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2025

  1. A Family Affair: The Effects of College on Parent and Student Finances
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads

2024

  1. Estimating Peer Effects among College Students: Evidence from a Field Experiment of One-to-One Pairings in STEM
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) Downloads
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) Downloads
  2. Job Training, English Language Skills, and Employability: Evidence from an Experiment in Urban India
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) Downloads

2023

  1. The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Inequality in Business Earnings
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2023) Downloads
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) Downloads

    See also Journal Article The impacts of COVID‐19 on racial inequality in business earnings, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2024) Downloads (2024)

2022

  1. The 2021 Paycheck Protection Program Reboot: Loan Disbursement to Employer and Nonemployer Businesses in Minority Communities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The 2021 Paycheck Protection Program Reboot: Loan Disbursement to Employer and Nonemployer Businesses in Minority Communities, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2022) Downloads View citations (3) (2022)
  2. The Impact of COVID-19 on Community College Enrollment and Student Success: Evidence from California Administrative Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) Downloads View citations (6)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) Downloads View citations (5)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Journal Article The Impact of COVID-19 on Community College Enrollment and Student Success: Evidence from California Administrative Data, Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press (2022) Downloads View citations (5) (2022)
  3. Were Small Businesses More Likely to Permanently Close in the Pandemic?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article Were small businesses more likely to permanently close in the pandemic?, Small Business Economics, Springer (2023) Downloads View citations (6) (2023)

2021

  1. Automated Enforcement of Irrigation Regulations and Social Pressure for Water Conservation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2021) Downloads
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2021) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Automated Enforcement of Irrigation Regulations and Social Pressure for Water Conservation, Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press (2021) Downloads View citations (2) (2021)
  2. Did the $660 Billion Paycheck Protection Program and $220 Billion Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Get Disbursed to Minority Communities in the Early Stages of COVID-19?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (10)
  3. Instructional interventions for improving COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, behaviors: Evidence from a large-scale RCT in India
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Instructional interventions for improving COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, behaviors: Evidence from a large-scale RCT in India, Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier (2021) Downloads View citations (3) (2021)
  4. Minority Student and Teaching Assistant Interactions in STEM
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2021) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Minority student and teaching assistant interactions in STEM, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2021) Downloads View citations (3) (2021)
  5. Sales Losses in the First Quarter of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from California Administrative Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (4)
  6. The Evolving Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gender Inequality in the U.S. Labor Market: The COVID Motherhood Penalty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (12)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) Downloads View citations (12)

    See also Journal Article The evolving impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on gender inequality in the US labor market: The COVID motherhood penalty, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2022) Downloads View citations (11) (2022)

2020

  1. Black and White: Access to Capital among Minority-Owned Startups
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Black and White: Access to Capital Among Minority-Owned Start-ups, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) Downloads View citations (12) (2022)
  2. Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer-Assisted Learning
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer‐Assisted Learning, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2023) Downloads (2023)
  3. Isolating the "Tech" from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer Assisted Learning in China
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article Isolating the “Tech” from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer-Assisted Learning in China, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2024) Downloads (2024)
  4. Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) Downloads View citations (12)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (7)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2021) Downloads View citations (32) (2021)
  5. The Effect of Course Shutouts on Community College Students: Evidence from Waitlist Cutoffs
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) Downloads View citations (1)
    Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research Downloads

    See also Journal Article The effect of course shutouts on community college students: Evidence from waitlist cutoffs, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2021) Downloads View citations (3) (2021)
  6. The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Owners: Continued Losses and the Partial Rebound in May 2020
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (23)
  7. The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Owners: Evidence of Early-Stage Losses from the April 2020 Current Population Survey
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (67)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads View citations (72)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2020) Downloads View citations (61)
  8. The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Owners: The First Three Months after Social-Distancing Restrictions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (135)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) Downloads View citations (107)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) Downloads View citations (112)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) Downloads View citations (143)
  9. The Impacts of COVID-19 on Minority Unemployment: First Evidence from April 2020 CPS Microdata
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (98)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) Downloads View citations (93)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) Downloads View citations (92)
  10. The impact of COVID‐19 on small business owners: Evidence from the first three months after widespread social‐distancing restrictions
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (105)
    See also Journal Article The impact of COVID‐19 on small business owners: Evidence from the first three months after widespread social‐distancing restrictions, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2020) Downloads View citations (127) (2020)

2019

  1. Defining Opportunity versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (21)
    See also Chapter Defining Opportunity versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2020) Downloads View citations (3) (2020)
  2. Measuring Job Creation, Growth, and Survival among the Universe of Start-ups in the United States Using a Combined Start-up Panel Data Set
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Measuring Job Creation, Growth, and Survival among the Universe of Start-ups in the United States Using a Combined Start-up Panel Data Set, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2019) Downloads View citations (8) (2019)

2018

  1. Opportunity Versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (38)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) Downloads View citations (39)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) Downloads View citations (36)
    Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2018) Downloads View citations (40)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2018) Downloads View citations (50)
  2. The Effects of Computers and Acquired Skills on Earnings, Employment and College Enrollment: Evidence from a Field Experiment and California UI Earnings Records
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2018) Downloads View citations (4)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) Downloads View citations (7)

    See also Journal Article The effects of computers and acquired skills on earnings, employment and college enrollment: Evidence from a field experiment and California UI earnings records, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2018) Downloads View citations (7) (2018)

2017

  1. Have we finally bridged the digital divide? Smart phone and Internet use patterns by race and ethnicity
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (4)

2016

  1. Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) Downloads View citations (5)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Chapter Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2018) Downloads View citations (1) (2018)
  2. Taking the Leap: The Determinants of Entrepreneurs Hiring Their First Employee
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2016) Downloads View citations (17)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) Downloads View citations (15)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (17)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2016) Downloads View citations (14)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) Downloads View citations (17)

    See also Journal Article Taking the Leap: The Determinants of Entrepreneurs Hiring Their First Employee, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2017) Downloads View citations (49) (2017)
  3. Technology and Education: Computers, Software, and the Internet
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (60)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) Downloads View citations (19)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2015) Downloads View citations (9)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (63)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2015) Downloads View citations (10)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) Downloads View citations (11)
  4. The Effects of Computers on Children's Social Development and School Participation: Evidence from a Randomized Control Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) Downloads View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article The effects of computers on children's social development and school participation: Evidence from a randomized control experiment, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2017) Downloads View citations (8) (2017)

2015

  1. Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does It Contribute to Why Boys Do Worse in School than Girls?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) Downloads View citations (2)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2015) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does It Contribute to Why Boys do Worse in School Than Girls?, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2016) Downloads View citations (8) (2016)
  2. Immigration and Entrepreneurship
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (51)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (16)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) Downloads View citations (51)
  3. Is There "White Flight" into Private Schools? Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2000) View citations (1)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Is There "White Flight" Into Private Schools? Evidence From The National Educational Longitudinal Survey, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2002) Downloads View citations (22) (2002)
  4. Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads
    Also in Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2012) Downloads View citations (1)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2016) Downloads View citations (7) (2016)
  5. The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity | National Trends
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (31)

2014

  1. A community college instructor like me: Race and ethnicity interactions in the classroom
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (100)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (7)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) Downloads View citations (7)
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics (2011) Downloads View citations (7)

    See also Journal Article A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) Downloads View citations (100) (2014)
  2. Access to Technology and the Transfer Function of Community Colleges: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2012) Downloads
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2013) Downloads

    See also Journal Article ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRANSFER FUNCTION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES: EVIDENCE FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2014) Downloads View citations (3) (2014)
  3. An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Technique to Logit and Probit Models
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) Downloads View citations (61)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) Downloads View citations (40)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2003) Downloads View citations (55)
  4. Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads View citations (5)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) Downloads View citations (16)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) Downloads View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) Downloads View citations (16)

    See also Journal Article Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2015) Downloads View citations (77) (2015)
  5. Does Immigration Induce "Native Flight" from Public Schools into Private Schools?
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    See also Journal Article Does immigration induce 'native flight' from public schools into private schools?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2003) Downloads View citations (109) (2003)
  6. Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1999) View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2002) Downloads View citations (79) (2002)
  7. Entrepreneurship Training, Risk Aversion and Other Personality Traits: Evidence from a Random Experiment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship training, risk aversion and other personality traits: Evidence from a random experiment, Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (41) (2012)
  8. Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    See also Journal Article Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1996) Downloads View citations (267) (1996)
  9. Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2000) Downloads
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2000) Downloads

    See also Journal Article Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2001) Downloads View citations (25) (2001)
  10. Gender Differences in Business Performance: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
  11. Private Schools and "Latino Flight" from Black Schoolchildren
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    See also Journal Article Private schools and “Latino flight” from black schoolchildren, Demography, Springer (2002) Downloads View citations (5) (2002)
  12. Race and the Digital Divide
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article Race and the Digital Divide, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2004) Downloads View citations (64) (2004)
  13. Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    See also Journal Article Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership, Small Business Economics, Springer (2004) Downloads View citations (36) (2004)
  14. The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads View citations (1)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (1999) Downloads View citations (414)

    See also Journal Article The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1999) Downloads View citations (489) (1999)
  15. The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) Downloads View citations (2)
    IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2003) Downloads View citations (39) (2003)
  16. The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) Downloads View citations (2)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads

    See also Journal Article The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2012) Downloads View citations (41) (2012)
  17. The Effects of Home Computers on School Enrollment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads

    See also Journal Article The effects of home computers on school enrollment, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2005) Downloads View citations (52) (2005)
  18. The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity: 1996-2013
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads View citations (8)
  19. The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) Downloads

    See also Journal Article The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship, Management Science, INFORMS (2006) Downloads View citations (29) (2006)
  20. Trends in Self-Employment Among White and Black Men: 1910-1990
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) Downloads View citations (4)
    IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University Downloads View citations (6)
  21. Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2005) Downloads View citations (2)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2005) Downloads View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2007) Downloads View citations (171) (2007)

2013

  1. Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (108)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) Downloads View citations (10)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2011) Downloads View citations (9)

    See also Journal Article Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2013) Downloads View citations (103) (2013)
  2. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (102)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (102)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) Downloads View citations (103)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) Downloads View citations (103)

    See also Journal Article Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) Downloads View citations (103) (2013)
  3. High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) Downloads View citations (1)

    See also Journal Article High‐Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2013) Downloads View citations (7) (2013)
  4. Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2010) Downloads

    See also Chapter Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2012) Downloads View citations (8) (2012)
  5. The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) Downloads View citations (9)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) Downloads View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2014) Downloads View citations (15) (2014)

2012

  1. Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Entrepreneurship Revisited
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads View citations (152)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2011) Downloads View citations (42)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) Downloads View citations (19)

    See also Journal Article LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP REVISITED, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2012) Downloads View citations (151) (2012)

2011

  1. High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley1
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (1)
  2. The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes. Evidence from a Field Experiment with Schoolchildren
    Working Papers, NET Institute Downloads View citations (3)

2010

  1. Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2009) Downloads View citations (16)
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2009) Downloads View citations (7)

    See also Journal Article Is employer-based health insurance a barrier to entrepreneurship?, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2011) Downloads View citations (86) (2011)

2009

  1. Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and Business Data: An Introduction to Several Large, Nationally-Representative Datasets
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Gender Differences in Business Performance: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (268)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2008) Downloads View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article Gender differences in business performance: evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners survey, Small Business Economics, Springer (2009) Downloads View citations (274) (2009)

2008

  1. Are Computers Good for Children? The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Determinants of Business Success: An Examination of Asian-Owned Businesses in the United States
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2006) Downloads View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) Downloads View citations (3)
  3. High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley Opportunities and Opportunity Costs
    Working Papers, NET Institute Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Home computers and educational outcomes: evidence from the NLSY97 and CPS
    International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article HOME COMPUTERS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE NLSY97 and CPS*, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2010) Downloads View citations (49) (2010)
  5. Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2005) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article Last hired, first fired? black-white unemployment and the business cycle, Demography, Springer (2010) Downloads View citations (49) (2010)
  6. Mexican-American Entrepreneurship
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2008) Downloads View citations (2)

    See also Journal Article Mexican-American Entrepreneurship, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2010) Downloads View citations (10) (2010)
  7. Race, Ethnicity and the Dynamics of Health Insurance Coverage
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Race, ethnicity, and the dynamics of health insurance coverage, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2009) Downloads (2009)

2006

  1. Access to Financial Capital Among U.S. Businesses: The Case of African-American Firms
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Access to Financial Capital among U.S. Businesses: The Case of African American Firms, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2007) Downloads (2007)
  2. Do Home Computers Improve Educational Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Current Population Surveys and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (3)
  3. ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration
    Working Papers, NET Institute Downloads View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) Downloads View citations (9)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) Downloads View citations (10)

    See also Journal Article ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2010) Downloads View citations (44) (2010)
  4. Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) Downloads View citations (5)

    See also Chapter Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) Downloads View citations (9) (2007)

2005

  1. Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2005) Downloads View citations (8)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2003) Downloads View citations (13)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) Downloads View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) Downloads View citations (13)
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2004) Downloads View citations (3)

    See also Journal Article Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2007) Downloads View citations (143) (2007)

2004

  1. The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University Downloads View citations (30)
    Also in Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, Working Paper Series, Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, UC Santa Cruz (2004) Downloads View citations (29)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) Downloads View citations (32)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2004) Downloads View citations (29)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) Downloads View citations (28)
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (2004) Downloads View citations (33)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) Downloads View citations (28)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) Downloads View citations (28)
    Santa Cruz Center for International Economics, Working Paper Series, Center for International Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) Downloads View citations (32)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) Downloads View citations (32)

    See also Journal Article The determinants of the global digital divide: a cross-country analysis of computer and internet penetration, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2007) Downloads View citations (103) (2007)

2003

  1. Do Family Caps Reduce Out-of-Wedlock Births? Evidence from Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey and Virginia
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center Downloads View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) Downloads View citations (4)

2000

  1. Earnings Growth among Young Less-Educated Business Owners
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (1)

1999

  1. The Long-Term Costs of Job Displacement Among Young Workers
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research

1997

  1. Does Immigration Hurt African-American Self-Employment?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University View citations (6)

1994

  1. The Ethnic and Racial Character of Self-Employment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (10)

Journal Articles

2024

  1. Isolating the “Tech” from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer-Assisted Learning in China
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2024, 72, (4), 1923 - 1962 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Isolating the "Tech" from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer Assisted Learning in China, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) Downloads View citations (3) (2020)
  2. The impacts of COVID‐19 on racial inequality in business earnings
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2024, 43, (1), 258-288 Downloads
    See also Working Paper The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Inequality in Business Earnings, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) Downloads (2023)

2023

  1. Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer‐Assisted Learning
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2023, 42, (2), 552-570 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer-Assisted Learning, NBER Working Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (5) (2020)
  2. Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups
    Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, 2023, 2, (1), 149 - 166 Downloads
    See also Chapter Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups, NBER Chapters, 2022, 149-166 (2022) Downloads (2022)
  3. Racial disparities in unemployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic and recovery: The “stubborn,” the “hiccup,” and the “stall”
    Economic Inquiry, 2023, 61, (3), 480-495 Downloads
  4. Were small businesses more likely to permanently close in the pandemic?
    Small Business Economics, 2023, 60, (4), 1613-1629 Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Were Small Businesses More Likely to Permanently Close in the Pandemic?, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) Downloads View citations (8) (2022)

2022

  1. Black and White: Access to Capital Among Minority-Owned Start-ups
    Management Science, 2022, 68, (4), 2377-2400 Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Black and White: Access to Capital among Minority-Owned Startups, NBER Working Papers (2020) Downloads View citations (20) (2020)
  2. Did the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program get disbursed to minority communities in the early stages of COVID-19?
    Small Business Economics, 2022, 58, (2), 829-842 Downloads View citations (9)
  3. The 2021 Paycheck Protection Program Reboot: Loan Disbursement to Employer and Nonemployer Businesses in Minority Communities
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 287-91 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The 2021 Paycheck Protection Program Reboot: Loan Disbursement to Employer and Nonemployer Businesses in Minority Communities, NBER Working Papers (2022) Downloads View citations (4) (2022)
  4. The Impact of COVID-19 on Community College Enrollment and Student Success: Evidence from California Administrative Data
    Education Finance and Policy, 2022, 17, (4), 745-764 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of COVID-19 on Community College Enrollment and Student Success: Evidence from California Administrative Data, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) Downloads View citations (5) (2022)
  5. The early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on business sales
    Small Business Economics, 2022, 58, (4), 1853-1864 Downloads View citations (27)
  6. The evolving impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on gender inequality in the US labor market: The COVID motherhood penalty
    Economic Inquiry, 2022, 60, (2), 485-507 Downloads View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Evolving Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gender Inequality in the U.S. Labor Market: The COVID Motherhood Penalty, NBER Working Papers (2021) Downloads View citations (12) (2021)

2021

  1. Automated Enforcement of Irrigation Regulations and Social Pressure for Water Conservation
    Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2021, 8, (6), 1179 - 1207 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Automated Enforcement of Irrigation Regulations and Social Pressure for Water Conservation, NBER Working Papers (2021) Downloads View citations (3) (2021)
  2. Instructional interventions for improving COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, behaviors: Evidence from a large-scale RCT in India
    Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 276, (C) Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Instructional interventions for improving COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, behaviors: Evidence from a large-scale RCT in India, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2021) Downloads View citations (3) (2021)
  3. Minority student and teaching assistant interactions in STEM
    Economics of Education Review, 2021, 83, (C) Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Minority Student and Teaching Assistant Interactions in STEM, NBER Working Papers (2021) Downloads View citations (3) (2021)
  4. Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins
    American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (4), 1201-40 Downloads View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins, CESifo Working Paper Series (2020) Downloads View citations (1) (2020)
  5. The effect of course shutouts on community college students: Evidence from waitlist cutoffs
    Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 199, (C) Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Course Shutouts on Community College Students: Evidence from Waitlist Cutoffs, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) Downloads (2020)

2020

  1. Early evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on minority unemployment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 192, (C) Downloads View citations (67)
  2. The effects of male peers on the educational outcomes of female college students in STEM: Experimental evidence from partnerships in Chemistry courses
    PLOS ONE, 2020, 15, (7), 1-13 Downloads
  3. The impact of COVID‐19 on small business owners: Evidence from the first three months after widespread social‐distancing restrictions
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2020, 29, (4), 727-740 Downloads View citations (127)
    See also Working Paper The impact of COVID‐19 on small business owners: Evidence from the first three months after widespread social‐distancing restrictions, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2020) Downloads View citations (105) (2020)

2019

  1. Introduction to a Special Issue on Entrepreneurship and Employment: Connecting Labor Market Institutions, Corporate Demography, and Human Resource Management Practices
    ILR Review, 2019, 72, (5), 1050-1064 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. Measuring Job Creation, Growth, and Survival among the Universe of Start-ups in the United States Using a Combined Start-up Panel Data Set
    ILR Review, 2019, 72, (5), 1262-1277 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Measuring Job Creation, Growth, and Survival among the Universe of Start-ups in the United States Using a Combined Start-up Panel Data Set, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2019) Downloads View citations (8) (2019)

2018

  1. The effects of computers and acquired skills on earnings, employment and college enrollment: Evidence from a field experiment and California UI earnings records
    Economics of Education Review, 2018, 63, (C), 51-63 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Computers and Acquired Skills on Earnings, Employment and College Enrollment: Evidence from a Field Experiment and California UI Earnings Records, NBER Working Papers (2018) Downloads View citations (7) (2018)

2017

  1. Taking the Leap: The Determinants of Entrepreneurs Hiring Their First Employee
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2017, 26, (1), 3-34 Downloads View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Taking the Leap: The Determinants of Entrepreneurs Hiring Their First Employee, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2016) Downloads View citations (11) (2016)
  2. The effects of computers on children's social development and school participation: Evidence from a randomized control experiment
    Economics of Education Review, 2017, 57, (C), 10-19 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Computers on Children's Social Development and School Participation: Evidence from a Randomized Control Experiment, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) Downloads View citations (6) (2016)

2016

  1. Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does It Contribute to Why Boys do Worse in School Than Girls?
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2016, 16, (1), 59-96 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does It Contribute to Why Boys Do Worse in School than Girls?, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) Downloads View citations (2) (2015)
  2. Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2016, 55, (1), 92-121 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) Downloads (2015)

2015

  1. Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (2), 125-61 Downloads View citations (77)
    See also Working Paper Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (5) (2014)

2014

  1. A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (8), 2567-91 Downloads View citations (100)
    See also Working Paper A community college instructor like me: Race and ethnicity interactions in the classroom, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (100) (2014)
  2. ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRANSFER FUNCTION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES: EVIDENCE FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT
    Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52, (3), 1040-1059 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Access to Technology and the Transfer Function of Community Colleges: Evidence from a Field Experiment, CESifo Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (3) (2014)
  3. The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32, (3), 507 - 561 Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2013) Downloads View citations (7) (2013)

2013

  1. Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2013, 22, (2), 207-231 Downloads View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) Downloads View citations (108) (2013)
  2. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (3), 211-40 Downloads View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2013) Downloads View citations (102) (2013)
  3. High‐Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2013, 22, (2), 365-389 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley, CESifo Working Paper Series (2013) Downloads View citations (9) (2013)

2012

  1. Academic achievement, technology and race: Experimental evidence
    Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31, (5), 663-679 Downloads View citations (11)
  2. Affirmative action programs and business ownership among minorities and women
    Small Business Economics, 2012, 39, (2), 319-339 Downloads View citations (12)
  3. Entrepreneurship training, risk aversion and other personality traits: Evidence from a random experiment
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (2), 366-378 Downloads View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Entrepreneurship Training, Risk Aversion and Other Personality Traits: Evidence from a Random Experiment, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (1) (2014)
  4. LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP REVISITED
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2012, 58, (2), 279-306 Downloads View citations (151)
    See also Working Paper Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Entrepreneurship Revisited, CESifo Working Paper Series (2012) Downloads View citations (152) (2012)
  5. The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students
    Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (561), 727-753 Downloads View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)
  6. The effects of home access to technology on computer skills: Evidence from a field experiment
    Information Economics and Policy, 2012, 24, (3), 243-253 Downloads View citations (16)

2011

  1. Estimating the capital gap for small businesses in New York city
    Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 2011, 23, (4), 451-477 Downloads
  2. Is employer-based health insurance a barrier to entrepreneurship?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30, (1), 146-162 Downloads View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship?, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) Downloads View citations (5) (2010)

2010

  1. HOME COMPUTERS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE NLSY97 and CPS*
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (3), 771-792 Downloads View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Home computers and educational outcomes: evidence from the NLSY97 and CPS, International Finance Discussion Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (8) (2008)
  2. ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration
    Review of International Economics, 2010, 18, (1), 153-167 Downloads View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration, Working Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (10) (2006)
  3. Last hired, first fired? black-white unemployment and the business cycle
    Demography, 2010, 47, (1), 227-247 Downloads View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (3) (2008)
  4. Mexican-American Entrepreneurship
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 44 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Mexican-American Entrepreneurship, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) Downloads View citations (1) (2008)
  5. THE CONTINUUM OF CAPITAL FOR SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2010, 15, (03), 301-323 Downloads
  6. The Five Gaps Facing Small and Microbusiness Owners: Evidence From New York City
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2010, 24, (2), 126-142 Downloads View citations (1)

2009

  1. Can the "one-drop rule" tell us anything about racial discrimination? New evidence from the multiple race question on the 2000 Census
    Labour Economics, 2009, 16, (4), 451-460 Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Determinants of business success: an examination of Asian-owned businesses in the USA
    Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22, (4), 827-858 Downloads View citations (27)
  3. Gender differences in business performance: evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners survey
    Small Business Economics, 2009, 33, (4), 375-395 Downloads View citations (274)
    See also Working Paper Gender Differences in Business Performance: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2009) Downloads View citations (268) (2009)

2007

  1. Access to Financial Capital among U.S. Businesses: The Case of African American Firms
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2007, 613, (1), 47-72 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Access to Financial Capital Among U.S. Businesses: The Case of African-American Firms, Working Papers (2006) Downloads View citations (2) (2006)
  2. Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
    ILR Review, 2007, 60, (2), 225-245 Downloads View citations (143)
    See also Working Paper Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2005) Downloads View citations (6) (2005)
  3. The determinants of the global digital divide: a cross-country analysis of computer and internet penetration
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2007, 59, (1), 16-44 Downloads View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration, Working Papers (2004) Downloads View citations (30) (2004)
  4. Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25, (2), 289-323 Downloads View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)

2006

  1. The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship
    Management Science, 2006, 52, (2), 187-203 Downloads View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)

2005

  1. Entrepreneurship and Earnings among Young Adults from Disadvantaged Families
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 25, (3), 223-236 Downloads View citations (26)
  2. The effects of home computers on school enrollment
    Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (5), 533-547 Downloads View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Home Computers on School Enrollment, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)

2004

  1. Race and the Digital Divide
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 3, (1), 1-38 Downloads View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper Race and the Digital Divide, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (1) (2014)
  2. Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership
    Small Business Economics, 2004, 23, (3), 203-218 Downloads View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)

2003

  1. Does immigration induce 'native flight' from public schools into private schools?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (5-6), 987-1012 Downloads View citations (109)
    See also Working Paper Does Immigration Induce "Native Flight" from Public Schools into Private Schools?, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)
  2. The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2003, 21, (3), 619-650 Downloads View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)
  3. The Long-Term Costs of Job Displacement for Young Adult Workers
    ILR Review, 2003, 56, (4), 682-698 Downloads View citations (97)

2002

  1. Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (3), 538-567 Downloads View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)
  2. Is There "White Flight" Into Private Schools? Evidence From The National Educational Longitudinal Survey
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (1), 21-33 Downloads View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Is There "White Flight" into Private Schools? Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2015) Downloads (2015)
  3. Private schools and “Latino flight” from black schoolchildren
    Demography, 2002, 39, (4), 655-674 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Private Schools and "Latino Flight" from Black Schoolchildren, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)

2001

  1. Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2001, 50, (1), 26-51 Downloads View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)

2000

  1. Trends in Self-Employment among White and Black Men during the Twentieth Century
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (4), 643-669 Downloads View citations (80)

1999

  1. The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1999, 17, (1), 80-108 Downloads View citations (489)
    See also Working Paper The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads View citations (2) (2014)
  2. The Emergence, Persistence, and Recent Widening of the Racial Unemployment Gap
    ILR Review, 1999, 52, (2), 252-270 Downloads View citations (36)

1997

  1. The Racial Unemployment Gap in Long-Run Perspective
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 306-10 Downloads View citations (27)
  2. The effect of incremental benefit levels on births to AFDC recipients
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1997, 16, (4), 575-597 View citations (19)

1996

  1. Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations
    Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (4), 757-793 Downloads View citations (267)
    See also Working Paper Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations, Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2014) Downloads (2014)

Books

2008

  1. Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White-Owned Businesses in the United States, vol 1
    MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (129)

Chapters

2022

  1. Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups
    A chapter in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 2, 2022, pp 149-166 Downloads
    See also Journal Article Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups, University of Chicago Press (2023) Downloads (2023)

2020

  1. Defining Opportunity versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation
    A chapter in Change at Home, in the Labor Market, and On the Job, 2020, vol. 48, pp 253-289 Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Defining Opportunity versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) Downloads View citations (21) (2019)

2018

  1. Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession
    A chapter in Transitions through the Labor Market, 2018, vol. 46, pp 1-53 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2016) Downloads View citations (5) (2016)

2016

  1. Technology and Education
    Elsevier Downloads View citations (79)

2013

  1. Minority and immigrant entrepreneurs: access to financial capital
    Chapter 8 in International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, 2013, pp 153-175 Downloads View citations (9)

2012

  1. Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom
    A chapter in Research in Labor Economics, 2012, pp 285-318 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, CESifo (2013) Downloads View citations (9) (2013)

2010

  1. The International Asian Business Success Story? A Comparison of Chinese, Indian and Other Asian Businesses in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom
    A chapter in International Differences in Entrepreneurship, 2010, pp 179-208 Downloads View citations (22)

2009

  1. Race, ethnicity, and the dynamics of health insurance coverage
    A chapter in Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes, 2009, pp 335-373 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Race, Ethnicity and the Dynamics of Health Insurance Coverage, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) Downloads View citations (1) (2008)

2007

  1. Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States
    A chapter in Mexican Immigration to the United States, 2007, pp 123-158 Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) Downloads View citations (3) (2006)
 
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