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Working Papers

2013

1. Do Lottery Payments Induce Savings Behavior: Evidence from the Lab
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2012

2. Explaining Recent Trends in the U.S. Teen Birth Rate
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
3. Why is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States so High and Why Does it Matter?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (48)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2012)

2011

4. House Prices and Birth Rates: The Impact of the Real Estate Market on the Decision to Have a Baby
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
5. Income Inequality and Early Non-Marital Childbearing: An Economic Exploration of the "Culture of Despair"
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2010

6. Making Savers Winners: An Overview of Prize-Linked Savings Products
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2009

7. Is Lottery Gambling Addictive?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2010)
8. Product Recalls, Imperfect Information, and Spillover Effects: Lessons from the Consumer Response to the 2007 Toy Recalls
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2012)

2008

9. Parental Education and Parental Time With Children
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (301)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Perspectives (2008)

2007

10. Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Early Childbearing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Chapter (2007)
11. Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2009)

2006

12. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (274)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2006)

2005

13. Lucky Stores, Gambling, and Addiction: Empirical Evidence from State Lottery Sales
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
14. Rising Wage Inequality: The Role of Composition and Prices
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (103)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (117)
15. The Economic Winners and Losers of Legalized Gambling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
16. The Impact of Child SSI Enrollment on Household Outcomes: Evidence from the Survey of Income and Program Participation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
17. Trends in U. S. Wage Inequality: Re-Assessing the Revisionists
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (72)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (111)

2002

18. Is There an Effect of Incremental Welfare Benefits on Fertility Behavior? A Look at the Family Cap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2004)
19. State Lotteries and Consumer Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Public Economics (2005)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Product Recalls, Imperfect Information, and Spillover Effects: Lessons from the Consumer Response to the 2007 Toy Recalls
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (2), 499-516 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper (2009)
2. Why Is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States So High and Why Does It Matter?
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (2), 141-63 View citations (53)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2010

3. Is Lottery Gambling Addictive?
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (3), 90-110 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2009

4. Award given by the Vernon Prize Committee for Volume 26 of JPAM
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2009, 28, (2), 328-328
5. Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (1), 137-151 View citations (40)
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

6. Gambling at Lucky Stores: Empirical Evidence from State Lottery Sales
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 458-73 View citations (42)
7. Parental Education and Parental Time with Children
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (3), 23-46 View citations (314)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
8. Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (2), 300-323 View citations (585)

2007

9. The impact of child SSI enrollment on household outcomes
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007, 26, (4), 861-886 View citations (16)

2006

10. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 189-194 View citations (290)
    See also Working Paper (2006)

2005

11. State lotteries and consumer behavior
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (11-12), 2269-2299 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2004

12. Is There an Effect of Incremental Welfare Benefits on Fertility Behavior?: A Look at the Family Cap
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (2) View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

Chapters

2010

1. Teen Pregnancy Prevention
   A chapter in Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources are Limited, 2010, pp 221-247 View citations (3)

2007

2. Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Early Childbearing
   A chapter in The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective, 2007, pp 181-209 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2007)