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Working Papers

2019

1. Foreign vs. U.S. Graduate Degrees: The Impact on Earnings Assimilation and Return Migration for the Foreign Born
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
2. Immigrants' Earnings Growth and Return Migration from the U.S.: Examining their Determinants using Linked Survey and Administrative Data
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (15)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (12)
3. The Impact of Medicaid on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
4. The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants
   Working Papers, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics (2019) View citations (1)

2018

5. Estimating Institutionalization and Homelessness for Status First Nations in Canada: A Method and Implications
   Department Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Victoria View citations (2)
6. Family Income and the Intergenerational Transmission of Voting Behavior: Evidence from an Income Intervention
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
7. First People Lost: Determining the State of Status First Nations Mortality in Canada Using Administrative Data
   Department Discussion Papers, Department of Economics, University of Victoria
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics (2019)
8. Reservation Nonemployer and Employer Establishments: Data from U.S. Census Longitudinal Business Databases
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
9. Unintended Consequences of China's New Labor Contract Law on Unemployment and Welfare Loss of the Workers
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018)
   GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2018)
   See also Journal Article in China Economic Review (2019)

2017

10. Race Matters: Income Shares, Income Inequality, and Income Mobility for All U.S. Races
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2019)
11. Racial Disparity in an Era of Increasing Income Inequality
    CARRA Working Papers, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau View citations (3)
12. Reservation Employer Establishments: Data from the U.S. Census Longitudinal Business Database
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)

2016

13. Excess Mortality, Institutionalization and Homelessness Among Status Indians in Canada
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

2015

14. How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2018)

2014

15. In School and Out of Trouble? Investigating the Effects of Furloughing Public School Teachers on Juvenile Crime in Hawaii
    Working Papers, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, University of Hawaii at Manoa View citations (7)

2012

16. Constitutions and Economic Development: Evidence from the American Indian Nations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
17. Remittances and Rashomon- Working Paper 285
    Working Papers, Center for Global Development View citations (9)
18. The Social Impact of a Fiscal Crisis: Investigating the Effects of Furloughing Public School Teachers on Juvenile Crime in Hawaii
    Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics

2011

19. Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law and Economics (2014)

2010

20. Does More Money Make You Fat? The Effects of Quasi-Experimental Income Transfers on Adolescent and Young Adult Obesity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
21. Ethnic Fragmentation, Conflict, Displaced Persons and Human Trafficking: An Empirical Analysis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
22. Skin Tone's Decreasing Importance on Employment: Evidence from a Longitudinal Dataset, 1985-2000
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
23. Who Leaves and Who Returns? Deciphering Immigrant Self-Selection from a Developing Country
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (13)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (5)

2008

24. A Note on Measures of Human Capital for Immigrants: Examining the American Community Survey and New Immigrant Survey
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
25. Parents’ Incomes and Children’s Outcomes: A Quasi-Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)

2007

26. Errors in Self-Reported Earnings: The Role of Previous Earnings Volatility
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
27. The Persistence of Self-Employment Across Borders: New Evidence on Legal Immigrants to the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), Department of Economics, University College London (2007) View citations (9)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, College of William and Mary (2007) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Bulletin (2013)

2006

28. Checkerboards and Coase: Transactions Costs and Efficiency in Land Markets
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
29. The Babeldaob Road: The Impact of Road Construction on Rural Labor Force Outcomes in the Republic of Palau
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

Journal Articles

2019

1. First Peoples lost: Determining the state of status First Nations mortality in Canada using administrative data
   Canadian Journal of Economics, 2019, 52, (2), 490-525 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2018)
2. Race Matters: Income Shares, Income Inequality, and Income Mobility for All U.S. Races
   Demography, 2019, 56, (3), 999-1021 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
3. Unintended consequences of China's new labor contract law on unemployment and welfare loss of the workers
   China Economic Review, 2019, 53, (C), 87-105 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2018

4. How Does Household Income Affect Child Personality Traits and Behaviors?
   American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (3), 775-827 View citations (55)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

5. Critical junctures and economic development – Evidence from the adoption of constitutions among American Indian Nations
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, 43, (4), 844-861 View citations (11)
6. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act and Its Effects on American Indian Economic Development
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (3), 185-208 View citations (12)

2014

7. Investigating the effects of furloughing public school teachers on juvenile crime in Hawaii
   Economics of Education Review, 2014, 42, (C), 1-11 View citations (7)
8. Property institutions and business investment on American Indian reservations
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 46, (C), 116-125 View citations (7)
9. Transnational Trafficking, Law Enforcement, and Victim Protection: A Middleman Trafficker's Perspective
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2014, 57, (2), 349 - 386 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2013

10. The Persistence of Self-Employment Across Borders: New Evidence on Legal Immigrants to the United States
    Economics Bulletin, 2013, 33, (1), 126-137 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
11. Young Adult Obesity and Household Income: Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (2), 1-28 View citations (28)

2012

12. The Decreasing Effect of Skin Tone on Women's Full-Time Employment
    ILR Review, 2012, 65, (2), 398-426

2011

13. Errors in self-reported earnings: The role of previous earnings volatility and individual characteristics
    Journal of Development Economics, 2011, 96, (2), 409-421 View citations (14)

2010

14. Parents' Incomes and Children's Outcomes: A Quasi-experiment Using Transfer Payments from Casino Profits
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 86-115 View citations (113)
15. Who Leaves? Deciphering Immigrant Self-Selection from a Developing Country
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2010, 58, (2), 323-344 View citations (38)

2009

16. Checkerboards and Coase: The Effect of Property Institutions on Efficiency in Housing Markets
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52, (2), 395-410 View citations (16)

Edited books

2016

1. Wages, School Quality, and Employment Demand
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

2011

2. Wages, School Quality, and Employment Demand
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

Chapters

2021

1. The EITC and Linking Data for Examining Multigenerational Effects
   A chapter in Measuring Distribution and Mobility of Income and Wealth, 2021, pp 569-586