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Working Papers

2022

1. An Evaluation of the Paycheck Protection Program Using Administrative Payroll Microdata
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2022)
2. New Frontiers: The Origins and Content of New Work, 1940–2018
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. The $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did it Go There?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2022)
4. The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change: From Unbridled Enthusiasm to Qualified Optimism to Vast Uncertainty
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2021

5. On the Persistence of the China Shock
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (14)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)

2020

6. AI and Jobs: Evidence from Online Vacancies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
   Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2020) View citations (15)
7. Extending the Race between Education and Technology
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2020)
8. Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (136)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (210)
   Working Papers, Lund University, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (228)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (215)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2020)
9. Making the Most of Limited Government Capacity: Theory and Experiment
   Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. View citations (3)
10. Males at the Tails: How Socioeconomic Status Shapes the Gender Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
11. Marginal Effects of Merit Aid for Low-Income Students
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2019

12. Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from U.S. Patents
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (6)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (75)
    2018 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2018) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (108)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review: Insights (2020)
13. Work of the Past, Work of the Future
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (125)
    See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2019)

2018

14. Is Automation Labor-Displacing? Productivity Growth, Employment, and the Labor Share
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (135)
15. When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage Market Value of Young Men
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (45)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (30)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (56)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review: Insights (2019)

2017

16. A Note on the Effect of Rising Trade Exposure on the 2016 Presidential Election
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
17. Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (178)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (179)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (176)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (176)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (178)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (176)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2017)
18. Disability Benefits, Consumption Insurance, and Household Labor Supply
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
    Also in Working Paper, Norges Bank (2017) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2019)
19. Gentrification and the Amenity Value of Crime Reductions: Evidence from Rent Deregulation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
20. The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (331)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (331)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (335)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (331)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (335)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2020)
21. When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage-Market Value of Men
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (33)

2016

22. Evaluating Post-Secondary Aid: Enrollment, Persistence, and Projected Completion Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
23. Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (79)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2019)
24. School Quality and the Gender Gap in Educational Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)
25. The China Shock: Learning from Labor Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (404)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (359)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (358)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (414)
    See also Journal Article in Annual Review of Economics (2016)
26. The contribution of the minimum wage to US wage inequality over three decades: a reassessment
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (242)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2010) View citations (28)
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2010) View citations (27)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2016)

2015

27. Does Delay Cause Decay? The Effect of Administrative Decision Time on the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Disability Applicants
    Working Papers, RAND Corporation View citations (53)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2011) View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (56)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (55)
28. Import Competition and the Great U.S. Employment Sag of the 2000s
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (23)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (18)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (20)
    See also Chapter (2013)
    Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2016)
29. The Impact of Disability Benefits on Labor Supply: Evidence from the VA's Disability Compensation Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2016)

2014

30. Leveling Up: Early Results from a Randomized Evaluation of Post-Secondary Aid
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
31. Polanyi's Paradox and the Shape of Employment Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)
32. Return of the Solow Paradox? IT, Productivity, and Employment in U.S. Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (81)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2014)
33. Trade Adjustment: Worker Level Evidence
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (384)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (31)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (391)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2014)

2013

34. The "Task Approach" to Labor Markets: An Overview
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (166)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (166)
    See also Journal Article in Journal for Labour Market Research (2013)
35. The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2025)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (43)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
36. The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (62)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (62)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
37. Untangling Trade and Technology: Evidence from Local Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (59)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (59)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2015)

2012

38. Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge Massachusetts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2014)
39. Moral Hazard and Claims Deterrence in Private Disability Insurance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2014)
40. The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2017)
41. The Growth of Low Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
42. What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz's The Race between Education and Technology
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (130)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Literature (2012)

2011

43. The Unsustainable Rise of the Disability Rolls in the United States: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Options
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
    See also Chapter (2015)

2010

44. Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (139)
    See also Chapter (2011)

2009

45. Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from 'Work First'
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (21)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (156)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2010)
46. Inequality and Specialization: The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs in the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (56)
47. Putting Tasks to the Test: Human Capital, Job Tasks and Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2013)
48. This Job Is 'Getting Old:' Measuring Changes in Job Opportunities Using Occupational Age Structure
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (142)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (145)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2009)

2008

49. Technological Change and Earnings Polarization: Implications for Skill Demand and Economic Growth
    Economics Program Working Papers, The Conference Board, Economics Program
50. The Economics of Labor Market Intermediation: An Analytic Framework
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (11)

2007

51. Do Employment Protections Reduce Productivity? Evidence from U.S. States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (179)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (284)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2007) View citations (166)
    Harvard Business School Working Papers, Harvard Business School (2007) View citations (165)

2006

52. The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (229)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2006)
53. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (395)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

54. Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (161)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations (115)
55. Temporary Agency Employment as a Way out of Poverty?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2005) View citations (12)
    See also Chapter (2006)
56. Trends in U. S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (73)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (115)

2004

57. Will Job Testing Harm Minority Workers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2003

58. The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2006)

2002

59. Women, War and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Mid-Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2004)

2001

60. The Rise in Disability Recipiency and the Decline in Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2001) View citations (23)
61. The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2003)

2000

62. Outsourcing at Will: Unjust Dismissal Doctrine and the Growth of Temporary Help Employment
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (18)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (33)
63. Upstairs, Downstairs: Computer-Skill Complementarity and Computer-Labor Substitution on Two Floors of a Large Bank
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
64. Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)
65. Wiring the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2001)

1997

66. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (97)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1997) View citations (77)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

Undated

67. Do Temporary Jobs Help Low-Skilled Workers? Surprising Data from Detroit
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
    See also Journal Article in Communities and Banking (2007)

Journal Articles

2022

1. An evaluation of the Paycheck Protection Program using administrative payroll microdata
   Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 211, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2022)
2. Artificial Intelligence and Jobs: Evidence from Online Vacancies
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40, (S1), S293 - S340 View citations (2)
3. The $800 Billion Paycheck Protection Program: Where Did the Money Go and Why Did It Go There?
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2022, 36, (2), 55-80 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper (2022)

2020

4. Extending the Race between Education and Technology
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 347-51 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
5. Foreign Competition and Domestic Innovation: Evidence from US Patents
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2020, 2, (3), 357-74 View citations (54)
   See also Working Paper (2019)
6. Importing Political Polarization? The Electoral Consequences of Rising Trade Exposure
   American Economic Review, 2020, 110, (10), 3139-83 View citations (287)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
7. The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms*
   (Automation and New Tasks: How Technology Displaces and Reinstates Labor)
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020, 135, (2), 645-709 View citations (273)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2019

8. Disability Benefits, Consumption Insurance, and Household Labor Supply
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (7), 2613-54 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
9. Ending Rent Control Reduced Crime in Cambridge
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 381-84 View citations (6)
10. Family Disadvantage and the Gender Gap in Behavioral and Educational Outcomes
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11, (3), 338-81 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
11. Toward understanding the impact of artificial intelligence on labor
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019, 116, (14), 6531-6539 View citations (41)
12. When Work Disappears: Manufacturing Decline and the Falling Marriage Market Value of Young Men
    American Economic Review: Insights, 2019, 1, (2), 161-78 View citations (115)
    See also Working Paper (2018)
13. Work of the Past, Work of the Future
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 1-32 View citations (122)
    See also Working Paper (2019)

2018

14. Is Automation Labor Share–Displacing? Productivity Growth, Employment, and the Labor Share
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2018, 49, (1 (Spring)), 1-87 View citations (24)
15. Trade and labor markets: Lessons from China’s rise
    IZA World of Labor, 2018, 431 View citations (8)

2017

16. Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 180-85 View citations (182)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
17. Report of the Search Committee for the Editor of the American Economic Review
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 797-
18. The Effect of Work First Job Placements on the Distribution of Earnings: An Instrumental Variable Quantile Regression Approach
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (1), 149 - 190 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2016

19. Import Competition and the Great US Employment Sag of the 2000s
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S1), S141 - S198 View citations (352)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
    Chapter (2013)
20. School Quality and the Gender Gap in Educational Achievement
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 289-95 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
21. The China Shock: Learning from Labor-Market Adjustment to Large Changes in Trade
    Annual Review of Economics, 2016, 8, (1), 205-240 View citations (395)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
22. The Contribution of the Minimum Wage to US Wage Inequality over Three Decades: A Reassessment
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8, (1), 58-99 View citations (248)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
23. The Impact of Disability Benefits on Labor Supply: Evidence from the VA's Disability Compensation Program
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8, (3), 31-68 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

24. Evaluating Econometric Evaluations of Post-Secondary Aid
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 502-07 View citations (6)
25. Untangling Trade and Technology: Evidence from Local Labour Markets
    Economic Journal, 2015, (584), 621-646 View citations (290)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
26. Why Are There Still So Many Jobs? The History and Future of Workplace Automation
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2015, 29, (3), 3-30 View citations (590)

2014

27. Housing Market Spillovers: Evidence from the End of Rent Control in Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Journal of Political Economy, 2014, 122, (3), 661 - 717 View citations (78)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
28. Moral Hazard and Claims Deterrence in Private Disability Insurance
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014, 6, (4), 110-41 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
29. Return of the Solow Paradox? IT, Productivity, and Employment in US Manufacturing
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 394-99 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
30. Trade Adjustment: Worker-Level Evidence
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (4), 1799-1860 View citations (389)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

31. Putting Tasks to the Test: Human Capital, Job Tasks, and Wages
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31, (S1), S59 - S96 View citations (245)
    See also Working Paper (2009)
32. Report of the Editor: Journal of Economic Perspectives
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 716-18
    Also in American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 680-81 (2010)
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 669-71 (2012)
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 703-05 (2011)
33. The "task approach" to labor markets: an overview
    Journal for Labour Market Research, 2013, 46, (3), 185-199 View citations (134)
    Also in Journal for Labour Market Research, 2013, 46, (3), 185-199 (2013) View citations (34)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
34. The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (6), 2121-68 View citations (2031)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
35. The Geography of Trade and Technology Shocks in the United States
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 220-25 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
36. The Growth of Low-Skill Service Jobs and the Polarization of the US Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (5), 1553-97 View citations (1058)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

37. The Journal of Economic Perspectives at 100 (Issues)
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (2), 3-18 View citations (3)
38. What Does Human Capital Do? A Review of Goldin and Katz's The Race between Education and Technology
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, 50, (2), 426-63 View citations (167)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

39. Battle Scars? The Puzzling Decline in Employment and Rise in Disability Receipt among Vietnam Era Veterans
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 339-44 View citations (57)
40. The polarization of job opportunities in the U.S. labor market: implications for employment and earnings
    Community Investments, 2011, 23, (Fall), 11-1640-41 View citations (7)

2010

41. Do Temporary-Help Jobs Improve Labor Market Outcomes for Low-Skilled Workers? Evidence from "Work First"
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (3), 96-128 View citations (181)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

42. Explaining trends in wages, work, and occupations
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2009, (Apr)
43. Note from the Editor: Online Comments for American Economic Association Journals
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (2), 3-4
44. This Job Is "Getting Old": Measuring Changes in Job Opportunities Using Occupational Age Structure
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 45-51 View citations (185)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2008

45. Does Job Testing Harm Minority Workers? Evidence from Retail Establishments
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (1), 219-277 View citations (90)
46. Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (2), 300-323 View citations (858)

2007

47. Distinguishing Income from Substitution Effects in Disability Insurance
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 119-124 View citations (56)
48. Do temporary jobs help low-skilled workers?: surprising data from Detroit
    Communities and Banking, 2007, (Fall), 6-8
    See also Working Paper
49. Does Employment Protection Reduce Productivity? Evidence From US States
    Economic Journal, 2007, 117, (521), 189-217 View citations (331)
50. Structural demand shifts and potential labor supply responses in the new century
    Conference Series ; [Proceedings], 2007, 52
    See also Book (2007)

2006

51. The Costs of Wrongful-Discharge Laws
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 211-231 View citations (144)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
52. The Growth in the Social Security Disability Rolls: A Fiscal Crisis Unfolding
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (3), 71-96 View citations (240)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
53. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 189-194 View citations (412)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2004

54. Book Review: Labor Economics: The Decline in Employment of People with Disabilities: A Policy Puzzle
    ILR Review, 2004, 57, (4), 629-631
55. The Employment Consequences of Wrongful-Discharge Laws: Large, Small, or None at All?
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (2), 440-446 View citations (57)
56. Women, War, and Wages: The Effect of Female Labor Supply on the Wage Structure at Midcentury
    Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (3), 497-551 View citations (405)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2003

57. Outsourcing at Will: The Contribution of Unjust Dismissal Doctrine to the Growth of Employment Outsourcing
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2003, 21, (1), 1-42 View citations (720)
58. The Rise in the Disability Rolls and the Decline in Unemployment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (1), 157-206 View citations (500)
59. The Skill Content of Recent Technological Change: An Empirical Exploration
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (4), 1279-1333 View citations (2483)
    Also in Proceedings, 2003, (Nov) (2003) View citations (2111)
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2002

60. Upstairs downstairs: how introducing computer technology changed skills and pay on two floors of Cabot Bank
    Regional Review, 2002, 12, (Q 2), 22-30 View citations (2)
61. Upstairs, Downstairs: Computers and Skills on Two Floors of a Large Bank
    ILR Review, 2002, 55, (3), 432-447 View citations (118)

2001

62. Why Do Temporary Help Firms Provide Free General Skills Training?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (4), 1409-1448 View citations (264)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
63. Wiring the Labor Market
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (1), 25-40 View citations (180)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1998

64. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1169-1213 View citations (1331)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

Books

2009

1. Studies of Labor Market Intermediation
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (136)

2007

2. Structural demand shifts and potential labor supply responses in the new century
   Monograph, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
   See also Journal Article in Conference Series ; [Proceedings] (2007)

Edited books

2009

1. Studies of Labor Market Intermediation
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (54)

Chapters

2017

1. Comments
   A chapter in Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future US GDP Growth, 2017, pp 342-354

2015

2. The unsustainable rise of the disability rolls in the United States: causes, consequences and policy options
   Chapter 5 in Social Policies in an Age of Austerity, 2015, pp 107-136 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2011)

2013

3. Import Competition and the Great US Employment Sag of the 2000s
   A chapter in Labor Markets in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, 2013, pp 141-198 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
   Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2016)

2011

4. Skills, Tasks and Technologies: Implications for Employment and Earnings
   Elsevier View citations (1586)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

5. Comment on "A Quantitative Analysis of the Evolution of the US Wage Distribution: 1970–2000"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2009, Volume 24, 2010, pp 277-299

2009

6. Introduction to "Studies of Labor Market Intermediation"
   A chapter in Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, 2009, pp 1-23 View citations (20)
7. Mortgage Broker Regulations That Matter: Analyzing Earnings, Employment, and Outcomes for Consumers
   A chapter in Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, 2009, pp 183-231 View citations (15)

2006

8. Temporary Agency Employment: A Way Out of Poverty?
   A chapter in Working and Poor: How Economic and Policy Changes Are Affecting Low-Wage Workers, 2006, pp 312-337 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

1999

9. Changes in the wage structure and earnings inequality
   Chapter 26 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part A, pp 1463-1555 View citations (1206)

Editor

1. Journal of Economic Perspectives
   American Economic Association