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Working Papers

2022

1. Implications of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
   University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego
   Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (1997) View citations (65)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (45)
   Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1997) View citations (156)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (1997) View citations (44)
   Boston University - Institute for Economic Development, Boston University, Institute for Economic Development (1997) View citations (36)
   Working Papers, Centre for Economic Performance & Institute of Economics (1997) View citations (27)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

2021

2. College Choice, Private Options, and The Incidence of Public Investment in Higher Education
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. The Globalization of Postsecondary Education: The Role of International Students in the US Higher Education System
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2021)

2019

4. Public Universities: The Supply Side of Building a Skilled Workforce
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
5. The Declining Labor Market Prospects of Less-Educated Men
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2019)

2018

6. Local Economic Hardship and Its Role in Life Expectancy Trends
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (4)

2017

7. Understanding the Economic Impact of the H-1B Program on the U.S
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2016

8. A Passage to America: University Funding and International Students
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2020)

2015

9. Black Lives Matter: Differential Mortality and the Racial Composition of the U.S. Electorate, 1970–2004
   Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (11)

2014

10. Finishing Degrees and Finding Jobs: U.S. Higher Education and the Flow of Foreign IT Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Chapter (2014)
    Journal Article in Innovation Policy and the Economy (2015)
11. RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY ACROSS LOCAL AREAS IN THE UNITED STATES AND THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF THE HEALTHY POPULATION
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2014)
12. The Implications of Differential Trends in Mortality for Social Security Policy
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (36)

2013

13. Estimates of the Potential Insurance Value of Disability Insurance for Individuals with Mental Health Impairments
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
14. Social Security Benefit Claiming and Medicare Utilization
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2010

15. Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Education Finance and Policy (2012)
16. Reconciling Findings on the Employment Effect of Disability Insurance
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (5)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in IZA Journal of Labor Policy (2014)
17. The Social Security Early Retirement Benefit as Safety Net
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (1)

2009

18. Internationalization of U.S. Doctorate Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    See also Chapter (2009)
19. Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2009)
20. Why Have College Completion Rates Declined? An Analysis of Changing Student Preparation and Collegiate Resources
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2010)

2007

21. Estimating the Health Effects of Retirements
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (72)
22. Health, Economic Resources and the Work Decisions of Older Men
    University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Econometrics (2010)
23. Understanding the Increased Time to the Baccalaureate Degree
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (13)

2006

24. Cohort Crowding: How Resources Affect Collegiate Attainment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2007)

2004

25. Using a Structural Retirement Model to Simulate the Effect of Changes to the OASDI and Medicare Programs
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (6)

2003

26. Disability Benefits as Social Insurance: Tradeoffs Between Screening Stringency and Benefit Generosity in Optimal Program Design
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (4)

2002

27. Closing the Gap or Widening the Divide: The Effects of the G.I. Bill and World War II on the Educational Outcomes of Black Americans
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2003)
28. The Welfare Implications of Increasing DI Benefit Generosity
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (2)
29. The Welfare Implications of Increasing Disability Insurance Benefit Generosity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Department of Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics, Williams College (2002) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2004)

2001

30. Accounting for the Black-White Wealth Gap: A Nonparametric Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (100)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the American Statistical Association (2002)
31. Tracking the Household Income of SSDI and SSI Applicants
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (26)
32. Trade in University Training: Cross-State Variation in the Production and Use of College-Educated Labor
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2000

33. Accounting for Recent Declines in Employment Rates among the Working-Aged Disabled
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)

1999

34. Going to War and Going to College: Did World War II and the G.I. Bill Increase Educational Attainment for Returning Veterans?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2002)

1998

35. Coding Geographic Areas Across Census Years: Creating Consistent Definitions of Metropolitan Areas
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
36. Double Trouble: On the Value of Twins-Based Estimation of the Return to Schooling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (1999)
37. The Dynamic Effects of Health on the Labor Force Transitions of Older Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (1999)

1996

38. Demand Shifts, Population Adjustments, and Labor Market Outcomes during the 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2000)
39. On the Validity of Season of Birth as an Instrument in Wage Equations: A Comment on Angrist & Krueger's "Does Compulsory School Attendance Affect Scho
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (70)
40. Race Differences in Labor Force Attachment and Disability Status
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)

1995

41. On the Validity of Using Census Geocode Characteristics to Proxy Individual Socioeconomic Characteristics
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
42. Race and Education Differences in Disability Status and Labor Force Attachment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (56)
43. The Effect of Measured School Inputs on Academic Achievement: Evidence from the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Birth Cohorts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)
44. The Illusion of Failure: Trends in the Self-Reported Health of the U.S. Elderly
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
45. Worker Adaptation and Employer Accommodation Following the Onset of a Health Impairment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

1993

46. Changes in the Demand for Skilled Labor within U.S. Manufacturing Industries: Evidence from the Annual Survey of Manufacturing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (280)
47. Did Criminal Activity Increase During the 1980s? Comparisons Across Data Sources
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
48. The Cure Can Be Worse than the Disease: A Cautionary Tale Regarding Instrumental Variables
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (99)

1991

49. Industrial Shifts, Skills Levels, and the Labor Market for White and Black Males
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1993)
50. What Went Wrong? The Erosion of Relative Earnings and Employment Among Young Black Men in the 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)

1990

51. Disability Transfers and the Labor Force Attachment of Older Men: Evidence from the Historical Record
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1989

52. Changes in the Structure of Wages During the 1980's: An Evaluation of Alternative Explanations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
53. Measurement Error In Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Labor Market Surveys: Results From Two Validation Studies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
54. Self-Reported vs. Objective Measures of Health in Retirement Models
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
55. The Extent of Measurement Error In Longitudinal Earnings Data: Do Two Wrongs Make A Right?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1988) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1991)
56. The Health and Earnings of Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (244)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1989)

1984

57. Brothers and Sisters in the Family and the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1982

58. Who Does R&D and Who Patents?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
    See also Chapter (1984)

Undated

59. Measuring Recent Apparent Declines in Longevity: The Role of Increasing Educational Attainment
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research View citations (22)
60. Structural changes, employment outcomes, and population adjustments among whites and blacks: 1980-1990
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (6)
61. US Life Expectancy: The Authors Reply
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research

Journal Articles

2021

1. The Globalization of Postsecondary Education: The Role of International Students in the US Higher Education System
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (1), 163-84 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2020

2. A Passage to America: University Funding and International Students
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2020, 12, (1), 97-126 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2019

3. The Declining Labor Market Prospects of Less-Educated Men
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, 33, (2), 163-90 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper (2019)

2015

4. Black lives matter: Differential mortality and the racial composition of the U.S. electorate, 1970–2004
   Social Science & Medicine, 2015, 136-137, 193-199 View citations (9)
5. Finishing Degrees and Finding Jobs: US Higher Education and the Flow of Foreign IT Workers
   Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2015, 15, (1), 27 - 72 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
   Chapter (2014)
6. Recruitment of Foreigners in the Market for Computer Scientists in the United States
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33, (S1), S187 - S223 View citations (23)
   See also Chapter (2012)

2014

7. Reconciling findings on the employment effect of disability insurance
   IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2014, 3, (1), 1-23 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
8. Residential Mobility Across Local Areas in the United States and the Geographic Distribution of the Healthy Population
   Demography, 2014, 51, (3), 777-809 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

9. Pathways to Adjustment: The Case of Information Technology Workers
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 203-07 View citations (9)

2012

10. Increasing Time to Baccalaureate Degree in the United States
    Education Finance and Policy, 2012, 7, (4), 375-424 View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2011

11. Excess black mortality in the United States and in selected black and white high-poverty areas, 1980-2000
    American Journal of Public Health, 2011, 101, (4), 720-729 View citations (6)
12. Letters
    American Journal of Public Health, 2011, 101, (9), 1541

2010

13. Health, economic resources and the work decisions of older men
    Journal of Econometrics, 2010, 156, (1), 106-129 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
14. Why Have College Completion Rates Declined? An Analysis of Changing Student Preparation and Collegiate Resources
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (3), 129-57 View citations (198)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

15. Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2009, 23, (4), 119-46 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2007

16. Cohort crowding: How resources affect collegiate attainment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (5-6), 877-899 View citations (113)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2006

17. "Weathering" and age patterns of allostatic load scores among blacks and whites in the United States
    American Journal of Public Health, 2006, 96, (5), 826-833 View citations (124)
18. Geronimus et al. respond [4]
    American Journal of Public Health, 2006, 96, (6), 955-956
19. Maternal upward socioeconomic mobility and Black-White disparities in infant birthweight
    American Journal of Public Health, 2006, 96, (11), 2032-2039 View citations (16)

2004

20. The welfare implications of increasing disability insurance benefit generosity
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (12), 2487-2514 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
21. Trade in university training: cross-state variation in the production and stock of college-educated labor
    Journal of Econometrics, 2004, 121, (1-2), 143-173 View citations (85)

2003

22. Closing the Gap or Widening the Divide: The Effects of the G.I. Bill and World War II on the Educational Outcomes of Black Americans
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (1), 145-177 View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

23. Accounting for Recent Declines in Employment Rates among Working-Aged Men and Women with Disabilities
    Journal of Human Resources, 2002, 37, (2), 231-250 View citations (42)
24. Accounting for the Black-White Wealth Gap: A Nonparametric Approach
    Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2002, 97, 663-673 View citations (209)
    See also Working Paper (2001)
25. Going to War and Going to College: Did World War II and the G.I. Bill Increase Educational Attainment for Returning Veterans?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (4), 784-815 View citations (159)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

2001

26. Inequality in life expectancy, functional status, and active life expectancy across selected black and white populations in the United States
    Demography, 2001, 38, (2), 227-251 View citations (25)

2000

27. Demand Shifts, Population Adjustments, and Labor Market Outcomes during the 1980s
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18, (1), 20-54 View citations (273)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1999

28. Double trouble: on the value of twins-based estimation of the return to schooling
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (2), 169-182 View citations (220)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
29. Health inequality and population variation in fertility-timing
    Social Science & Medicine, 1999, 49, (12), 1623-1636 View citations (5)
30. The dynamic effects of health on the labor force transitions of older workers
    Labour Economics, 1999, 6, (2), 179-202 View citations (263)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1998

31. Implications of Skill-Biased Technological Change: International Evidence
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1245-1279 View citations (581)
    See also Working Paper (2022)

1996

32. The Effect of Measured School Inputs on Academic Achievement: Evidence form the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s Birth Cohorts
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (4), 653-64 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (1995)

1995

33. What are the causes of rising wage inequality in the United States?
    Economic Policy Review, 1995, (Jan), 9-17 View citations (29)

1994

34. Changes in the Demand for Skilled Labor within U. S. Manufacturing: Evidence from the Annual Survey of Manufactures
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (2), 367-397 View citations (1319)
35. Evidence on the Validity of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Labor Market Data
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1994, 12, (3), 345-68 View citations (242)

1993

36. Age patterns of smoking in US Black and White women of childbearing age
    American Journal of Public Health, 1993, 83, (9), 1258-1264 View citations (9)
37. Industrial Shifts, Skills Levels, and the Labor Market for White and Black Males
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 75, (3), 387-96 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1992

38. Book Review: Economic and Social Security and Substandard Working Conditions: Disability and Work: Incentives, Rights, and Opportunities
    ILR Review, 1992, 46, (1), 200-201
39. Changes in the Structure of Wages in the 1980's: An Evaluation of Alternative Explanations
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (3), 371-92 View citations (573)
40. Disability Transfers, Self-Reported Health, and the Labor Force Attachment of Older Men: Evidence from the Historical Record
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (4), 1393-1419 View citations (78)
41. What Went Wrong? The Erosion of Relative Earnings and Employment Among Young Black Men in the 1980s
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), 201-232 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1991

42. Self-Reported Versus Objective Measures of Health in Retirement Models
    Journal of Human Resources, 1991, 26, (1), 106-138 View citations (495)
43. The Extent of Measurement Error in Longitudinal Earnings Data: Do Two Wrongs Make a Right?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1991, 9, (1), 1-24 View citations (441)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
44. The Health and Earnings of Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (5), 1427-34 View citations (47)

1990

45. A note on the measurement of hypertension in HHANES
    American Journal of Public Health, 1990, 80, (12), 1437-1442
46. Black/white differences in women’s reproductive-related health status: evidence from vital statistics
    Demography, 1990, 27, (3), 457-466 View citations (4)

1989

47. The Health and Earnings of Rejected Disability Insurance Applicants
    American Economic Review, 1989, 79, (3), 482-503 View citations (244)
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1986

48. Wages, Schooling and IQ of Brothers and Sisters: Do the Family Factors Differ?
    International Economic Review, 1986, 27, (1), 77-105 View citations (28)

Chapters

2017

1. Comments
   A chapter in Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future US GDP Growth, 2017, pp 495-499
2. Understanding the Economic Impact of the H-1B Program on the United States
   A chapter in High-Skilled Migration to the United States and Its Economic Consequences, 2017, pp 109-175 View citations (9)

2014

3. Finishing Degrees and Finding Jobs: US Higher Education and the Flow of Foreign IT Workers
   A chapter in Innovation Policy and the Economy, Volume 15, 2014, pp 27-72 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2014)
   Journal Article in Innovation Policy and the Economy (2015)

2012

4. Recruitment of Foreigners in the Market for Computer Scientists in the United States
   A chapter in US High-Skilled Immigration in the Global Economy, 2012, pp 187-223 View citations (26)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2015)

2011

5. Dropouts and Diplomas
   Elsevier View citations (47)

2010

6. Coming to America: Where Do International Doctorate Students Study and How Do US Universities Respond?
   A chapter in American Universities in a Global Market, 2010, pp 101-127 View citations (2)

2009

7. Internationalization of U.S. Doctorate Education
   A chapter in Science and Engineering Careers in the United States: An Analysis of Markets and Employment, 2009, pp 59-97 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2001

8. Measurement error in survey data
   Chapter 59 in Handbook of Econometrics, 2001, vol. 5, pp 3705-3843 View citations (680)

1999

9. Economic analysis of transfer programs targeted on people with disabilities
   Chapter 51 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 3417-3528 View citations (253)

1986

10. Appendix: NBER-Mathematica Survey of Inner-City Black Youth: An Analysis of the Undercount of Older Youths
    A chapter in The Black Youth Employment Crisis, 1986, pp 443-459

1984

11. Who Does R&D and Who Patents?
    A chapter in R&D, Patents, and Productivity, 1984, pp 21-54 View citations (202)
    See also Working Paper (1982)