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Working Papers

2022

1. Simple Tests for Selection: Learning More from Instrumental Variables
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2017) View citations (8)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2020) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Simple Tests for Selection: Learning More from Instrumental Variables, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2022) (2022)

2015

2. Simple Tests for Selection Bias: Learning More from Instrumental Variables
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)

2014

3. Testing for Selection Bias
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2006

4. Female Offenders Use of Social Welfare Programs Before and After Jail and Prison: Does Prison Cause Welfare Dependency?
   Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2006) View citations (5)

2005

5. The Impact of Incarceration in State Prison on the Employment Prospects of Women
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
   Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2005)

2004

6. Bordeaux Wine Vintage Quality and Weather
   Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
7. Estimating the Returns to Community College Schooling for Displaced Workers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2002) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Estimating the returns to community college schooling for displaced workers, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (169) (2005)
8. Should We Teach Old Dogs New Tricks? The Impact of Community College Retraining on Older Displaced Workers
   Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
   Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2003) View citations (17)

2001

9. The Returns to Community College Schooling for Displaced Workers
   Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

2000

10. Emigration of Immigrants and Measures of Immigrant Assimilation: Evidence from Sweden
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (111)
    Also in Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (92)
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (88)
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (2000)

1999

11. Job Change and Job Stability Among Less-Skilled Young Workers
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1999) View citations (12)
    Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers, University of Wisconsin Institute for Research on Poverty View citations (5)
12. Measures of program performance and the training choices of displaced workers
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (6)

1997

13. The return from community college schooling for displaced workers
    Working Paper Series, Macroeconomic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (9)

1994

14. Economic Impact of International Migration and the Economic Performance of Migrants
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
    See also Chapter Economic impact of international migration and the economic performance of migrants, Handbook of Population and Family Economics, Elsevier (1993) View citations (14) (1993)
15. The returns from classroom training for displaced workers
    Working Paper Series, Macroeconomic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (3)

1992

16. Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (51)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Macroeconomic Issues, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (1992) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (1485) (1993)

1991

17. Estimating the Effect of Training on Employment and Unemployment Durations: Evidence From Experimental Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

1990

18. The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
    See also Chapter The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U. S. Labor Market, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (142) (1992)

1989

19. Labor Market Adjustments to Increased Immigration
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State View citations (3)
    See also Chapter Labor Market Adjustments to Increased Immigration, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1991) View citations (197) (1991)

1984

20. Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1986) View citations (778) (1986)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Simple Tests for Selection: Learning More from Instrumental Variables
   Labour Economics, 2022, 79, (C)
   See also Working Paper Simple Tests for Selection: Learning More from Instrumental Variables, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2017

2. Estimating (Easily Interpreted) Dynamic Training Effects from Experimental Data
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (S1), S149 - S200 View citations (11)

2016

3. The relationship between re-incarceration and their own childhood foster care experience of women
   Children and Youth Services Review, 2016, 62, (C), 40-48 View citations (2)

2012

4. The Workforce Investment Act: Implementation Experiences and Evaluation Findings edited by Douglas J. Besharov and Phoebe H. Cottingham
   Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (3), 523-525

2005

5. Estimating the returns to community college schooling for displaced workers
   Journal of Econometrics, 2005, 125, (1-2), 271-304 View citations (169)
   See also Working Paper Estimating the Returns to Community College Schooling for Displaced Workers, IZA Discussion Papers (2004) View citations (17) (2004)
6. Is retraining displaced workers a good investment?
   Economic Perspectives, 2005, 29, (Q II), 47-66 View citations (7)
7. Special issue on Experimental and non-experimental evaluation of economic policy and models
   Journal of Econometrics, 2005, 125, (1-2), 1-13 View citations (6)
8. The Impact of Community College Retraining on Older Displaced Workers: Should We Teach Old Dogs New Tricks?
   ILR Review, 2005, 58, (3), 398-415 View citations (64)

2002

9. Alternative methods of estimating program effects in event history models
   Labour Economics, 2002, 9, (2), 249-278 View citations (26)

1997

10. The Impact of Being Offered and Receiving Classroom Training on the Employment Histories of Disadvantaged Women: Evidence from Experimental Data
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1997, 64, (4), 655-682 View citations (109)

1996

11. The Effect of Sample Selection and Initial Conditions in Duration Models: Evidence from Experimental Data on Training
    Econometrica, 1996, 64, (1), 175-205 View citations (275)
12. Using Longitudinal Data on Establishments to Analyze the Effects of Union Organizing Campaigns in the United States
    Annals of Economics and Statistics, 1996, (41-42), 155-185 View citations (20)

1995

13. The Promise of Public Sector-Sponsored Training Programs
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1995, 9, (2), 149-168 View citations (113)

1994

14. At Home
    Challenge, 1994, 37, (1), 56-56 View citations (2)
15. Looking into the Black Box: Using Experimental Data to Find out How Training Works
    International Journal of Manpower, 1994, 15, (5), 32-37

1993

16. Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (4), 685-709 View citations (1485)
    See also Working Paper Earnings Losses of Displaced Workers, Upjohn Working Papers (1992) View citations (51) (1992)
17. Long-term earnings losses of high-seniority displaced workers
    Economic Perspectives, 1993, 17, (Nov), 2-20 View citations (887)

1991

18. Immigrants in the American Labor Market: Quality, Assimilation, and Distributional Effects
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 297-302 View citations (103)

1986

19. Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data
    American Economic Review, 1986, 76, (4), 604-20 View citations (778)
    See also Working Paper Evaluating the Econometric Evaluations of Training Programs with Experimental Data, Working Papers (1984) View citations (6) (1984)

Edited books

2016

1. Active Labor Market Policies, vol Two volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

1996

2. The Economics of Training, vol Two volume set
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (14)

Chapters

2010

1. Vocational Training
   A chapter in Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources Are Limited, 2010, pp 323-349

2003

2. Employment and Training Programs
   A chapter in Means-Tested Transfer Programs in the United States, 2003, pp 517-586 View citations (39)

1999

3. The economics and econometrics of active labor market programs
   Chapter 31 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part A, pp 1865-2097 View citations (1292)

1993

4. Economic impact of international migration and the economic performance of migrants
   Chapter 14 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1993, vol. 1, Part B, pp 799-850 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Economic Impact of International Migration and the Economic Performance of Migrants, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (1994) (1994)

1992

5. The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U. S. Labor Market
   A chapter in Immigration and the Work Force: Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas, 1992, pp 67-92 View citations (142)
   See also Working Paper The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Markets, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (58) (1990)

1991

6. Labor Market Adjustments to Increased Immigration
   A chapter in Immigration, Trade, and the Labor Market, 1991, pp 167-199 View citations (197)
   See also Working Paper Labor Market Adjustments to Increased Immigration, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (1989) View citations (3) (1989)