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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 RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2022) View citations (8)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) View citations (7)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (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 (4)

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)
   See also Journal Article Distributing the Green (Cards): Permanent residency and personal income taxes after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (12) (2019)

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)
   See also Journal Article Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (159) (2018)

2015

10. People and Machines A Look at the Evolving Relationship Between Capital and Skill In Manufacturing 1860-1930 Using Immigration Shocks
    Documentos de Trabajo, Instituto de Economia. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article People and Machines: A Look at the Evolving Relationship between Capital and Skill in Manufacturing, 1860–1930, Using Immigration Shocks, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2019) View citations (20) (2019)

2014

11. Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    See also Chapter Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions, Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (108) (2015)

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)
    See also Journal Article Do Male-Female Wage Differentials Reflect Differences in the Return to Skill? Cross-City Evidence from 1980-2000, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (86) (2014)
13. Immigration and Production Technology
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Immigration and Production Technology, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2013) View citations (49) (2013)

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)
    See also Journal Article Paying for Progress: Conditional Grants and the Desegregation of Southern Schools, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2010) View citations (44) (2010)

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 (17) (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 (54)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2006) View citations (39)
18. Labor supply and personal computer adoption
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (7)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2006) View citations (12)

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
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2005) View citations (12)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (20)
21. The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants During the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts
    RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) View citations (28)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (49)
    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 (95) (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

2024

1. Teacher Salaries and Racial Inequality in Educational Attainment in the Midcentury South
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2024, 42, (S1), S95 - S131

2019

2. Distributing the Green (Cards): Permanent residency and personal income taxes after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
   Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 172, (C), 135-150 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Distributing the Green (Cards): Permanent Residency and Personal Income Taxes after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
3. People and Machines: A Look at the Evolving Relationship between Capital and Skill in Manufacturing, 1860–1930, Using Immigration Shocks
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (1), 30-43 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper People and Machines A Look at the Evolving Relationship Between Capital and Skill In Manufacturing 1860-1930 Using Immigration Shocks, Documentos de Trabajo (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2018

4. Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion
   American Economic Review, 2018, 108, (6), 1468-87 View citations (159)
   See also Working Paper Immigration Restrictions as Active Labor Market Policy: Evidence from the Mexican Bracero Exclusion, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (16) (2017)

2014

5. Do Male-Female Wage Differentials Reflect Differences in the Return to Skill? Cross-City Evidence from 1980-2000
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2014, 6, (2), 178-94 View citations (86)
   See also Working Paper Do Male-Female Wage Differentials Reflect Differences in the Return to Skill? Cross-City Evidence From 1980-2000, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (5) (2012)

2013

6. Immigration and Production Technology
   Annual Review of Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 165-191 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper Immigration and Production Technology, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (11) (2012)

2012

7. Cracks in the Melting Pot: Immigration, School Choice, and Segregation
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012, 4, (3), 91-117 View citations (60)

2011

8. Immigration, Skill Mix, and Capital Skill Complementarity
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2011, 126, (2), 1029-1069 View citations (208)

2010

9. Local labor force education, new business characteristics, and firm performance
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 67, (1), 61-77 View citations (76)
   See also Chapter Local Labor Force Education, New Business Characteristics, and Firm Performance, NBER Chapters, 2010 (2010) View citations (97) (2010)
10. Paying for Progress: Conditional Grants and the Desegregation of Southern Schools
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (1), 445-482 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Paying for Progress: Conditional Grants and the Desegregation of Southern Schools, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
11. 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 (188)

2009

12. Immigrants and Boomers: Forging a New Social Contract for the Future of America, by Dowell Myers
    Journal of Regional Science, 2009, 49, (2), 374-376

2008

13. From Brown to busing
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 64, (2), 296-325 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper From Brown to Busing, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2007

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

2006

16. Is technology raising demand for skills, or are skills raising demand for technology?
    Business Review, 2006, (Q2), 17-25 View citations (1)
17. Schooling and the Armed Forces Qualifying Test: Evidence from School-Entry Laws
    Journal of Human Resources, 2006, 41, (2) View citations (126)

2005

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

1997

19. 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

2015

1. Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions
   Elsevier View citations (108)
   See also Working Paper Immigration and the Economy of Cities and Regions, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (15) (2014)

2010

2. Local Labor Force Education, New Business Characteristics, and Firm Performance
   A chapter in Cities and Entrepreneurship, 2010 View citations (97)
   See also Journal Article Local labor force education, new business characteristics, and firm performance, Elsevier (2010) View citations (76) (2010)

2007

3. 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 (95)
   See also Working Paper The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants During the 1990s: Explanations and Impacts, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) (2005) View citations (28) (2005)