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Working Papers

2025

1. Why New England’s Labor Force Participation Has Been Recovering So Slowly since the COVID-19 Pandemic
   New England Public Policy Center Research Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

2023

2. Informal Work and Official Employment Statistics: What’s Missing?
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
3. No Longer Qualified? Changes in the Supply and Demand for Skills within Occupations
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2019) View citations (2)

2022

4. Can Treatment with Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Improve Employment Prospects? Evidence from Rhode Island Medicaid Enrollees
   New England Public Policy Center Research Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
5. Did the Medicaid Expansion Crowd Out Other Payment Sources for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder? Evidence from Rhode Island
   Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
6. Employment Trajectories among Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder: Can Evidence-Based Treatment Improve Outcomes?
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

2021

7. Did the Affordable Care Act Affect Access to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder among the Already Insured? Evidence from the Rhode Island All-payer Claims Database
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)
8. Household Inflation Expectations and Consumer Spending: Evidence from Panel Data
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas View citations (6)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2013) View citations (48)
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2020) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Household Inflation Expectations and Consumer Spending: Evidence from Panel Data, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2023) View citations (7) (2023)
9. The Medicaid Expansion and the Uptake of Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: Evidence from the Rhode Island All-payer Claims Database, 2012–2018
   Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)
10. Who Gets Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, and Does It Reduce Overdose Risk? Evidence from the Rhode Island All-payer Claims Database
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (3)

2020

11. Medication-assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder in Rhode Island: Who Gets Treatment, and Does Treatment Improve Health Outcomes?
    New England Public Policy Center Research Report, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (2)

2019

12. Access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: is Rhode Island different, and why?
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (2)

2018

13. The ups and downs of the gig economy, 2015–2017
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

2017

14. Community Education Circles in the Lawrence Public Schools: evaluation design and baseline survey data
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
15. Wage inflation and informal work
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Wage inflation and informal work, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2016

16. Labor force participation in New England vs. the United States, 2007–2015: why was the regional decline more moderate?
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
17. Who counts as employed?: informal work, employment status, and labor market slack
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (5)
18. You can be too thin (but not too tall): social desirability bias in self-reports of weight and height
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article You can be too thin (but not too tall): Social desirability bias in self-reports of weight and height, Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier (2017) View citations (9) (2017)

2015

19. Changing patterns in informal work participation in the United States 2013–2015
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (3)
20. The Rhode Island labor market in recovery: where is the skills gap?
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (2)
21. The distributional effects of contractual norms: the case of cropshare agreements
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)

2014

22. Informal work in the United States: evidence from survey responses
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (8)
23. Rhode Island in the Great Recession: factors contributing to its sharp downturn and slow recovery
    Current Policy Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)
24. Within-school spillover effects of foreclosures and student mobility on student academic performance
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)

2013

25. The effect of foreclosure on Boston Public School student academic performance
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (3)

2011

26. Classroom peer effects and student achievement
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (70)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2008) View citations (23)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University (2006) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Classroom Peer Effects and Student Achievement, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (190) (2013)
27. Economic literacy and inflation expectations: evidence from a laboratory experiment
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (28)
    See also Journal Article Economic Literacy and Inflation Expectations: Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing (2014) View citations (34) (2014)
28. Explaining gender-specific racial differences in obesity using biased self-reports of food intake
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (3)

2009

29. Geographic variations in a model of physician treatment choice with social interactions
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Geographic variations in a model of physician treatment choice with social interactions, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2010) View citations (13) (2010)
30. Has overweight become the new normal?: evidence of a generational shift in body weight norms
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

2008

31. Race, obesity, and the puzzle of gender specificity
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (7)

2006

32. Social dynamics of obesity
    Public Policy Discussion Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF OBESITY, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2007) View citations (47) (2007)
33. The Emergence of Local Norms in Networks
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, Florida State University View citations (1)
    Also in Computing in Economics and Finance 2005, Society for Computational Economics (2005)

2005

34. Contracts with social multipliers
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (1)

2000

35. AN EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF DEBT
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2000, Society for Computational Economics
    See also Journal Article An evolutionary model of debt, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2002) View citations (3) (2002)

1996

36. The Coase Conjecture in Continuous Time: Imperfect Durability Endogenous Durability and Aftermarkets
    Economics Working Paper Archive, The Johns Hopkins University,Department of Economics View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Household Inflation Expectations and Consumer Spending: Evidence from Panel Data
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105, (4), 948-961 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Household Inflation Expectations and Consumer Spending: Evidence from Panel Data, Working Papers (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2021

2. How Big is the Gig? The Extensive Margin, The Intensive Margin, and The Hidden Margin
   Labour Economics, 2021, 69, (C) View citations (7)

2018

3. Wage inflation and informal work
   Economics Letters, 2018, 171, (C), 159-163 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Wage inflation and informal work, Current Policy Perspectives (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2017

4. You can be too thin (but not too tall): Social desirability bias in self-reports of weight and height
   Economics & Human Biology, 2017, 27, (PA), 198-222 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper You can be too thin (but not too tall): social desirability bias in self-reports of weight and height, Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2014

5. Economic Literacy and Inflation Expectations: Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment
   Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2014, 46, (7), 1421-1456 View citations (34)
   See also Working Paper Economic literacy and inflation expectations: evidence from a laboratory experiment, Public Policy Discussion Paper (2011) View citations (28) (2011)

2013

6. Classroom Peer Effects and Student Achievement
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 31, (1), 51 - 82 View citations (190)
   See also Working Paper Classroom peer effects and student achievement, Public Policy Discussion Paper (2011) View citations (70) (2011)
7. Do foreclosures affect Boston public school student academic performance?
   Public Policy Brief, 2013 View citations (1)

2010

8. Geographic variations in a model of physician treatment choice with social interactions
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 73, (3), 418-432 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Geographic variations in a model of physician treatment choice with social interactions, Working Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)

2009

9. The Diffusion of a Medical Innovation: Is Success in the Stars? Further Evidence
   Southern Economic Journal, 2009, 75, (4), 1274-1278 View citations (3)

2007

10. SOCIAL DYNAMICS OF OBESITY
    Economic Inquiry, 2007, 45, (3), 571-591 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Social dynamics of obesity, Public Policy Discussion Paper (2006) View citations (35) (2006)
11. The Diffusion of a Medical Innovation: Is Success in the Stars?
    Southern Economic Journal, 2007, 73, (3), 588-603 View citations (4)

2002

12. An evolutionary model of debt
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2002, 49, (7), 1407-1438 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper AN EVOLUTIONARY MODEL OF DEBT, Computing in Economics and Finance 2000 (2000) (2000)

2001

13. Competition and Custom in Economic Contracts: A Case Study of Illinois Agriculture
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (3), 559-573 View citations (104)

1999

14. A brief comment on legal and economic theories of corporate governance: a reply to Kostant's "Exit, voice and loyalty in the course of corporate governance and counsel's changing role"
    Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 1999, 28, (3), 255-257

Chapters

2006

1. The Strength of Social Interactions and Obesity among Women
   Springer View citations (3)