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Homepage:http://scholar.harvard.edu/lkatz/
Workplace:National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)
Department of Economics, Harvard University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2021

  1. Evaluating Contradictory Experimental and Non-Experimental Estimates of Neighborhood Effects on Economic Outcomes for Adults
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Housing Policy Debate (2023)
  2. Neighborhoods Matter: Assessing the Evidence for Place Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2021)

2020

  1. Extending the Race between Education and Technology
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2020)
  2. In Praise of Moderation: Suggestions for the Scope and Use of Pre-Analysis Plans for RCTs in Economics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (18)
  3. The Incubator of Human Capital: The NBER and the Rise of the Human Capital Paradigm
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Chapter (2023)
  4. The fall of the labor share and the rise of superstar firms
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library Downloads View citations (65)
    Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) Downloads View citations (344)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) Downloads View citations (344)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) Downloads View citations (345)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) Downloads View citations (344)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) Downloads View citations (341)

    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2020)
  5. Why Do Sectoral Employment Programs Work? Lessons from WorkAdvance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2022)

2019

  1. Creating Moves to Opportunity: Experimental Evidence on Barriers to Neighborhood Choice
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (51)
  2. Understanding Trends in Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (37)

2017

  1. Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) Downloads View citations (188)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) Downloads View citations (188)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) Downloads View citations (189)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) Downloads View citations (188)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) Downloads View citations (188)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) Downloads View citations (188)

    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2017)

2016

  1. A Most Egalitarian Profession: Pharmacy and the Evolution of a Family-Friendly Occupation
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (130)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2016)
  2. Long-Term Unemployment and the Great Recession: The Role of Composition, Duration Dependence, and Nonparticipation
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (86)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) Downloads View citations (20)

    See also Chapter (2013)
    Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2016)
  3. Roland Fryer: 2015 John Bates Clark Medalist
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2016)
  4. The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (651)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) Downloads View citations (85)

    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)
  5. The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States, 1995-2015
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (159)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) Downloads View citations (166)
  6. The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (77)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) Downloads View citations (17)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) Downloads View citations (73)

    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)
  7. Women Working Longer: Facts and Some Explanations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)
    See also Chapter (2017)

2015

  1. Can Online Learning Bend the Higher Education Cost Curve?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (48)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2015) Downloads View citations (48)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) Downloads View citations (47)

    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2015)
  2. The Most Egalitarian of All Professions: Pharmacy and the Evolution of a Family-Friendly Occupation
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) Downloads View citations (23)

2014

  1. America's Jobs Challenges and the Continuing Role of the U.S. Department of Labor
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2014)
  2. Associations of Housing Mobility Interventions for Children in High-Poverty Neighborhoods With Subsequent Mental Disorders During Adolescence
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (11)

2013

  1. Achieving Escape Velocity: Neighborhood and School Interventions to Reduce Persistent Inequality
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
  2. For-Profit Colleges
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)
  3. Long-Term Effects of the Moving to Opportunity Residential Mobility Experiment on Crime and Delinquency
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (12)
  4. Long-Term Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Families: Evidence from Moving to Opportunity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (121)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2013) Downloads View citations (120)

    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
  5. Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (40)
    See also Chapter (2014)

2012

  1. Neighborhood Effects on the Long-Term Well-Being of Low-Income Adults
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (129)
  2. Notes on Behavioral Economics and Labor Market Policy
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article in IZA Journal of Labor Policy (2012)
  3. The For-Profit Postsecondary School Sector: Nimble Critters or Agile Predators?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (114)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) Downloads View citations (10)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2012)
  4. The Long-Term Effects of Moving to Opportunity on Adult Health and Economic Self-Sufficiency
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (16)
  5. The Long-Term Effects of Moving to Opportunity on Youth Outcomes
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (14)

2011

  1. Mass Secondary Schooling and the State: The Role of State Compulsion in the High School Movement
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Chapter (2008)
  2. Neighborhoods, Obesity and Diabetes –-- A Randomized Social Experiment
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (53)
  3. Putting the "Co" in Education: Timing, Reasons, and Consequences of College Coeduction from 1835 to the Present
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) Downloads View citations (4)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2011)
  4. The Cost of Workplace Flexibility for High-Powered Professionals
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2011)

2010

  1. Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (705)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Applied Economics (2010)

2009

  1. Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Corporate and Financial Sectors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (27)
  2. The Future of Inequality: The Other Reason Education Matters So Much
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (5)

2008

  1. Transitions: Career and Family Life Cycles of the Educational Elite
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (119)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2008)
  2. What Can We Learn about Neighborhood Effects from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (64)

2007

  1. Long-Run Changes in the U.S. Wage Structure: Narrowing, Widening, Polarizing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (162)
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2007)
  2. The Race between Education and Technology: The Evolution of U.S. Educational Wage Differentials, 1890 to 2005
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (126)

2006

  1. The Homecoming of American College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (570)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2006) Downloads View citations (538)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2006)
  2. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (428)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

  1. Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (146)
    Also in CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO (2002) Downloads View citations (23)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) Downloads View citations (34)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2005)
  2. Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2007)
  3. Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (166)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) Downloads View citations (117)
  4. The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Chapter (2007)
  5. Trends in U. S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research Downloads View citations (73)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) Downloads View citations (116)

2004

  1. Beyond Treatment Effects: Estimating the Relationship Between Neighborhood Poverty and Individual Outcomes in the MTO Experiment
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government Downloads View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2004) Downloads View citations (13)
  2. Moving to Opportunity and Tranquility: Neighborhood Effects on Adult Economic Self-Sufficiency and Health From a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (80)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. (2004) Downloads View citations (83)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2004) Downloads View citations (82)
  3. Neighborhood Effects on Crime for Female and Male Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2005)
  4. Youth Criminal Behavior in the Moving to Opportunity Experiment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (18)

2003

  1. Mass Secondary Schooling and the State
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (51)
  2. The "Virtues" of the Past: Education in the First Hundred Years of the New Republic
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (13)

2002

  1. The Power of the Pill: Oral Contraceptives and Women's Career and Marriage Decisions
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (580)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) Downloads View citations (13)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2002)

2001

  1. Bullets Don't Got No Name: Consequences of Fear in the Ghetto
    JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research View citations (9)
  2. Bullets Don’t Got No Name: Consequences of Fear in the Ghetto
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. Downloads View citations (1)

2000

  1. Education and Income in the Early 20th Century: Evidence from the Prairies
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (63)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) Downloads View citations (14)
  2. Education and Income in the Early Twentieth Century: Evidence from the Prairies
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2000)
  3. Moving to Opportunity in Boston: Early Results of a Randomized Mobility Experiment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (20)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) Downloads View citations (33)

    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)
  4. The Early Impacts of Moving to Opportunity in Boston
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. Downloads View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2000) Downloads View citations (2)

1999

  1. Human Capital and Social Capital: The Rise of Secondary Schooling in America, 1910–1940
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (39)
  2. Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2001)
  3. The High-pressure U.S. Labor Market of the 1990s
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (1999)
  4. The Returns to Skill in the United States across the Twentieth Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (133)
  5. The Shaping of Higher Education: The Formative Years in the United States, 1890 to 1940
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (62)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) Downloads View citations (6)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1999)
  6. Wage Dynamics: Reconciling Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (311)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)

1998

  1. Human Capital and Social Capital: The Rise of Secondary Schooling in America, 1910 to 1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (30)
  2. The Origins of Technology-Skill Complementarity
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (418)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) Downloads View citations (34)

    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

1997

  1. A Distinctive System: Origins and Impact of U.S. Unemployment Compensation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Chapter (1998)
  2. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (97)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1997) Downloads View citations (82)

    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
  3. Why the United States Led in Education: Lessons from Secondary School Expansion, 1910 to 1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (57)

1996

  1. Searching for the Effect of Immigration on the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (217)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1996)
  2. Wage Subsidies for the Disadvantaged
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (114)
  3. What We Know and Do Not Know About the Natural Rate of Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (24)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1996) View citations (17)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1997)

1995

  1. The Decline of Non-Competing Groups: Changes in the Premium to Education, 1890 to 1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (19)

1993

  1. A Comparison of Changes in the Structure of Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (85)
  2. A Comparison of Changes in the Structure of Wages in Four OECD Countries
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (24)
    See also Chapter (1995)
  3. An Evaluation of Recent Evidence on the Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (13)
  4. Comment on David Neumark and William Wascher, "Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages: Panel Data on State Minimum Wage Laws"
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (13)

1992

  1. Rising Inequality? Changes in the Distribution of Income and Consumption in the 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (94)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1992)
  2. The Effect of the Minimum Wage on the Fast Food Industry
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (137)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) Downloads View citations (225)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1992) Downloads View citations (235)

    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (1992)

1991

  1. CHANCES IN THE STRUCTURE OF WAGES IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (12)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) Downloads View citations (93)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1991) Downloads View citations (83)
  2. Changes in Relative Wages, 1963-1987: Supply and Demand Factors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (38)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1991) View citations (122)

    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1992)
  3. Layoffs and Lemons
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (441)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1989) View citations (29)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1989) Downloads View citations (7)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) Downloads View citations (188)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1991)
  4. ON THE LABOR MARKET EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION AND TRADE
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (110)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) Downloads View citations (65)

    See also Chapter (1992)
  5. THE COMPANY YOU KEEP: THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD ON DISADVANTAGED YOUNTHS
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (127)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) Downloads View citations (517)
  6. THE EFFECT OF THE NEW MINIMUM WAGE LAW IN A LOW-WAGE LABOR MARKET
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (17)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) Downloads View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1991) Downloads View citations (11)

1989

  1. Changes in the Structure of Wages: The U.S. versus Japan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (14)
  2. DOES UNMEASURED ABILITY EXPLAIN INTER-INDUSTRY WAGE DIFFERENCES
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (21)
  3. Does Unmeasured Ability Explain Inter-Industry Wage Differentials?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (1992)
  4. Employee Crime and the Monitoring Puzzle
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1989)

1988

  1. Can Inter-Industry Wage Differentials Justify Strategic Trade Policy?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Chapter (1989)
  2. Job Queues and Wages: New Evidence on the Minimum Wage and Inter-Industry Wage Structure
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1988) Downloads View citations (9)
  3. The Impact of the Potential Duration of Unemployment Benefits on the Duration of Unemployment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. Downloads View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1988) Downloads View citations (184)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1990)
  4. Unemployment Insurance, Recall Expectations, And Unemployment Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1990)
  5. Workers' Trust Funds and the Logic of Wage Profiles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1989)

1987

  1. Employee Crime, Monitoring, and the Efficiency Wage Hypothesis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Inter-Industry Wage Differences and Theories of Wage Determination
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (102)
  3. The Interjurisdictional Effects of Growth Controls on Housing Prices
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (64)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law and Economics (1987)

1986

  1. Are Efficiency Wages Efficient?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics Downloads View citations (306)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1984) Downloads View citations (19)

    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)
  3. Do Deferred Wages Dominate Involuntary Unemployment as a Worker Discipline Device?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (8)
  4. Efficiency Wage Theories: A Partial Evaluation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (248)
    See also Chapter (1986)
  5. Interindustry Wage Differences and Industry Characteristics
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (179)
  6. Layoffs, Recall and the Duration of Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (92)

Journal Articles

2023

  1. Evaluating Contradictory Experimental and Nonexperimental Estimates of Neighborhood Effects on Economic Outcomes for Adults
    Housing Policy Debate, 2023, 33, (2), 453-486 Downloads
    See also Working Paper (2021)

2022

  1. Report of the Search Committee for the Editor for the American Economic Review
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2022, 112, 811- Downloads
  2. Why Do Sectoral Employment Programs Work? Lessons from WorkAdvance
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40, (S1), S249 - S291 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2021

  1. Neighborhoods Matter: Assessing the Evidence for Place Effects
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2021, 35, (4), 197-222 Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2021)

2020

  1. Extending the Race between Education and Technology
    AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 347-51 Downloads View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (2020)
  2. Response to “The Moving to Opportunity Experiment: What Do Heterogeneous Estimates of the Effect of Moving Imply About Causes?â€
    Econ Journal Watch, 2020, 17, (2), 299–304 Downloads
  3. The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms*
    (Automation and New Tasks: How Technology Displaces and Reinstates Labor)
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020, 135, (2), 645-709 Downloads View citations (379)
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2019

  1. Comment
    NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 2019, 33, (1), 373 - 379 Downloads
  2. The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States, 1995–2015
    ILR Review, 2019, 72, (2), 382-416 Downloads View citations (60)

2017

  1. Concentrating on the Fall of the Labor Share
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 180-85 Downloads View citations (191)
    See also Working Paper (2017)
  2. The Role of Unemployment in the Rise in Alternative Work Arrangements
    American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 388-92 Downloads View citations (44)

2016

  1. A Most Egalitarian Profession: Pharmacy and the Evolution of a Family-Friendly Occupation
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (3), 705 - 746 Downloads View citations (137)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
  2. Long-Term Unemployment and the Great Recession: The Role of Composition, Duration Dependence, and Nonparticipation
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S1), S7 - S54 Downloads View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
    Chapter (2013)
  3. Roland Fryer: 2015 John Bates Clark Medalist
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (1), 207-24 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
  4. The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (4), 855-902 Downloads View citations (656)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
  5. The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (3), 778-806 Downloads View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2015

  1. Can Online Learning Bend the Higher Education Cost Curve?
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 496-501 Downloads View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper (2015)

2014

  1. America's Jobs Challenges and the Continuing Role of the U.S. Department of Labor
    ILR Review, 2014, 67, (3_suppl), 578-583 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper (2014)

2013

  1. Achieving Escape Velocity: Neighborhood and School Interventions to Reduce Persistent Inequality
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 232-37 Downloads View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
  2. Long-Term Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Families: Evidence from Moving to Opportunity
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 226-31 Downloads View citations (123)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2012

  1. Notes on behavioral economics and labor market policy
    IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1, (1), 1-14 Downloads View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
  2. The For-Profit Postsecondary School Sector: Nimble Critters or Agile Predators?
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (1), 139-64 Downloads View citations (115)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

  1. Putting the "Co" in Education: Timing, Reasons, and Consequences of College Coeducation from 1835 to the Present
    Journal of Human Capital, 2011, 5, (4), 377 - 417 Downloads View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
  2. The Cost of Workplace Flexibility for High-Powered Professionals
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2011, 638, (1), 45-67 Downloads View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

  1. Dynamics of the Gender Gap for Young Professionals in the Financial and Corporate Sectors
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (3), 228-55 Downloads View citations (706)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2008

  1. Transitions: Career and Family Life Cycles of the Educational Elite
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (2), 363-69 Downloads View citations (119)
    See also Working Paper (2008)
  2. Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (2), 300-323 Downloads View citations (902)

2007

  1. Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects
    Econometrica, 2007, 75, (1), 83-119 Downloads View citations (903)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
  2. Long-Run Changes in the Wage Structure: Narrowing, Widening, Polarizing
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2007, 38, (2), 135-168 Downloads View citations (166)
    See also Working Paper (2007)
  3. What Does Performance in Graduate School Predict? Graduate Economics Education and Student Outcomes
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 512-520 Downloads View citations (22)

2006

  1. The Homecoming of American College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2006, 20, (4), 133-156 Downloads View citations (576)
    See also Working Paper (2006)
  2. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 189-194 Downloads View citations (446)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

  1. Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (4), 681-724 Downloads View citations (143)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
  2. Neighborhood Effects on Crime for Female and Male Youth: Evidence from a Randomized Housing Voucher Experiment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2005, 120, (1), 87-130 Downloads View citations (391)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

  1. Prison Conditions, Capital Punishment, and Deterrence
    American Law and Economics Review, 2003, 5, (2), 318-343 View citations (88)

2002

  1. The Power of the Pill: Oral Contraceptives and Women's Career and Marriage Decisions
    Journal of Political Economy, 2002, 110, (4), 730-770 Downloads View citations (594)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2001

  1. Moving to Opportunity in Boston: Early Results of a Randomized Mobility Experiment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (2), 607-654 Downloads View citations (580)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
  2. Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Laborc Markets
    ILR Review, 2001, 54, (2), 259-274 Downloads View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
  3. The Legacy of U.S. Educational Leadership: Notes on Distribution and Economic Growth in the 20th Century
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 18-23 Downloads View citations (51)
  4. The shaping of higher education in the United States and New England
    Regional Review, 2001, 11, (Q 4), 5 - 11 Downloads View citations (2)

2000

  1. Career and Marriage in the Age of the Pill
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 461-465 Downloads View citations (44)
  2. Education and Income in the Early Twentieth Century: Evidence from the Prairies
    The Journal of Economic History, 2000, 60, (3), 782-818 Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper (2000)

1999

  1. The High-Pressure U.S. Labor Market of the 1990s
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1999, 30, (1), 1-88 Downloads View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
  2. The Shaping of Higher Education: The Formative Years in the United States, 1890 to 1940
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1999, 13, (1), 37-62 Downloads View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
  3. Wage Dynamics: Reconciling Theory and Evidence
    American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 69-74 Downloads View citations (324)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1998

  1. Commentary: the distribution of income in industrialized countries
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1998, 33-48 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (4), 1169-1213 Downloads View citations (1386)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
  3. The Origins of State-Level Differences in the Public Provision of Higher Education: 1890-1940
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 303-08 Downloads View citations (9)
  4. The Origins of Technology-Skill Complementarity
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1998, 113, (3), 693-732 Downloads View citations (469)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1997

  1. How Much Do Immigration and Trade Affect Labor Market Outcomes?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1997, 28, (1), 1-90 Downloads View citations (555)
    See also Chapter (2021)
  2. What We Know and Do Not Know about the Natural Rate of Unemployment
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (1), 51-72 Downloads View citations (380)
    See also Working Paper (1996)

1996

  1. Searching for the Effect of Immigration on the Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 246-51 Downloads View citations (231)
    See also Working Paper (1996)
  2. Technology, Skill, and the Wage Structure: Insights from the Past
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (2), 252-57 Downloads View citations (51)

1994

  1. Active labor market policies to expand employment and opportunity
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1994, (Jan), 239-322 Downloads View citations (10)
  2. Labor’s Past and Future
    Challenge, 1994, 37, (5), 18-25 Downloads

1992

  1. 'The macroeconomic impact of flexible labor contracts, with an application to Spain': by S. Bentolila and G. Saint-Paul
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (5), 1051-1053 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. Changes in Relative Wages, 1963–1987: Supply and Demand Factors
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), 35-78 Downloads View citations (1392)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
  3. Commentary: human capital and economic growth
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1992, 217-224 Downloads View citations (3)
  4. Does Unmeasured Ability Explain Inter-Industry Wage Differentials?
    Review of Economic Studies, 1992, 59, (3), 515-535 Downloads View citations (330)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
  5. Introduction
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), i Downloads
  6. Regional Evolutions
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1992, 23, (1), 1-76 Downloads View citations (871)
  7. Rising Inequality? Changes in the Distribution of Income and Consumption in the 1980's
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 546-51 Downloads View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
  8. The Effect of the Minimum Wage on the Fast-Food Industry
    ILR Review, 1992, 46, (1), 6-21 Downloads View citations (233)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1991

  1. Job Queues and Wages
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1991, 106, (3), 739-768 Downloads View citations (101)
  2. Layoffs and Lemons
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1991, 9, (4), 351-80 Downloads View citations (431)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
  3. Macroeconomic Performance and the Disadvantaged
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 22, (2), 1-74 Downloads View citations (183)

1990

  1. The impact of the potential duration of unemployment benefits on the duration of unemployment
    Journal of Public Economics, 1990, 41, (1), 45-72 Downloads View citations (537)
    See also Working Paper (1988)
  2. Unemployment Insurance, Recall Expectations, and Unemployment Outcomes
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1990, 105, (4), 973-1002 Downloads View citations (183)
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1989

  1. Changes in the structure of wages: The United States vs Japan
    Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 1989, 3, (4), 522-553 Downloads View citations (52)
  2. Employee Crime and the Monitoring Puzzle
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1989, 7, (3), 331-47 Downloads View citations (72)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
  3. Industry Rents: Evidence and Implications
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1989, 20, (1989 Microeconomics), 209-290 Downloads View citations (280)
  4. Workers' Trust Funds and the Logic of Wage Profiles
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1989, 104, (3), 525-536 Downloads View citations (70)
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1988

  1. Some Recent Developments in Labor Economics and Their Implications for Macroeconomics
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1988, 20, (3), 507-22 Downloads View citations (15)
    Also in Proceedings, 1988, 507-530 (1988) View citations (14)

1987

  1. The Interjurisdictional Effects of Growth Controls on Housing Prices
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1987, 30, (1), 149-60 Downloads View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper (1987)

1986

  1. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), 507-22 Downloads View citations (316)
    See also Working Paper (1986)

1983

  1. Money Market Mutual Funds: An Experiment in Ad Hoc Deregulation: A Note
    Journal of Finance, 1983, 38, (3), 1011-17 Downloads View citations (6)

1981

  1. Growth Management and Land use Controls: The San Francisco Bay Area Experience
    Real Estate Economics, 1981, 9, (4), 321-344 Downloads View citations (15)

Books

2018

  1. Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

1995

  1. Differences and Changes in Wage Structures
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (397)

Edited books

2018

  1. Women Working Longer
    National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (16)

1995

  1. Differences and Changes in Wage Structures
    National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (581)

Chapters

2023

  1. The Incubator of Human Capital: The NBER and the Rise of the Human Capital Paradigm
    A chapter in Historical Labor Markets and Inequality, 2023 Downloads
    See also Working Paper (2020)

2021

  1. How Much Do Immigration and Trade Affect Labor Market Outcomes?
    Chapter 8 in Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics, 2021, pp 163-234 Downloads
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (1997)

2018

  1. Comment on "The Transformation of Manufacturing and the Decline in US Employment"
    A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2018, volume 33, 2018, pp 373-379 Downloads

2017

  1. Appendix: The Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
    A chapter in Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages, 2017, pp 297-298 Downloads
  2. Introduction to "Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages"
    A chapter in Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages, 2017, pp 1-8 Downloads View citations (7)
  3. Women Working Longer: Facts and Some Explanations
    A chapter in Women Working Longer: Increased Employment at Older Ages, 2017, pp 11-53 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2014

  1. Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective
    A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 15-57 Downloads View citations (61)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

  1. Long-Term Unemployment and the Great Recession: The Role of Composition, Duration Dependence, and Nonparticipation
    A chapter in Labor Markets in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, 2013, pp 7-54 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
    Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2016)

2010

  1. Comment on "What Do We Really Know About Changes in Wage Inequality?"
    A chapter in Labor in the New Economy, 2010, pp 59-62 Downloads View citations (1)

2008

  1. Mass Secondary Schooling and the State: The Role of State Compulsion in the High School Movement
    A chapter in Understanding Long-Run Economic Growth: Geography, Institutions, and the Knowledge Economy, 2008, pp 275-310 Downloads View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2007

  1. The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the United States
    A chapter in Mexican Immigration to the United States, 2007, pp 13-56 Downloads View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

1999

  1. Changes in the wage structure and earnings inequality
    Chapter 26 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part A, pp 1463-1555 Downloads View citations (1220)

1998

  1. A Distinctive System: Origins and Impact of U.S. Unemployment Compensation
    A chapter in The Defining Moment: The Great Depression and the American Economy in the Twentieth Century, 1998, pp 227-264 Downloads View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
  2. Reflections on US Labour Market Performance
    A chapter in Unemployment and the Australian Labour Market, 1998 Downloads View citations (3)

1995

  1. A Comparison of Changes in the Structure of Wages in Four OECD Countries
    A chapter in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures, 1995, pp 25-66 Downloads View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
  2. Introduction and Summary
    A chapter in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures, 1995, pp 1-22 Downloads View citations (27)

1992

  1. On the Labor Market Effects of Immigration and Trade
    A chapter in Immigration and the Work Force: Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas, 1992, pp 213-244 Downloads View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1991

  1. Industrial Wage and Employment Determination in an Open Economy
    A chapter in Immigration, Trade, and the Labor Market, 1991, pp 235-259 Downloads View citations (77)
  2. The Potential Duration of Unemployment Benefits and the Duration of Unemployment
    Palgrave Macmillan

1990

  1. Do Deferred Wages Eliminate the Need for Involuntary Unemployment as a Worker Discipline Device?
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)
  2. Why Do Firms Monitor Workers?
    Palgrave Macmillan View citations (2)

1989

  1. Can Interindustry Wage Differentials Justify Strategic Trade Policy?
    A chapter in Trade Policies for International Competitiveness, 1989, pp 85-124 Downloads View citations (32)
    See also Working Paper (1988)

1986

  1. Efficiency Wage Theories: A Partial Evaluation
    A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1986, Volume 1, 1986, pp 235-290 Downloads View citations (246)
    See also Working Paper (1986)

Editor

  1. The Quarterly Journal of Economics
    Oxford University Press
 
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