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Working Papers

2024

1. Competing for Equality: Gender Bias Among Juries in International Piano Competitions, 1890-2023
   ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International View citations (1)
2. Where are the Female Composers? Evidence on the Extent and Causes of Gender Inequality in Music History
   Working Papers, European Historical Economics Society (EHES)
   Also in ACEI Working Paper Series, Association for Cultural Economics International (2024)

2021

3. Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States
   Working Papers, George Mason University, Mercatus Center View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Industry size and regulation: Evidence from US states, Public Choice, Springer (2022) (2022)

2020

4. Coercion, Obnoxious Tasks, and Economic Efficiency
   Departmental Working Papers, The University of Winnipeg, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Coercion, Obnoxious Tasks, and Economic Efficiency, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2021) (2021)

2014

5. What are the long run effects of nurse occupational licensure?
   Working Papers, University of California at Riverside, Department of Economics

2009

6. Medical Licensing Board Characteristics and Physician Discipline: An Empirical Analysis
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2006

7. The Political Economy of "Truth-in-Advertising" Regulation During the Progressive Era
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Political Economy of Truth-in-Advertising Regulation during the Progressive Era, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2008) View citations (3) (2008)

2004

8. Specialization and Regulation: The Rise of Professionals and the Emergence of Occupational Licensing Regulation
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Specialization and Regulation: The Rise of Professionals and the Emergence of Occupational Licensing Regulation, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2005) View citations (52) (2005)
9. The Determinants of Progressive Era Reform: The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Chapter The Determinants of Progressive Era Reform. The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (4) (2006)

2003

10. Corruption and Reform? The Emergence of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and the 1906 Meat Inspection Act
    ICER Working Papers, ICER - International Centre for Economic Research

Journal Articles

2025

1. Where are the female composers? Human capital and gender inequality in music history
   European Economic Review, 2025, 171, (C)

2023

2. Do experts and laypersons differ? Some evidence from international classical music competitions
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 214, (C), 270-290 View citations (4)

2022

3. Industry size and regulation: Evidence from US states
   Public Choice, 2022, 192, (1), 1-27
   See also Working Paper Industry Size and Regulation: Evidence from US States, Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2021

4. Coercion, Obnoxious Tasks, and Economic Efficiency
   Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics (JITE), 2021, 177, (1), 120-134
   See also Working Paper Coercion, Obnoxious Tasks, and Economic Efficiency, Departmental Working Papers (2020) (2020)

2020

5. DID EARLY TWENTIETH‐CENTURY ALCOHOL PROHIBITION AFFECT MORTALITY?
   Economic Inquiry, 2020, 58, (2), 680-697 View citations (9)

2017

6. Slaughterhouse: Chicago's Union Stock Yard and the World It Made A. Pacyga Dominic Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2015. Pp. xvii, 233. $26.00, cloth; $18.00, e-book
   The Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77, (2), 618-620
7. The Labor-Market Effects of Occupational Licensing Laws in Nursing
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2017, 56, (4), 640-661 View citations (5)

2013

8. From Certification To Licensure: Evidence From Registered And Practical Nurses In The United States, 1950-1970
   European Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 10, (2), 177-198 View citations (7)

2012

9. HISTORY, INSTITUTIONS, AND CITIES: A VIEW FROM THE AMERICAS
   Journal of Regional Science, 2012, 52, (1), 10-39 View citations (16)
10. Occupational Licensing and Minorities: A Reply to Klein, Powell, and Vorotnikov
    Econ Journal Watch, 2012, 9, (3), 234-255 View citations (1)
11. What Do Revolving-Door Laws Do?
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2012, 55, (2), 421 - 436 View citations (5)

2011

12. Revolving door laws and state public utility commissioners
    Regulation & Governance, 2011, 5, (4), 405-424 View citations (2)

2009

13. Effects of Occupational Licensing Laws on Minorities: Evidence from the Progressive Era
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2009, 52, (2), 351-366 View citations (53)

2008

14. Earmarked: The Political Economy of Agricultural Research Appropriations
    Review of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 30, (2), 194-213 View citations (2)
    Also in Review of Agricultural Economics, 2008, 30, (2), 194-213 (2008) View citations (2)
15. The Political Economy of Truth-in-Advertising Regulation during the Progressive Era
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2008, 51, (2), 251-269 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of "Truth-in-Advertising" Regulation During the Progressive Era, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (1) (2006)

2006

16. How do Regulators Regulate? Enforcement of the Pure Food and Drugs Act, 1907--38
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2006, 22, (2), 459-489 View citations (7)

2005

17. Specialization and Regulation: The Rise of Professionals and the Emergence of Occupational Licensing Regulation
    The Journal of Economic History, 2005, 65, (3), 723-756 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Specialization and Regulation: The Rise of Professionals and the Emergence of Occupational Licensing Regulation, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (4) (2004)

2003

18. The Origins of State Pure Food Regulation
    The Journal of Economic History, 2003, 63, (4), 1103-1130 View citations (10)

Chapters

2011

1. The Rise of the American Regulatory State: A View from the Progressive Era
   Chapter 8 in Handbook on the Politics of Regulation, 2011

2006

2. The Determinants of Progressive Era Reform. The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906
   A chapter in Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America's Economic History, 2006, pp 319-342 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Determinants of Progressive Era Reform: The Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (1) (2004)