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Working Papers

2014

1. Does Employer Learning Vary by Schooling Attainment? The Answer Depends on How Career Start Dates Are Defined
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2015)

2012

2. Can Long-Term Cohabiting and Marital Unions be Incentivized?
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Chapter (2012)
3. Determinants of Long-Term Unions: Who Survives the “Seven Year Itch”?
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Population Research and Policy Review (2013)
4. Employer Learning and the "Importance" of Skills
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (6)
5. Fixed Effects Maximum Likelihood Estimation of a Flexibly Parametric Proportional Hazard Model with an Application to Job Exits
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2012)

2009

6. Economic Incentives and Family Formation
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (7)
7. Interpreting Degree Effects in the Returns to Education
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2010)

2007

8. Divorce as Risky Behavior
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Demography (2010)

2004

9. The 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth is among the few surveys to provide multiple reports on respondents’ race and ethnicity. Respondents were initially classified as Hispanic, black, or “other” on the basis of data collected during 1978 screener interviews. Respondents subsequently self-reported their “origin or descent” in 1979, and their race and Hispanic origin in 2002; the latter questions conform to the federal standards adopted in 1997 and used in the 2000 census. We uses these data to (a) assess the size and nature of the multiracial population, (b) measure the degree of consistency among these alternative race-related variables, and (c) devise a number of alternative race/ethnicity taxonomies and determine which does the best job of explaining variation in log-wages. A key finding is that the explanatory power of race and ethnicity variables improves considerably when we cross-classify respondents by race and Hispanic origin. Little information is lost when multiracial respondents are assigned to one of their reported race categories because they make up only 1.3% of the sample
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics

2003

10. Gender Differences in the Marriage and Cohabitation Income Premium
    Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Demography (2004)
11. Living Arrangements, Employment Status, and the Economic Well-Being of Mothers: Evidence from Brazil, Chile and the United States
    Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
12. Who Receives the College Wage Premium? Assessing the Labor Market Returns to Degrees and College Transfer Patterns
    Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Resources (2004)
13. Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

Undated

14. Interpreting Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Education Research Section.

Journal Articles

2019

1. Moving beyond the STEM/non-STEM dichotomy: wage benefits to increasing the STEM-intensities of college coursework and occupational requirements
   Education Economics, 2019, 27, (4), 358-382

2018

2. Business Ownership versus Self†Employment
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2018, 57, (3), 435-468 View citations (3)

2015

3. Does employer learning vary by schooling attainment? The answer depends on how career start dates are defined
   Labour Economics, 2015, 32, (C), 57-66
   See also Working Paper (2014)
4. Employer Learning and the “Importance†of Skills
   Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (1), 72-107 View citations (3)

2013

5. Determinants of Long-Term Unions: Who Survives the “Seven Year Itch”?
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2013, 32, (6), 851-891
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2012

6. Fixed effects maximum likelihood estimation of a flexibly parametric proportional hazard model with an application to job exits
   Economics Letters, 2012, 116, (2), 236-239 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2012)

2010

7. Divorce as risky behavior
   Demography, 2010, 47, (4), 895-921 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper (2007)
8. Interpreting Degree Effects in the Returns to Education
   Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (2) View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper (2009)

2007

9. Identifying race and ethnicity in the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2007, 26, (2), 125-144 View citations (2)

2006

10. Measurement Error in Schooling: Evidence from Samples of Siblings and Identical Twins
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 1-35 View citations (10)

2004

11. Gender differences in the marriage and cohabitation income premium*
    Demography, 2004, 41, (2), 263-284 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
12. Unemployment Insurance and Job Quits
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22, (1), 159-188 View citations (12)
13. Who Receives the College Wage Premium?: Assessing the Labor Market Returns to Degrees and College Transfer Patterns
    Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39, (3) View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2003)
14. Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1669-1681 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2002

15. From Bakke To Hopwood: Does Race Affect College Attendance And Completion?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (1), 34-44 View citations (19)

2001

16. In-School Work Experience and the Returns to Schooling
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2001, 19, (1), 65-93 View citations (75)

2000

17. Determinants of College Completion: School Quality or Student Ability?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (2), 299-332 View citations (69)

1999

18. High school employment, high school curriculum, and post-school wages
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (3), 291-309 View citations (24)

1998

19. Estimating Returns to Schooling: When Does the Career Begin?
    Economics of Education Review, 1998, 17, (1), 31-45 View citations (25)
20. Job Change Patterns And The Wages Of Young Men
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 80, (2), 276-286 View citations (62)

1995

21. Early-Career Work Experience and Gender Wage Differentials
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1995, 13, (1), 121-54 View citations (126)
22. Hazard model estimates of the decision to reenroll in school
    Labour Economics, 1995, 2, (4), 381-406 View citations (16)
23. The Effects of Interrupted Schooling on Wages
    Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30, (3), 472-502 View citations (43)

1992

24. Interpreting Panel Data on Job Tenure
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (3), 219-57 View citations (82)
25. Panel Estimates of Male and Female Job Turnover Behavior: Can Female Nonquitters Be Identified?
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (2), 156-81 View citations (49)

1990

26. Gender Differences in Wages and Job Turnover among Continuously Employed Workers
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 293-97 View citations (12)

Chapters

2012

1. Can Long-Term Cohabiting and Marital Unions be Incentivized?
   A chapter in Research in Labor Economics, 2012, vol. 36, pp 241-283
   See also Working Paper (2012)