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Working Papers

2020

1. Correcting for Misclassied Binary Regressors Using Instrumental Variables
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (2)

2019

2. Demand Conditions and Worker Safety: Evidence from Price Shocks in Mining
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2018

3. Changes in Nutrient Intake at Retirement
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
4. The Impact of Health on Labor Market Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from MRFIT
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2016

5. Laws, Educational Outcomes, and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from the Full Count 1940 Census
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2015

6. Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2019) View citations (10) (2019)

2014

7. Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation
   Discussion papers, Policy Research Institute, Ministry of Finance Japan View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation, The Japanese Economic Review, Japanese Economic Association (2015) View citations (7) (2015)

2013

8. Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (136) (2014)

2012

9. Do Schooling Laws Matter? Evidence from the Introduction of Compulsory Attendance Laws in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
10. The Effect of a Hospital Nurse Staffing Mandate on Patient Health Outcomes: Evidence from California’s Minimum Staffing Regulation
    The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation, University of Bristol, UK View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The effect of a hospital nurse staffing mandate on patient health outcomes: Evidence from California's minimum staffing regulation, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (27) (2012)

2011

11. Employment, Wages and Voter Turnout
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Employment, Wages, and Voter Turnout, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (26) (2013)

2010

12. The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (56) (2011)
13. The Effect of Hospital Nurse Staffing on Patient Health Outcomes: Evidence from California's Minimum Staffing Regulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2006

14. The Level and Composition of Consumption Over the Business Cycle: The Role of "Quasi-Fixed" Expenditures
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2005

15. The Impact of the 1972 Social Security Benefit Increase on Household Consumption
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2004

16. Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2007) View citations (108) (2007)
17. The Relationship between Food Assistance, the Value of Food Acquired, and Household Food security
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

2003

18. Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2004) View citations (164) (2004)
19. The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2008) View citations (76) (2008)

2002

20. '3rd of tha Month': Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article "3rd of tha Month": Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2003) View citations (190) (2003)
21. Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (43) (2006)
22. Paycheck Receipt and the Timing of Consumption
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2001

23. Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (209) (2004)
24. The Impact of Separate Taxation on the Intra-Household Allocation of Assets: Evidence from the UK
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The impact of separate taxation on the intra-household allocation of assets: evidence from the UK, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (31) (2004)
25. Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2002) View citations (245) (2002)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Laws, educational outcomes, and returns to schooling evidence from the first wave of U.S. state compulsory attendance laws
   Labour Economics, 2021, 68, (C) View citations (11)

2019

2. Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (3), 468-475 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Estimating the Impacts of Program Benefits: Using Instrumental Variables with Underreported and Imputed Data, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2018

3. Disability Benefit Take-Up and Local Labor Market Conditions
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2018, 100, (3), 416-423 View citations (26)

2015

4. Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation
   The Japanese Economic Review, 2015, 66, (4), 447-465 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Child Benefit Payments and Household Wealth Accumulation, Discussion papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2014

5. Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling
   American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (6), 1777-92 View citations (136)
   See also Working Paper Compulsory Education and the Benefits of Schooling, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)

2013

6. Employment, Wages, and Voter Turnout
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (4), 111-43 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Employment, Wages and Voter Turnout, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (6) (2011)
7. The stability of measured time preferences
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2013, 85, (C), 11-19 View citations (32)

2012

8. The effect of a hospital nurse staffing mandate on patient health outcomes: Evidence from California's minimum staffing regulation
   Journal of Health Economics, 2012, 31, (2), 340-348 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of a Hospital Nurse Staffing Mandate on Patient Health Outcomes: Evidence from California’s Minimum Staffing Regulation, The Centre for Market and Public Organisation (2012) View citations (31) (2012)
9. The impact of retirement on household consumption in Japan
   Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2012, 26, (1), 62-83 View citations (16)

2011

10. The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 86-118 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper The Consumption Response to Seasonal Income: Evidence from Japanese Public Pension Benefits, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (8) (2010)

2008

11. Rates for Vehicle Loans: Race and Loan Source
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 315-20 View citations (17)
12. The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (2), 241-252 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper The Consumption Response to Predictable Changes in Discretionary Income: Evidence from the Repayment of Vehicle Loans, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (12) (2003)

2007

13. Are There Treatment Duration Differences in the Seattle and Denver Income Maintenance Experiments?
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2007, 7, (1), 43
14. Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (2), 247-264 View citations (108)
    See also Working Paper Is There a Retirement-Consumption Puzzle? Evidence Using Subjective Retirement Expectations, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (27) (2004)

2006

15. Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 49, (2), 481-505 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Abortion Legalization and Adolescent Substance Use, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (7) (2002)
16. Paycheque Receipt and the Timing of Consumption
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (513), 680-701 View citations (78)

2004

17. Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22, (2), 489-522 View citations (209)
    See also Working Paper Job Displacement, Disability, and Divorce, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (6) (2001)
18. Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (1), 253-269 View citations (164)
    See also Working Paper Job Loss Expectations, Realizations, and Household Consumption Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (4) (2003)
19. The impact of separate taxation on the intra-household allocation of assets: evidence from the UK
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 1989-2007 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Separate Taxation on the Intra-Household Allocation of Assets: Evidence from the UK, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (6) (2001)

2003

20. "3rd of tha Month": Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?
    American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (1), 406-422 View citations (190)
    See also Working Paper '3rd of tha Month': Do Social Security Recipients Smooth Consumption Between Checks?, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (28) (2002)

2002

21. Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (3), 504-537 View citations (245)
    See also Working Paper Worker Displacement and the Added Worker Effect, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (13) (2001)

2001

22. The Long-Run Consumption Effects Of Earnings Shocks
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2001, 83, (1), 28-36 View citations (121)