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Working Papers
2024
- Education and Preferences for Desired Traits in Children
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- The Signaling Value of Government Action: The Effect of Istanbul Convention on Female Murders
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2023
- School Accountability, Long-Run Criminal Activity, and Self-Sufficiency
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
2022
- In-group Favoritism and Peer Effects in Wrongful Acquittals: NBA Referees as Judges
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- The Crime Effect of Refugees
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
2021
- Deterrence and Compellence in the Parliament
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2020
- Education and Consanguineous Marriage
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
- Judge Peer Effects in the Courthouse
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
2018
- Quality of Judicial Institutions, Crimes, Misdemeanors, and Dishonesty
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
- Racial Bias and In-group Bias in Judicial Decisions: Evidence from Virtual Reality Courtrooms
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
- The Effect of Grade Retention on Adult Crime: Evidence from a Test-Based Promotion Policy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
- The Impact of High School Curriculum on Confidence, Academic Success, and Mental and Physical Well-Being of University Students
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
2017
- Can Superstition Create a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? School Outcomes of Dragon Children of China
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
- Juvenile Punishment, High School Graduation and Adult Crime: Evidence from Idiosyncratic Judge Harshness
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
2016
- Analyzing the Impact of the World’s Largest Public Works Project on Crime
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- Emotional Judges and Unlucky Juveniles
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
- Judges, Juveniles and In-group Bias
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
2015
- Chinese Yellow Dust and Korean Infant Health
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
- Mobile Politicians: Opportunistic Career Moves and Moral Hazard
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
- Why Work More? The Impact of Taxes, and Culture of Leisure on Labor Supply in Europe
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
2014
- Compulsory Schooling Laws and Formation of Beliefs: Education, Religion and Superstition
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
- Does Secular Education Impact Religiosity, Electoral Participation and the Propensity to Vote for Islamic Parties? Evidence from an Education Reform in a Muslim Country
Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum View citations (11)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (33) IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014) View citations (11)
- Economic Well-being and Anti-Semitic, Xenophobic, and Racist Attitudes in Germany
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (10)
- The Impact of Education on Health and Health Behavior in a Middle-Income, Low-Education Country
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
2013
- Alcohol Consumption, Deterrence and Crime in New York City
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
- Education, Cognition, Health Knowledge, and Health Behavior
Auburn Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Auburn University View citations (1)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (3) Auburn Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Auburn University (2012) View citations (6) Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum (2013) View citations (1)
See also Journal Article Education, cognition, health knowledge, and health behavior, The European Journal of Health Economics, Springer (2014) View citations (9) (2014)
- Salaries and Work Effort: An Analysis of the European Union Parliamentarians
Auburn Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Auburn University View citations (39)
See also Journal Article Salaries and Work Effort: An Analysis of the European Union Parliamentarians, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2013) View citations (37) (2013)
- The Impact of Mothers' Earnings on Health Inputs and Infant Health
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
2012
- Empowering Women Through Education: Evidence from Sierra Leone
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (56)
Also in Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum (2012) View citations (51)
2011
- Is Leisure a Normal Good? Evidence from the European Parliament
Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum View citations (1)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (2) NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (2)
- Skill-biased Technological Change, Earnings of Unskilled Workers, and Crime
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
- Theft and Deterrence
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (8)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (8)
See also Journal Article Theft and Deterrence, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2013) View citations (27) (2013)
2010
- Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (10) Koç University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum Working Papers, Koc University-TUSIAD Economic Research Forum (2010) View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy, Journal of Labor Research, Springer (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
- The Impact of Education on Health Knowledge
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
See also Journal Article The impact of education on health knowledge, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
2009
- Intended and Unintended Consequences of Prison Reform
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
- Obesity, Self-esteem and Wages
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Chapter Obesity, Self-Esteem and Wages, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (33) (2011)
2008
- Do Adolescents with Emotional or Behavioral Problems Respond to Cigarette Prices?
Departmental Working Papers, Department of Economics, Louisiana State University View citations (3)
- Vengeance
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Vengeance, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) (2013)
2006
- An Experimental Test of Criminal Behavior Among Juveniles and Young Adults
University of Oregon Economics Department Working Papers, University of Oregon Economics Department 
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (7)
- The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make It Disappear? The Case of the Death Penalty
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
See also Chapter The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make it Disappear? The Case of the Death Penalty, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (8) (2010)
- Ugly Criminals
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (11)
See also Journal Article Ugly Criminals, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (33) (2010)
2005
- Asymmetric Crime Cycles
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
See also Journal Article Asymmetric Crime Cycles, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2010) View citations (47) (2010)
- The Determinants of the Willingness to be an Organ Donor
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
2004
- What Determines Corruption? International Evidence from Micro Data
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (88)
See also Journal Article WHAT DETERMINES CORRUPTION? INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE FROM MICRODATA, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2008) View citations (152) (2008)
2003
- Guns, Drugs and Juvenile Crime: Evidence from a Panel of Siblings and Twins
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (8)
- Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Analysis of Prisoners on Death Row in the United States
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
See also Journal Article Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Analysis of Prisoners on Death Row in the United States, The Journal of Legal Studies, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (13) (2004)
2002
- Carrots, Sticks and Broken Windows
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)
See also Journal Article Carrots, Sticks, and Broken Windows, Journal of Law and Economics, University of Chicago Press (2005) View citations (86) (2005)
- Catholic Schools and Bad Behavior
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
- Catholic Schools and Bad Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Catholic Schools and Bad Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2006) View citations (4) (2006)
2001
- Can Consumers Detect Lemons? Information Asymmetry in the Market for Child Care
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
- Nonprofit Sector and Part-Time Work: An Analysis of Employer-Employee Matched Data of Child Care Workers
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (14)
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (18)
See also Journal Article Nonprofit Sector and Part-Time Work: An Analysis of Employer-Employee Matched Data on Child Care Workers, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2003) View citations (57) (2003)
- Pardons, Executions and Homicide
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
2000
- A Dynamic Model of Differential Human Capital and Criminal Activity
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Journal Article A Dynamic Model of Differential Human Capital and Criminal Activity, Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science (2005) View citations (54) (2005)
- The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
See also Journal Article The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China, World Development, Elsevier (2004) View citations (28) (2004)
1999
- Economic Conditions, Deterrence and Juvenile Crime: Evidence from Micro Data
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)
See also Journal Article Economic Conditions, Deterrence and Juvenile Crime: Evidence from Micro Data, American Law and Economics Review, American Law and Economics Association (2005) View citations (72) (2005)
- The Supply of Quality in Child Care Centers
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
See also Journal Article The Supply Of Quality In Child Care Centers, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2002) View citations (40) (2002)
1997
- The Determinants of Child Care Workers' Wages and Compensation: Sectoral Differences, Human Capital, Race, Insiders and Outsiders
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
1996
- A Time-Series Analysis of Crime and Drug Use in New York City
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
1995
- Quality Adjusted Cost Functions for Child Care Centers
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
See also Journal Article Quality-Adjusted Cost Functions for Child-Care Centers, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1995) View citations (15) (1995)
- The Child Care Industry: Cost Functions, Efficiency, and Quality
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
1993
- Illicit Drug Use and Health: Analysis and Projections of New York City Birth Outcomes Using a Kalman Filter Model
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
1992
- The Consequences and Costs of Maternal Substance Abuse in New York City
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
1991
- Unemployment and Infant Health: Times-Series Evidence from the State of Tennessee
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
See also Journal Article Unemployment and Infant Health: Time-Series Evidence from the State of Tennessee, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1993) View citations (51) (1993)
1989
- Business Cycles and Fertility Dynamics in the U.S.: A Vector-Autoregressive Model
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
- The Impact of a Ban on Legalized Abortion on Adolescent Childbearing in New York City
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
Journal Articles
2014
- Education, cognition, health knowledge, and health behavior
The European Journal of Health Economics, 2014, 15, (3), 265-279 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Education, Cognition, Health Knowledge, and Health Behavior, Auburn Economics Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (1) (2013)
2013
- Salaries and Work Effort: An Analysis of the European Union Parliamentarians
Economic Journal, 2013, 123, (12), 1130-1167 View citations (37)
See also Working Paper Salaries and Work Effort: An Analysis of the European Union Parliamentarians, Auburn Economics Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (39) (2013)
- Theft and Deterrence
Journal of Labor Research, 2013, 34, (4), 389-407 View citations (27)
See also Working Paper Theft and Deterrence, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
- Vengeance
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (3), 969-982 
See also Working Paper Vengeance, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (3) (2008)
2011
- The impact of education on health knowledge
Economics of Education Review, 2011, 30, (5), 792-812 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper The Impact of Education on Health Knowledge, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (8) (2010)
2010
- Asymmetric Crime Cycles
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (4), 899-911 View citations (47)
See also Working Paper Asymmetric Crime Cycles, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (14) (2005)
- Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy
Journal of Labor Research, 2010, 31, (2), 99-123 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper Joblessness and Perceptions about the Effectiveness of Democracy, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (9) (2010)
- Ugly Criminals
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 92, (1), 15-30 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper Ugly Criminals, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (9) (2006)
2008
- WHAT DETERMINES CORRUPTION? INTERNATIONAL EVIDENCE FROM MICRODATA
Economic Inquiry, 2008, 46, (4), 493-510 View citations (152)
See also Working Paper What Determines Corruption? International Evidence from Micro Data, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (88) (2004)
2007
- Can consumers detect lemons? An empirical analysis of information asymmetry in the market for child care
Journal of Population Economics, 2007, 20, (4), 743-780 View citations (58)
- The determinants of the willingness to donate an organ among young adults: Evidence from the United States and the European Union
Social Science & Medicine, 2007, 65, (12), 2527-2538 View citations (8)
2006
- Catholic Schools and Bad Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2006, 5, (1), 36 View citations (4)
See also Working Paper Catholic Schools and Bad Behavior: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
- Guns and Juvenile Crime
Journal of Law and Economics, 2006, 49, (2), 507-31 View citations (23)
2005
- A Dynamic Model of Differential Human Capital and Criminal Activity
Economica, 2005, 72, (288), 655-681 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper A Dynamic Model of Differential Human Capital and Criminal Activity, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (9) (2000)
- Carrots, Sticks, and Broken Windows
Journal of Law and Economics, 2005, 48, (1), 235-66 View citations (86)
See also Working Paper Carrots, Sticks and Broken Windows, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (15) (2002)
- Economic Conditions, Deterrence and Juvenile Crime: Evidence from Micro Data
American Law and Economics Review, 2005, 7, (2), 319-349 View citations (72)
See also Working Paper Economic Conditions, Deterrence and Juvenile Crime: Evidence from Micro Data, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (25) (1999)
2004
- The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China
World Development, 2004, 32, (2), 289-304 View citations (28)
See also Working Paper The Demand for Medical Care in Urban China, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (7) (2000)
- Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Analysis of Prisoners on Death Row in the United States
The Journal of Legal Studies, 2004, 33, (2), 255-282 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die? An Analysis of Prisoners on Death Row in the United States, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (6) (2003)
2003
- Getting Off Death Row: Commuted Sentences and the Deterrent Effect of Capital Punishment
Journal of Law and Economics, 2003, 46, (2), 453-78 View citations (46)
- Nonprofit Sector and Part-Time Work: An Analysis of Employer-Employee Matched Data on Child Care Workers
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 85, (1), 38-50 View citations (57)
See also Working Paper Nonprofit Sector and Part-Time Work: An Analysis of Employer-Employee Matched Data of Child Care Workers, IZA Discussion Papers (2001) View citations (14) (2001)
2002
- The Supply Of Quality In Child Care Centers
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2002, 84, (3), 483-496 View citations (40)
See also Working Paper The Supply of Quality in Child Care Centers, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (9) (1999)
2000
- A Time-Series Analysis of Crime, Deterrence, and Drug Abuse in New York City
American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (3), 584-604 View citations (177)
1999
- Structural Unemployment, Cyclical Unemployment, and Income Inequality
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 81, (1), 122-134 View citations (104)
1997
- Cost Functions, Efficiency, and Quality in Day Care Centers
Journal of Human Resources, 1997, 32, (4), 861-891 View citations (13)
- Credit rationing, deregulation and race in mortgage lending in the United States: 1960-90
Applied Economics, 1997, 29, (10), 1337-1342
- Labor market conditions and the high school dropout rate: Evidence from New York State
Economics of Education Review, 1997, 16, (2), 103-109 View citations (40)
1995
- Accuracy and rationality of state General Fund Revenue forecasts: Evidence from panel data
International Journal of Forecasting, 1995, 11, (3), 417-427 View citations (27)
- Quality-Adjusted Cost Functions for Child-Care Centers
American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (2), 409-13 View citations (15)
See also Working Paper Quality Adjusted Cost Functions for Child Care Centers, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (14) (1995)
1994
- Is there a unit root in U.S. real GNP?: A re-assessment
Economics Letters, 1994, 45, (1), 23-31 View citations (7)
1993
- Real Wages over the Business Cycle: Evidence from a Structural Time Series Model
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1993, 55, (4), 363-89 View citations (14)
- Unemployment and Infant Health: Time-Series Evidence from the State of Tennessee
Journal of Human Resources, 1993, 28, (1), 185-203 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper Unemployment and Infant Health: Times-Series Evidence from the State of Tennessee, NBER Working Papers (1991) View citations (24) (1991)
1992
- The consequences and costs of maternal substance abuse in New York City: A pooled time-series, cross-section analysis
Journal of Health Economics, 1992, 11, (3), 297-314 View citations (6)
1991
- Age at Marriage, Divorce, Fertility and Labor Force Participation of Women: a Time Series Perspective
Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 1991, 4, (1), 1-16
1990
- Business Cycles and Fertility Dynamics in the United States: A Vector Autoregressive Model
Journal of Population Economics, 1990, 3, (2), 125-46 View citations (20)
Books
2011
- Economic Aspects of Obesity
NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (63)
Edited books
2011
- Economic Aspects of Obesity
National Bureau of Economic Research Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (110)
Chapters
2011
- Introduction to "Economic Aspects of Obesity"
A chapter in Economic Aspects of Obesity, 2011, pp 1-16 View citations (12)
- Obesity, Self-Esteem and Wages
A chapter in Economic Aspects of Obesity, 2011, pp 349-380 View citations (33)
See also Working Paper Obesity, Self-esteem and Wages, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (9) (2009)
2010
- The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make it Disappear? The Case of the Death Penalty
A chapter in The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America, 2010, pp 379-418 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper The Impact of Incentives on Human Behavior: Can We Make It Disappear? The Case of the Death Penalty, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (16) (2006)
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