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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 (11)
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 (97)
   See also Journal Article Why Is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States So High and Why Does It Matter?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (96) (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 (24)
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 (9)

2010

6. Making Savers Winners: An Overview of Prize-Linked Savings Products
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2009

7. Is Lottery Gambling Addictive?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Is Lottery Gambling Addictive?, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (13) (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 (7)
   See also Journal Article Product Recalls, Imperfect Information, and Spillover Effects: Lessons from the Consumer Response to the 2007 Toy Recalls, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2012) View citations (72) (2012)

2008

9. Parental Education and Parental Time With Children
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (534)
   See also Journal Article Parental Education and Parental Time with Children, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (526) (2008)

2007

10. Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Early Childbearing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Early Childbearing, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (7) (2007)
11. Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (75) (2009)

2006

12. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (483)
    See also Journal Article The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2006) View citations (504) (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 (131)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (170)
15. The Economic Winners and Losers of Legalized Gambling
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
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 (7)
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 (81)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (118)

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 (24)
    See also Journal Article Is There an Effect of Incremental Welfare Benefits on Fertility Behavior?: A Look at the Family Cap, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2004) View citations (67) (2004)
19. State Lotteries and Consumer Behavior
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article State lotteries and consumer behavior, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (73) (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 (72)
   See also Working Paper Product Recalls, Imperfect Information, and Spillover Effects: Lessons from the Consumer Response to the 2007 Toy Recalls, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (7) (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 (96)
   See also Working Paper Why is the Teen Birth Rate in the United States so High and Why Does it Matter?, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (97) (2012)

2010

3. Is Lottery Gambling Addictive?
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (3), 90-110 View citations (13)
   See also Working Paper Is Lottery Gambling Addictive?, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (2) (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 (75)
   See also Working Paper Subsidized Contraception, Fertility, and Sexual Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (3) (2007)

2008

6. Gambling at Lucky Stores: Empirical Evidence from State Lottery Sales
   American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (1), 458-73 View citations (70)
7. Parental Education and Parental Time with Children
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (3), 23-46 View citations (526)
   See also Working Paper Parental Education and Parental Time With Children, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (534) (2008)
8. Trends in U.S. Wage Inequality: Revising the Revisionists
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (2), 300-323 View citations (968)

2007

9. The impact of child SSI enrollment on household outcomes
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007, 26, (4), 861-886 View citations (21)

2006

10. The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2006, 96, (2), 189-194 View citations (504)
    See also Working Paper The Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (483) (2006)

2005

11. State lotteries and consumer behavior
    Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, (11-12), 2269-2299 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper State Lotteries and Consumer Behavior, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (11) (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 (67)
    See also Working Paper Is There an Effect of Incremental Welfare Benefits on Fertility Behavior? A Look at the Family Cap, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (24) (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 (7)
   See also Working Paper Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Early Childbearing, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (7) (2007)