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Working Papers

2024

1. Breaking Barriers: The Impact of Employer Exposure to Immigrants
   SOFI Working Papers in Labour Economics, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research
   Also in Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research (2024)

2023

2. Do opportunities for low-income students at top colleges promote academic success? Evidence from Colombia's Ser Pilo Paga program
   CLEF Working Paper Series, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo

2020

3. The Bigger Picture: Combining Econometrics with Analytics Improve Forecasts of Movie Success
   Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Bigger Picture: Combining Econometrics with Analytics Improves Forecasts of Movie Success, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) View citations (2) (2022)

2019

4. Does High Frequency Social Media Data Improve Forecasts of Low Frequency Consumer Confidence Measures?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Does High-Frequency Social Media Data Improve Forecasts of Low-Frequency Consumer Confidence Measures?*, Journal of Financial Econometrics, Oxford University Press (2021) View citations (3) (2021)
5. How Do NYPD Officers Respond to Terror Threats?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article How Do NYPD Officers Respond to Terror Threats?, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
6. How skills and parental valuation of education influence human capital acquisition and early labor market return to human capital in Canada
   CLEF Working Paper Series, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo View citations (1)
   Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2019) View citations (1)
   See also Chapter How Skills and Parental Valuation of Education Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital in Canada, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) (2016)
   Journal Article How Skills and Parental Valuation of Education Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital in Canada, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
7. Multiple testing and the distributional effects of accountability incentives in education
   Ruhr Economic Papers, RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen
   Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2018) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Multiple Testing and the Distributional Effects of Accountability Incentives in Education, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2022) (2022)

2018

8. Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over one million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (26)

2017

9. Does Quebec's Subsidized Child Care Policy Give Boys and Girls an Equal Start?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Does Quebecs subsidized child care policy give boys and girls an equal start?, Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association (2018) View citations (6) (2018)

2016

10. Box Office Buzz: Does Social Media Data Steal the Show from Model Uncertainty When Forecasting for Hollywood?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Box Office Buzz: Does Social Media Data Steal the Show from Model Uncertainty When Forecasting for Hollywood?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2017) View citations (15) (2017)
11. Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment, Nature, Nature (2016) View citations (40) (2016)
12. Targeted or Universal Coverage? Assessing Heterogeneity in the Effects of Universal Childcare
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Targeted or Universal Coverage? Assessing Heterogeneity in the Effects of Universal Child Care, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (58) (2017)
13. Targeting Policies: Multiple Testing and Distributional Treatment Effects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2014

14. Do the Perils of Universal Child Care Depend on the Child's Age?
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Do the Perils of Universal Childcare Depend on the Child’s Age?, CESifo Economic Studies, CESifo Group (2014) View citations (27) (2014)
15. Understanding the Role of Time-Varying Unobserved Ability Heterogeneity in Education Production
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Understanding the role of time-varying unobserved ability heterogeneity in education production, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2014) View citations (9) (2014)

2013

16. New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Childcare in Canada
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
    Also in CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics (2012) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Child-Care in Canada, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2013) View citations (39) (2013)
17. The Impact of Social Networks on Labour Market Outcomes: New Evidence from Cape Breton
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The Impact of Social Networks on Labour Market Outcomes: New Evidence from Cape Breton, Canadian Public Policy, University of Toronto Press (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2011

18. Experimental Estimates of the Impacts of Class Size on Test Scores: Robustness and Heterogeneity
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Experimental estimates of the impacts of class size on test scores: robustness and heterogeneity, Education Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2009

19. Estimating Treatment Effects from Contaminated Multi-Period Education Experiments: The Dynamic Impacts of Class Size Reductions
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Estimating Treatment Effects from Contaminated Multiperiod Education Experiments: The Dynamic Impacts of Class Size Reductions, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (53) (2010)
20. The Effect of Adolescent Health on Educational Outcomes: Causal Evidence using ‘Genetic Lotteries’ between Siblings
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics View citations (3)
21. Using Genetic Lotteries within Families to Examine the Causal Impact of Poor Health on Academic Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)

2008

22. Worker Sorting, Health Insurance and Wages: Further Evidence from Displaced Workers in the United States
    CEF.UP Working Papers, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto

2007

23. Worker Sorting, Compensating Differentials and Health Insurance: Evidence from Displaced Workers
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Worker sorting, compensating differentials and health insurance: Evidence from displaced workers, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (11) (2007)

2006

24. Do Peers Affect Student Achievement in China's Secondary Schools?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    Also in Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University (2005) View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Do Peers Affect Student Achievement in China's Secondary Schools?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2007) View citations (95) (2007)
25. The Impact Of Poor Health On Education: New Evidence Using Genetic Markers
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (39)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (39)

2005

26. Class Size And Student Achievement: Experimental Estimates Of Who Benefits And Who Loses From Reductions
    Working Paper, Economics Department, Queen's University View citations (13)
27. Worker Sorting and Health Insurance Coverage: Evidence from Displaced Workers
    CEF.UP Working Papers, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto

2004

28. Estimating Dynamic Treatment Effects from Project STAR
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (7)
29. Matching using Semiparametric Propensity Scores
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Matching using semiparametric propensity scores, Empirical Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (7) (2013)

2000

30. Bargaining in Legislatures: An Experimental Investigation of Open versus Closed Amendment Rules
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article Bargaining in Legislatures: An Experimental Investigation of Open versus Closed Amendment Rules, American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press (2003) View citations (103) (2003)
31. Randomization, Endogeneity and Laboratory Experiments
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (7)
32. Using Performance Incentives to Reward the Value Added by Educators: Theory and Evidence from China
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society

Journal Articles

2024

1. Mandatory minimum sentencing and its effect on sentencing distributions: Evidence from Canada
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2024, 57, (1), 55-77

2023

2. Evolution of Gender Patterns in Retirement Saving in Canada
   Canadian Public Policy, 2023, 49, (S1), 6-31

2022

3. Multiple Testing and the Distributional Effects of Accountability Incentives in Education
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2022, 40, (4), 1552-1568
   See also Working Paper Multiple testing and the distributional effects of accountability incentives in education, Ruhr Economic Papers (2019) (2019)
4. The Bigger Picture: Combining Econometrics with Analytics Improves Forecasts of Movie Success
   Management Science, 2022, 68, (1), 189-210 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Bigger Picture: Combining Econometrics with Analytics Improve Forecasts of Movie Success, Working Paper (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2021

5. Does High-Frequency Social Media Data Improve Forecasts of Low-Frequency Consumer Confidence Measures?*
   (Regression Models with Mixed Sampling Frequencies)
   Journal of Financial Econometrics, 2021, 19, (5), 910-933 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Does High Frequency Social Media Data Improve Forecasts of Low Frequency Consumer Confidence Measures?, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (6) (2019)
6. Social media sentiment, model uncertainty, and volatility forecasting
   Economic Modelling, 2021, 102, (C) View citations (14)

2020

7. How Do NYPD Officers Respond to Terror Threats?
   Economica, 2020, 87, (347), 638-661 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper How Do NYPD Officers Respond to Terror Threats?, NBER Working Papers (2019) (2019)
8. Instrumental variables estimation of a simple dynamic model of bidding behavior in private value auctions
   Journal of the Economic Science Association, 2020, 6, (2), 139-155

2019

9. How Skills and Parental Valuation of Education Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital in Canada
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2019, 37, (S2), S735 - S778 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper How skills and parental valuation of education influence human capital acquisition and early labor market return to human capital in Canada, CLEF Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
   Chapter How Skills and Parental Valuation of Education Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital in Canada, NBER Chapters, 2016 (2016) (2016)

2018

10. Does Quebecs subsidized child care policy give boys and girls an equal start?
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2018, 51, (2), 627-659 View citations (6)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2018, 51, (2), 627-659 (2018) View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Does Quebec's Subsidized Child Care Policy Give Boys and Girls an Equal Start?, NBER Working Papers (2017) (2017)
11. Post-Secondary Student Choices and the Labour Shortage in Canada’s Information and Communication Technology Sector
    Canadian Public Policy, 2018, 44, (S1), S30-S42

2017

12. Are genetic markers of interest for economic research?
    IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2017, 6, (1), 1-23 View citations (2)
13. Box Office Buzz: Does Social Media Data Steal the Show from Model Uncertainty When Forecasting for Hollywood?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2017, 99, (5), 749–755 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Box Office Buzz: Does Social Media Data Steal the Show from Model Uncertainty When Forecasting for Hollywood?, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)
14. Targeted or Universal Coverage? Assessing Heterogeneity in the Effects of Universal Child Care
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (3), 609 - 653 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Targeted or Universal Coverage? Assessing Heterogeneity in the Effects of Universal Childcare, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (8) (2016)
15. What is the role for molecular genetic data in public policy?
    IZA World of Labor, 2017, 395 View citations (3)

2016

16. Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment
    Nature, 2016, 533, (7604), 539-542 View citations (40)
    See also Working Paper Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment, Post-Print (2016) View citations (51) (2016)

2015

17. Bargaining and Reputation: An Experiment on Bargaining in the Presence of Behavioural Types
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2015, 82, (2), 608-631 View citations (46)

2014

18. Do the Perils of Universal Childcare Depend on the Child’s Age?
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2014, 60, (2), 338-365 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Do the Perils of Universal Child Care Depend on the Child's Age?, CLSSRN working papers (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
19. Understanding the role of time-varying unobserved ability heterogeneity in education production
    Economics of Education Review, 2014, 40, (C), 55-75 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Understanding the Role of Time-Varying Unobserved Ability Heterogeneity in Education Production, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (10) (2014)

2013

20. Matching using semiparametric propensity scores
    Empirical Economics, 2013, 44, (1), 13-45 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Matching using Semiparametric Propensity Scores, Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
21. New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Child-Care in Canada
    Canadian Public Policy, 2013, 39, (2), 263-286 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Childcare in Canada, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (37) (2013)
22. The Impact of Social Networks on Labour Market Outcomes: New Evidence from Cape Breton
    Canadian Public Policy, 2013, 39, (s1), 1-24 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper The Impact of Social Networks on Labour Market Outcomes: New Evidence from Cape Breton, CLSSRN working papers (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2011

23. Experimental estimates of the impacts of class size on test scores: robustness and heterogeneity
    Education Economics, 2011, 19, (3), 229-252 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Experimental Estimates of the Impacts of Class Size on Test Scores: Robustness and Heterogeneity, CLSSRN working papers (2011) View citations (13) (2011)
24. Genetic lotteries within families
    Journal of Health Economics, 2011, 30, (4), 647-659 View citations (69)

2010

25. Estimating Treatment Effects from Contaminated Multiperiod Education Experiments: The Dynamic Impacts of Class Size Reductions
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (1), 31-42 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Estimating Treatment Effects from Contaminated Multi-Period Education Experiments: The Dynamic Impacts of Class Size Reductions, CLSSRN working papers (2009) View citations (1) (2009)

2009

26. The Effects of Adolescent Health on Educational Outcomes: Causal Evidence Using Genetic Lotteries between Siblings
    Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2009, 12, (2), 33 View citations (21)
27. The impact of poor health on academic performance: New evidence using genetic markers
    Journal of Health Economics, 2009, 28, (3), 578-597 View citations (96)

2007

28. Do Peers Affect Student Achievement in China's Secondary Schools?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (2), 300-312 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper Do Peers Affect Student Achievement in China's Secondary Schools?, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (23) (2006)
29. Worker sorting, compensating differentials and health insurance: Evidence from displaced workers
    Journal of Health Economics, 2007, 26, (5), 1034-1056 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Worker Sorting, Compensating Differentials and Health Insurance: Evidence from Displaced Workers, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (11) (2007)

2005

30. Randomization, endogeneity and laboratory experiments: the role of cash balances in private value auctions
    Journal of Econometrics, 2005, 125, (1-2), 175-205 View citations (23)

2003

31. Bargaining in Legislatures: An Experimental Investigation of Open versus Closed Amendment Rules
    American Political Science Review, 2003, 97, (2), 221-232 View citations (103)
    See also Working Paper Bargaining in Legislatures: An Experimental Investigation of Open versus Closed Amendment Rules, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) View citations (53) (2000)

Chapters

2024

1. Averaging Heterogeneous Autoregression Models with Heteroskedastic Errors: Theory and an Application to Cryptocurrency Volatility Forecasting
   A chapter in Essays in Honor of Subal Kumbhakar, 2024, vol. 46, pp 99-131

2019

2. Does Selective Crime Reporting Influence Our Ability to Detect Racial Discrimination in the Nypd’s Stop-and-Frisk Program?
   A chapter in The Econometrics of Complex Survey Data, 2019, vol. 39, pp 259-286 View citations (2)

2016

3. How Skills and Parental Valuation of Education Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital in Canada
   A chapter in Small Differences II: Public Policies in Canada and the United States, 2016
   See also Journal Article How Skills and Parental Valuation of Education Influence Human Capital Acquisition and Early Labor Market Return to Human Capital in Canada, University of Chicago Press (2019) View citations (1) (2019)
   Working Paper How skills and parental valuation of education influence human capital acquisition and early labor market return to human capital in Canada, Canadian Labour Economics Forum (CLEF), University of Waterloo (2019) View citations (1) (2019)