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Postal address:	Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Science University of Western Ontario 1151 Richmond St. N London, ON N6A 5C2 Canada
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Western Ontario, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA), (more information at EDIRC) CESifo, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

1. The Insurance Implications of Government Student Loan Repayment Schemes
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

2. Four Decades of Canadian Earnings Inequality and Dynamics Across Workers and Firms
   Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (4)
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2021) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article in Quantitative Economics (2022)
3. Innis Lecture: Return on Student Loans in Canada
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)
   See also Journal Article in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique (2021)
4. Return on Student Loans in Canada
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
5. Wages, Skills, and Skill-Biased Technical Change: The Canonical Model Revisited
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
   Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2021) View citations (5)

2020

6. Child Skill Production: Accounting for Parental and Market-Based Time and Goods Investments
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) View citations (17)
   Also in Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada (2020) View citations (18)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (18)
   Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2020) View citations (18)
7. Earnings Dynamics and Intergenerational Transmission of Skill
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2020) View citations (1)
   Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada (2020) View citations (1)
8. Returns to Skill and the Evolution of Skills for Older Men
   University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)
9. The EITC and Maternal Time Use: More Time Working and Less Time with Kids?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (11)
   Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2020) View citations (11)
10. The Earned Income Tax Credit and Maternal Time Use: More Time Working and Less Time with Kids?
    Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2022)

2019

11. The Consumption Value of College
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

2018

12. Parental Support, Savings and Student Loan Repayment
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (1)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2018) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (2021)
13. Wage Dynamics and Returns to Unobserved Skill
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2017)
    Staff Working Papers, Bank of Canada (2017) View citations (2)

2017

14. Early and Late Human Capital Investments, Borrowing Constraints, and the Family
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (17)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2017) View citations (16)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2012) View citations (84)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (102)
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2012) View citations (77)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (2020)
15. Earnings Dynamics and Returns to Skills
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
16. The Effect of Education and School Quality on Female Crime
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2016) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2019)
17. Wages and Employment: The Canonical Model Revisited
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) View citations (7)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (6)

2016

18. Correlation, Consumption, Confusion, or Constraints: Why do Poor Children Perform so Poorly?
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2015) View citations (16)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2015) View citations (7)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Scandinavian Journal of Economics (2017)
19. Designing Efficient Student Loan Programs in the U.S
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2015

20. Default and Repayment Among Baccalaureate Degree Earners
    Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis View citations (9)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2014) View citations (5)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (5)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2014) View citations (9)
21. Student Loans and Repayment: Theory, Evidence and Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2015) View citations (15)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2014) View citations (3)
    Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2015) View citations (15)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2014)
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2015) View citations (15)
22. Understanding Earnings Dynamics: Identifying and Estimating the Changing Roles of Unobserved Ability, Permanent and Transitory Shocks
    Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis View citations (6)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2014) View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (38)

2013

23. Analysis of the CSLP Student Loan Defaulter Survey and Client Satisfaction Surveys
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP)
24. The Importance of Financial Resources for Student Loan Repayment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2013) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2013) View citations (12)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (12)

2012

25. Credit Constraints in Education
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) View citations (116)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (26)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2011) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Annual Review of Economics (2012)
26. Credit and Insurance for Human Capital Investments
    2012 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
27. The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (478)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2011) View citations (9)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (42)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2010) View citations (12)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2011) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2012)

2011

28. Estimating and Testing Models with Many Treatment Levels and Limited Instruments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (2015)
29. Estimating and Testing Non-Linear Models Using Instrumental Variables
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) View citations (7)
30. Non-Production Benefits of Education: Crime, Health, and Good Citizenship
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (108)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2010) View citations (6)
31. Post-Secondary Attendance by Parental Income in the U.S. and Canada: What Role for Financial Aid Policy?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Economic Policy Research Institute (2011) View citations (5)

2010

32. Education Policy and Crime
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) View citations (16)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (19)
    See also Chapter (2010)
33. Post-Secondary Attendance by Parental Income: Comparing the U.S. and Canada
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) View citations (4)
34. The Nature of Credit Constraints and Human Capital
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) View citations (20)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (18)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2010) View citations (6)
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2011)

2009

35. Job Ladders, Human Capital, and Wage Inequality over Time
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
36. The Changing Role of Family Income and Ability in Determining Educational Achievement
    CLSSRN working papers, Vancouver School of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2007) View citations (360)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2008) View citations (9)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (363)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2007)

2008

37. EARNINGS FUNCTIONS AND RATES OF RETURN
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (143)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (143)
    University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) Working Papers, University of Western Ontario, Centre for Human Capital and Productivity (CHCP) (2008) View citations (145)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (152)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Human Capital (2008)

2005

38. Earnings Functions, Rates of Return and Treatment Effects: The Mincer Equation and Beyond
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (79)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (68)
    See also Chapter (2006)
39. Individual Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2007)
40. Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (108)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (131)
    See also Chapter (2006)
41. The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (96)

2004

42. Early and Late Human Capital Investments, Credit Constraints, and the Family
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (14)
43. Education, Work, and Crime: A Human Capital Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (253)
    See also Journal Article in International Economic Review (2004)

2003

44. Fifty Years of Mincer Earnings Regressions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (279)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (263)

2002

45. Human Capital Formation with Endogenous Credit Constraints
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (22)
46. Learning-By-Doing Vs. On-the-Job Training: Using Variation Induced by the EITC to Distinguish Between Models of Skill Formation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
47. Social Networks and the Aggregation on Individual Decisions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
48. The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (3)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (55)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (2004)

2001

49. A Theoretical and Empirical Study of Individual Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (1)

2000

50. ENDOGENOUS CREDIT CONSTRAINTS AND HUMAN CAPITAL FORMATION
    Computing in Economics and Finance 2000, Society for Computational Economics View citations (2)

1999

51. Education, Work, and Crime: Theory and Evidence
    RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) View citations (30)
52. General Equilibrium Cost Benefit Analysis of Education and Tax Policies
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)

1998

53. Explaining Rising Wage Inequality: Explorations with a Dynamic General Equilibrium Model of Labor Earnings with Heterogeneous Agents
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (609)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Dynamics (1998)
54. General Equilibrium Treatment Effects: A Study of Tuition Policy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (167)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1998)
55. Tax Policy and Human Capital Formation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (91)
    See also Journal Article in American Economic Review (1998)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Four decades of Canadian earnings inequality and dynamics across workers and firms
   Quantitative Economics, 2022, 13, (4), 1447-1491
   See also Working Paper (2021)
2. The Earned Income Tax Credit and Maternal Time Use: More Time Working and Less Time with Kids?
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2022, 40, (3), 573 - 611 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2020)

2021

3. Innis Lecture: Returns on student loans in Canada
   Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2021, 54, (4), 1495-1524
   See also Working Paper (2021)
4. Parental Support, Savings, and Student Loan Repayment
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021, 13, (1), 329-71 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper (2018)

2020

5. Early and Late Human Capital Investments, Borrowing Constraints, and the Family
   Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 128, (3), 1065 - 1147 View citations (73)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2019

6. The Effect of Education and School Quality on Female Crime
   Journal of Human Capital, 2019, 13, (2), 188 - 235 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper (2017)

2017

7. Correlation, Consumption, Confusion, or Constraints: Why Do Poor Children Perform so Poorly?
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2017, 119, (1), 102-147 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
8. RED Special Issue on Human Capital and Inequality, an introduction
   Review of Economic Dynamics, 2017, 25, 1-3 View citations (5)
9. The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit: Reply
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (2), 629-31 View citations (18)

2016

10. Introduction to the Special Issue on Education and Crime
    Economics of Education Review, 2016, 54, (C), 211-213

2015

11. Estimating and Testing Models with Many Treatment Levels and Limited Instruments
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (2), 387-397 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper (2011)

2014

12. Post-secondary attendance by parental income in the U.S. and Canada: Do financial aid policies explain the differences?
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 2014, 47, (2), 664-696 View citations (20)
    Also in Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 2014, 47, (2), 664-696 (2014) View citations (11)

2012

13. Credit Constraints in Education
    Annual Review of Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 225-256 View citations (128)
    See also Working Paper (2012)
14. The Impact of Education on Crime: International Evidence
    ifo DICE Report, 2012, 10, (02), 49-55 View citations (20)
15. The Impact of Family Income on Child Achievement: Evidence from the Earned Income Tax Credit
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (5), 1927-56 View citations (468)
    See also Working Paper (2012)

2011

16. The Nature of Credit Constraints and Human Capital
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (6), 2487-2529 View citations (121)
    See also Working Paper (2010)

2008

17. Earnings Functions and Rates of Return
    Journal of Human Capital, 2008, 2, (1), 1-31 View citations (160)
    See also Working Paper (2008)

2007

18. Individual Perceptions of the Criminal Justice System
    American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (1), 444-460 View citations (92)
    See also Working Paper (2005)
19. The Changing Role of Family Income and Ability in Determining Educational Achievement
    Journal of Human Capital, 2007, 1, (1), 37-89 View citations (319)
    See also Working Paper (2009)

2005

20. Borrowing constraints on families with young children
    Proceedings, 2005, 39-48 View citations (15)

2004

21. EDUCATION, WORK, AND CRIME: A HUMAN CAPITAL APPROACH
    International Economic Review, 2004, 45, (3), 811-843 View citations (249)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
22. The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 155-189 View citations (799)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

1999

23. Human capital formation and general equilibrium treatment effects: a study of tax and tuition policy
    Fiscal Studies, 1999, 20, (1), 25-40 View citations (41)

1998

24. Explaining Rising Wage Inequality: Explanations With A Dynamic General Equilibrium Model of Labor Earnings With Heterogeneous Agents
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 1998, 1, (1), 1-58 View citations (413)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
25. General-Equilibrium Treatment Effects: A Study of Tuition Policy
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 381-86 View citations (171)
    See also Working Paper (1998)
26. Tax Policy and Human-Capital Formation
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 293-97 View citations (105)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

Chapters

2016

1. Student Loans and Repayment
   Elsevier View citations (36)

2011

2. Nonproduction Benefits of Education
   Elsevier View citations (32)

2010

3. Education Policy and Crime
   A chapter in Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs, 2010, pp 465-515 View citations (17)
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2006

4. Earnings Functions, Rates of Return and Treatment Effects: The Mincer Equation and Beyond
   Elsevier View citations (466)
   See also Working Paper (2005)
5. Interpreting the Evidence on Life Cycle Skill Formation
   Elsevier View citations (712)
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2001

6. The Determinants of Juvenile Crime
   A chapter in Risky Behavior among Youths: An Economic Analysis, 2001, pp 327-374 View citations (84)