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Homepage:	http://faculty.chicagobooth.edu/steven.davis/
Phone:	773 702 7312
Postal address:	Booth School of Business University of Chicago 5807 South Woodlawn Aveneu Chicago, IL 60637 United States of America
Workplace:	Applied Economics Workshop, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2025

Measuring Work from Home
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
Policy Interventions and China’s Stock Market in the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2019

Dynamism Diminished: The Role of Housing Markets and Credit Conditions
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
See also Journal Article Dynamism Diminished: The Role of Housing Markets and Credit Conditions, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
Policy News and Stock Market Volatility
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (144)
Rising Policy Uncertainty
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)

2017

Policy Uncertainty In Japan
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
Also in IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund (2017) View citations (76)
See also Journal Article Policy uncertainty in Japan, Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier (2022) View citations (7) (2022)

2016

An Index of Global Economic Policy Uncertainty
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (224)

2015

Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (276)
Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2015) View citations (269)
CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (269)
LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (258)
Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2015) View citations (263)
See also Journal Article Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2016) View citations (4522) (2016)
Regulatory Complexity and Policy Uncertainty: Headwinds of Our Own Making
Economics Working Papers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University View citations (11)

2014

Job Recruitment and Vacany Durations in Germany
University of Regensburg Working Papers in Business, Economics and Management Information Systems, University of Regensburg, Department of Economics View citations (6)
Labor Market Fluidity and Economic Performance
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (182)
Why Has U.S. Policy Uncertainty Risen Since 1960?
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (74)
See also Journal Article Why Has US Policy Uncertainty Risen since 1960?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (97) (2014)

2013

Occupation-level income shocks and asset returns: their covariance and implications for portfolio choice
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (5)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (55)
CRSP working papers, Center for Research in Security Prices, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago (2000) View citations (53)
See also Journal Article Occupation-Level Income Shocks and Asset Returns: Their Covariance and Implications for Portfolio Choice, Quarterly Journal of Finance (QJF), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
See also Journal Article Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (77) (2014)

2012

Economic Recovery and Policy Uncertainty
CEP US Election Analysis Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (70)
Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2012) View citations (68)
Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?
Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State View citations (34)
See also Chapter Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?, Book Chapters, Hoover Institution, Stanford University (2012) View citations (82) (2012)
Policy uncertainty: a new indicator
CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (11)
Recruiting Intensity during and after the Great Recession: National and Industry Evidence
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (64)
See also Journal Article Recruiting Intensity during and after the Great Recession: National and Industry Evidence, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (66) (2012)

2011

Labor Market Flows in the Cross Section and Over Time
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
See also Journal Article Labor market flows in the cross section and over time, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (157) (2012)
Private Equity and Employment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (43)
Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2011) View citations (21)
Recessions and the Cost of Job Loss
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (129)
See also Journal Article Recessions and the Costs of Job Loss, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2011) View citations (386) (2011)

2010

Labor Market Flows and Vacancies in the Cross Section and Over Time
2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2009) View citations (26)
See also Journal Article The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2013) View citations (179) (2013)

2008

Adjusted Estimates of Worker Flows and Job Openings in JOLTS
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
See also Chapter Adjusted Estimates of Worker Flows and Job Openings in JOLTS, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (44) (2010)
Business Volatility, Job Destruction, and Unemployment
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (14)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (14)
See also Journal Article Business Volatility, Job Destruction, and Unemployment, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (66) (2010)
Electricity Pricing to U.S. Manufacturing Plants, 1963-2000
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
Also in Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (2008)
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2007) View citations (3)
Interpreting the Great Moderation: Changes in the Volatility of Economic Activity at the Macro and Micro Levels
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (172)
Also in Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (2008) View citations (123)
See also Journal Article Interpreting the Great Moderation: Changes in the Volatility of Economic Activity at the Macro and Micro Levels, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (176) (2008)
Productivity Dispersion and Input Prices: The Case of Electricity
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (6)

2007

Economic Perfomance and Market Work Activity in Sweden after the Crisis of the Early 1990s
Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (1)
See also Chapter Economic Performance and Market Work Activity in Sweden After the Crisis of the Early 1990s, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (2) (2010)
Economic Performance and Work Activity in Sweden affter the Crisis of the early 1990s
SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (3)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (4)
Measuring the Dynamics of Young and Small Businesses: Integrating the Employer and Nonemployer Universes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)
Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2006) View citations (53)
See also Chapter Measuring the Dynamics of Young and Small Businesses: Integrating the Employer and Nonemployer Universes, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (57) (2009)

2006

The Flow Approach to Labor Markets: New Data Sources and Micro-Macro Links
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (345)
See also Journal Article The Flow Approach to Labor Markets: New Data Sources and Micro-Macro Links, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2006) View citations (374) (2006)
Volatility and Dispersion in Business Growth Rates: Publicly Traded Versus Privately Held Firms
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (345)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (357)
See also Chapter Volatility and Dispersion in Business Growth Rates: Publicly Traded versus Privately Held Firms, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (164) (2007)
War in Iraq versus Containment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2005

Borrowing costs and the demand for equity over the life cycle
Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (33)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (7)
See also Journal Article Borrowing Costs and the Demand for Equity over the Life Cycle, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) View citations (84) (2006)
The Climate for Business Development and Employment Growth in Puerto Rico
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
Also in Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (2005)
The Flow Approach to Labor Markets: New Data Sources, Micro-Macro Links and the Recent Downturn
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)

2004

Tax Effects on Work Activity, Industry Mix and Shadow Economy Size: Evidence from Rich-Country Comparisons
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (143)
Also in SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2004) View citations (93)
Ratio Working Papers, The Ratio Institute (2004) View citations (95)
Wage-setting Institutions as Industrial Policy
SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics View citations (4)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (30)
Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2000) View citations (22)
See also Journal Article Wage-setting institutions as industrial policy, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (18) (2005)

2001

Economic Perspectives on Software Design: PC Operating Systems and Platforms
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
Entry, Pricing and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Entry, Pricing, and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (15) (2004)
The Quality Distribution of Jobs and the Structure of Wages in Search Equilibrium
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (56)

2000

On the Gains to International Trade in Risky Financial Assets
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)

1999

Sectoral Job Creation and Destruction Responses to Oil Price Changes
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
See also Journal Article Sectoral job creation and destruction responses to oil price changes, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2001) View citations (459) (2001)

1997

Explaining National Differences in the Size and Industrial Distribution of Employment
Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (4)
Explaining National Differences in the Size and Industry Distribution of Employment
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
See also Journal Article Explaining National Differences in the Size and Industry Distribution of Employment, Small Business Economics, Springer (1999) View citations (78) (1999)
Regional Labor Fluctuations: Oil Shocks, Military Spending, and Other Driving Forces
JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (29)
Also in International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (1997) View citations (31)

1996

On the Driving Forces Behind Cyclical Movement, in Employment and Job Reallocation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
See also Journal Article On the Driving Forces behind Cyclical Movements in Employment and Job Reallocation, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1999) View citations (147) (1999)

1995

Employer Size and The Wage Structure in U.S. Manufacturing
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Employer Size and the Wage Structure in U.S. Manufacturing, Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES (1996) View citations (5) (1996)
Industrial Policy, Employer Size and Economic Performance in Sweden
Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (11)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (33)
See also Chapter Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1997) View citations (35) (1997)
Measuring Gross Worker and Job Flows
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
See also Chapter Measuring Gross Worker and Job Flows, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (41) (1998)

1994

Relative Wage Movements and the Distribution of Consumption
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Relative Wage Movements and the Distribution of Consumption, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1996) View citations (372) (1996)

1993

Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing theFacts
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
See also Journal Article Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing the Facts, Small Business Economics, Springer (1996) View citations (322) (1996)

1992

Cross-Country Patterns of Change in Relative Wages
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (139)
See also Chapter Cross-Country Patterns of Change in Relative Wages, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (111) (1992)

1991

Borrowing Constraints and Two-Sided Altruism With an Application to Social Security
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Borrowing constraints and two-sided altruism with an application to social security, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier (1993) View citations (20) (1993)
Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction and Employment Reallocation
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (42)
Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1990) View citations (11)
Working Paper Series, Macroeconomic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1991) View citations (19)
See also Journal Article Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment Reallocation, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1992) View citations (1295) (1992)
Published Versus Sample Statistics From The ASM: Implications For The LRD
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (13)
The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
Also in Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland (1989) View citations (14)
See also Journal Article The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1992) View citations (24) (1992)
Wage Dispersion Between and Within U.S. Manufacturing Plants, 1963-1986
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (113)

1990

Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (404)
See also Chapter Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (381) (1990)

1989

Altruism, borrowing constraints, and social security
Working Papers (Old Series), Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland View citations (1)

1988

ALLOCATIVE DISTURBANCES AND TEMPORAL ASYMMETRY IN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE FLUCTUATIONS
Working Papers, Chicago - Graduate School of Business View citations (6)
SOCIAL SECURITY, GOVERNMENT DEBT, AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN BORROWING CONSTRAINTS AND INTERGENERATIONAL ALTRUISM
Working Papers, Chicago - Graduate School of Business View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2025

Sticky Wages on the Layoff Margin
American Economic Review, 2025, 115, (2), 491-524 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Sticky Wages on the Layoff Margin, Working Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2024

Dynamism Diminished: The Role of Housing Markets and Credit Conditions
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2024, 16, (2), 29-61 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Dynamism Diminished: The Role of Housing Markets and Credit Conditions, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (37) (2019)

2023

Long Social Distancing
Journal of Labor Economics, 2023, 41, (S1), S129 - S172
See also Chapter Long Social Distancing, NBER Chapters, 2021, 129-172 (2021) (2021)
Working Paper Long social distancing, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2023) (2023)
The Evolution of Work from Home
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, 37, (4), 23-50 View citations (14)
See also Working Paper The Evolution of Work from Home, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (31) (2023)
Time Savings When Working from Home
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 597-603 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Time Savings When Working from Home, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (8) (2023)

2022

Are Firms Using Remote Work to Recruit and Retain Workers?
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2022, 22, (07) View citations (6)
Pandemic-Era Uncertainty
JRFM, 2022, 15, (8), 1-14 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Pandemic-Era Uncertainty, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (6) (2022)
Policy uncertainty in Japan
Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 2022, 64, (C) View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Policy Uncertainty In Japan, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (76) (2017)
State-level economic policy uncertainty
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2022, 132, (C), 81-99 View citations (32)
See also Working Paper State-Level Economic Policy Uncertainty, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (31) (2022)
Stock Prices and Economic Activity in the Time of Coronavirus
IMF Economic Review, 2022, 70, (1), 32-67 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Stock Prices and Economic Activity in the Time of Coronavirus, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (19) (2021)
Surveying business uncertainty
Journal of Econometrics, 2022, 231, (1), 282-303 View citations (21)
See also Working Paper Surveying Business Uncertainty, FRB Atlanta Working Paper (2020) View citations (64) (2020)
Working from Home Around the World
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2022, 53, (2 (Fall)), 281-360 View citations (11)
Also in EconPol Forum, 2022, 23, (06), 38-41 (2022) View citations (51)
See also Working Paper Working from home around the world, CEP Discussion Papers (2023) View citations (6) (2023)

2021

COVID-19 Is a Persistent Reallocation Shock
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 287-91 View citations (31)
See also Working Paper COVID-19 Is a Persistent Reallocation Shock, SocArXiv (2021) View citations (27) (2021)
COVID-19 Shifted Patent Applications toward Technologies That Support Working from Home
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 263-66 View citations (43)
See also Working Paper COVID-19 Shifted Patent Applications Toward Technologies that Support Working from Home, Working Papers (2020) View citations (16) (2020)
How Do Employers Recruit New Workers?
Richmond Fed Economic Brief, 2021, 21, (28)

2020

COVID-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2020, 51, (2 (Summer)), 329-383 View citations (53)
See also Working Paper COVID-19 Is Also a Reallocation Shock, SocArXiv (2020) View citations (224) (2020)
Economic uncertainty before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 191, (C) View citations (215)
See also Working Paper Economic Uncertainty Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (289) (2020)

2016

Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131, (4), 1593-1636 View citations (4522)
See also Working Paper Measuring Economic Policy Uncertainty, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (276) (2015)

2014

Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity
American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (12), 3956-90 View citations (77)
See also Working Paper Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (21) (2013)
Why Has US Policy Uncertainty Risen since 1960?
American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (5), 56-60 View citations (97)
See also Working Paper Why Has U.S. Policy Uncertainty Risen Since 1960?, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (74) (2014)

2013

Electricity Unit Value Prices and Purchase Quantities: U.S. Manufacturing Plants, 1963–2000
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (4), 1150-1165 View citations (25)
Occupation-Level Income Shocks and Asset Returns: Their Covariance and Implications for Portfolio Choice
Quarterly Journal of Finance (QJF), 2013, 03, (03n04), 1-53 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Occupation-level income shocks and asset returns: their covariance and implications for portfolio choice, Working Papers (2013) View citations (5) (2013)
The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2013, 128, (2), 581-622 View citations (179)
See also Working Paper The Establishment-Level Behavior of Vacancies and Hiring, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (67) (2010)

2012

Labor market flows in the cross section and over time
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2012, 59, (1), 1-18 View citations (157)
See also Working Paper Labor Market Flows in the Cross Section and Over Time, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (17) (2011)
Recruiting Intensity during and after the Great Recession: National and Industry Evidence
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 584-88 View citations (66)
See also Working Paper Recruiting Intensity during and after the Great Recession: National and Industry Evidence, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (64) (2012)
Report of the Editor: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (3), 680-84
Also in American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 713-17 (2011)
American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 688-91 (2010) View citations (3)

2011

Recessions and the Costs of Job Loss
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2011, 42, (2 (Fall)), 1-72 View citations (386)
See also Working Paper Recessions and the Cost of Job Loss, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (129) (2011)

2010

Business Volatility, Job Destruction, and Unemployment
American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2010, 2, (2), 259-87 View citations (66)
Also in Proceedings, 2007, (Nov) (2007) View citations (31)
See also Working Paper Business Volatility, Job Destruction, and Unemployment, Working Papers (2008) View citations (14) (2008)
EconomicDynamics Interviews Steven Davis on Labor Market Dynamics
EconomicDynamics Newsletter, 2010, 12, (1)

2008

Interpreting the Great Moderation: Changes in the Volatility of Economic Activity at the Macro and Micro Levels
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (4), 155-80 View citations (176)
See also Working Paper Interpreting the Great Moderation: Changes in the Volatility of Economic Activity at the Macro and Micro Levels, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (172) (2008)
The Decline of Job Loss and Why It Matters
American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 263-67 View citations (41)

2007

Macroeconomic implications of changes in micro volatility
Proceedings, 2007, (Nov)

2006

Borrowing Costs and the Demand for Equity over the Life Cycle
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 348-362 View citations (84)
See also Working Paper Borrowing costs and the demand for equity over the life cycle, Working Papers (2005) View citations (33) (2005)
The Flow Approach to Labor Markets: New Data Sources and Micro-Macro Links
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (3), 3-26 View citations (374)
See also Working Paper The Flow Approach to Labor Markets: New Data Sources and Micro-Macro Links, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (345) (2006)

2005

Wage-setting institutions as industrial policy
Labour Economics, 2005, 12, (3), 345-377 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper Wage-setting Institutions as Industrial Policy, SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2004

Entry, Pricing, and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market
Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (S1), S188-S225 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Entry, Pricing and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (2) (2001)

2001

Sectoral job creation and destruction responses to oil price changes
Journal of Monetary Economics, 2001, 48, (3), 465-512 View citations (459)
See also Working Paper Sectoral Job Creation and Destruction Responses to Oil Price Changes, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (21) (1999)

2000

A Competitive Perspective on Internet Explorer
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 184-187 View citations (14)
Reorganization: A comment
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 2000, 52, (1), 23-31

1999

Explaining National Differences in the Size and Industry Distribution of Employment
Small Business Economics, 1999, 12, (1), 59-83 View citations (78)
See also Working Paper Explaining National Differences in the Size and Industry Distribution of Employment, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (10) (1997)
On the Driving Forces behind Cyclical Movements in Employment and Job Reallocation
American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (5), 1234-1258 View citations (147)
See also Working Paper On the Driving Forces Behind Cyclical Movement, in Employment and Job Reallocation, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (5) (1996)

1997

Sorting, learning, and mobility when jobs have scarcity value: A comment
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1997, 46, (1), 327-337 View citations (10)

1996

Employer Size and the Wage Structure in U.S. Manufacturing
Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1996, (41-42), 323-367 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Employer Size and The Wage Structure in U.S. Manufacturing, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (9) (1995)
Relative Wage Movements and the Distribution of Consumption
Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (6), 1227-62 View citations (372)
See also Working Paper Relative Wage Movements and the Distribution of Consumption, NBER Working Papers (1994) View citations (8) (1994)
Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing the Facts
Small Business Economics, 1996, 8, (4), 297-315 View citations (322)
See also Working Paper Small Business and Job Creation: Dissecting the Myth and Reassessing theFacts, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (36) (1993)

1993

Borrowing constraints and two-sided altruism with an application to social security
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 1993, 17, (3), 467-494 View citations (20)
See also Working Paper Borrowing Constraints and Two-Sided Altruism With an Application to Social Security, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (3) (1991)

1992

Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction, and Employment Reallocation
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (3), 819-863 View citations (1295)
See also Working Paper Gross Job Creation, Gross Job Destruction and Employment Reallocation, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (42) (1991)
The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings
American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (5), 1199-220 View citations (24)
See also Working Paper The Timing of Intergenerational Transfers, Tax Policy, and Aggregate Savings, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (2) (1991)

1991

Wage Dispersion between and within U.S. Manufacturing Plants, 1963-86
Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 22, (1991 Microeconomics), 115-200

1989

Government debt, redistributive fiscal policies, and the interaction between borrowing constraints and intergenerational altrusim
Journal of Monetary Economics, 1989, 24, (1), 3-29 View citations (30)

1987

Allocative Disturbances and Specific Capital in Real Business Cycle Theories
American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 326-32 View citations (65)
Fluctuations in the pace of labor reallocation
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1987, 27, (1), 335-402 View citations (70)

1986

Does search theory provide a micro foundation for keynesian models and a rationale for policy activism? A review of Peter Diamond's Wicksell Lectures
Journal of Monetary Economics, 1986, 18, (2), 209-216

Undated

The Unprecedented Stock Market Reaction to COVID-19
The Review of Asset Pricing Studies, 10, (4), 742-758 View citations (194)

Books

1998

Job Creation and Destruction, vol 1
MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (1018)

Chapters

2021

Long Social Distancing
A chapter in Wage Dynamics in the 21st Century, 2021, pp 129-172
See also Journal Article Long Social Distancing, University of Chicago Press (2023) (2023)
Working Paper Long social distancing, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2023) (2023)

2012

Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?
Chapter 3 in Government Policies and the Delayed Economic Recovery, 2012 View citations (82)
See also Working Paper Has Economic Policy Uncertainty Hampered the Recovery?, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (2012) View citations (34) (2012)

2010

Adjusted Estimates of Worker Flows and Job Openings in JOLTS
A chapter in Labor in the New Economy, 2010, pp 187-216 View citations (44)
See also Working Paper Adjusted Estimates of Worker Flows and Job Openings in JOLTS, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (16) (2008)
Economic Performance and Market Work Activity in Sweden After the Crisis of the Early 1990s
A chapter in Reforming the Welfare State: Recovery and Beyond in Sweden, 2010, pp 225-252 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Economic Perfomance and Market Work Activity in Sweden after the Crisis of the Early 1990s, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2009

Measuring the Dynamics of Young and Small Businesses: Integrating the Employer and Nonemployer Universes
A chapter in Producer Dynamics: New Evidence from Micro Data, 2009, pp 329-366 View citations (57)
See also Working Paper Measuring the Dynamics of Young and Small Businesses: Integrating the Employer and Nonemployer Universes, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (47) (2007)

2007

Volatility and Dispersion in Business Growth Rates: Publicly Traded versus Privately Held Firms
A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2006, Volume 21, 2007, pp 107-180 View citations (164)
See also Working Paper Volatility and Dispersion in Business Growth Rates: Publicly Traded Versus Privately Held Firms, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2006) View citations (345) (2006)

1999

Gross job flows
Chapter 41 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part B, pp 2711-2805 View citations (456)

1998

Measuring Gross Worker and Job Flows
A chapter in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues, 1998, pp 77-122 View citations (41)
See also Working Paper Measuring Gross Worker and Job Flows, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1995) View citations (39) (1995)

1997

Industrial Policy, Employer Size, and Economic Performance in Sweden
A chapter in The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model, 1997, pp 353-398 View citations (35)
See also Working Paper Industrial Policy, Employer Size and Economic Performance in Sweden, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (1995) View citations (11) (1995)

1992

Cross-Country Patterns of Change in Relative Wages
A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1992, Volume 7, 1992, pp 239-300 View citations (111)
See also Working Paper Cross-Country Patterns of Change in Relative Wages, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (139) (1992)

1990

Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications
A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1990, Volume 5, 1990, pp 123-186 View citations (381)
See also Working Paper Gross Job Creation and Destruction: Microeconomic Evidence and Macroeconomic Implications, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1990) View citations (404) (1990)

Editor

American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
American Economic Association