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Working Papers

2023

1. When Is High Turnover Cheaper? A Simple Model of Cost Tradeoffs in a Long-Distance Truckload Motor Carrier, with Empirical Evidence and Policy Implications
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, The Centre for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2023) View citations (1)

2018

2. Is the U.S. Labor Market for Truck Drivers Broken?
   Economic Working Papers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
3. Is the U.S. Labor Market for Truck Drivers Broken? An Empirical Analysis Using Nationally Representative Data
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2016

4. The Requirements of Jobs: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   Also in Economic Working Papers, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2016)
   See also Chapter The Requirements of Jobs: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) (2017)

2015

5. Are There Human Capital Externalities in U.S. States? Evidence from the Current Population Survey
   Economic Working Papers, Bureau of Labor Statistics
   See also Journal Article Are there human capital externalities in U.S. states? Evidence from the Current Population Survey, Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon (2015) (2015)

2011

6. Wage Inequality of U.S. Truck Drivers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Wage Inequality of US Truck Drivers, LABOUR, CEIS (2011) (2011)

2007

7. A Post-Deregulation Analysis of Wages in U.S. Freight Transportation
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
8. Using Behavioral Economic Experiments at a Large Motor Carrier: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
9. Using Behavioral Economic Field Experiments at a Large Motor Carrier: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2003

10. Cooperative merger and joint maximization under sequential entry
    Working Papers, Lancaster University Management School, Economics Department

1998

11. And Lord, Let it be palletized: A portrait of truck drivers' work and life from the 1997 survey of truck drivers
    Transportation Research Forum Proceedings 1990s, Transportation Research Forum
12. Second place graduate winner - Deregulation and trucking wages: A time series approach
    Transportation Research Forum Proceedings 1990s, Transportation Research Forum

Journal Articles

2020

1. Truck-Driving Jobs: Are They Headed for Rapid Elimination?
   ILR Review, 2020, 73, (1), 3-24 View citations (11)

2015

2. Are there human capital externalities in U.S. states? Evidence from the Current Population Survey
   Economics Bulletin, 2015, 35, (4), 2345-2362
   See also Working Paper Are There Human Capital Externalities in U.S. States? Evidence from the Current Population Survey, Economic Working Papers (2015) (2015)

2013

3. Your cheatin’ heart: joint production, joint consumption and the likelihood of extramarital sex
   Applied Economics Letters, 2013, 20, (3), 272-275 View citations (2)

2011

4. Wage Inequality of US Truck Drivers
   LABOUR, 2011, 25, (2), 268-285
   See also Working Paper Wage Inequality of U.S. Truck Drivers, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) (2011)

2010

5. Wages and Working Conditions of Truck Drivers at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles
   Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 2010, 49, (01) View citations (1)

2009

6. Inter-county spillovers in California’s ports and roads infrastructure: the impact on retail trade
   Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences, 2009, 2, (2), 77-84 View citations (8)

2008

7. Ports and Highways Infrastructure
   International Regional Science Review, 2008, 31, (3), 257-274 View citations (18)

2007

8. STRATEGIC CONTRACTS VERSUS MULTIPLE PLANTS: LOCATION UNDER SEQUENTIAL ENTRY*
   Manchester School, 2007, 75, (2), 237-257 View citations (3)

2006

9. A Time Series Analysis of Wages in Deregulated Industries: A Study of Motor Carriage and Rail
   Journal of Applied Economics, 2006, 9, (1), 105-118 View citations (1)
   Also in Journal of Applied Economics, 2006, 9, 105-118 (2006) View citations (1)
10. THE DECREASING INFLUENCE OF DOMESTIC MARKET STRUCTURE ON RACIAL EARNINGS DIFFERENTIALS: 1984 TO 1996
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2006, 24, (2), 224-236

2005

11. Are truck drivers underpaid?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2005, 12, (1), 13-18
12. HOURS OF SLEEP AND FATIGUE IN MOTOR CARRIAGE
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2005, 23, (4), 615-624 View citations (5)

2004

13. 4. AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON THE WORK LIVES OF TRUCK DRIVERS
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2004, 10, (1), 57-78 View citations (2)
14. Delivered Pricing and Merger with Demand Constraints
    Economic Inquiry, 2004, 42, (1), 49-59 View citations (3)
15. Industry Issue Paper: The Balance Between Private and For-Hire Carriage and Trends in the Use of Large Trucks (1977 to 1997)
    Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 2004, 43, (2) View citations (2)
16. Industry Issue Paper: Trends in the Use of Large Trucks by Truckload and Less-Than-Truckload Motor Carriers in the 1990s
    Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 2004, 43, (2) View citations (2)
17. Industry Racial Employment by Skill Level: The Effects of Market Structure and Racial Wage Gaps
    Journal of Labor Research, 2004, 25, (2), 315-328

2003

18. Risk and Return in Transportation and Other U.S. and Global Industries, Manolis G. Kavussanos and Stelios N. Marcoulis
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2003, 22, (1), 93-95
19. Wages and Hours of Truck Drivers: An Analysis Across Data Sets
    Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 2003, 42, (3) View citations (1)

2001

20. Accidents and Hours-of-Service Violations Among Over-the-Road Drivers
    Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 2001, 40, (01) View citations (2)
21. Deregulation and wages in trucking: A time series phenomenon -- A time series approach
    Research in Transportation Economics, 2001, 6, (1), 55-69 View citations (6)
22. Examining Industry Effects for Truck Drivers
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2001, 18, (1), 91-103 View citations (4)
23. Spatial Price Discrimination and Merger: The N‐Firm Case
    Southern Economic Journal, 2001, 67, (3), 672-684
24. The Effects of Deregulation, De-Unionization, Technology, and Human Capital on the Work and Work Lives of Truck Drivers
    ILR Review, 2001, 54, (2A), 502-524 View citations (23)

2000

25. Spatial price discrimination and the merger paradox
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2000, 30, (5), 491-506 View citations (31)

Chapters

2017

1. The Requirements of Jobs: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey
   A chapter in Education, Skills, and Technical Change: Implications for Future US GDP Growth, 2017, pp 183-215
   See also Working Paper The Requirements of Jobs: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2008

2. Using Behavioral Economic Field Experiments at a Firm: The Context and Design of the Truckers and Turnover Project
   A chapter in The Analysis of Firms and Employees: Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches, 2008, pp 45-106 View citations (17)