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Working Papers

2025

1. (Mis)Pricing in Loans to Businesses Owned by People of Color
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
2. Empirical Analysis of Racial Disparities in Policing
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. What Happened When California Suspended Bail during COVID?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2020

4. Immigration Policy and the Rise of Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Immigration Policy and the Rise of Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2022) (2022)

2019

5. September 11 and the Rise of Necessity Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article September 11 and the Rise of Necessity Self-Employment Among Mexican Immigrants, Eastern Economic Journal, Palgrave Macmillan (2020) View citations (2) (2020)
6. The Effect of Sentencing Reform on Crime Rates: Evidence from California's Proposition 47
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
7. The Effect of Sentencing Reform on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Involvement with the Criminal Justice System: The Case of California's Proposition 47
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2016

8. Crime, the Criminal Justice System, and Socioeconomic Inequality
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article Crime, the Criminal Justice System, and Socioeconomic Inequality, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (19) (2016)

2015

9. Do E-Verify Mandates Improve Labor Market Outcomes of Low-Skilled Native and Legal Immigrant Workers?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (23)
   See also Journal Article Do E‐verify mandates improve labor market outcomes of low‐skilled native and legal immigrant workers?, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2015) View citations (1) (2015)
10. Immigration and Entrepreneurship
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (51)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (16)

2013

11. Incarceration and Crime: Evidence from California's Public Safety Realignment Reform
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)

2012

12. Employment Effects of State Legislation against the Hiring of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)

2011

13. Did the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act Reduce the State's Unauthorized Immigrant Population?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Did the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act Reduce the State's Unauthorized Immigrant Population?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2014) View citations (188) (2014)
14. H-1Bs: How Do They Stack Up to US Born Workers?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (28)
15. Transitions to Entrepreneurship and Industry-Specific Barriers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2010

16. Did Employer Sanctions Lose Their Bite? Labor Market Effects of Immigrant Legalization
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
17. Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out-of Welfare
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (1999) View citations (39)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2000) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out of Welfare?, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2003) View citations (137) (2003)
18. Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small-Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?, Economic Development Quarterly (2011) View citations (7) (2011)

2009

19. Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Does self-employment increase the economic well-being of low-skilled workers?, Small Business Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (21) (2013)
20. Latina Entrepreneurship
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Latina entrepreneurship, Small Business Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
21. Low-Skilled Immigrant Entrepreneurship
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Low-skilled immigrant entrepreneurship, Review of Economics of the Household, Springer (2011) View citations (15) (2011)

2008

22. Is the GED an Effective Route to Postsecondary Education for School Dropouts?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Is the GED an effective route to postsecondary education for school dropouts?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (10) (2010)

2007

23. African Americans' Pursuit of Self-Employment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article African Americans’ pursuit of self-employment, Small Business Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (22) (2013)
24. Modeling the Signaling Value of the GED with an Application to an Exogenous Passing Standard Increase in Texas
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (5)
    See also Chapter Modeling the signaling value of the GED with an application to an exogenous passing standard increase in Texas, Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
25. Why Are Hispanic and African-American Dropout Rates So High?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)

2006

26. Hispanic Self-Employment: A Dynamic Analysis of Business Ownership
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (47)
27. Immigrant-Native Differences in Welfare Participation: The Role of Entry and Exit Rates
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article Immigrant–Native Differences in Welfare Participation: The Role of Entry and Exit Rates, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2011) View citations (20) (2011)
28. Mexican-Hispanic Self-Employment Entry: The Role of Business Start-Up Constraints
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Mexican-Hispanic Self-Employment Entry: The Role of Business Start-Up Constraints, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2007) View citations (1) (2007)
29. State Dependence in Canadian Welfare Participation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (21)

2004

30. Measuring the Returns to the GED: Using an Exogenous Change in GED Passing Standards as a Natural Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2001

31. Labor Market Conditions and Post-Reform Declines in Welfare Receipt Among Immigrants
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
32. The Dynamics of Immigrant Welfare and Labor Market Behavior
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (19)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The dynamics of immigrant welfare and labor market behavior, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2009) View citations (44) (2009)

2000

33. A Comparison of the Human Capital and Signaling Models: The Case of the Self-Employed and the Increase in the Schooling Premium in the 1980's
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
34. Immigration Policy, Assimilation of Immigrants and Natives' Sentiments towards Immigrants: Evidence from 12 OECD-Countries
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (238)
35. Self-Employment and Earnings among High-Skilled Immigrants in the United States
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)

1999

36. Labor Market Assimilation and the Self-Employment Decision of Immigrant Entrepreneurs
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Labor market assimilation and the self-employment decision of immigrant entrepreneurs, Journal of Population Economics, Springer (2002) View citations (96) (2002)

1998

37. The Educational Attainment of Immigrants: Trends and Implications
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
    See also Chapter The Educational Attainment of Immigrants: Trends and Implications, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (49) (2000)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Immigration Policy and the Rise of Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants
   ILR Review, 2022, 75, (5), 1189-1214
   See also Working Paper Immigration Policy and the Rise of Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)

2020

2. September 11 and the Rise of Necessity Self-Employment Among Mexican Immigrants
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2020, 46, (1), 5-33 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper September 11 and the Rise of Necessity Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2019

3. Immigrants and entrepreneurship
   IZA World of Labor, 2019, 85 View citations (12)
   Also in IZA World of Labor, 2014, 85 (2014) View citations (8)

2016

4. Crime, the Criminal Justice System, and Socioeconomic Inequality
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2016, 30, (2), 103-26 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Crime, the Criminal Justice System, and Socioeconomic Inequality, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (17) (2016)
5. Incarceration and Crime
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2016, 664, (1), 196-220

2015

6. Do E‐verify mandates improve labor market outcomes of low‐skilled native and legal immigrant workers?
   Southern Economic Journal, 2015, 81, (4), 960-979 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Do E-Verify Mandates Improve Labor Market Outcomes of Low-Skilled Native and Legal Immigrant Workers?, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (23) (2015)
7. Incarceration and Crime: Lessons from California’s Public Safety Realignment Reform
   ifo DICE Report, 2015, 12, (04), 40-46 View citations (2)

2014

8. Did the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act Reduce the State's Unauthorized Immigrant Population?
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2014, 96, (2), 258-269 View citations (188)
   See also Working Paper Did the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act Reduce the State's Unauthorized Immigrant Population?, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (9) (2011)
9. Why are some people more likely to become small-businesses owners than others: Entrepreneurship entry and industry-specific barriers
   Journal of Business Venturing, 2014, 29, (2), 232-251 View citations (81)

2013

10. African Americans’ pursuit of self-employment
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 40, (1), 73-86 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper African Americans' Pursuit of Self-Employment, IZA Discussion Papers (2007) View citations (9) (2007)
11. Does self-employment increase the economic well-being of low-skilled workers?
    Small Business Economics, 2013, 40, (4), 933-952 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Does Self-Employment Increase the Economic Well-Being of Low-Skilled Workers?, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (7) (2009)
12. WAGE AND MOBILITY EFFECTS OF LEGALIZATION: EVIDENCE FROM THE NEW IMMIGRANT SURVEY
    Journal of Regional Science, 2013, 53, (1), 171-197 View citations (18)

2011

13. Immigrant–Native Differences in Welfare Participation: The Role of Entry and Exit Rates
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2011, 50, (3), 412-442 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Immigrant-Native Differences in Welfare Participation: The Role of Entry and Exit Rates, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (22) (2006)
14. Low-skilled immigrant entrepreneurship
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9, (1), 25-44 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Low-Skilled Immigrant Entrepreneurship, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) (2009)
15. Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?
    Economic Development Quarterly, 2011, 25, (3), 255-266 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Why Have Lending Programs Targeting Disadvantaged Small-Business Borrowers Achieved So Little Success in the United States?, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

16. Is the GED an effective route to postsecondary education for school dropouts?
    Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (5), 813-825 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Is the GED an Effective Route to Postsecondary Education for School Dropouts?, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
17. The labor market adjustment of immigrants
    Review of Economics of the Household, 2010, 8, (1), 1-5 View citations (7)

2009

18. Did 9/11 affect Hispanic‐Americans' self‐employment entry and exit decisions?
    International Journal of Manpower, 2009, 30, (1/2), 176-187 View citations (1)
19. Latina entrepreneurship
    Small Business Economics, 2009, 33, (4), 427-439 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Latina Entrepreneurship, IZA Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (12) (2009)
20. The dynamics of immigrant welfare and labor market behavior
    Journal of Population Economics, 2009, 22, (4), 941-970 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Immigrant Welfare and Labor Market Behavior, IZA Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (19) (2001)

2007

21. Mexican-Hispanic Self-Employment Entry: The Role of Business Start-Up Constraints
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2007, 613, (1), 32-46 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Mexican-Hispanic Self-Employment Entry: The Role of Business Start-Up Constraints, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (6) (2006)

2003

22. Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out of Welfare?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2003, 38, (1) View citations (137)
    See also Working Paper Immigrant Assimilation and Welfare Participation: Do Immigrants Assimilate Into or Out-of Welfare, Working Papers (2010) (2010)

2002

23. Assessing immigrant policy options: Labor market conditions and postreform declines in immigrants’ receipt of welfare
    Demography, 2002, 39, (4), 617-637 View citations (11)
24. Labor market assimilation and the self-employment decision of immigrant entrepreneurs
    Journal of Population Economics, 2002, 15, (1), 83-114 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper Labor Market Assimilation and the Self-Employment Decision of Immigrant Entrepreneurs, IZA Discussion Papers (1999) View citations (12) (1999)

Chapters

2022

1. Decarceration and crime: California's experience
   Chapter 5 in A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime, 2022, pp 88-134

2014

2. State Dependence in Social Assistance Receipt in Canada
   A chapter in Safety Nets and Benefit Dependence, 2014, vol. 39, pp 81-105 View citations (11)

2009

3. Mexican-American self-employment: a dynamic analysis of business ownership
   A chapter in Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes, 2009, pp 197-227 View citations (17)

2008

4. Modeling the signaling value of the GED with an application to an exogenous passing standard increase in Texas
   A chapter in Work, Earnings and Other Aspects of the Employment Relation, 2008, pp 305-352 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Modeling the Signaling Value of the GED with an Application to an Exogenous Passing Standard Increase in Texas, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2007) View citations (5) (2007)

2000

5. The Educational Attainment of Immigrants: Trends and Implications
   A chapter in Issues in the Economics of Immigration, 2000, pp 51-116 View citations (49)
   See also Working Paper The Educational Attainment of Immigrants: Trends and Implications, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1998) View citations (35) (1998)