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Working Papers

2024

1. Minimum Wages in the 21st Century
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (1)
2. Own-Wage Elasticity: Quantifying the Impact of Minimum Wages on Employment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
3. Restaurant Employment, Minimum Wages, and Border Discontinuities
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

4. A Local Projections Approach to Difference-in-Differences
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
5. A Local Projections Approach to Difference-in-Differences Event Studies
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (47)
6. The Unexpected Compression: Competition at Work in the Low Wage Labor Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)

2022

7. Power and Dignity in the Low-Wage Labor Market: Theory and Evidence from Wal-Mart Workers
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)

2021

8. Aggregate Employment Effects of Unemployment Benefits During Deep Downturns: Evidence from the Expiration of the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
9. Seeing Beyond the Trees: Using Machine Learning to Estimate the Impact of Minimum Wages on Labor Market Outcomes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)

2020

10. City Limits: What do Local-Area Minimum Wages Do?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article City Limits: What Do Local-Area Minimum Wages Do?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (24) (2021)
11. Monopsony in Movers: The Elasticity of Labor Supply to Firm Wage Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2019

12. The Effect of Minimum Wages on Low-Wage Jobs: Evidence from the United States Using a Bunching Estimator
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2018) View citations (7)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2018) View citations (6)

2018

13. Fairness and Frictions: The Impact of Unequal Raises on Quit Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Fairness and Frictions: The Impact of Unequal Raises on Quit Behavior, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (95) (2019)
14. Minimum Wages and the Distribution of Family Incomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Minimum Wages and the Distribution of Family Incomes, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (68) (2019)
15. Monopsony and Employer Mis-optimization Explain Why Wages Bunch at Round Numbers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
16. Monopsony in Online Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article Monopsony in Online Labor Markets, American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association (2020) View citations (67) (2020)

2017

17. Public Debt and Growth: An Assessment of Key Findings on Causality and Thresholds
    UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics View citations (6)

2016

18. Unemployment Insurance Generosity and Aggregate Employment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Unemployment Insurance Generosity and Aggregate Employment, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (22) (2021)

2015

19. Pooling Multiple Case Studies Using Synthetic Controls: An Application to Minimum Wage Policies
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (83)

2014

20. Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2013

21. Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (43)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (84)
    See also Journal Article Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2017) View citations (135) (2017)
22. Minimum Wage Shocks, Employment Flows and Labor Market Frictions
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (8)
    Also in Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2012) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Minimum Wage Shocks, Employment Flows, and Labor Market Frictions, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (196) (2016)
23. Minimum Wages and Aggregate Job Growth: Causal Effect or Statistical Artifact?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)

2012

24. Cross-Border Spillover: U.S. Gun Laws and Violence in Mexico
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Cross-Border Spillover: U.S. Gun Laws and Violence in Mexico, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2013) View citations (28) (2013)

2011

25. Coups, Corporations, and Classified Information
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (75)
    See also Journal Article Coups, Corporations, and Classified Information, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2011) View citations (73) (2011)
26. Do Frictions Matter in the Labor Market? Accessions, Separations and Minimum Wage Effects
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (24)
    Also in Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2011) View citations (23)
27. The Labor Market Impact of Employer Health Benefit Mandates: Evidence from San Francisco's Health Care Security Ordinance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2010

28. Do Minimum Wages Really Reduce Teen Employment? Accounting for Heterogeneity and Selectivity in State Panel Data
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Do Minimum Wages Really Reduce Teen Employment? Accounting for Heterogeneity and Selectivity in State Panel Data, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (302) (2011)
29. Employee Replacement Costs
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (28)
30. How Do Employers React to A Pay-or-Play Mandate? Early Evidence from San Francisco
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    Also in Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2010)
    See also Journal Article How Do Employers React to a Pay-or-Play Mandate? Early Evidence from San Francisco, Forum for Health Economics & Policy, De Gruyter (2013) (2013)
31. Minimum Wage Effects Across State Borders: Estimates Using Contiguous Counties
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (752)
    See also Journal Article Minimum Wage Effects Across State Borders: Estimates Using Contiguous Counties, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (738) (2010)

2009

32. Spatial Heterogeneity and Minimum Wages: Employment Estimates for Teens Using Cross-State Commuting Zones
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (10)

2008

33. Complementarity of Shared Compensation and Decision-Making Systems: Evidence from the American Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Chapter Complementarity of Shared Compensation and Decision-Making Systems: Evidence from the American Labor Market, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (11) (2010)
34. Does Outsourcing Reduce Wages in the Low Wage Service Occupations? Evidence from Janitors and Guards
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Does Outsourcing Reduce Wages in the Low-Wage Service Occupations? Evidence from Janitors and Guards, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2010) View citations (77) (2010)

2007

35. Firm Entry and Wages: Impact of Wal-Mart Growth on Earnings Throughout the Retail Sector
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (28)
36. The Economic Impacts of a Citywide Minimum Wage
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley View citations (11)

Journal Articles

2021

1. City Limits: What Do Local-Area Minimum Wages Do?
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (1), 27-50 View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper City Limits: What do Local-Area Minimum Wages Do?, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
2. Unemployment Insurance Generosity and Aggregate Employment
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021, 13, (2), 58-99 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Unemployment Insurance Generosity and Aggregate Employment, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (19) (2016)

2020

3. Monopsony in Online Labor Markets
   American Economic Review: Insights, 2020, 2, (1), 33-46 View citations (67)
   See also Working Paper Monopsony in Online Labor Markets, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (53) (2018)

2019

4. Fairness and Frictions: The Impact of Unequal Raises on Quit Behavior
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (2), 620-63 View citations (95)
   See also Working Paper Fairness and Frictions: The Impact of Unequal Raises on Quit Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (17) (2018)
5. Minimum Wages and the Distribution of Family Incomes
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2019, 11, (4), 268-304 View citations (68)
   See also Working Paper Minimum Wages and the Distribution of Family Incomes, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (15) (2018)
6. The Effect of Minimum Wages on Low-Wage Jobs
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019, 134, (3), 1405-1454 View citations (438)

2017

7. Book Review: The Long-Run Impact of Minimum Wage Research: A Case Study of Myth and Measurement
   ILR Review, 2017, 70, (3), 818-823
8. Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies
   ILR Review, 2017, 70, (3), 559-592 View citations (135)
   See also Working Paper Credible Research Designs for Minimum Wage Studies, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (43) (2013)
9. The Labor-Market Impact of San Francisco's Employer-Benefit Mandate
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2017, 56, (1), 122-160 View citations (1)

2016

10. Minimum Wage Shocks, Employment Flows, and Labor Market Frictions
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (3), 663 - 704 View citations (196)
    See also Working Paper Minimum Wage Shocks, Employment Flows and Labor Market Frictions, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (8) (2013)
11. Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes
    ILR Review, 2016, 69, (4), 803-833 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Nurse Unions and Patient Outcomes, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2015

12. Colla et al. respond
    American Journal of Public Health, 2015, 105, (5), e1-e2

2014

13. Early effects of the San Francisco paid sick leave policy
    American Journal of Public Health, 2014, 104, (12), 2453-2460 View citations (17)
14. The Political Economy of Discretionary Spending: Evidence from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2014, 45, (1 (Spring)), 375-441 View citations (25)
15. Threat Effects and Trade: Wage Discipline through Product Market Competition
    Journal of Globalization and Development, 2014, 4, (2), 213-252 View citations (3)

2013

16. Cross-Border Spillover: U.S. Gun Laws and Violence in Mexico
    American Political Science Review, 2013, 107, (3), 397-417 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Cross-Border Spillover: U.S. Gun Laws and Violence in Mexico, IZA Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)
17. How Do Employers React to a Pay-or-Play Mandate? Early Evidence from San Francisco
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2013, 14, (1), 2
    Also in Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2011, 14, (1), 43 (2011) View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper How Do Employers React to A Pay-or-Play Mandate? Early Evidence from San Francisco, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (1) (2010)

2012

18. Occupy Wall Street and the Political Economy of Inequality
    The Economists' Voice, 2012, 9, (3), 7 View citations (1)

2011

19. Coups, Corporations, and Classified Information
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (3), 1375-1409 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Coups, Corporations, and Classified Information, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (75) (2011)
20. Do Minimum Wages Really Reduce Teen Employment? Accounting for Heterogeneity and Selectivity in State Panel Data
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2011, 50, (2), 205-240 View citations (302)
    See also Working Paper Do Minimum Wages Really Reduce Teen Employment? Accounting for Heterogeneity and Selectivity in State Panel Data, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (22) (2010)

2010

21. Does Outsourcing Reduce Wages in the Low-Wage Service Occupations? Evidence from Janitors and Guards
    ILR Review, 2010, 63, (2), 287-306 View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper Does Outsourcing Reduce Wages in the Low Wage Service Occupations? Evidence from Janitors and Guards, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (2008) View citations (6) (2008)
22. Minimum Wage Effects Across State Borders: Estimates Using Contiguous Counties
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (4), 945-964 View citations (738)
    See also Working Paper Minimum Wage Effects Across State Borders: Estimates Using Contiguous Counties, Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series (2010) View citations (752) (2010)

2007

23. The Economic Effects of a Citywide Minimum Wage
    ILR Review, 2007, 60, (4), 522-543 View citations (102)

1997

24. Aggregate demand externalities and labor supply decisions: Worker discouragement and market inefficiency
    Economics Letters, 1997, 56, (1), 89-94

Chapters

2023

1. Willingness to Pay for Workplace Health, Safety, and Remote Work
   A chapter in The Work-from-Home Shock to Labor Markets, 2023

2010

2. Complementarity of Shared Compensation and Decision-Making Systems: Evidence from the American Labor Market
   A chapter in Shared Capitalism at Work: Employee Ownership, Profit and Gain Sharing, and Broad-based Stock Options, 2010, pp 167-199 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Complementarity of Shared Compensation and Decision-Making Systems: Evidence from the American Labor Market, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (2) (2008)