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Working Papers

2023

1. The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the U.S. Construction Sector
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Chapter The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the US Construction Sector, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) (2022)

2020

2. Fear, Lockdown, and Diversion: Comparing Drivers of Pandemic Economic Decline 2020
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (315)

2019

3. Monopsony Power in Higher Education: A Tale of Two Tracks
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
   See also Chapter Monopsony Power in Higher Education: A Tale of Two Tracks, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) (2021)

2018

4. Internet Rising, Prices Falling: Measuring Inflation in a World of E-Commerce
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (51)
5. Public Policy in an AI Economy
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Chapter Public Policy in an AI Economy, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (7) (2018)

2015

6. A Retrospective Look at Rescuing and Restructuring General Motors and Chrysler
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)

2009

7. Playing With Fire: Cigarettes, Taxes and Competition From the Internet
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2007) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Playing with Fire: Cigarettes, Taxes, and Competition from the Internet, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (48) (2010)

2008

8. Measuring Prices and Price Competition Online: Amazon and Barnes and Noble
   Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (39)

2006

9. The Value of Broadband and the Deadweight Loss of Taxing New Technology
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
   See also Journal Article The Value of Broadband and the Deadweight Loss of Taxing New Technology, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2006) View citations (26) (2006)
10. Valuing Consumer Products by the Time Spent Using Them: An Application to the Internet
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (107)
    See also Journal Article Valuing Consumer Products by the Time Spent Using Them: An Application to the Internet, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2006) View citations (101) (2006)

2005

11. Are Durable Goods Consumers Forward Looking? Evidence from College Textbooks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
12. How do Incumbents Respond to the Threat of Entry? Evidence from the Major Airlines
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, NET Institute (2004) View citations (11)

2003

13. Valuing Internet Retailers: Amazon and Barnes and Noble
    Yale School of Management Working Papers, Yale School of Management View citations (2)

2002

14. How Prevalent is Tax Arbitrage? Evidence from the Market for Municipal Bonds
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
15. The Impact and Inefficiency of the Corporate Income Tax: Evidence from State Organizational Form Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
16. The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) View citations (98) (2006)

2001

17. Competition in the Computer Industry
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
18. The Consumer Gains from Direct Broadcast Satellites and the Competition with Cable Television
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

2000

19. Does the Internet Make Markets More Competitive?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
20. Taxes, High-Income Executives, and the Perils of Revenue Estimation in the New Economy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Taxes, High-Income Executives, and the Perils of Revenue Estimation in the New Economy, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (15) (2000)
21. The Importance of Measurement Error in the Cost of Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)

1999

22. Evidence on Learning and Network Externalities in the Diffusion of Home Computers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Evidence on Learning and Network Externalities in the Diffusion of Home Computers, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2002) View citations (191) (2002)

1998

23. Coveting Thy Neighbor's Manuafacturing: The Dilemma of State Income Apportionment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Coveting thy neighbor's manufacturing: the dilemma of state income apportionment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (131) (2000)
24. Does Government R&D Policy Mainly Benefit Scientists and Engineers?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (233)
    See also Journal Article Does Government R&D Policy Mainly Benefit Scientists and Engineers?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1998) View citations (237) (1998)
25. In a World Without Borders: The Impact of Taxes on Internet Commerce
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
26. Investment Subsidies and Wages in Capital Goods Industries: To the Workers Go the Spoils?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
27. It's Not About the Money: Why Natural Experiments Don't Work on the Rich
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
28. Taxes and Investment in Annuities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
29. Taxes and the Quality of Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Taxes and the quality of capital, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (17) (2004)
30. The Business Cycle, Financial Performance, and the Retirement of Capital Goods
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article The Business Cycle, Financial Performance, and the Retirement of Capital Goods, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (1998) View citations (47) (1998)

1997

31. Estimating Adjustment Costs with Data on Heterogeneous Capital Goods
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
32. Investment Tax Incentives, Prices, and the Supply of Capital Goods
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
33. Taxes, Organizational Form, and the Deadweight Loss of the Corporate Income Tax
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Taxes, organizational form, and the deadweight loss of the corporate income tax, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1998) View citations (84) (1998)
34. What Happens When You Tax the Rich? Evidence from Executive Compensation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article What Happens When You Tax the Rich? Evidence from Executive Compensation, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2000) View citations (222) (2000)

Journal Articles

2010

1. Playing with Fire: Cigarettes, Taxes, and Competition from the Internet
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (1), 131-54 View citations (48)
   See also Working Paper Playing With Fire: Cigarettes, Taxes and Competition From the Internet, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2006

2. The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 336-347 View citations (98)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Internet Subsidies in Public Schools, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (19) (2002)
3. The Value of Broadband and the Deadweight Loss of Taxing New Technology
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 31 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper The Value of Broadband and the Deadweight Loss of Taxing New Technology, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (27) (2006)
4. Valuing Consumer Products by the Time Spent Using Them: An Application to the Internet
   American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 108-113 View citations (101)
   See also Working Paper Valuing Consumer Products by the Time Spent Using Them: An Application to the Internet, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (107) (2006)

2004

5. Investment, Fiscal Policy, and Capital Overhang
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2004, 35, (2), 285-355 View citations (3)
6. Taxes and the quality of capital
   Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (3-4), 519-543 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper Taxes and the Quality of Capital, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
7. The Consumer Gains from Direct Broadcast Satellites and the Competition with Cable TV
   Econometrica, 2004, 72, (2), 351-381 View citations (173)
8. The impact of the corporate income tax: evidence from state organizational form data
   Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (11), 2283-2299 View citations (97)

2002

9. Does the Internet Make Markets More Competitive? Evidence from the Life Insurance Industry
   Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (3), 481-507 View citations (380)
10. Evidence on Learning and Network Externalities in the Diffusion of Home Computers
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2002, 45, (2), 317-43 View citations (191)
    See also Working Paper Evidence on Learning and Network Externalities in the Diffusion of Home Computers, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (22) (1999)

2001

11. The Implications of Electronic Commerce for Fiscal Policy (and Vice Versa)
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2001, 15, (1), 13-23 View citations (20)

2000

12. Coveting thy neighbor's manufacturing: the dilemma of state income apportionment
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 75, (1), 125-143 View citations (131)
    See also Working Paper Coveting Thy Neighbor's Manuafacturing: The Dilemma of State Income Apportionment, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (3) (1998)
13. Taxes, High-Income Executives, and the Perils of Revenue Estimation in the New Economy
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 271-275 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Taxes, High-Income Executives, and the Perils of Revenue Estimation in the New Economy, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (14) (2000)
14. What Happens When You Tax the Rich? Evidence from Executive Compensation
    Journal of Political Economy, 2000, 108, (2), 352-378 View citations (222)
    See also Working Paper What Happens When You Tax the Rich? Evidence from Executive Compensation, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (11) (1997)

1999

15. Evidence on the High-Income Laffer Curve from Six Decades of Tax Reform
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1999, 30, (2), 1-64 View citations (94)

1998

16. Does Government R&D Policy Mainly Benefit Scientists and Engineers?
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 298-302 View citations (237)
    See also Working Paper Does Government R&D Policy Mainly Benefit Scientists and Engineers?, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (233) (1998)
17. Taxes, organizational form, and the deadweight loss of the corporate income tax
    Journal of Public Economics, 1998, 69, (1), 143-152 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper Taxes, Organizational Form, and the Deadweight Loss of the Corporate Income Tax, NBER Working Papers (1997) View citations (1) (1997)
18. The Business Cycle, Financial Performance, and the Retirement of Capital Goods
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 1998, 1, (2), 474-496 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper The Business Cycle, Financial Performance, and the Retirement of Capital Goods, NBER Working Papers (1998) View citations (46) (1998)

Books

2022

1. Innovation and Public Policy
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

Chapters

2022

1. The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the US Construction Sector
   A chapter in Technology, Productivity, and Economic Growth, 2022
   See also Working Paper The Strange and Awful Path of Productivity in the U.S. Construction Sector, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2023) View citations (3) (2023)

2021

2. Monopsony Power in Higher Education: A Tale of Two Tracks
   A chapter in Wage Dynamics in the 21st Century, 2021, pp 257-290
   See also Working Paper Monopsony Power in Higher Education: A Tale of Two Tracks, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (18) (2019)

2020

3. Introduction to "Innovation and Public Policy"
   A chapter in Innovation and Public Policy, 2020, pp 1-11

2018

4. Public Policy in an AI Economy
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda, 2018, pp 309-316 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Public Policy in an AI Economy, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (8) (2018)

2001

5. Competition in the Computer Industry: Online Versus Retail
   A chapter in E-commerce, 2001, pp 487-499 View citations (57)

2000

6. Internet Commerce, Tax Sensitivity, and the Generation Gap
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 14, 2000, pp 45-66 View citations (3)

Editor

1. Journal of Law and Economics
   University of Chicago Press