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Working Papers

2023

1. Estimating the Effects of the ADA Amendments Act on the Hiring and Termination of Individuals with Disabilities, Using New Disability Categorizations
   Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
2. Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity-Based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Evidence from an Audit Correspondence Field Experiment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (7)
   MUNI ECON Working Papers, Masaryk University (2023) View citations (2)
3. The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in MUNI ECON Working Papers, Masaryk University (2023)
   See also Journal Article The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Health Care Services, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2023) (2023)

2021

4. Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Protections Decrease Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security Reforms
   Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, Center for Retirement Research
   Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Do stronger employment discrimination protections decrease reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security reforms, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
5. Infrequent Identity Signals and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

6. Early Evidence on the Impact of COVID-19 and the Recession on Older Workers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
7. Older Workers Need Not Apply? Ageist Language in Job Ads and Age Discrimination in Hiring
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (6)
8. Why Retirement, Social Security, and Age Discrimination Policies Need to Consider the Intersectional Experiences of Older Women
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2019

9. Do Tax Incentives Affect Business Location and Economic Development? Evidence from State Film Incentives
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Do tax incentives affect business location and economic development? Evidence from state film incentives, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (11) (2019)
10. Employment Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019)
    See also Journal Article Employment discrimination against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a field experiment, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
11. Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3)

2018

12. Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Evidence from a Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Evidence from a Field Experiment, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (16) (2019)
13. How Valuable are National Parks? Evidence from a Proposed National Park Expansion in Alaska
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics

2017

14. Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Experimental (and Nonexperimental) Evidence
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2016) View citations (1)
15. Seniors for Hire? Age Discrimination, "Sex-Plus-Age" Discrimination, and the Effectiveness of Age Discrimination Laws
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics

2016

16. Expanding Employment Discrimination Protections for Individuals with Disabilities: Evidence from California
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Expanding Employment Discrimination Protections for Individuals with Disabilities: Evidence from California, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2018) View citations (11) (2018)

2015

17. A Replication of 'Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U.S. House' (The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004)
    Working Papers, Tulane University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
18. Does Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Make It Harder to Get Hired? Evidence from Disability Discrimination Laws
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
19. Does Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Make It Harder to Get Hired? Revised with Additional Analysis of SIPP Data and Appendix of Disability Laws
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
20. Is It Harder for Older Workers to Find Jobs? New and Improved Evidence from a Field Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article Is It Harder for Older Workers to Find Jobs? New and Improved Evidence from a Field Experiment, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (78) (2019)

2013

21. Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center (2013) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2014) View citations (26) (2014)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Gender Identity-, Race-, and Ethnicity-Based Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care
   American Journal of Health Economics, 2024, 10, (2), 182 - 214

2023

2. The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Health Care Services
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 420-22
   See also Working Paper The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

3. Do stronger employment discrimination protections decrease reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security reforms
   The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, 2022, 22, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Protections Decrease Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security Reforms, Working Papers, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College (2021) (2021)
4. Does Ageist Language in Job Ads Predict Age Discrimination in Hiring?
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40, (3), 613 - 667 View citations (9)

2021

5. Teaching controversial and contemporary topics in economics using a jigsaw literature review activity
   The Journal of Economic Education, 2021, 52, (4), 286-295 View citations (2)

2020

6. Employment discrimination against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a field experiment
   Labour Economics, 2020, 65, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Employment Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) (2019)

2019

7. Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Journal of Law and Economics, 2019, 62, (2), 373 - 402 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Evidence from a Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
8. Do tax incentives affect business location and economic development? Evidence from state film incentives
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2019, 77, (C), 315-339 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Do Tax Incentives Affect Business Location and Economic Development? Evidence from State Film Incentives, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (11) (2019)
9. Is It Harder for Older Workers to Find Jobs? New and Improved Evidence from a Field Experiment
   Journal of Political Economy, 2019, 127, (2), 922 - 970 View citations (78)
   See also Working Paper Is It Harder for Older Workers to Find Jobs? New and Improved Evidence from a Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (41) (2015)

2018

10. A Replication of “Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U.S. House†(Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004)
    Public Finance Review, 2018, 46, (5), 886-893
11. Disability Saliency and Discrimination in Hiring
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 262-66 View citations (3)
12. Expanding Employment Discrimination Protections for Individuals with Disabilities: Evidence from California
    ILR Review, 2018, 71, (2), 365-393 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Expanding Employment Discrimination Protections for Individuals with Disabilities: Evidence from California, Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2017

13. Age Discrimination and Hiring of Older Workers
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2017 View citations (5)

2016

14. Experimental Age Discrimination Evidence and the Heckman Critique
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 303-08 View citations (30)
15. Model Uncertainty and Model Averaging in Regression Discontinuity Designs
    Journal of Econometric Methods, 2016, 5, (1), 103-116 View citations (1)

2014

16. Age discrimination and the Great Recession
    FRBSF Economic Letter, 2014 View citations (1)
17. Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (3), 566-601 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)