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Working Papers

2023

1. Immigration and the Labor Market in the Post-Pandemic Recovery
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Immigration and the Labor Market in the Post-Pandemic Recovery, Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
2. Women's Colleges and Economics Major Choice: Evidence from Wellesley College Applicants
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2023)

2022

3. Making the (Letter) Grade: The Incentive Effects of Mandatory Pass/Fail Courses
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2022)

2021

4. Immigrant Labor and the Institutionalization of the U.S.-born Elderly
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Immigrant labor and the institutionalization of the U.S.‐born elderly, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2022) (2022)

2017

5. Comparing Apples to Oranges: Differences in Women’s and Men’s Incarceration and Sentencing Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Comparing Apples to Oranges: Differences in Women’s and Men’s Incarceration and Sentencing Outcomes, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (3) (2017)

2013

6. Using credit reporting agency data to assess the link between the Community Reinvestment Act and consumer credit outcomes
   Public and Community Affairs Discussion Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)

2011

7. Adequate (or Adipose?) Yearly Progress: Assessing the Effect of "No Child Left Behind" on Children's Obesity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Adequate (or Adipose?) Yearly Progress: Assessing the Effect of “No Child Left Behind” on Children's Obesity, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2017) View citations (2) (2017)
8. Is Being in School Better? The Impact of School on Children's BMI When Starting Age is Endogenous
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article Is being in school better? The impact of school on children's BMI when starting age is endogenous, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2007

9. Childhood Disadvantage and Obesity: Is Nurture Trumping Nature?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
   See also Chapter Childhood Disadvantage and Obesity: Is Nurture Trumping Nature?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (19) (2007)
10. Why are Immigrants' Incarceration Rates so Low? Evidence on Selective Immigration, Deterrence, and Deportation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (69)
    Also in Departmental Working Papers, Rutgers University, Department of Economics (2006) View citations (7)
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2005) View citations (12)

2006

11. Female Offenders Use of Social Welfare Programs Before and After Jail and Prison: Does Prison Cause Welfare Dependency?
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2006) View citations (5)

2005

12. Reading, Writing and Raisinets: Are School Finances Contributing to Children's Obesity?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2004) View citations (1)

2004

13. Not working: demographic changes, policy changes, and the distribution of weeks (not) worked
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)

2003

14. Women and the Phillips curve: do women’s and men’s labor market outcomes differentially affect real wage growth and inflation?
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

2002

15. Maternal Employment and Overweight Children
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2002) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Maternal employment and overweight children, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (238) (2003)

2001

16. Wage effects of unions and industrial councils in South Africa
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Wage Effects of Unions and Industrial Councils in South Africa, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2001) View citations (38) (2001)

1999

17. The Role of Deportation in the Incarceration of Immigrants
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Chapter The Role of Deportation in the Incarceration of Immigrants, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (6) (2000)

1998

18. The Immigrant and Native-born Wage Distributions: Evidence from United States Censuses
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article The Immigrant and Native-Born Wage Distributions: Evidence from United States Censuses, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2002) View citations (102) (2002)

1997

19. Recent Immigrants: Unexpected Implications for Crime and Incarceration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Recent Immigrants: Unexpected Implications for Crime and Incarceration, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (1998) View citations (66) (1998)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Immigration and the Labor Market in the Post-Pandemic Recovery
   Chicago Fed Letter, 2023, no 486, 8 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Immigration and the Labor Market in the Post-Pandemic Recovery, Working Paper Series (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
2. Living with children and food insecurity in seniors
   Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2023, 45, (1), 234-261

2022

3. Immigrant labor and the institutionalization of the U.S.‐born elderly
   Review of International Economics, 2022, 30, (5), 1375-1413
   See also Working Paper Immigrant Labor and the Institutionalization of the U.S.-born Elderly, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2021

4. Judge Effects, Case Characteristics, and Plea Bargaining
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (S2), S543 - S574

2019

5. Understanding recent trends in childhood obesity in the United States
   Economics & Human Biology, 2019, 34, (C), 16-25 View citations (10)

2017

6. Adequate (or Adipose?) Yearly Progress: Assessing the Effect of “No Child Left Behind” on Children's Obesity
   Education Finance and Policy, 2017, 12, (1), 54-76 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Adequate (or Adipose?) Yearly Progress: Assessing the Effect of "No Child Left Behind" on Children's Obesity, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
7. Comparing Apples to Oranges: Differences in Women’s and Men’s Incarceration and Sentencing Outcomes
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (S1), S201 - S234 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Comparing Apples to Oranges: Differences in Women’s and Men’s Incarceration and Sentencing Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
8. Striving to involve undergraduates in economic research at Wellesley College
   The Journal of Economic Education, 2017, 48, (4), 295-300

2016

9. Beyond Income: What Else Predicts Very Low Food Security Among Children?
   Southern Economic Journal, 2016, 82, (4), 1078-1105 View citations (6)

2015

10. Changes in Safety Net Use during the Great Recession
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 161-65 View citations (4)

2014

11. The Effects of an Anti-grade-Inflation Policy at Wellesley College
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2014, 28, (3), 189-204 View citations (18)

2011

12. Book Review: Historical Studies: Human Resources Economics and Public Policy: Essays in Honor of Vernon Briggs, Jr
    ILR Review, 2011, 64, (2), 411-413
13. Is being in school better? The impact of school on children's BMI when starting age is endogenous
    Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30, (5), 977-986 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Is Being in School Better? The Impact of School on Children's BMI When Starting Age is Endogenous, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (17) (2011)

2010

14. The effects of quantitative skills training on college outcomes and peers
    Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (2), 187-199 View citations (2)

2008

15. Obesity, disability, and the labor force
    Economic Perspectives, 2008, 32, (Q I), 2-16 View citations (3)

2006

16. Assessing the impact of job loss on workers and firms
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2006, (Apr)
17. Reading, Writing, and Refreshments: Are School Finances Contributing to Children’s Obesity?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (3) View citations (31)

2005

18. Bringing together policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to discuss job loss
    Economic Perspectives, 2005, 29, (Q II), 2-12 View citations (1)
19. Childhood obesity: an issue for public health advocates, researchers, and community development practitioners
    Profitwise, 2005, (Oct), 12-16
20. Implications of Changes in Men's and Women's Labor Force Participation for Real Compensation Growth and Inflation
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 5, (1), 27 View citations (4)

2004

21. Job loss: causes, consequences, and policy responses
    Chicago Fed Letter, 2004, (Oct) View citations (1)

2003

22. Economic perspectives on childhood obesity
    Economic Perspectives, 2003, 27, (Q III), 30-48 View citations (38)
23. Maternal employment and overweight children
    Journal of Health Economics, 2003, 22, (3), 477-504 View citations (238)
    See also Working Paper Maternal Employment and Overweight Children, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (19) (2002)

2002

24. The Immigrant and Native-Born Wage Distributions: Evidence from United States Censuses
    ILR Review, 2002, 56, (1), 97-121 View citations (102)
    See also Working Paper The Immigrant and Native-born Wage Distributions: Evidence from United States Censuses, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (16) (1998)

2001

25. Wage Effects of Unions and Industrial Councils in South Africa
    ILR Review, 2001, 54, (2), 349-374 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Wage effects of unions and industrial councils in South Africa, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (46) (2001)

1998

26. Cross-city evidence on the relationship between immigration and crime
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1998, 17, (3), 457-493 View citations (113)
27. Recent Immigrants: Unexpected Implications for Crime and Incarceration
    ILR Review, 1998, 51, (4), 654-679 View citations (66)
    See also Working Paper Recent Immigrants: Unexpected Implications for Crime and Incarceration, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (15) (1997)

1994

28. Black Immigrants in the United States: A Comparison with Native Blacks and other Immigrants
    ILR Review, 1994, 47, (2), 265-284 View citations (22)
29. The Effect of Sibling Sex Composition on Women's Education and Earnings
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (3), 531-563 View citations (247)

1991

30. Immigration and Wages: Evidence from the 1980's
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 292-96 View citations (69)

Chapters

2010

1. Chapter 1 School Policies and Children's Obesity
   A chapter in Current Issues in Health Economics, 2010, pp 1-16

2007

2. Childhood Disadvantage and Obesity: Is Nurture Trumping Nature?
   A chapter in The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective, 2007, pp 149-180 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Childhood Disadvantage and Obesity: Is Nurture Trumping Nature?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (20) (2007)

2000

3. The Role of Deportation in the Incarceration of Immigrants
   A chapter in Issues in the Economics of Immigration, 2000, pp 351-386 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper The Role of Deportation in the Incarceration of Immigrants, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (2) (1999)