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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 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 View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2021)

2020

3. Extending the Race between Education and Technology
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
   See also Journal Article in AEA Papers and Proceedings (2020)
4. 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 View citations (18)
5. The Incubator of Human Capital: The NBER and the Rise of the Human Capital Paradigm
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Chapter (2023)
6. 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 View citations (65)
   Also in CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2017) View citations (344)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (344)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017) View citations (345)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (344)
   LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (341)
   See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2020)
7. Why Do Sectoral Employment Programs Work? Lessons from WorkAdvance
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2022)

2019

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

2017

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

2016

11. A Most Egalitarian Profession: Pharmacy and the Evolution of a Family-Friendly Occupation
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (130)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2016)
12. Long-Term Unemployment and the Great Recession: The Role of Composition, Duration Dependence, and Nonparticipation
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (86)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (20)
    See also Chapter (2013)
    Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2016)
13. Roland Fryer: 2015 John Bates Clark Medalist
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2016)
14. The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (651)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (85)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)
15. The Rise and Nature of Alternative Work Arrangements in the United States, 1995-2015
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (159)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (166)
16. The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (77)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (17)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2016) View citations (73)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2016)
17. Women Working Longer: Facts and Some Explanations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Chapter (2017)

2015

18. Can Online Learning Bend the Higher Education Cost Curve?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2015) View citations (48)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2015)
19. The Most Egalitarian of All Professions: Pharmacy and the Evolution of a Family-Friendly Occupation
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (23)

2014

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

2013

22. Achieving Escape Velocity: Neighborhood and School Interventions to Reduce Persistent Inequality
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
23. For-Profit Colleges
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (2)
24. Long-Term Effects of the Moving to Opportunity Residential Mobility Experiment on Crime and Delinquency
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (12)
25. Long-Term Neighborhood Effects on Low-Income Families: Evidence from Moving to Opportunity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (121)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2013) View citations (120)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2013)
26. Technical Change and the Relative Demand for Skilled Labor: The United States in Historical Perspective
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    See also Chapter (2014)

2012

27. Neighborhood Effects on the Long-Term Well-Being of Low-Income Adults
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (129)
28. Notes on Behavioral Economics and Labor Market Policy
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article in IZA Journal of Labor Policy (2012)
29. The For-Profit Postsecondary School Sector: Nimble Critters or Agile Predators?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (114)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2012)
30. The Long-Term Effects of Moving to Opportunity on Adult Health and Economic Self-Sufficiency
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (16)
31. The Long-Term Effects of Moving to Opportunity on Youth Outcomes
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (14)

2011

32. Mass Secondary Schooling and the State: The Role of State Compulsion in the High School Movement
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (24)
    See also Chapter (2008)
33. Neighborhoods, Obesity and Diabetes –-- A Randomized Social Experiment
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (53)
34. Putting the "Co" in Education: Timing, Reasons, and Consequences of College Coeduction from 1835 to the Present
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2011)
35. The Cost of Workplace Flexibility for High-Powered Professionals
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2011)

2010

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

2009

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

2008

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

2007

41. Long-Run Changes in the U.S. Wage Structure: Narrowing, Widening, Polarizing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (162)
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (2007)
42. 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 View citations (126)

2006

43. The Homecoming of American College Women: The Reversal of the College Gender Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (570)
    Also in Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics (2006) View citations (538)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2006)
44. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (428)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

45. Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (146)
    Also in CIRANO Working Papers, CIRANO (2002) View citations (23)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2005)
46. Experimental Analysis of Neighborhood Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (2007)
47. Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (166)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2005) View citations (117)
48. The Evolution of the Mexican-Born Workforce in the United States
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (63)
    See also Chapter (2007)
49. Trends in U. S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (73)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (116)

2004

50. 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 View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (2004) View citations (13)
51. 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. View citations (80)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. (2004) View citations (83)
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government (2004) View citations (82)
52. 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 View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2005)
53. Youth Criminal Behavior in the Moving to Opportunity Experiment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (18)

2003

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

2002

56. The Power of the Pill: Oral Contraceptives and Women's Career and Marriage Decisions
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (580)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2002)

2001

57. 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)
58. 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. View citations (1)

2000

59. Education and Income in the Early 20th Century: Evidence from the Prairies
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (63)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1999) View citations (14)
60. Education and Income in the Early Twentieth Century: Evidence from the Prairies
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (61)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Economic History (2000)
61. Moving to Opportunity in Boston: Early Results of a Randomized Mobility Experiment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (20)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2001)
62. 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. View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. (2000) View citations (2)

1999

63. Human Capital and Social Capital: The Rise of Secondary Schooling in America, 1910–1940
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (39)
64. Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (2001)
65. The High-pressure U.S. Labor Market of the 1990s
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity (1999)
66. The Returns to Skill in the United States across the Twentieth Century
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (133)
67. The Shaping of Higher Education: The Formative Years in the United States, 1890 to 1940
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (62)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (1999)
68. Wage Dynamics: Reconciling Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (311)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1999)

1998

69. Human Capital and Social Capital: The Rise of Secondary Schooling in America, 1910 to 1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
70. The Origins of Technology-Skill Complementarity
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (418)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1996) View citations (34)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)

1997

71. A Distinctive System: Origins and Impact of U.S. Unemployment Compensation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter (1998)
72. Computing Inequality: Have Computers Changed the Labor Market?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (97)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1997) View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1998)
73. Why the United States Led in Education: Lessons from Secondary School Expansion, 1910 to 1940
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)

1996

74. Searching for the Effect of Immigration on the Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (217)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1996)
75. Wage Subsidies for the Disadvantaged
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (114)
76. What We Know and Do Not Know About the Natural Rate of Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 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

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

1993

78. A Comparison of Changes in the Structure of Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (85)
79. 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)
80. An Evaluation of Recent Evidence on the Employment Effects of Minimum and Subminimum Wages
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
81. 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. View citations (13)

1992

82. Rising Inequality? Changes in the Distribution of Income and Consumption in the 1980s
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (94)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1992)
83. 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) View citations (225)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1992) View citations (235)
    See also Journal Article in ILR Review (1992)

1991

84. 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) View citations (93)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1991) View citations (83)
85. Changes in Relative Wages, 1963-1987: Supply and Demand Factors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 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)
86. Layoffs and Lemons
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics 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) View citations (7)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1989) View citations (188)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (1991)
87. 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) View citations (65)
    See also Chapter (1992)
88. 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) View citations (517)
89. 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) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1991) View citations (11)

1989

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

1988

94. Can Inter-Industry Wage Differentials Justify Strategic Trade Policy?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
    See also Chapter (1989)
95. 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. View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1988) View citations (9)
96. The Impact of the Potential Duration of Unemployment Benefits on the Duration of Unemployment
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1988) View citations (184)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (1990)
97. Unemployment Insurance, Recall Expectations, And Unemployment Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1990)
98. Workers' Trust Funds and the Logic of Wage Profiles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (38)
    See also Journal Article in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (1989)

1987

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

1986

102. Are Efficiency Wages Efficient?
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
103. Cyclical Unemployment: Sectoral Shifts or Aggregate Disturbances?
     Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (306)
     Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1984) View citations (19)
     See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1986)
104. Do Deferred Wages Dominate Involuntary Unemployment as a Worker Discipline Device?
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
105. Efficiency Wage Theories: A Partial Evaluation
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (248)
     See also Chapter (1986)
106. Interindustry Wage Differences and Industry Characteristics
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (179)
107. Layoffs, Recall and the Duration of Unemployment
     NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc 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
   See also Working Paper (2021)

2022

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

2021

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

2020

5. Extending the Race between Education and Technology
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 347-51 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper (2020)
6. 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
7. 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 View citations (379)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2019

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

2017

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

2016

12. A Most Egalitarian Profession: Pharmacy and the Evolution of a Family-Friendly Occupation
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (3), 705 - 746 View citations (137)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
13. Long-Term Unemployment and the Great Recession: The Role of Composition, Duration Dependence, and Nonparticipation
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2016, 34, (S1), S7 - S54 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
    Chapter (2013)
14. Roland Fryer: 2015 John Bates Clark Medalist
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (1), 207-24 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
15. 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 View citations (656)
    See also Working Paper (2016)
16. The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study
    American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (3), 778-806 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper (2016)

2015

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

2014

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

2013

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

2012

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

2011

23. 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 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper (2011)
24. 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 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2010

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

2008

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

2007

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

2006

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

2005

33. Comparative Advantage, Learning, and Sectoral Wage Determination
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23, (4), 681-724 View citations (143)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
34. 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 View citations (391)
    See also Working Paper (2004)

2003

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

2002

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

2001

37. Moving to Opportunity in Boston: Early Results of a Randomized Mobility Experiment
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (2), 607-654 View citations (580)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
38. Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Laborc Markets
    ILR Review, 2001, 54, (2), 259-274 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
39. 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 View citations (51)
40. The shaping of higher education in the United States and New England
    Regional Review, 2001, 11, (Q 4), 5 - 11 View citations (2)

2000

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

1999

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

1998

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

1997

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

1996

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

1994

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

1992

56. '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 View citations (1)
57. Changes in Relative Wages, 1963–1987: Supply and Demand Factors
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), 35-78 View citations (1392)
    See also Working Paper (1991)
58. Commentary: human capital and economic growth
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 1992, 217-224 View citations (3)
59. Does Unmeasured Ability Explain Inter-Industry Wage Differentials?
    Review of Economic Studies, 1992, 59, (3), 515-535 View citations (330)
    See also Working Paper (1989)
60. Introduction
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), i
61. Regional Evolutions
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1992, 23, (1), 1-76 View citations (871)
62. Rising Inequality? Changes in the Distribution of Income and Consumption in the 1980's
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 546-51 View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper (1992)
63. The Effect of the Minimum Wage on the Fast-Food Industry
    ILR Review, 1992, 46, (1), 6-21 View citations (233)
    See also Working Paper (1992)

1991

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

1990

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

1989

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

1988

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

1987

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

1986

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

1983

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

1981

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

2. 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

2. 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
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2021

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

2018

3. 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

2017

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

2014

7. 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 View citations (61)
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2013

8. 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

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

2008

10. 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 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2007

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

1999

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

1998

13. 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 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (1997)
14. Reflections on US Labour Market Performance
    A chapter in Unemployment and the Australian Labour Market, 1998 View citations (3)

1995

15. 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 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper (1993)
16. Introduction and Summary
    A chapter in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures, 1995, pp 1-22 View citations (27)

1992

17. 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 View citations (134)
    See also Working Paper (1991)

1991

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

1990

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

1989

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

1986

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

Editor

1. The Quarterly Journal of Economics
   Oxford University Press