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Workplace:National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)
Department of Economics, University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), (more information at EDIRC)

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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) Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) Downloads View citations (13)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) Downloads 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 Downloads

2023

  1. 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 Downloads
  2. 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) Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) Downloads 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) Downloads (2024)

2022

  1. 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) Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) Downloads View citations (6)
    Working Papers, Princeton University. Economics Department. (2022) Downloads View citations (6)
  2. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (6) (2022)

2021

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (31)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (36) (2021)

2020

  1. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (2) (2024)
  2. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (13) (2021)

2019

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (9)

2017

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (3)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) Downloads View citations (7)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2017) Downloads View citations (4)
  3. How Well Do Automated Linking Methods Perform? Lessons from U.S. Historical Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (41) (2020)

2016

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Does Family Planning Increase Children's Opportunities? Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Title X
    Working Papers, HAL Downloads View citations (1)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (7)

2014

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) Downloads View citations (49)

    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) Downloads View citations (50) (2013)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (12)
    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) Downloads View citations (12) (2014)
  3. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (108) (2015)

2013

  1. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (27) (2014)

2012

  1. The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (82) (2012)

2011

  1. Gains and Gaps: Changing Inequality in U.S. College Entry and Completion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (101)
  2. 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 Downloads
    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) Downloads View citations (57) (2012)

2009

  1. "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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (84) (2010)
  2. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (55) (2011)

2004

  1. The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940's
    Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Working Papers, Vanderbilt University Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) Downloads 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) Downloads 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 Downloads
    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) Downloads 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 Downloads 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) Downloads 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 Downloads

2023

  1. Breathing new life into death certificates: Extracting handwritten cause of death in the LIFE-M project
    Explorations in Economic History, 2023, 87, (C) Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads

2022

  1. 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 Downloads
  2. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (11) (2022)

2021

  1. Changes in the US Gender Gap in Wages in the 1960s
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 143-48 Downloads
  2. Does younger age at marriage affect divorce? Evidence from Johnson's Executive Order 11241
    Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (3), 1328-1345 Downloads View citations (5)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (36)
    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) Downloads View citations (31) (2021)
  4. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (4) (2020)

2020

  1. Equal opportunities begin with contraception
    Nature, 2020, 588, (7838), S177-S177 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. How Well Do Automated Linking Methods Perform? Lessons from US Historical Data
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2020, 58, (4), 997-1044 Downloads View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper How Well Do Automated Linking Methods Perform? Lessons from U.S. Historical Data, NBER Working Papers (2017) Downloads View citations (32) (2017)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (7)
  4. The Demographic Effects of Dodging the Vietnam Draft
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 220-25 Downloads View citations (4)

2019

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (17)

2015

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (108)
    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) Downloads View citations (8) (2014)

2014

  1. Do Family Planning Programs Decrease Poverty? Evidence from Public Census Data
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2014, 60, (2), 312-337 Downloads View citations (10)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (12)
    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) Downloads View citations (12) (2014)

2013

  1. FURTHER EVIDENCE ON THE INTERNAL VALIDITY OF THE EARLY LEGAL ACCESS RESEARCH DESIGN
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013, 32, (4), 899-904 Downloads View citations (8)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper FIFTY YEARS OF FAMILY PLANNING: NEW EVIDENCE ON THE LONG-RUN EFFECTS OF INCREASING ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION, Working Papers (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)
  3. RECENT EVIDENCE ON THE BROAD BENEFITS OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2013, 32, (4), 888-896 Downloads View citations (9)

2012

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (57)
    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) Downloads (2011)
  2. The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (3), 225-54 Downloads View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper The Opt-In Revolution? Contraception and the Gender Gap in Wages, NBER Working Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (87) (2012)

2011

  1. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (5) (2009)
  2. 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 Downloads

2010

  1. "Momma's Got the Pill": How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped US Childbearing
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (1), 98-129 Downloads View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper "Momma's Got the Pill": How Anthony Comstock and Griswold v. Connecticut Shaped U.S. Childbearing, NBER Working Papers (2009) Downloads View citations (3) (2009)

2006

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (353)
  2. The Wage Gains of African-American Women in the 1940s
    The Journal of Economic History, 2006, 66, (3), 737-777 Downloads 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) Downloads (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 Downloads
  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 Downloads

2014

  1. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (10) (2013)
 
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