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Working Papers

2024

1. Financing, Ownership, and Performance: A Novel, Longitudinal Firm-Level Database
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2024)
2. Tip of the Iceberg: Tip Reporting at U.S. Restaurants, 2005-2018
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
3. Tracking Firm Use of AI in Real Time: A Snapshot from the Business Trends and Outlook Survey
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (6)

2023

4. AI Adoption in America: Who, What, and Where
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article AI adoption in America: Who, what, and where, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2024) View citations (5) (2024)
5. Same-Sex Couples and the Child Earnings Penalty
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies

2022

6. Automation and the Workforce: A Firm-Level View from the 2019 Annual Business Survey
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2022) View citations (11)
   See also Chapter Automation and the Workforce: A Firm-Level View from the 2019 Annual Business Survey, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (4) (2024)
7. Diversity and Labor Market Outcomes in the Economics Profession
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
8. Investment and Subjective Uncertainty
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)
9. Opening the Black Box: Task and Skill Mix and Productivity Dispersion
   Economic Working Papers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022)
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2022)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2022)
   See also Chapter Opening the Black Box: Task and Skill Mix and Productivity Dispersion, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) (2023)
10. Rising Markups or Changing Technology?
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (11)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (7)

2021

11. Dispersion in Dispersion: Measuring Establishment-Level Differences In Productivity
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    Also in Economic Working Papers, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2020) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2018) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Dispersion in Dispersion: Measuring Establishment‐Level Differences in Productivity, Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
12. High Frequency Business Dynamics in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (7)
13. Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses and People: Lessons from the Census Bureau’s Experience
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses and People: Lessons from the Census Bureau's Experience, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
14. Productivity Dispersion, Entry, and Growth in U.S. Manufacturing Industries
    Economic Working Papers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2021) View citations (4)
15. Small Business Pulse Survey Estimates by Owner Characteristics and Rural/Urban Designation
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies

2020

16. Advanced Technologies Adoption and Use by U.S. Firms: Evidence from the Annual Business Survey
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (35)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (29)
17. Business-Level Expectations and Uncertainty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2020) View citations (25)
    Working Papers, Becker Friedman Institute for Research In Economics (2020) View citations (19)
18. Measuring the Effect of COVID-19 on U.S. Small Businesses: The Small Business Pulse Survey
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (27)
19. Using LEHD OPM Data to Identify Ph.D. Economists
    CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

2019

20. Addressing Data Gaps: Four New Lines of Inquiry in the 2017 Economic Census
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)
21. What drives differences in management practices?
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (101)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article What Drives Differences in Management Practices?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (134) (2019)

2018

22. Innovation, Productivity Dispersion, and Productivity Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2018) View citations (18)
    See also Chapter Innovation, Productivity Dispersion, and Productivity Growth, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

2017

23. Macro and Micro Dynamics of Productivity: From Devilish Details to Insights
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (21)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Macro and Micro Dynamics of Productivity: From Devilish Details to Insights, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (17) (2021)
24. The Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs: An Update
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
25. What Drives Differences in Management?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (38)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2017) View citations (38)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (38)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (47)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (45)

2016

26. A Portrait of Firms that Invest in R&D
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article A portrait of U.S. firms that invest in R&D, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
27. The Management and Organizational Practices Survey (MOPS): An Overview*
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (18)

2015

28. Customer-Employee Substitution: Evidence from Gasoline Stations*
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Customer‐employee substitution: Evidence from gasoline stations, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (18) (2017)
29. The Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs: An Introduction
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
30. The Evolution of National Retail Chains: How We Got Here
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (15)

2014

31. IT and Management in America
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (10)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2014) View citations (7)
32. In brief: Management in America
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (1)
33. Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (64)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2013) View citations (47)
    See also Chapter Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (38) (2013)
    Journal Article Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (234) (2016)

2013

34. Management in America
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (42)

2012

35. The Slow Growth of New Plants: Learning about Demand?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (67)
    Also in 2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (10)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2012) View citations (58)
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The Slow Growth of New Plants: Learning about Demand?, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2016) View citations (164) (2016)

2010

36. Characteristics of the Top R&D Performing Firms in the U.S.: Evidence from the Survey of Industrial R&D
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (32)

2009

37. Resolving the Tension Between Access and Confidentiality: Past Experience and Future Plans at the U.S. Census Bureau
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)

2008

38. An Analysis of Key Differences in Micro Data: Results from the Business List Comparison Project
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (11)

2006

39. Gross Job Flows for the U.S. Manufacturing Sector: Measurement from the Longitudinal Research Database
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (15)
40. Reallocation and Productivity Dynamics in the Appalachian Region
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (1)

2005

41. Reallocation, Firm Turnover, and Efficiency: Selection on Productivity or Profitability?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (55)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2005) View citations (86)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (41)
    See also Journal Article Reallocation, Firm Turnover, and Efficiency: Selection on Productivity or Profitability?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (1282) (2008)

2003

42. Establishment and Employment Dynamics in Appalachia: Evidence from the Longitudinal Business Database
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (5)

2002

43. The Link Between Aggregate and Micro Productivity Growth: Evidence from Retail Trade
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (171)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2002) View citations (183)
44. Wage and Productivity Dispersion in U.S. Manufacturing: The Role of Computer Investment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (32)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (58)
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2000) View citations (19)

2001

45. Imputations and corrections on the SSEL for payroll and employment
    CES Technical Notes Series, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau

1999

46. Employment Adjustment Costs and Establishment Characteristics
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
47. ON THE SOURCES AND SIZE OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT COSTS
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)

1998

48. Aggregate Productivity Growth: Lessons From Microeconomic Evidence
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (352)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (280)
    See also Chapter Aggregate Productivity Growth: Lessons from Microeconomic Evidence, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (892) (2001)

Journal Articles

2024

1. AI adoption in America: Who, what, and where
   Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2024, 33, (2), 375-415 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper AI Adoption in America: Who, What, and Where, Working Papers (2023) View citations (10) (2023)
2. The impact of AI on the workforce: Tasks versus jobs?
   Economics Letters, 2024, 244, (C)
3. The international empirics of management
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2024, 121, (45), e2412205121

2023

4. Advanced Technology Adoption: Selection or Causal Effects?
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 210-14 View citations (3)
5. Dispersion in Dispersion: Measuring Establishment‐Level Differences in Productivity
   Review of Income and Wealth, 2023, 69, (4), 999-1032 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Dispersion in Dispersion: Measuring Establishment-Level Differences In Productivity, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
6. Diversity and Equity in Labor Market Outcomes for Economists
   Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, 2023, 6, (4), 246-257
7. Early Career Paths of Economists inside and outside of Academia
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, 37, (4), 231-50
8. Measuring Business Trends and Outlook through a New Survey
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023, 113, 140-44 View citations (1)

2022

9. Correction: Technology and productivity growth
   Business Economics, 2022, 57, (3), 120-120
10. Technology and productivity growth
    Business Economics, 2022, 57, (3), 111-119

2021

11. Chaos Before Order: Productivity Patterns in U.S. Manufacturing
    International Productivity Monitor, 2021, 41, 138-152 View citations (5)
12. High-frequency data from the U.S. Census Bureau during the COVID-19 pandemic: small vs. new businesses
    Business Economics, 2021, 56, (3), 155-167 View citations (3)
13. Macro and Micro Dynamics of Productivity: From Devilish Details to Insights
    American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2021, 13, (3), 142-72 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Macro and Micro Dynamics of Productivity: From Devilish Details to Insights, Working Papers (2017) View citations (21) (2017)
14. Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses and People: Lessons from the Census Bureau's Experience
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 312-16 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Measuring the Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses and People: Lessons from the Census Bureau’s Experience, Working Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2020

15. A portrait of U.S. firms that invest in R&D
    Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 2020, 29, (1), 89-111 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper A Portrait of Firms that Invest in R&D, Working Papers (2016) View citations (14) (2016)
16. Employment and Earnings for Federal Government Economists: Empirical Evidence by Gender and Race
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 210-14 View citations (1)

2019

17. What Drives Differences in Management Practices?
    American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (5), 1648-83 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper What drives differences in management practices?, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2019) View citations (101) (2019)

2017

18. Customer‐employee substitution: Evidence from gasoline stations
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2017, 26, (4), 876-896 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Customer-Employee Substitution: Evidence from Gasoline Stations*, Working Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
19. The annual survey of entrepreneurs
    Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2017, (3-4), 199-224 View citations (2)
20. The management and organizational practices survey (MOPS): An overview1
    Journal of Economic and Social Measurement, 2017, (1), 1-26 View citations (30)

2016

21. Firm-Level Dispersion in Productivity: Is the Devil in the Details?
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 95-98 View citations (51)
22. Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S1), S293 - S331 View citations (234)
    See also Chapter Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?, NBER Chapters, 2013, 293-331 (2013) View citations (38) (2013)
    Working Paper Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (64) (2014)
23. The Slow Growth of New Plants: Learning about Demand?
    Economica, 2016, 83, (329), 91-129 View citations (164)
    See also Working Paper The Slow Growth of New Plants: Learning about Demand?, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (67) (2012)

2008

24. Reallocation, Firm Turnover, and Efficiency: Selection on Productivity or Profitability?
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 394-425 View citations (1282)
    See also Working Paper Reallocation, Firm Turnover, and Efficiency: Selection on Productivity or Profitability?, IZA Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (55) (2005)

2006

25. Market Selection, Reallocation, and Restructuring in the U.S. Retail Trade Sector in the 1990s
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (4), 748-758 View citations (210)

2004

26. Wage and Productivity Dispersion in United States Manufacturing: The Role of Computer Investment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22, (2), 397-430 View citations (175)

Chapters

2024

1. Automation and the Workforce: A Firm-Level View from the 2019 Annual Business Survey
   A chapter in Technology, Productivity, and Economic Growth, 2024 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Automation and the Workforce: A Firm-Level View from the 2019 Annual Business Survey, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (11) (2022)

2023

2. Opening the Black Box: Task and Skill Mix and Productivity Dispersion
   A chapter in Technology, Productivity, and Economic Growth, 2023
   See also Working Paper Opening the Black Box: Task and Skill Mix and Productivity Dispersion, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022) (2022)

2020

3. Panel Remarks: Measuring Business Innovation Using a Multidimensional Approach
   A chapter in The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth, 2020, pp 569-575 View citations (1)

2019

4. Innovation, Productivity Dispersion, and Productivity Growth
   A chapter in Measuring and Accounting for Innovation in the Twenty-First Century, 2019, pp 103-136 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Innovation, Productivity Dispersion, and Productivity Growth, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (21) (2018)

2013

5. Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?
   A chapter in Labor Markets in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, 2013, pp 293-331 View citations (38)
   See also Working Paper Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (64) (2014)
   Journal Article Reallocation in the Great Recession: Cleansing or Not?, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (234) (2016)

2001

6. Aggregate Productivity Growth: Lessons from Microeconomic Evidence
   A chapter in New Developments in Productivity Analysis, 2001, pp 303-372 View citations (892)
   See also Working Paper Aggregate Productivity Growth: Lessons From Microeconomic Evidence, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (1998) View citations (352) (1998)