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Homepage:	http://emlab.berkeley.edu/~moretti/
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Berkeley, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC) Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (more information at EDIRC) Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Size Matters: Matching Externalities and the Advantages of Large Labor Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2023

2. The World’s Rust Belts: The Heterogeneous Effects of Deindustrialization on 1,993 Cities in Six Countries
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Place-Based Productivity and Costs in Science
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Place-Based Productivity and Costs in Science, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) (2022)
4. The Agglomeration of Urban Amenities: Evidence from Milan Restaurants
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2021

5. Where is Standard of Living the Highest? Local Prices and the Geography of Consumption
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)

2019

6. Estimating Who Benefits from Productivity Growth: Direct and Indirect Effects of City Manufacturing TFP Growth on Wages, Rents, and Inequality
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
7. Matching in Cities
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (4)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (29)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (29)
8. Taxing Billionaires: Estate Taxes and the Geographical Location of the Ultra-Wealthy
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (10)
   Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2019) View citations (4)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (4)
9. The Effect of High-Tech Clusters on the Productivity of Top Inventors
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (26)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (26)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (26)
10. The Intellectual Spoils of War? Defense R&D, Productivity and International Spillovers
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (40)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2019) View citations (24)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (42)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (50)
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE (2019) View citations (51)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (37)
11. Wage Equalization and Regional Misallocation: Evidence from Italian and German Provinces
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (40)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (38)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (37)

2018

12. Housing Constraints and Spatial Misallocation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (13)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (40)
    See also Journal Article Housing Constraints and Spatial Misallocation, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (220) (2019)
13. Who Benefits From Productivity Growth? Direct and Indirect Effects of Local TFP Growth on Wages, Rents, and Inequality
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (36)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (37)
14. Winning by Losing: Evidence on the Long-Run Effects of Mergers
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (41)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2012) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Winning by Losing: Evidence on the Long-run Effects of Mergers, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2018) View citations (41) (2018)

2016

15. The Effect of State Taxes on the Geographical Location of Top Earners: Evidence from Star Scientists
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (4)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (2015) View citations (11)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (23)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of State Taxes on the Geographical Location of Top Earners: Evidence from Star Scientists, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (171) (2017)

2015

16. Why Do Cities Matter? Local Growth and Aggregate Growth
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (78)

2014

17. Are cities the new growth escalator ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)

2013

18. Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority
    Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis View citations (84)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (83)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (111)
    See also Journal Article Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies, and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2014) View citations (372) (2014)
19. People, Places and Public Policy: Some Simple Welfare Economics of Local Economic Development Programs
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (14)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (22)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article People, Places, and Public Policy: Some Simple Welfare Economics of Local Economic Development Programs, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2014) View citations (267) (2014)
20. Place Based Policies with Unemployment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (91)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013) View citations (93)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (91)
    See also Journal Article Place Based Policies with Unemployment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (91) (2013)
21. State Incentives for Innovation, Star Scientists and Jobs: Evidence from Biotech
    Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco View citations (6)
    Also in Upjohn Working Papers, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research (2013) View citations (10)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (10)
    Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2013) View citations (10)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article State incentives for innovation, star scientists and jobs: Evidence from biotech, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (86) (2014)

2012

22. Local Multipliers and Human Capital in the US and Sweden
    Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum (2012) View citations (7)

2011

23. 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 Estimating and Testing Models with Many Treatment Levels and Limited Instruments, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2015) View citations (31) (2015)
24. 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)
25. Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (53)
    Also in Working Papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (2011)
    See also Journal Article Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (52) (2011)
26. Winning by Losing: Evidence on Overbidding in Mergers
    Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute

2010

27. Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Winners and Losers of Large Plant Openings
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (610)
    Also in Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (329)
    See also Journal Article Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Winners and Losers of Large Plant Openings, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (611) (2010)
28. Inequality at Work: The Effect of Peer Salaries on Job Satisfaction
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section. View citations (39)
    Also in Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2010) View citations (34)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (47)
    See also Journal Article Inequality at Work: The Effect of Peer Salaries on Job Satisfaction, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (566) (2012)
29. Local Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (50)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (47)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2010) View citations (47)
    See also Chapter Local Labor Markets, Handbook of Labor Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (350) (2011)
30. The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (4)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERGENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2011) View citations (49) (2011)

2009

31. Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from the Ports of Los Angeles
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from the Ports of Los Angeles, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2011) View citations (186) (2011)
32. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity
    Working Papers, American Association of Wine Economists View citations (26)
33. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (148) (2010)

2008

34. Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Million Dollar Plants
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (76)
    Also in Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2008) View citations (46)
35. Real Wage Inequality
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (22)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (24)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (22)
    Working Paper series, Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (2008) View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Real Wage Inequality, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (218) (2013)
36. Social Learning and Peer Effects in Consumption: Evidence from Movie Sales
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Social Learning and Peer Effects in Consumption: Evidence from Movie Sales, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2011) View citations (154) (2011)

2007

37. Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Extreme Weather Events, Mortality, and Migration, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (218) (2009)

2006

38. Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism and the Earning Gap
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (24)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (30)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (30)
    See also Journal Article Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism, and the Earnings Gap, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (101) (2009)
39. Peers at Work
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (27)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2006) View citations (50)
    See also Journal Article Peers at Work, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (692) (2009)

2005

40. Biology As Destiny? Short And Long-Run Determinants Of Intergenerational Transmission Of Birth Weight
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (21)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Biology as Destiny? Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transmission of Birth Weight, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2007) View citations (211) (2007)
41. Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2006) View citations (56) (2006)
42. Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? Touch-screen Voting and the 2004 Presidential Election
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? Touch-screen Voting and the 2004 Presidential Election, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2007) View citations (18) (2007)
43. Mamma's boys? Why most young Italian men live with their parents
    CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
44. The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks
    Working Paper Series, Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2007) View citations (132) (2007)
45. Why Do Most Italian Young Men Live With Their Parents? Intergenerational Transfers and Household Structure
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)

2004

46. ARE Update Volume 7, Number 3
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
47. Bidding for Industrial Plants: Does Winning a 'Million Dollar Plant' Increase Welfare?
    Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz View citations (67)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (103)
48. Competition in Imperfect Markets: Does it Help California's Medicaid Mothers?
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (4)
49. The Demand for Sons: Evidence from Divorce, Fertility, and Shotgun Marriage
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (57)
    Also in Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2004) View citations (61)

2003

50. Do Microfinance Programs Help Families Insure Consumption Against Illness?
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (11)
    Also in Center for International and Development Economics Research, Working Paper Series, Center for International and Development Economics Research, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley (2003) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Do microfinance programs help families insure consumption against illness?, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2009) View citations (96) (2009)
51. Does Education Improve Citizenship? Evidence from the U.S. and the U.K
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (8)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (64)
52. Human Capital Externalities in Cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (79)
    See also Chapter Human capital externalities in cities, Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (307) (2004)

2002

53. Can Free Entry Be Inefficient? Fixed Commissions and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry
    Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Institute for Business and Economic Research, UC Berkeley View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Can Free Entry Be Inefficient? Fixed Commissions and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2003) View citations (106) (2003)
54. Credibility and Policy Convergence: Evidence from U.S. House Roll Call Voting Records
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
55. Estimating the Social Return to Higher Education: Evidence From Longitudinal and Repeated Cross-Sectional Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (60)
    See also Journal Article Estimating the social return to higher education: evidence from longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional data, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (779) (2004)
56. Human Capital Spillovers in Manufacturing: Evidence from Plant-Level Production Functions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2002) View citations (19)
57. Intergenerational Transfers and Household Structure. Why Do Most Italian Youths Live With Their Parents?
    CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (6)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2002) View citations (6)
58. Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from College Openings and Longitudinal Data
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
59. 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 The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2004) View citations (856) (2004)
60. Uncovering Rent-Seeking and Social Waste: A Parable from the Real Estate Market
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.

2001

61. A Small-Sample Estimator for the Sample-Selection Model
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
    Also in CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (2001)
    See also Journal Article A Small-Sample Estimator for the Sample-Selection Model, Econometric Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2000

62. Minimum Wage Laws Lower Some Agricultural Wages
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley View citations (15)
    Also in CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (2000) View citations (10)
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations (13)
    Institute for Research on Labor and Employment, Working Paper Series, Institute of Industrial Relations, UC Berkeley (2000) View citations (10)

1998

63. An information based sample-selection estimation model of agricultural workers' choice between piece-rate and hourly work
    CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
    See also Journal Article An Information-Based Sample-Selection Estimation Model of Agricultural Workers' Choice between Piece-Rate and Hourly Work, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (1999) View citations (4) (1999)

1996

64. Use of public assistance and private aid by legal and unauthorized immigrants who work in agriculture
    Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
    Also in CUDARE Working Papers, University of California, Berkeley, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics (1996)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Report of the Editor: Journal of Economic Perspectives
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 698-700
   Also in American Economic Review, 2016, 106, (5), 716-18 (2016)
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 657-59 (2018)
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 716-18 (2017)
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 636-38 (2019)
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2020, 110, 686-88 (2020)

2019

2. Housing Constraints and Spatial Misallocation
   American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 2019, 11, (2), 1-39 View citations (220)
   See also Working Paper Housing Constraints and Spatial Misallocation, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (13) (2018)

2018

3. Winning by Losing: Evidence on the Long-run Effects of Mergers
   The Review of Financial Studies, 2018, 31, (8), 3212-3264 View citations (41)
   See also Working Paper Winning by Losing: Evidence on the Long-Run Effects of Mergers, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (41) (2018)

2017

4. The Effect of State Taxes on the Geographical Location of Top Earners: Evidence from Star Scientists
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (7), 1858-1903 View citations (171)
   See also Working Paper The Effect of State Taxes on the Geographical Location of Top Earners: Evidence from Star Scientists, 2016 Meeting Papers (2016) View citations (4) (2016)

2015

5. Estimating and Testing Models with Many Treatment Levels and Limited Instruments
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2015, 97, (2), 387-397 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Estimating and Testing Models with Many Treatment Levels and Limited Instruments, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)

2014

6. Innovation and incentives: evidence from biotech
   FRBSF Economic Letter, 2014
7. Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies, and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2014, 129, (1), 275-331 View citations (372)
   See also Working Paper Local Economic Development, Agglomeration Economies and the Big Push: 100 Years of Evidence from the Tennessee Valley Authority, Working Paper series (2013) View citations (84) (2013)
8. People, Places, and Public Policy: Some Simple Welfare Economics of Local Economic Development Programs
   Annual Review of Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 629-662 View citations (267)
   See also Working Paper People, Places and Public Policy: Some Simple Welfare Economics of Local Economic Development Programs, CEPR Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (14) (2013)
9. State incentives for innovation, star scientists and jobs: Evidence from biotech
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2014, 79, (C), 20-38 View citations (86)
   See also Working Paper State Incentives for Innovation, Star Scientists and Jobs: Evidence from Biotech, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2013

10. Local multipliers and human capital in the United States and Sweden
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2013, 22, (1), 339-362 View citations (123)
11. Place Based Policies with Unemployment
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 238-43 View citations (91)
    See also Working Paper Place Based Policies with Unemployment, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (91) (2013)
12. Real Wage Inequality
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 65-103 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Real Wage Inequality, CEPR Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (22) (2008)

2012

13. Inequality at Work: The Effect of Peer Salaries on Job Satisfaction
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (6), 2981-3003 View citations (566)
    See also Working Paper Inequality at Work: The Effect of Peer Salaries on Job Satisfaction, Working Papers (2010) View citations (39) (2010)

2011

14. Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from the Ports of Los Angeles
    Journal of Human Resources, 2011, 46, (1), 154-175 View citations (186)
    See also Working Paper Pollution, Health, and Avoidance Behavior: Evidence from the Ports of Los Angeles, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (2) (2009)
15. Social Learning and Peer Effects in Consumption: Evidence from Movie Sales
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (1), 356-393 View citations (154)
    See also Working Paper Social Learning and Peer Effects in Consumption: Evidence from Movie Sales, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (4) (2008)
16. Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health
    American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 435-41 View citations (52)
    See also Working Paper Superfund Cleanups and Infant Health, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (53) (2011)
17. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF INTERGENERATIONAL INCOME MOBILITY
    Economic Inquiry, 2011, 49, (1), 47-69 View citations (49)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Intergenerational Income Mobility, IZA Discussion Papers (2010) View citations (6) (2010)

2010

18. Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Winners and Losers of Large Plant Openings
    Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 118, (3), 536-598 View citations (611)
    See also Working Paper Identifying Agglomeration Spillovers: Evidence from Winners and Losers of Large Plant Openings, Scholarly Articles (2010) View citations (610) (2010)
19. Local Multipliers
    American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 373-77 View citations (274)
20. The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2010, 2, (3), 32-63 View citations (148)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (30) (2009)
21. The geography of giving: The effect of corporate headquarters on local charities
    Journal of Public Economics, 2010, 94, (3-4), 222-234 View citations (29)

2009

22. Bayesian Learning and the Pricing of New Information: Evidence from Prediction Markets
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 330-36 View citations (11)
23. Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism, and the Earnings Gap
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2009, 1, (1), 183-218 View citations (101)
    See also Working Paper Biological Gender Differences, Absenteeism and the Earning Gap, CEPR Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (24) (2006)
24. Do microfinance programs help families insure consumption against illness?
    Health Economics, 2009, 18, (3), 257-273 View citations (96)
    See also Working Paper Do Microfinance Programs Help Families Insure Consumption Against Illness?, Development and Comp Systems (2003) View citations (11) (2003)
25. Extreme Weather Events, Mortality, and Migration
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (4), 659-681 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (19) (2007)
26. Peers at Work
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (1), 112-45 View citations (692)
    See also Working Paper Peers at Work, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (27) (2006)
27. Racial Bias in the 2008 Presidential Election
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 323-29 View citations (6)

2008

28. The Demand for Sons
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (4), 1085-1120 View citations (267)

2007

29. Biology as Destiny? Short- and Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transmission of Birth Weight
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2007, 25, (2), 231-264 View citations (211)
    See also Working Paper Biology As Destiny? Short And Long-Run Determinants Of Intergenerational Transmission Of Birth Weight, Working Papers (2005) View citations (21) (2005)
30. Does Managed Care Hurt Health? Evidence from Medicaid Mothers
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (3), 385-399 View citations (43)
31. Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? Touch-screen Voting and the 2004 Presidential Election
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (4), 660-673 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? Touch-screen Voting and the 2004 Presidential Election, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (1) (2005)
32. The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks
    Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42, (3) View citations (132)
    See also Working Paper The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior: Evidence from Weather Shocks, Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2006

33. Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (4), 1211-1248 View citations (56)
    See also Working Paper Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (7) (2005)
34. Is Social Capital the Capital of the Poor? The Role of Family and Community in Helping Insure Living Standards against Health Shocks
    CESifo Economic Studies, 2006, 52, (3), 455-499 View citations (16)
35. Private and Social Returns to Education
    Rivista di Politica Economica, 2006, 96, (3), 3-46 View citations (4)
36. Why do Most Italian Youths Live with Their Parents? Intergenerational Transfers and Household Structure
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2006, 4, (4), 800-829 View citations (150)

2004

37. A Small-Sample Estimator for the Sample-Selection Model
    Econometric Reviews, 2004, 23, (1), 71-91 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper A Small-Sample Estimator for the Sample-Selection Model, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series (2001) (2001)
38. Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U. S. House
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2004, 119, (3), 807-859 View citations (414)
39. Does education improve citizenship? Evidence from the United States and the United Kingdom
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (9-10), 1667-1695 View citations (383)
40. Estimating the social return to higher education: evidence from longitudinal and repeated cross-sectional data
    Journal of Econometrics, 2004, 121, (1-2), 175-212 View citations (779)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the Social Return to Higher Education: Evidence From Longitudinal and Repeated Cross-Sectional Data, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (60) (2002)
41. The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (1), 155-189 View citations (856)
    See also Working Paper The Effect of Education on Crime: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests, and Self-Reports, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (3) (2002)
42. Workers' Education, Spillovers, and Productivity: Evidence from Plant-Level Production Functions
    American Economic Review, 2004, 94, (3), 656-690 View citations (574)

2003

43. Can Free Entry Be Inefficient? Fixed Commissions and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry
    Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 111, (5), 1076-1122 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper Can Free Entry Be Inefficient? Fixed Commissions and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry, Department of Economics, Working Paper Series (2002) View citations (2) (2002)
44. Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from College Openings
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2003, 118, (4), 1495-1532 View citations (687)

2002

45. Efficiency Wages, Deferred Payments, and Direct Incentives in Agriculture
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2002, 84, (4), 1144-1155 View citations (25)

2000

46. Do Wages Compensate for Risk of Unemployment? Parametric and Semiparametric Evidence from Seasonal Jobs
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2000, 20, (1), 45-66 View citations (52)

1999

47. An Information-Based Sample-Selection Estimation Model of Agricultural Workers' Choice between Piece-Rate and Hourly Work
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1999, 81, (3), 735-741 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper An information based sample-selection estimation model of agricultural workers' choice between piece-rate and hourly work, CUDARE Working Papers (1998) (1998)

Chapters

2022

1. Place-Based Productivity and Costs in Science
   A chapter in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 2, 2022, pp 167-184
   See also Working Paper Place-Based Productivity and Costs in Science, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2022) (2022)

2011

2. Local Labor Markets
   Elsevier View citations (350)
   See also Working Paper Local Labor Markets, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (50) (2010)

2010

3. Comment on "Women's Education and Family Behavior: Trends in Marriage, Divorce and Fertility"
   A chapter in Demography and the Economy, 2010, pp 140-142

2004

4. Human capital externalities in cities
   Chapter 51 in Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, 2004, vol. 4, pp 2243-2291 View citations (307)
   See also Working Paper Human Capital Externalities in Cities, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (79) (2003)

Editor

1. Journal of Economic Perspectives
   American Economic Association