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Working Papers

2025

1. Testing Sign Congruence Between Two Parameters
   Papers, arXiv.org
   Also in CeMMAP working papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies (2024)

2023

2. Matching on Noise: Finite Sample Bias in the Synthetic Control Estimator
   Working papers, University of Connecticut, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Matching on Noise: Finite Sample Bias in the Synthetic Control Estimator, Journal of Econometric Methods, De Gruyter (2024) (2024)

2022

3. Refining Public Policies with Machine Learning: The Case of Tax Auditing
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Refining public policies with machine learning: The case of tax auditing, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2019

4. Selection into Identification in Fixed Effects Models, with Application to Head Start
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (28)
   See also Journal Article Selection into Identification in Fixed Effects Models, with Application to Head Start, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2023) View citations (16) (2023)

2012

5. Income, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and Infant Health
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
6. Who Suffers During Recessions?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (431)
   See also Journal Article Who Suffers during Recessions?, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (423) (2012)
7. Why Do More People Die During Economic Expansions?
   Issues in Brief, Center for Retirement Research

2011

8. Caution, Drivers! Children Present: Traffic, Pollution, and Infant Health
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (44)
   Also in Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (2011)
   See also Journal Article Caution, Drivers! Children Present: Traffic, Pollution, and Infant Health, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2016) View citations (211) (2016)
9. Does Head Start Do Any Lasting Good?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
10. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-cyclical Mortality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-cyclical Mortality, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (132) (2015)
11. The Effects of Housing and Neighborhood Conditions on Child Mortality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article The effects of housing and neighborhood conditions on child mortality, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2013) View citations (18) (2013)

2010

12. Robust Inference with Clustered Data
    Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics View citations (63)
    Also in Working Papers, University of California, Davis, Department of Economics (2010) View citations (63)

2007

13. Bootstrap-Based Improvements for Inference with Clustered Errors
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Bootstrap-Based Improvements for Inference with Clustered Errors, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2008) View citations (2414) (2008)
14. Risk taking and the quality of informal insurance: gambling and remittances in Thailand
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (11)

2006

15. Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (33)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (57)
    See also Journal Article Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (411) (2007)
16. Robust Inference with Multi-way Clustering
    NBER Technical Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (227)
    See also Journal Article Robust Inference With Multiway Clustering, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (1413) (2011)

2004

17. Rearranging the Family? Income Support and Elderly Living Arrangements in a Low Income Country
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Rearranging the Family?: Income Support and Elderly Living Arrangements in a Low-Income Country, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2005) View citations (118) (2005)

2003

18. Exploring the Health-Wealth Nexus
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (218)
    See also Journal Article Exploring the health-wealth nexus, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (207) (2003)

2001

19. Relative Income, Race, and Mortality
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Center for Health and Wellbeing. View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Relative income, race, and mortality, Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (47) (2006)

2000

20. Informal Insurance and Moral Hazard: Gambling and Remittances in Thailand
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (11)
21. Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from South Africa
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from Pensions in South Africa, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2003) View citations (164) (2003)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Refining public policies with machine learning: The case of tax auditing
   Journal of Econometrics, 2025, 249, (PC)
   See also Working Paper Refining Public Policies with Machine Learning: The Case of Tax Auditing, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2024

2. Matching on Noise: Finite Sample Bias in the Synthetic Control Estimator
   Journal of Econometric Methods, 2024, 13, (1), 67-95
   See also Working Paper Matching on Noise: Finite Sample Bias in the Synthetic Control Estimator, Working papers (2023) (2023)

2023

3. An Introductory Guide to Event Study Models
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2023, 37, (2), 203-30 View citations (66)
4. Selection into Identification in Fixed Effects Models, with Application to Head Start
   Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58, (5), 1523-1566 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Selection into Identification in Fixed Effects Models, with Application to Head Start, NBER Working Papers (2019) View citations (28) (2019)

2016

5. Caution, Drivers! Children Present: Traffic, Pollution, and Infant Health
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2016, 98, (2), 350-366 View citations (211)
   See also Working Paper Caution, Drivers! Children Present: Traffic, Pollution, and Infant Health, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (44) (2011)

2015

6. A Practitioner’s Guide to Cluster-Robust Inference
   Journal of Human Resources, 2015, 50, (2), 317-372 View citations (2006)
7. The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-cyclical Mortality
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2015, 7, (4), 279-311 View citations (132)
   See also Working Paper The Best of Times, the Worst of Times: Understanding Pro-cyclical Mortality, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (53) (2011)

2013

8. The effects of housing and neighborhood conditions on child mortality
   Journal of Health Economics, 2013, 32, (1), 195-206 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper The Effects of Housing and Neighborhood Conditions on Child Mortality, NBER Working Papers (2011) (2011)

2012

9. Who Suffers during Recessions?
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2012, 26, (3), 27-48 View citations (423)
   See also Working Paper Who Suffers During Recessions?, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (431) (2012)

2011

10. Robust Inference With Multiway Clustering
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2011, 29, (2), 238-249 View citations (1413)
    Also in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2011, 29, (2), 238-249 (2011) View citations (1436)
    See also Working Paper Robust Inference with Multi-way Clustering, NBER Technical Working Papers (2006) View citations (227) (2006)

2009

11. Why Are Recessions Good for Your Health?
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 122-27 View citations (167)

2008

12. Bootstrap-Based Improvements for Inference with Clustered Errors
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (3), 414-427 View citations (2414)
    See also Working Paper Bootstrap-Based Improvements for Inference with Clustered Errors, NBER Technical Working Papers (2007) View citations (30) (2007)

2007

13. Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (1), 159-208 View citations (411)
    See also Working Paper Does Head Start Improve Children's Life Chances? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (33) (2006)

2006

14. Relative income, race, and mortality
    Journal of Health Economics, 2006, 25, (5), 979-1003 View citations (47)
    See also Working Paper Relative Income, Race, and Mortality, Working Papers (2001) View citations (4) (2001)
15. Social capital and health in Indonesia
    World Development, 2006, 34, (6), 1084-1098 View citations (32)

2005

16. Rearranging the Family?: Income Support and Elderly Living Arrangements in a Low-Income Country
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (1) View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper Rearranging the Family? Income Support and Elderly Living Arrangements in a Low Income Country, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (9) (2004)

2003

17. Exploring the health-wealth nexus
    Journal of Health Economics, 2003, 22, (5), 713-730 View citations (207)
    See also Working Paper Exploring the Health-Wealth Nexus, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (218) (2003)
18. Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from Pensions in South Africa
    The World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (1), 27-50 View citations (164)
    See also Working Paper Public Policy and Extended Families: Evidence from South Africa, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (10) (2000)