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Working Papers

2024

1. The Long-Run Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Act On Women's Careers and Childbearing: New Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design and U.S. Tax Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (13)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) View citations (4)
2. The Long-Run Effects of California’s Paid Family Leave Act on Women’s Careers and Childbearing
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2023

3. How Costs Limit Contraceptive Use among Low-Income Women in the U.S.: A Randomized Control Trial
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. How the 1963 Equal Pay Act and 1964 Civil Rights Act Shaped the Gender Gap in Pay
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article How the 1963 Equal Pay Act and 1964 Civil Rights Act Shaped the Gender Gap in Pay*, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2024) (2024)

2022

5. The COVID-19 Baby Bump: The Unexpected Increase in U.S. Fertility Rates in Response to the Pandemic
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (6)
   Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2022) View citations (6)
6. The Missing Baby Bust: The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy, and Childbirth among Low-Income Women
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article The Missing Baby Bust: The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy, and Childbirth Among Low-Income Women, Population Research and Policy Review, Springer (2022) View citations (6) (2022)

2021

7. Prep School for Poor Kids: The Long-Run Impacts of Head Start on Human Capital and Economic Self-Sufficiency
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (33)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (13)
   See also Journal Article Prep School for Poor Kids: The Long-Run Impacts of Head Start on Human Capital and Economic Self-Sufficiency, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (38) (2021)

2020

8. Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence from the Food Stamps Program
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
   See also Journal Article Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence From the Food Stamps Program, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2024) View citations (2) (2024)
9. The Economic Impact of a High National Minimum Wage: Evidence from the 1966 Fair Labor Standards Act
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article The Economic Impact of a High National Minimum Wage: Evidence from the 1966 Fair Labor Standards Act, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (13) (2021)

2019

10. The Long-Term Effects of California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act on Women’s Careers: Evidence from U.S. Tax Data
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (9)

2017

11. Access and Use of Contraception and Its Effects on Women’s Outcomes in the U.S
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
12. DOES PARENTS’ ACCESS TO FAMILY PLANNING INCREASE CHILDREN’S OPPORTUNITIES? EVIDENCE FROM THE WAR ON POVERTY AND THE EARLY YEARS OF TITLE X
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2017) View citations (4)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (7)
13. How Well Do Automated Linking Methods Perform? Lessons from U.S. Historical Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article How Well Do Automated Linking Methods Perform? Lessons from US Historical Data, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (42) (2020)

2016

14. DOES FAMILY PLANNING INCREASE CHILDREN’S OPPORTUNITIES? EVIDENCE FROM THE WAR ON POVERTY AND THE EARLY YEARS OF TITLE X
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
15. Does Family Planning Increase Children's Opportunities? Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Title X
    Working Papers, HAL View citations (1)
16. Summary of Procedure to Match NUMIDENT Place of Birth County to GNIS Places
    CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau View citations (7)

2014

17. FIFTY YEARS OF FAMILY PLANNING: NEW EVIDENCE ON THE LONG-RUN EFFECTS OF INCREASING ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article Fifty Years of Family Planning: New Evidence on the Long-Run Effects of Increasing Access to Contraception, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2013) View citations (51) (2013)
18. How Johnson Fought the War on Poverty: The Economics and Politics of Funding at the Office of Economic Opportunity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article How Johnson Fought the War on Poverty: The Economics and Politics of Funding at the Office of Economic Opportunity, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2014) View citations (14) (2014)
19. The War on Poverty's Experiment in Public Medicine: Community Health Centers and the Mortality of Older Americans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The War on Poverty's Experiment in Public Medicine: Community Health Centers and the Mortality of Older Americans, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (110) (2015)

2013

20. Is There A Case for a "Second Demographic Transition"? Three Distinctive Features of the Post-1960 U.S. Fertility Decline
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Is There a Case for a "Second Demographic Transition"? Three Distinctive Features of the Post-1960 U.S. Fertility Decline, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (27) (2014)

2012

21. The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (87)
    See also Journal Article The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (82) (2012)

2011

22. Gains and Gaps: Changing Inequality in U.S. College Entry and Completion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (101)
23. Reexamining the Impact of Family Planning Programs on U.S. Fertility: Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Reexamining the Impact of Family Planning Programs on US Fertility: Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (59) (2012)

2009

24. "Momma's Got the Pill": How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped U.S. Childbearing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article "Momma's Got the Pill": How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped US Childbearing, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (85) (2010)
25. Did Improvements in Household Technology Cause the Baby Boom? Evidence from Electrification, Appliance Diffusion, and the Amish
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Did Improvements in Household Technology Cause the Baby Boom? Evidence from Electrification, Appliance Diffusion, and the Amish, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (55) (2011)

2004

26. The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940's
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940s, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2006) View citations (13) (2006)

Journal Articles

2024

1. How the 1963 Equal Pay Act and 1964 Civil Rights Act Shaped the Gender Gap in Pay*
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024, 139, (3), 1827-1878
   See also Working Paper How the 1963 Equal Pay Act and 1964 Civil Rights Act Shaped the Gender Gap in Pay, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
2. Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence From the Food Stamps Program
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2024, 91, (3), 1291-1330 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Is the Social Safety Net a Long-Term Investment? Large-Scale Evidence from the Food Stamps Program, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (26) (2020)
3. Who Is Financially Constrained in Their Choice of Contraceptive Method? Lessons from M-CARES
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 442-48

2023

4. Breathing new life into death certificates: Extracting handwritten cause of death in the LIFE-M project
   Explorations in Economic History, 2023, 87, (C)
5. The creation of LIFE-M: The Longitudinal, Intergenerational Family Electronic Micro-Database project
   Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2023, 56, (3), 138-159

2022

6. Economic opportunity begins with contraception: Comment on “Intergenerational Mobility Begins Before Birth” by Ananth Seshadri, Anson Zhou
   Journal of Monetary Economics, 2022, 129, (C), 21-23
7. The Missing Baby Bust: The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy, and Childbirth Among Low-Income Women
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2022, 41, (4), 1549-1569 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The Missing Baby Bust: The Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic for Contraceptive Use, Pregnancy, and Childbirth among Low-Income Women, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (11) (2022)

2021

8. Changes in the US Gender Gap in Wages in the 1960s
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 143-48
9. Does younger age at marriage affect divorce? Evidence from Johnson's Executive Order 11241
   Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (3), 1328-1345 View citations (5)
10. Prep School for Poor Kids: The Long-Run Impacts of Head Start on Human Capital and Economic Self-Sufficiency
    American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (12), 3963-4001 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Prep School for Poor Kids: The Long-Run Impacts of Head Start on Human Capital and Economic Self-Sufficiency, Working Papers (2021) View citations (33) (2021)
11. The Economic Impact of a High National Minimum Wage: Evidence from the 1966 Fair Labor Standards Act
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (S2), S329 - S367 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Impact of a High National Minimum Wage: Evidence from the 1966 Fair Labor Standards Act, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (4) (2020)

2020

12. Equal opportunities begin with contraception
    Nature, 2020, 588, (7838), S177-S177 View citations (1)
13. How Well Do Automated Linking Methods Perform? Lessons from US Historical Data
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2020, 58, (4), 997-1044 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper How Well Do Automated Linking Methods Perform? Lessons from U.S. Historical Data, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (32) (2017)
14. Simple strategies for improving inference with linked data: a case study of the 1850–1930 IPUMS linked representative historical samples
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2020, 53, (2), 80-93 View citations (8)
15. The Demographic Effects of Dodging the Vietnam Draft
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 220-25 View citations (4)

2019

16. Does Access to Family Planning Increase Children’s Opportunities?: Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X
    Journal of Human Resources, 2019, 54, (4), 825-856 View citations (17)

2015

17. The War on Poverty's Experiment in Public Medicine: Community Health Centers and the Mortality of Older Americans
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (3), 1067-1104 View citations (110)
    See also Working Paper The War on Poverty's Experiment in Public Medicine: Community Health Centers and the Mortality of Older Americans, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (8) (2014)

2014

18. Do Family Planning Programs Decrease Poverty? Evidence from Public Census Data
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2014, 60, (2), 312-337 View citations (10)
19. How Johnson Fought the War on Poverty: The Economics and Politics of Funding at the Office of Economic Opportunity
    The Journal of Economic History, 2014, 74, (2), 351-388 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper How Johnson Fought the War on Poverty: The Economics and Politics of Funding at the Office of Economic Opportunity, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (14) (2014)

2013

20. FURTHER EVIDENCE ON THE INTERNAL VALIDITY OF THE EARLY LEGAL ACCESS RESEARCH DESIGN
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013, 32, (4), 899-904 View citations (8)
21. Fifty Years of Family Planning: New Evidence on the Long-Run Effects of Increasing Access to Contraception
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2013, 44, (1 (Spring)), 341-409 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper FIFTY YEARS OF FAMILY PLANNING: NEW EVIDENCE ON THE LONG-RUN EFFECTS OF INCREASING ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION, Working Papers (2014) View citations (2) (2014)
22. RECENT EVIDENCE ON THE BROAD BENEFITS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013, 32, (4), 888-896 View citations (10)

2012

23. Reexamining the Impact of Family Planning Programs on US Fertility: Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (2), 62-97 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Reexamining the Impact of Family Planning Programs on U.S. Fertility: Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X, NBER Working Papers (2011) (2011)
24. The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (3), 225-54 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (87) (2012)

2011

25. Did Improvements in Household Technology Cause the Baby Boom? Evidence from Electrification, Appliance Diffusion, and the Amish
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2011, 3, (2), 189-217 View citations (55)
    See also Working Paper Did Improvements in Household Technology Cause the Baby Boom? Evidence from Electrification, Appliance Diffusion, and the Amish, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (5) (2009)
26. The War on Welfare: Family, Poverty, and Politics in Modern America. By Marisa Chappell. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Pp. 352. $45.00, cloth
    The Journal of Economic History, 2011, 71, (1), 252-254

2010

27. "Momma's Got the Pill": How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped US Childbearing
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (1), 98-129 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper "Momma's Got the Pill": How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped U.S. Childbearing, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2006

28. More Power to the Pill: The Impact of Contraceptive Freedom on Women's Life Cycle Labor Supply
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (1), 289-320 View citations (356)
29. The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940s
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (3), 737-777 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940's, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers (2004) (2004)

Edited books

2025

1. The Economic History of American Inequality
   National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press

Chapters

2024

1. Introduction to "The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives"
   A chapter in The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives, 2024
2. Marital Matching and Women’s Intergenerational Mobility in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century US
   A chapter in The Economic History of American Inequality: New Evidence and Perspectives, 2024

2014

3. Is There a Case for a "Second Demographic Transition"? Three Distinctive Features of the Post-1960 U.S. Fertility Decline
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 273-312 View citations (27)
   Also in A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 273-312 (2014) View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Is There A Case for a "Second Demographic Transition"? Three Distinctive Features of the Post-1960 U.S. Fertility Decline, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (10) (2013)