Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2007)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2007) View citations
   Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2007) View citations
9. Why do some Irish drink so much?
   Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin
   Also in Working Papers, School Of Economics, University College Dublin (2008)

2007

10. Diabetes and the Rise of the SES Health Gradient
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
11. Enhancing the Quality of Data on the Measurement of Income and Wealth
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
12. Housing Price Volatility and Downsizing in Later Life
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
13. Inter-vivos Giving Over the Lifecycle
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department
14. Labor Market Status and Transitions During the Pre-Retirement Years: Learning from International Differences
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007)
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2007)
15. The SES Health Gradient on Both Sides of the Atlantic
    Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers, McMaster University View citations
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2007) View citations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2007) View citations

2006

16. Dynamics of Work Disability and Pain
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2006) View citations
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2006) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2008)
17. Effects of Attrition and Non-Response in the Health and Retirement Study
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2006)

2005

18. Female Labor Supply: Theory and Estimation -- Introduction
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
19. Immigrants and the Labor Market
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2005)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2006)
20. Self-reported Work Disability in the US and The Netherlands
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2004) View citations
21. Socioeconomic Differences in the Adoption of New Medical Technologies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2005)
22. THE IMPACT OF SES ON HEALTH OVER THE LIFE-COURSE
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2005) View citations
23. Unraveling the SES-Health Connection
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2004) View citations
24. Vignettes and Self Reported Work Disability
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
25. Work Disability is a Pain in the *****, Especially in England, The Netherlands, and the United States
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2005) View citations

2004

26. After the Crash: Compensation and Economic Loss Following Aviation Accidents
    Law and Economics, EconWPA
27. Asset Accumulation and Family Size
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
28. Assets and Labor Supply
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
29. Background Notes for a Labor Economist's Prospective on Age Discrimination
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004) View citations
30. Black/White Male Earnings and Employment: 1960-70
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004) View citations
    See also Chapter (1977)
31. Can Patient Self-Management Help Explain the SES Health Gradient?
    HEW, EconWPA View citations
32. Career Wage Mobility
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
33. Children Among the Poor
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
34. Comment on 'Recent Trends in the Size Distribution of Wealth'
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
35. Data Confidentiality: A Researcher's Perspective
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
36. Demographic and Economic Correlates of Health in Old Age
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series (1997) View citations
37. Do Increment-Decrement Worklife Models Really Work?
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
38. Economic Shocks, Wealth and Welfare
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2003)
39. Enhancing the Quality of Data on Income: Recent Developments in Survey Methodology
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
40. Family Labor Supply Over the Life Cycle
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004) View citations
    See also Chapter (1977)
41. HIspanics and the American Dream: An Analysis of Hispanic Male Labor Market Wages 1940-1980
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
42. Immigrant Health--Selectivity and Acculturation
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2004) View citations
43. Improving the Quality of Economic Data: Lessons from the HRS and AHEAD
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
44. Inheritances and Bequests
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1997)
45. International Comparisons of Work Disability
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (2004) View citations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) (2004) View citations
46. Labor Markets and Economic Development in Malaysia
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004)
47. Local Labor Markets and Cyclic Components in Demand for College Trained Manpower
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
48. Lost but Not Forgotten: Attrition and Follow-up in the Indonesia Family Life Survey
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2000) View citations
49. Measuring Health and Economic Status of Older Adults in Developing Countries
    HEW, EconWPA
50. Migration in Retrospect: Remembrances of Things Past
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1997) View citations
51. New Directions in Socioeconomic Research on Aging
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
52. No Time to Be Young: The Economic Prospects for Large Cohorts in the United States
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
53. On the Labor-Supply Effects of Age-Related Income Maintenance Programs
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004)
54. On the Road: Marriage and Mobility in Malaysia
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004)
55. Poverty and the Family
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
56. Race Differences in Earnings: A Survey and New Evidence
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Labor and Demography, EconWPA (2004)
57. Race and Ethnicity in the Labor Market: Trends over the Short and Long Run
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
58. Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Health in Late Life
    HEW, EconWPA
59. Racial Discrimination: A Human Capital Perspective
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
60. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Wealth in the Health and Retirement Study
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series (1996)
61. Remembrances of Things Past: Test-Retest Reliability of Retrospective Migration Histories
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series A (2003)
62. Savings and Wealth; Then and Now
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
63. Socioeconomic Status and Racial and Ethnic Differences in Functional Status Associated with Chronic Diseases
    HEW, EconWPA View citations
64. The Acceleration in Women's Wages
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
65. The Associations Between Self-Rated Vision and Hearing and Functional Status in Middle Age
    HEW, EconWPA
66. The Convergence to Racial Equality in Women's Wages
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
67. The Distribution of Family Earnings
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1979)
68. The Measurement and Structure of Household Wealth
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (1999)
69. The New Immigrant Survey Pilot (NIS-P): Overview and New Findings about U.S. Legal Immigrants at Admission
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
70. The Relationship of Self-rated Vision and Hearing to Functional Status and Well-being Among Seniors 70 Years and Older
    HEW, EconWPA
71. The decline in household saving and the wealth effect
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2006)
72. Understanding Differences in Household Financial Wealth between the United States and Great Britain
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2003)
73. Wealth Inequality Among Older Americans
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
74. What Do We Really Know About Wages: The Importance of Nonreporting and Census Imputation
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)
75. Who Gets Ahead: A Review Article
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1981)
76. Why is Wealth Inequality Rising?
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA View citations
77. Women, Mothers, and Work
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA
78. whyiswealthinequalityrising.pdf
    Macroeconomics, EconWPA

2003

79. Consequences and Predictors of New Health Events
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    Also in IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2003) View citations
    See also Chapter (2005)
80. Expected Bequests and Their Distribution
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
81. The Earnings of US immigrants
    Labor and Demography, EconWPA View citations
82. The Effects of Subjective Survival on Retirements and Social Security Claiming
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2002) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Applied Econometrics (2004)

2002

83. Wealth Portfolios in the UK and the US
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2001

84. Financial Wealth Inequality in the United States and Great Britain
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations

2000

85. Lost But Not Forgotten Attribution and Follow-up in the Indonesian Family Life Survey
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations
86. Wages, Employment and Economic Shocks: Evidence from Indonesia
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations
    Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department (2000)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Population Economics (2002)
87. Wealth inequality in the United States and Great Britain
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations

1999

88. Anticipated and Actual Bequests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (2001)
89. Marriage, Assets, and Savings
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation Publications Department View citations
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1999) View citations

1998

90. The Changing Skills of New Immigrants to the United States: Recent Trends and Their Determinants
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Chapter (2000)

1997

91. Forecasting Seasonal UK Consumption Components
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
92. The Changing Economic Circumstances of the Elderly: Income, Wealth, and Social Security
    Center for Policy Research Policy Briefs, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations

1993

93. On the Road: Marriage and Mortality in Malaysia
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations

1978

94. The Overeducated American? A Review Article
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations

1973

95. A Life Cycle Family Model
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Journal Articles

2009

1. The Impact of Childhood Health on Adult Labor Market Outcomes
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (3), 478-489
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

2. Dynamics of work disability and pain
   Journal of Health Economics, 2008, 27, (2), 496-509
   See also Working Paper (2006)

2007

3. The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Health over the Life-Course
   Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (4) View citations
4. Vignettes and Self-Reports of Work Disability in the United States and the Netherlands
   American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 461-473 View citations

2006

5. Immigrants and the Labor Market
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24, (2), 203-234 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)
6. The Decline in Household Saving and the Wealth Effect
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (1), 20-27 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)

2005

7. Immigration, health, and New York City: early results based on the U.S. new immigrant cohort of 2003
   Economic Policy Review, 2005, (Dec), 127-151
8. Socioeconomic Differences in the Adoption of New Medical Technologies
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 234-237 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2004

9. The effects of subjective survival on retirement and Social Security claiming
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2004, 19, (6), 761-775 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2003

10. Assimilation across the Latino Generations
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 315-319 View citations
11. Economic Shocks, Wealth, and Welfare
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (2) View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
12. Enhancing the Quality of Data on Income: Recent Innovations from the HRS
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (3) View citations
13. Introduction to the JHR’s Special Issue on Cross-National Comparative Research Using Panel Surveys
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (2)
14. Remembrances of things past: test-retest reliability of retrospective migration histories
    Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2003, 166, (1), 23-49 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)
15. Trends and Projections in Income Replacement during Retirement
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2003, 21, (4), 755-782 View citations
16. Understanding Differences in Household Financial Wealth between the United States and Great Britain
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (2) View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2002

17. Wages, employment and economic shocks: Evidence from Indonesia
    Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15, (1), 161-193 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2000)

2001

18. The impact of demographic change on U. S. labor markets: discussion
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2001

1999

19. Healthy Bodies and Thick Wallets: The Dual Relation between Health and Economic Status
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1999, 13, (2), 145-166 View citations
20. The measurement and structure of household wealth
    Labour Economics, 1999, 6, (2), 253-275 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

1998

21. Socioeconomic Status and Health
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 192-96 View citations

1993

22. Affirmative Action and the Racial Wage Gap
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 79-84 View citations

1989

23. Black Economic Progress after Myrdal
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1989, 27, (2), 519-64 View citations
24. Women in the Labor Market and in the Family
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1989, 3, (1), 9-23 View citations

1987

25. Race and Poverty: A Forty-Year Record
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 152-58

1986

26. Race and Human Capital: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (5), 1225-29 View citations
27. What Do We Really Know about Wages? The Importance of Nonreporting and Census Imputation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), 489-506 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

1985

28. Time-Series Growth in the Female Labor Force
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (1), S59-90 View citations

1984

29. Affirmative Action and Labor Markets
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (2), 269-301 View citations
30. Race and Human Capital
    American Economic Review, 1984, 74, (4), 685-98 View citations

1981

31. Who gets ahead: A review article
    Economics of Education Review, 1981, 1, (4), 421-436
    See also Working Paper (2004)

1980

32. Comments on papers by Darity-Meyers, and Jeong
    The Review of Black Political Economy, 1980, 10, (4), 384-390

1979

33. Inequality: Race Differences in the Distribution of Earnings
    International Economic Review, 1979, 20, (2), 515-26 View citations
34. The Distribution of Family Earnings
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (5), 163-92 View citations
    See also Working Paper (2004)

1978

35. The Improving Economic Status of Black Americans
    American Economic Review, 1978, 68, (2), 171-78 View citations

1977

36. Assets, Savings and Labor Supply
    Economic Inquiry, 1977, 15, (4), 551-73
37. Black-White Male Wage Ratios: 1960-70
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (3), 323-38 View citations

Chapters

2006

1. Immigrants and Their Schooling
   Elsevier View citations

2005

2. Consequences and Predictors of New Health Events
   A chapter in Analyses in the Economics of Aging, 2005, pp 213-240 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

3. Wealth Portfolios in the United Kingdom and the United States
   A chapter in Perspectives on the Economics of Aging, 2004, pp 205-246 View citations

2001

4. Anticipated and Actual Bequests
   A chapter in Themes in the Economics of Aging, 2001, pp 357-392 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1999)

2000

5. The Changing Skill of New Immigrants to the United States: Recent Trends and Their Determinants
   A chapter in Issues in the Economics of Immigration, 2000, pp 185-226 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1998)

1980

6. The Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth: Does Family Size Matter?
   A chapter in Modeling the Distribution and Intergenerational Transmission of Wealth, 1980, pp 273-288

1977

7. Black/White Male Earnings and Employment: 1960-70
   A chapter in Distribution of Economic Well-Being, 1977, pp 233-302
   See also Working Paper (2004)
8. Family Labor Supply over the Life Cycle
   A chapter in Explorations in Economic Research, Volume 4, number 2, 1977, pp 1-72 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2004)