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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) View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (6)

2008

2. Preparation for Retirement, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Resources
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (8)

2007

3. Managing the Risk of Life
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (2)

2006

4. Probabilistic Thinking and Early Social Security Claiming
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (2)

2003

5. Who Becomes a Stockholder? Expectations, SUbjective Uncertainty, and Asset Allocation
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (10)
6. Widowhood, Divorce, and Loss of Health Insurance Among Near Elderly Women: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (1)

2002

7. The Economic Consequences of Widowhood
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2001

8. Cognition and Wealth: The Importance of Probabilistic Thinking
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (16)
9. Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

1997

10. Motives for Intergenerational Transfers. Evidence from Malaysia
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (31)

1996

11. The Economics of Fertility in Developed Countries: A Survey
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (12)

1995

12. Intergenerational Educational Mobility, Effects of Family and State in Malaysia
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1993)
13. Match Quality, New Information and Marital Dissolution
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv - the Sackler Institute of Economic Studies View citations (15)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1997)
14. The costs and Consequences of Early Fatherhood: The Impact on Young Men, Young Women and Their Children
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago View citations (2)

1992

15. Daughters, Education, and Family Budgets: Taiwan Experiences
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (20)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (2)

1990

16. TRANSFERS AMONG DIVORCED COUPLES: EVIDENCE AND INTERPRETATION
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1993)

1989

17. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DIVORCE SETTLEMENTS
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (3)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (3)

1979

18. The Old Age Security Hypothesis and Population Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

1978

19. Education and Self-Selection
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1979)

1976

20. Dynamic Aspects of Earnings Mobility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1978)

1975

21. A Beta-Logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1977)

1974

22. Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction: An Econometric Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Chapter (1976)

1973

23. Contraception and Fertility: Household Production Under Uncertainty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (1976)

Undated

24. A Theory of the Equilibrium Interest Rate in an Overlapping Generations Model: Life Cycles, Institutions, and Population Growth
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (1)
25. Children as Collective Goods in Divorce Settlements. (Revised 10/84)
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center
26. Life Cycles, Institutions, and Population Growth: A Theory of the Equilibrium Interest Rate in an Overlapping Generations Model
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (1)
27. Prospects for Widow Poverty
    Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations (3)
28. Wage Determinants: A Survey & Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center
29. What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1987)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Mental Retirement
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (1), 119-38 View citations (10)

2005

2. Statistical Analysis of Choice Experiments and Surveys
   Marketing Letters, 2005, 16, (3), 183-196 View citations (13)

2000

3. The Economics of Fatherhood
   American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 378-382 View citations (3)

1999

4. A Theory of Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing
   Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (S6), S33-S64 View citations (42)
5. Theory confronts data: how the HRS is shaped by the economics of aging and how the economics of aging will be shaped by the HRS
   Labour Economics, 1999, 6, (2), 119-145 View citations (4)

1997

6. Match Quality, New Information, and Marital Dissolution
   Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (1), S293-329 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper (1995)

1993

7. Transfers among Divorced Couples: Evidence and Interpretation
   Journal of Labor Economics, 1993, 11, (4), 629-79 View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper (1990)

1987

8. What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?
   American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 68-81 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper

1986

9. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families: Comment
   Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (3), S40-47 View citations (1)

1985

10. Children as Collective Goods and Divorce Settlements
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (3), 268-92 View citations (92)
11. Critical path analysis and resource constrained project scheduling -- Theory and practice
    European Journal of Operational Research, 1985, 21, (2), 149-155 View citations (4)

1979

12. Education and Self-Selection
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (5), S7-36 View citations (174)
    See also Working Paper (1978)
13. On managerial rewards and self-selection: Risk taking in public enterprises: A comment on A. Bergson, "Managerial risks and rewards in public enterprises"
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1979, 3, (4), 395-406
14. Reply to Mincer and Ofek [The Distribution of Lifetime Labor Force Participation of Married Women]
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (1), 203-11

1978

15. Dynamic Aspects of Earning Mobility
    Econometrica, 1978, 46, (5), 985-1012 View citations (133)
    See also Working Paper (1976)

1977

16. A Beta-logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women
    Journal of Political Economy, 1977, 85, (1), 27-58 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (1975)

1973

17. A New Approach to the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (2), S14-64 View citations (99)

Chapters

1993

1. The economics of fertility in developed countries
   Chapter 07 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1993, vol. 1, Part A, pp 275-347 View citations (32)

1987

2. Wage determinants: A survey and reinterpretation of human capital earnings functions
   Chapter 10 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1987, vol. 1, pp 525-602 View citations (86)

1976

3. Contraception and Fertility: Household Production under Uncertainty
   A chapter in Household Production and Consumption, 1976, pp 25-98 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (1973)
4. Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction An Econometnc Approach
   A chapter in Household Production and Consumption, 1976, pp 99-146 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (1974)