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Working Papers

2024

1. How Good are Proxies for Legal Status? Evidence from the Legalization of Two Million Mexicans
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2. The Intergenerational Effects of Permanent Legal Status
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

3. The Effect of Low-Skill Immigration Restrictions on US Firms and Workers: Evidence from a Randomized Lottery
   Working Papers, Center for Global Development
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (6)
   RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2022) View citations (7)

2022

4. Legal Activism, State Policy, and Racial Inequality in Teacher Salaries and Educational Attainment in the Mid-Century American South
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

5. Changing Returns to Scale in Manufacturing 1880-1930: The Rise of (Skilled) Labor?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

6. Opening the Door: Immigrant Legalization and Family Reunification in the United States
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
7. Powering Up Productivity: The Effects of Electrification on U.S. Manufacturing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2018

8. Distributing the Green (Cards): Permanent Residency and Personal Income Taxes after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2017

9. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

2015

10. People and Machines: A Look at the Evolving Relationship Between Capital and Skill In Manufacturing 1860-1930 Using Immigration Shocks
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2014

11. Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2012

12. Do Male-Female Wage Differentials Reflect Differences in the Return to Skill? Cross-City Evidence From 1980-2000
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
13. Immigration and Production Technology
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)

2011

14. Immigrant-Native Substitutability: The Role of Language Ability
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2009

15. Paying for Progress: Conditional Grants and the Desegregation of Southern Schools
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2007

16. From Brown to Busing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article From Brown to busing, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (16) (2008)

2006

17. Endogenous Skill Bias in Technology Adoption: City-Level Evidence from the IT Revolution
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2006) View citations (38)
18. Labor supply and personal computer adoption
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (12)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2006) View citations (7)

2005

19. Immigration, Skill Mix, and the Choice of Technique
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (101)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2005) View citations (106)
20. Schooling and the AFQT: Evidence from School Entry Laws
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2005) View citations (12)
21. The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants During the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
    Also in RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) (2005) View citations (28)
    See also Chapter The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants during the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (94) (2007)

2004

22. How did the Miami labor market absorb the Mariel immigrants?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (29)

2003

23. Local, open economies within the U.S.: how do industries respond to immigration?
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (65)

1998

24. What's Been Happening to Higher Education? Facts, Trends, and Data
    Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (1)

1997

25. Subsidies, Costs, Tuition and Aid in US Higher Education
    Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (3)

1996

26. Physical Capital and Capital Costs in US Colleges and Universities: 1993
    Williams Project on the Economics of Higher Education, Department of Economics, Williams College View citations (2)

Journal Articles

2011

1. Immigration, Skill Mix, and Capital Skill Complementarity
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (2), 1029-1069 View citations (203)

2010

2. Local labor force education, new business characteristics, and firm performance
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 67, (1), 61-77 View citations (74)
   See also Chapter Local Labor Force Education, New Business Characteristics, and Firm Performance, NBER Chapters, 2010 (2010) View citations (95) (2010)
3. Should the Personal Computer Be Considered a Technological Revolution? Evidence from U.S. Metropolitan Areas
   Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 118, (5), 988 - 1036 View citations (187)

2008

4. From Brown to busing
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 64, (2), 296-325 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper From Brown to Busing, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2007

5. The Impact of Immigration on American Workers and Businesses
   Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm, and Resource Issues, 2007, 22, (01), 8
6. The narrowing of the male-female wage gap
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2007, (jun29)

2006

7. Is technology raising demand for skills, or are skills raising demand for technology?
   Business Review, 2006, (Q2), 17-25 View citations (1)
8. Schooling and the Armed Forces Qualifying Test: Evidence from School-Entry Laws
   Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (2) View citations (123)

2005

9. How do local labor markets in the U.S. adjust to immigration?
   Business Review, 2005, (Q1), 16-25 View citations (3)

1997

10. Physical Capital and Capital Service Costs in U.S. Colleges and Universities: 1993
    Eastern Economic Journal, 1997, 23, (2), 165-189 View citations (5)

Chapters

2010

1. Local Labor Force Education, New Business Characteristics, and Firm Performance
   A chapter in Cities and Entrepreneurship, 2010 View citations (95)
   See also Journal Article Local labor force education, new business characteristics, and firm performance, Elsevier (2010) View citations (74) (2010)

2007

2. The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants during the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts
   A chapter in Mexican Immigration to the United States, 2007, pp 193-228 View citations (94)
   See also Working Paper The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants During the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (49) (2005)