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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 Does employer learning vary by schooling attainment? The answer depends on how career start dates are defined, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (4) (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 Can Long-Term Cohabiting and Marital Unions be Incentivized?, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2012) View citations (2) (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 Determinants of Long-Term Unions: Who Survives the “Seven Year Itch”?, Population Research and Policy Review, Springer (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
4. Employer Learning and the "Importance" of Skills
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (7)
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 Fixed effects maximum likelihood estimation of a flexibly parametric proportional hazard model with an application to job exits, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2012) View citations (1) (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 Interpreting Degree Effects in the Returns to Education, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2010) View citations (24) (2010)

2007

8. Divorce as Risky Behavior
   Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Divorce as risky behavior, Demography, Springer (2010) View citations (22) (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 Gender differences in the marriage and cohabitation income premium*, Demography, Springer (2004) View citations (27) (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 Who Receives the College Wage Premium?: Assessing the Labor Market Returns to Degrees and College Transfer Patterns, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2004) View citations (28) (2004)
13. Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Ohio State University, Department of Economics (2003) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (87) (2004)

Undated

14. Interpreting Sheepskin Effects in the Returns to Education
    Working Papers, Princeton University, School of Public and International Affairs, Education Research Section. View citations (3)

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 View citations (3)

2018

2. Business Ownership versus Self†Employment
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2018, 57, (3), 435-468 View citations (9)

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 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Does Employer Learning Vary by Schooling Attainment? The Answer Depends on How Career Start Dates Are Defined, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2013

4. Determinants of Long-Term Unions: Who Survives the “Seven Year Itch”?
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2013, 32, (6), 851-891 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Determinants of Long-Term Unions: Who Survives the “Seven Year Itch”?, Working Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2012

5. 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 Fixed Effects Maximum Likelihood Estimation of a Flexibly Parametric Proportional Hazard Model with an Application to Job Exits, Working Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2010

6. Divorce as risky behavior
   Demography, 2010, 47, (4), 895-921 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Divorce as Risky Behavior, Working Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)
7. Interpreting Degree Effects in the Returns to Education
   Journal of Human Resources, 2010, 45, (2) View citations (24)
   See also Working Paper Interpreting Degree Effects in the Returns to Education, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) (2009)

2007

8. Identifying race and ethnicity in the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
   Population Research and Policy Review, 2007, 26, (2), 125-144 View citations (4)

2006

9. Measurement Error in Schooling: Evidence from Samples of Siblings and Identical Twins
   The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 35 View citations (16)

2004

10. Gender differences in the marriage and cohabitation income premium*
    Demography, 2004, 41, (2), 263-284 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Gender Differences in the Marriage and Cohabitation Income Premium, Working Papers (2003) View citations (4) (2003)
11. Unemployment Insurance and Job Quits
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2004, 22, (1), 159-188 View citations (20)
12. 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 (28)
    See also Working Paper Who Receives the College Wage Premium? Assessing the Labor Market Returns to Degrees and College Transfer Patterns, Working Papers (2003) View citations (1) (2003)
13. Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (5), 1669-1681 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper Why Parents Play Favorites: Explanations for Unequal Bequests, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (9) (2003)

2002

14. From Bakke To Hopwood: Does Race Affect College Attendance And Completion?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (1), 34-44 View citations (25)

2001

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

2000

16. Determinants of College Completion: School Quality or Student Ability?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2000, 35, (2), 299-332 View citations (105)

1999

17. High school employment, high school curriculum, and post-school wages
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (3), 291-309 View citations (32)

1998

18. Estimating Returns to Schooling: When Does the Career Begin?
    Economics of Education Review, 1998, 17, (1), 31-45 View citations (34)
19. Job Change Patterns And The Wages Of Young Men
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1998, 80, (2), 276-286 View citations (76)

1995

20. Early-Career Work Experience and Gender Wage Differentials
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1995, 13, (1), 121-54 View citations (152)
21. Hazard model estimates of the decision to reenroll in school
    Labour Economics, 1995, 2, (4), 381-406 View citations (22)
22. The Effects of Interrupted Schooling on Wages
    Journal of Human Resources, 1995, 30, (3), 472-502 View citations (52)

1992

23. Interpreting Panel Data on Job Tenure
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1992, 10, (3), 219-57 View citations (90)
24. 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 (63)

1990

25. Gender Differences in Wages and Job Turnover among Continuously Employed Workers
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 293-97 View citations (14)

Chapters

2012

1. Can Long-Term Cohabiting and Marital Unions be Incentivized?
   A chapter in Research in Labor Economics, 2012, pp 241-283 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Can Long-Term Cohabiting and Marital Unions be Incentivized?, Ohio State University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (2) (2012)