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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 View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (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) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (3)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2022) View citations (1)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (1)
3. The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Inequality in Business Earnings
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
4. Were Small Businesses More Likely to Permanently Close in the Pandemic?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022) View citations (1)

2021

5. Automated Enforcement of Irrigation Regulations and Social Pressure for Water Conservation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2021)
6. 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 View citations (4)
7. 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 View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Social Science & Medicine (2021)
8. Minority Student and Teaching Assistant Interactions in STEM
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2021)
9. 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 View citations (1)
10. 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 View citations (3)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2022)

2020

11. Black and White: Access to Capital among Minority-Owned Startups
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
12. Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer-Assisted Learning
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
13. Isolating the "Tech" from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer Assisted Learning in China
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (1)
14. Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2016) View citations (12)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (7)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2021)
15. The Effect of Course Shutouts on Community College Students: Evidence from Waitlist Cutoffs
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Mathematica Policy Research Reports, Mathematica Policy Research
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2021)
16. 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 View citations (19)
17. 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) View citations (47)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (42)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2020) View citations (51)
18. The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Owners: The First Three Months after Social-Distancing Restrictions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (85)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2020) View citations (61)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (83)
19. The Impacts of COVID-19 on Minority Unemployment: First Evidence from April 2020 CPS Microdata
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (74)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (83)
20. 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 View citations (75)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2020)

2019

21. Defining Opportunity versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
22. 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 View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2019)

2018

23. Opportunity Versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (25)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2018) View citations (27)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (24)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (23)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2018) View citations (35)
24. 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 View citations (3)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2018) View citations (2)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2018)

2017

25. 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 View citations (2)

2016

26. Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2016) View citations (5)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (5)
27. 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 View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (13)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2016) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2016) View citations (13)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (13)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2016) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2017)
28. Technology and Education: Computers, Software, and the Internet
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (49)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015) View citations (11)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2015) View citations (9)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2015) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (49)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (19)
29. The Effects of Computers on Children's Social Development and School Participation: Evidence from a Randomized Control Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2016) View citations (3)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2017)

2015

30. 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) View citations (1)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2015) View citations (1)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2016)
31. Immigration and Entrepreneurship
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (47)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (14)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (47)
32. 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
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014)
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (2000)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2002)
33. Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2012) View citations (1)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2016)
34. The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity | National Trends
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (31)

2014

35. 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 View citations (81)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (7)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (7)
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics (2011) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2014)
36. Access to Technology and the Transfer Function of Community Colleges: Evidence from a Field Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2013)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2012)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2014)
37. 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 View citations (2)
    Also in Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2003) View citations (50)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (35)
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) View citations (59)
38. Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2012) View citations (14)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (12)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2015)
39. 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
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2003)
40. Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2002)
41. 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 View citations (1)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Psychology (2012)
42. Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (1996)
43. Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2000)
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2000)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Urban Economics (2001)
44. 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
45. Private Schools and "Latino Flight" from Black Schoolchildren
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2002)
46. Race and the Digital Divide
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2004)
47. Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2004)
48. 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 View citations (2)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) View citations (1)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (1999) View citations (358)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1999)
49. The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (2)
    IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2003)
50. 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
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Journal (2012)
51. The Effects of Home Computers on School Enrollment
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2005)
52. The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity: 1996-2013
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (7)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014) View citations (6)
53. The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2014)
    See also Journal Article in Management Science (2006)
54. 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
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (4)
    IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University View citations (2)
55. 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
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2005) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (1)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2005) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2007)

2013

56. Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (94)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2011) View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2013)
57. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (90)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (91)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (87)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2013) View citations (87)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2013)
58. High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics & Management Strategy (2013)
59. Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, RAND Corporation (2010)
    See also Chapter (2012)
60. The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (8)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2013) View citations (6)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2014)

2012

61. Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Entrepreneurship Revisited
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (129)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (19)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2011) View citations (42)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Income and Wealth (2012)

2011

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

2010

64. Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin (2009) View citations (16)
    Working Papers, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2009) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Health Economics (2011)

2009

65. Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and Business Data: An Introduction to Several Large, Nationally-Representative Datasets
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
66. 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 View citations (210)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (6)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2008) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Small Business Economics (2009)

2008

67. 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 View citations (1)
68. 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 View citations (2)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2006) View citations (1)
69. High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley Opportunities and Opportunity Costs
    Working Papers, NET Institute View citations (1)
70. 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.) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Inquiry (2010)
71. Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics (2005) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2010)
72. Mexican-American Entrepreneurship
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University (2008) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2010)
73. Race, Ethnicity and the Dynamics of Health Insurance Coverage
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Chapter (2009)

2006

74. Access to Financial Capital Among U.S. Businesses: The Case of African-American Firms
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2007)
75. 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) View citations (3)
76. ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration
    Working Papers, NET Institute View citations (7)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (8)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article in Review of International Economics (2010)
77. Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (5)
    See also Chapter (2007)

2005

78. Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) View citations (11)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (3)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2005) View citations (6)
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management (2004) View citations (3)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2003) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2007)

2004

79. The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration
    Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University View citations (28)
    Also in Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (31)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (27)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (28)
    Santa Cruz Center for International Economics, Working Paper Series, Center for International Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (26)
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (26)
    Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems (2004) View citations (31)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2004) View citations (29)
    Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, Working Paper Series, Center for Global, International and Regional Studies, UC Santa Cruz (2004) View citations (25)
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center (2004) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Economic Papers (2007)

2003

80. 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 View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2003) View citations (4)

2000

81. 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

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

1997

83. Does Immigration Hurt African-American Self-Employment?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in IPR working papers, Institute for Policy Resarch at Northwestern University View citations (2)

1994

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

Journal Articles

2022

1. 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 View citations (3)
2. The 2021 Paycheck Protection Program Reboot: Loan Disbursement to Employer and Nonemployer Businesses in Minority Communities
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 287-91 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2022)
3. The early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on business sales
   Small Business Economics, 2022, 58, (4), 1853-1864 View citations (12)
4. 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
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2021

5. 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 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
6. Instructional interventions for improving COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, behaviors: Evidence from a large-scale RCT in India
   Social Science & Medicine, 2021, 276, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
7. Minority student and teaching assistant interactions in STEM
   Economics of Education Review, 2021, 83, (C) View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2021)
8. Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins
   American Economic Review, 2021, 111, (4), 1201-40 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
9. The effect of course shutouts on community college students: Evidence from waitlist cutoffs
   Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 199, (C)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2020

10. Early evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on minority unemployment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 192, (C) View citations (42)
11. 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
12. 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 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2019

13. 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 View citations (4)
14. 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 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper (2019)

2018

15. 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 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper (2018)

2017

16. Taking the Leap: The Determinants of Entrepreneurs Hiring Their First Employee
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2017, 26, (1), 3-34 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
17. 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 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2016

18. 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 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
19. Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2016, 55, (1), 92-121 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2015

20. Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (2), 125-61 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2014

21. A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (8), 2567-91 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
22. ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY AND THE TRANSFER FUNCTION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES: EVIDENCE FROM A FIELD EXPERIMENT
    Economic Inquiry, 2014, 52, (3), 1040-1059 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
23. The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2014, 32, (3), 507 - 561 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

24. Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2013, 22, (2), 207-231 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
25. Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (3), 211-40 View citations (91)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
26. High‐Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2013, 22, (2), 365-389 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

27. Academic achievement, technology and race: Experimental evidence
    Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31, (5), 663-679 View citations (11)
28. Affirmative action programs and business ownership among minorities and women
    Small Business Economics, 2012, 39, (2), 319-339 View citations (12)
29. Entrepreneurship training, risk aversion and other personality traits: Evidence from a random experiment
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 2012, 33, (2), 366-378 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
30. LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, HOUSEHOLD WEALTH, AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP REVISITED
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2012, 58, (2), 279-306 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
31. The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students
    Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (561), 727-753 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
32. The effects of home access to technology on computer skills: Evidence from a field experiment
    Information Economics and Policy, 2012, 24, (3), 243-253 View citations (14)

2011

33. Is employer-based health insurance a barrier to entrepreneurship?
    Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30, (1), 146-162 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2010

34. HOME COMPUTERS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE NLSY97 and CPS*
    Economic Inquiry, 2010, 48, (3), 771-792 View citations (48)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
35. ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration
    Review of International Economics, 2010, 18, (1), 153-167 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
36. Last hired, first fired? black-white unemployment and the business cycle
    Demography, 2010, 47, (1), 227-247 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
37. Mexican-American Entrepreneurship
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 1-44 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
38. THE CONTINUUM OF CAPITAL FOR SMALL AND MICRO ENTERPRISES
    Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2010, 15, (03), 301-323

2009

39. 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 View citations (2)
40. Determinants of business success: an examination of Asian-owned businesses in the USA
    Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22, (4), 827-858 View citations (26)
41. Gender differences in business performance: evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners survey
    Small Business Economics, 2009, 33, (4), 375-395 View citations (210)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2007

42. 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
    See also Working Paper (2006)
43. Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey
    ILR Review, 2007, 60, (2), 225-245 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
44. The determinants of the global digital divide: a cross-country analysis of computer and internet penetration
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2007, 59, (1), 16-44 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
45. 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 View citations (147)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2006

46. The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship
    Management Science, 2006, 52, (2), 187-203 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2005

47. Entrepreneurship and Earnings among Young Adults from Disadvantaged Families
    Small Business Economics, 2005, 25, (3), 223-236 View citations (24)
48. The effects of home computers on school enrollment
    Economics of Education Review, 2005, 24, (5), 533-547 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2004

49. Race and the Digital Divide
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2004, 3, (1), 1-40 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
50. Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership
    Small Business Economics, 2004, 23, (3), 203-218 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2003

51. Does immigration induce 'native flight' from public schools into private schools?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (5-6), 987-1012 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
52. The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2003, 21, (3), 619-650 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
53. The Long-Term Costs of Job Displacement for Young Adult Workers
    ILR Review, 2003, 56, (4), 682-698 View citations (93)

2002

54. Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2002, 20, (3), 538-567 View citations (74)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
55. 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 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper (2015)
56. Private schools and “Latino flight” from black schoolchildren
    Demography, 2002, 39, (4), 655-674 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2001

57. Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2001, 50, (1), 26-51 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2000

58. Trends in Self-Employment among White and Black Men during the Twentieth Century
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (4), 643-669 View citations (76)

1999

59. 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 View citations (447)
    See also Working Paper (2014)
60. The Emergence, Persistence, and Recent Widening of the Racial Unemployment Gap
    ILR Review, 1999, 52, (2), 252-270 View citations (35)

1997

61. The Racial Unemployment Gap in Long-Run Perspective
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 306-10 View citations (25)
62. The effect of incremental benefit levels on births to AFDC recipients
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 1997, 16, (4), 575-597 View citations (17)

1996

63. Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations
    Journal of Human Resources, 1996, 31, (4), 757-793 View citations (258)
    See also Working Paper (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 (124)

Chapters

2022

1. Racial Inequality in Capital Access for Innovative Firms
   A chapter in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 2, 2022

2016

2. Technology and Education
   Elsevier View citations (67)

2013

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

2012

4. Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom
   A chapter in Research in Labor Economics, 2012, pp 285-318 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2010

5. 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 View citations (22)

2009

6. Race, ethnicity, and the dynamics of health insurance coverage
   A chapter in Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes, 2009, pp 335-373
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

7. 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 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper (2006)