Details about Emek Basker

Access statistics for papers by Emek Basker.

Last updated 2024-11-28. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pba96

Working Papers

2024

1. Tip of the Iceberg: Tip Reporting at U.S. Restaurants, 2005-2018
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies

2021

2. An Evaluation of New Content on the 2017 Census of Retail Trade
   CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

2020

3. Recall and Response: Relationship Adjustments to Adverse Information Shocks
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Recall and response: Relationship adjustments to adverse information shocks, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2021) (2021)

2019

4. Addressing Data Gaps: Four New Lines of Inquiry in the 2017 Economic Census
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)

2018

5. Competition, Productivity, and Survival of Grocery Stores in the Great Depression
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Competition, productivity, and survival of grocery stores in the Great Depression, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2017

6. Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2017) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2015

7. Customer-Employee Substitution: Evidence from Gasoline Stations*
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Customer‐employee substitution: Evidence from gasoline stations, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (18) (2017)

2014

8. TAKEN BY STORM: BUSINESS SURVIVAL IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE KATRINA
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (17)
9. Taken by Storm: Business Financing, Survival, and Contagion in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (11)

2013

10. Change at the Checkout: Tracing the Impact of a Process Innovation
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Change at the Checkout: Tracing the Impact of a Process Innovation, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
11. Does the Minimum Wage Bite into Fast-Food Prices?
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Does the Minimum Wage Bite into Fast-Food Prices?, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2016) View citations (10) (2016)

2012

12. Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2011) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (39) (2012)
    Chapter Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (40) (2012)

2011

13. Supersize It: The Growth of Retail Chains and the Rise of the "Big Box" Retail Format
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2010) View citations (10)
14. Wal-Mart as Catalyst to U.S.-China Trade
    Working Papers, Development and Policies Research Center (DEPOCEN), Vietnam
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2007) View citations (24)

2008

15. Does Wal-Mart Sell Inferior Goods?
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article DOES WAL‐MART SELL INFERIOR GOODS?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2011) View citations (9) (2011)
16. Imports "R" Us: Retail Chains as Platforms for Developing-Country Imports
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Imports "Я" Us: Retail Chains as Platforms for Developing-Country Imports, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (22) (2010)

2007

17. The Evolving Food Chain: Competitive Effects of Wal-Mart's Entry Into The Supermarket Industry
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2007) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Evolving Food Chain: Competitive Effects of Wal‐Mart's Entry into the Supermarket Industry, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2009) View citations (100) (2009)
18. When Good Instruments Go Bad
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (22)

2006

19. The Causes and Consequences of Wal-Mart's Growth
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article The Causes and Consequences of Wal-Mart’s Growth, Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (2011) View citations (6) (2011)

2005

20. Job Creation or Destruction? Labor-Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (133)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2004) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Job Creation or Destruction? Labor Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2005) View citations (172) (2005)
21. Putting a Smiley Face on the Dragon: Wal-Mart as Catalyst to
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (1)
22. Putting a Smiley Face on the Dragon: Wal-Mart as Catalyst to U.S.-China Trade
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (5)

2004

23. 'Twas Four Weeks before Christmas: Retail Sales and the Length of the Christmas Shopping Season
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
    See also Journal Article 'Twas four weeks before Christmas: Retail sales and the length of the Christmas shopping season, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2005) View citations (5) (2005)
24. Selling a Cheaper Mousetrap: Wal-Mart's Effect on Retail Prices
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Selling a cheaper mousetrap: Wal-Mart's effect on retail prices, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (29) (2005)

2003

25. Education, Job Search and Migration
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Education, Job Search, and Migration, Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association (2018) (2018)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Recall and response: Relationship adjustments to adverse information shocks
   European Economic Review, 2021, 139, (C)
   See also Working Paper Recall and Response: Relationship Adjustments to Adverse Information Shocks, Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
2. Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code
   Journal of Political Economy, 2021, 129, (4), 1252 - 1286 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Upstream, Downstream: Diffusion and Impacts of the Universal Product Code, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (2) (2017)

2018

3. Competition, productivity, and survival of grocery stores in the Great Depression
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2018, 59, (C), 282-315 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Competition, Productivity, and Survival of Grocery Stores in the Great Depression, Working Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
4. Education, Job Search, and Migration
   Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy, 2018, 48, (4)
   See also Working Paper Education, Job Search and Migration, Labor and Demography (2003) View citations (16) (2003)
5. Taken by storm: business financing and survival in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
   Journal of Economic Geography, 2018, 18, (6), 1285-1313 View citations (17)

2017

6. Customer‐employee substitution: Evidence from gasoline stations
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2017, 26, (4), 876-896 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Customer-Employee Substitution: Evidence from Gasoline Stations*, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2016

7. Does the Minimum Wage Bite into Fast-Food Prices?
   Journal of Labor Research, 2016, 37, (2), 129-148 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Does the Minimum Wage Bite into Fast-Food Prices?, Working Papers (2013) View citations (8) (2013)

2015

8. Change at the Checkout: Tracing the Impact of a Process Innovation
   Journal of Industrial Economics, 2015, 63, (2), 339-370 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Change at the Checkout: Tracing the Impact of a Process Innovation, Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2012

9. Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (3), 1-27 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (40) (2012)
   Chapter Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector, NBER Chapters, 2012 (2012) View citations (40) (2012)
10. Supersize It: The Growth of Retail Chains and the Rise of the “Big‐Box” Store
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2012, 21, (3), 541-582 View citations (30)

2011

11. DOES WAL‐MART SELL INFERIOR GOODS?
    Economic Inquiry, 2011, 49, (4), 973-981 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Does Wal-Mart Sell Inferior Goods?, Working Papers (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
12. The Causes and Consequences of Wal-Mart’s Growth
    Ekonomicheskaya Politika / Economic Policy, 2011, 5, 110—134 View citations (6)
    Also in Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (3), 177-198 (2007) View citations (110)
    See also Working Paper The Causes and Consequences of Wal-Mart's Growth, Working Papers (2006) View citations (12) (2006)

2010

13. Imports "Я" Us: Retail Chains as Platforms for Developing-Country Imports
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 414-18 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Imports "R" Us: Retail Chains as Platforms for Developing-Country Imports, Working Papers (2008) View citations (22) (2008)

2009

14. The Evolving Food Chain: Competitive Effects of Wal‐Mart's Entry into the Supermarket Industry
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2009, 18, (4), 977-1009 View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper The Evolving Food Chain: Competitive Effects of Wal-Mart's Entry Into The Supermarket Industry, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (15) (2007)

2005

15. 'Twas four weeks before Christmas: Retail sales and the length of the Christmas shopping season
    Economics Letters, 2005, 89, (3), 317-322 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper 'Twas Four Weeks before Christmas: Retail Sales and the Length of the Christmas Shopping Season, Working Papers (2004) (2004)
16. Job Creation or Destruction? Labor Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (1), 174-183 View citations (172)
    See also Working Paper Job Creation or Destruction? Labor-Market Effects of Wal-Mart Expansion, Labor and Demography (2005) View citations (133) (2005)
17. Selling a cheaper mousetrap: Wal-Mart's effect on retail prices
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 58, (2), 203-229 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper Selling a Cheaper Mousetrap: Wal-Mart's Effect on Retail Prices, Working Papers (2004) View citations (7) (2004)

Edited books

2016

1. Handbook on the Economics of Retailing and Distribution
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (46)

Chapters

2020

1. Comment on The Recent Evolution of Physical Retail Markets: Online Retailing, Big Box Stores, and the Rise of Restaurants
   A chapter in The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, 2020, pp 365-370

2012

2. Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector
   A chapter in Standards, Patents and Innovations, 2012 View citations (40)
   See also Journal Article Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (39) (2012)
   Working Paper Raising the Barcode Scanner: Technology and Productivity in the Retail Sector, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (40) (2012)