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Working Papers

2024

1. The Benefits of Alternatives to Conventional College: Comparing the Labor-Market Returns to For-Profit Schools and Community Colleges
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
2. The Employment and Displacement Effects of Job Counseling Over the Business Cycle: Evidence from the U.S. Unemployment Insurance System
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri

2022

3. The Employment and Displacement Effects of Job Counseling: Evidence from the U.S. Unemployment Insurance System
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri

2020

4. Do Reemployment Programs for the Unemployed Work for Youth? Evidence from the Great Recession in the United States
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article DO REEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED WORK FOR YOUTH? EVIDENCE FROM THE GREAT RECESSION IN THE UNITED STATES, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2021) (2021)
5. Labor Market Returns to a Prison GED
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   See also Journal Article Labor market returns to a prison GED, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2021) (2021)

2019

6. Youth Unemployment and U.S. Job Search Assistance Policy during the Great Recession
   University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics, University of Cyprus Department of Economics View citations (1)

2018

7. Are Reemployment Services Effective? Experimental Evidence from the Great Recession
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (4)
   Also in University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics, University of Cyprus Department of Economics (2015) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Are Reemployment Services Effective? Experimental Evidence from the Great Recession, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2018) View citations (5) (2018)
8. Are Reemployment Services Effective? Experimental Evidence from the Great Recession (WP 15-09 is now WP 18-04)
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (2)
9. The Labor Market Effects of U.S. Reemployment Policy: Lessons from an Analysis of Four Programs during the Great Recession
   Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The Labor Market Effects of US Reemployment Policy: Lessons from an Analysis of Four Programs during the Great Recession, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2017

10. Second Chance for High School Dropouts? A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Postsecondary Educational Returns to the GED
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (8)
    Also in Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2017) View citations (8)
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2017) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Second Chance for High School Dropouts? A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Postsecondary Educational Returns to the GED, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2016

11. Labor-Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis
    Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin View citations (31)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2010) View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Labor Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (30) (2016)
12. The Benefits of Alternatives to Conventional College: Labor-Market Returns to Proprietary Schooling
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2016) View citations (6)

2015

13. Second Chance for High-School Dropouts? A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Postsecondary Educational Returns to General Educational Development Certification
    Working Papers, Geary Institute, University College Dublin View citations (2)
    Also in Open Access publications, School of Economics, University College Dublin (2015) View citations (2)
14. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Asset Limit: Reports of Its Death May Be Exaggerated
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (3)
15. The labor market effects of U.S. reemployment programs during the great recession
    University of Cyprus Working Papers in Economics, University of Cyprus Department of Economics View citations (1)

2013

16. Aid to Jobless Workers in Florida in the Face of the Great Recession: The Interaction of Unemployment Insurance and the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2013)

2012

17. Temporary Help Work: Compensating Differentials and Multiple Job-Holding
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
18. Temporary Help Work: Earnings, Wages and Multiple Job Holding
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
    See also Journal Article Temporary Help Work: Earnings, Wages, and Multiple Job Holding, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2014) View citations (7) (2014)

2011

19. Population Movements in the Presence of Agglomeration and Congestion Effects: Local Policy and the Social Optimum
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri

2010

20. New Estimates of Public Employment and Training Program Net Impacts: A Nonexperimental Evaluation of the Workforce Investment Act Program
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (23)
21. The Role of Industry and Occupation in U.S. Unemployment Differentials by Gender, Race and Ethnicity: Recent Trends
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (5)

2009

22. Recent Changes In The Characteristics Of Unemployed Workers
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (2)

2007

23. The Impact of Welfare Reform on Leaver Characteristics, Employment and Recidivism: An Analysis of Maryland and Missouri
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2007) View citations (2)
24. The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Low-wage Worker Advancement
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (2)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2007) View citations (8)
    See also Chapter The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Low-Wage Worker Advancement, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
25. Using State Administrative Data to Measure Program Performance
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (76)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2003) View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Using State Administrative Data to Measure Program Performance, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2007) View citations (76) (2007)

2006

26. The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (55)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2005) View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (59) (2006)

2004

27. Welfare and Work in the 1990s: Experiences in Six Cities
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri

2003

28. Low-Income and Welfare Client Priorities: Patterns of Earnings and Welfare Receipt for Workforce Investment Act Participants
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (3)
29. Race, Bureaucratic Discretion, and the Implementation of Welfare Reform
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Race, Bureaucratic Discretion, and the Implementation of Welfare Reform, American Journal of Political Science, John Wiley & Sons (2004) View citations (10) (2004)
30. Welfare to Temporary Work: Implications for Labor Market Outcomes
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2002) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Welfare to Temporary Work: Implications for Labor Market Outcomes, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2005) View citations (71) (2005)

2002

31. The Impact of Welfare Reform on Leaver Characteristics, Employment and Recidivism
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2002) View citations (7)

1999

32. The Monty Hall Dilemma Revisited: Understanding the Interaction of Problem Definition and Decision Making
    Experimental, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
33. Using Administrative Data to Examine the Efficacy of Welfare-to-Work Programs
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany

1998

34. Experimental Evidence on the Divergence Between Measures of Willingness to Pay and Willingness to Accept--The Role of Value Uncertainty
    Experimental, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

1993

35. The role of equilibrium and disequilibrium in modeling regional growth and decline: a critical reassessment
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (41)

Journal Articles

2021

1. DO REEMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR THE UNEMPLOYED WORK FOR YOUTH? EVIDENCE FROM THE GREAT RECESSION IN THE UNITED STATES
   Economic Inquiry, 2021, 59, (1), 162-185
   See also Working Paper Do Reemployment Programs for the Unemployed Work for Youth? Evidence from the Great Recession in the United States, Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
2. Labor market returns to a prison GED
   Economics of Education Review, 2021, 82, (C)
   See also Working Paper Labor Market Returns to a Prison GED, IZA Discussion Papers (2020) (2020)

2020

3. The Labor Market Effects of US Reemployment Policy: Lessons from an Analysis of Four Programs during the Great Recession
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2020, 38, (4), 1099 - 1140 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Labor Market Effects of U.S. Reemployment Policy: Lessons from an Analysis of Four Programs during the Great Recession, Working Papers (2018) View citations (2) (2018)

2018

4. Are Reemployment Services Effective? Experimental Evidence from the Great Recession
   Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2018, 37, (3), 546-570 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Are Reemployment Services Effective? Experimental Evidence from the Great Recession, Working Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2017

5. Second Chance for High School Dropouts? A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Postsecondary Educational Returns to the GED
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2017, 35, (S1), S273 - S304 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Second Chance for High School Dropouts? A Regression Discontinuity Analysis of Postsecondary Educational Returns to the GED, Working Papers (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2016

6. Labor Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis
   Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124, (3), 621 - 649 View citations (30)
   See also Working Paper Labor-Market Returns to the GED Using Regression Discontinuity Analysis, Open Access publications (2016) View citations (31) (2016)

2014

7. Temporary Help Work: Earnings, Wages, and Multiple Job Holding
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2014, 53, (1), 72-100 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Temporary Help Work: Earnings, Wages and Multiple Job Holding, Working Papers (2012) (2012)

2013

8. Do Public Employment and Training Programs Work?
   IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 2, (1), 1-23 View citations (57)
9. The Role of Industry and Occupation in Recent US Unemployment Differentials by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
   Eastern Economic Journal, 2013, 39, (3), 358-386 View citations (6)

2007

10. Using State Administrative Data to Measure Program Performance
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2007, 89, (4), 761-783 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Using State Administrative Data to Measure Program Performance, Working Papers (2007) View citations (76) (2007)

2006

11. The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24, (3), 567-608 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper The Effects of Welfare-to-Work Program Activities on Labor Market Outcomes, Working Papers (2006) View citations (55) (2006)

2005

12. Welfare to Temporary Work: Implications for Labor Market Outcomes
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (1), 154-173 View citations (71)
    See also Working Paper Welfare to Temporary Work: Implications for Labor Market Outcomes, Working Papers (2003) (2003)

2004

13. Race, Bureaucratic Discretion, and the Implementation of Welfare Reform
    American Journal of Political Science, 2004, 48, (2), 314-327 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Race, Bureaucratic Discretion, and the Implementation of Welfare Reform, Working Papers (2003) View citations (1) (2003)

1995

14. Examining the Role of Economic Opportunity and Amenities in Explaining Population Redistribution
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1995, 37, (2), 176-200 View citations (110)

1994

15. Changes In The Demographic Determinants Of U.S. Population Mobility: 1940-80
    The Review of Regional Studies, 1994, 24, (3), 246-264 View citations (1)

1991

16. New Directions in Migration Research: Perspectives from Some North American Regional Science Disciplines
    The Annals of Regional Science, 1991, 25, (4), 237-70 View citations (12)

1989

17. EXPLAINING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN RATES OF IN‐MIGRATION AND OUT‐MIGRATION
    Papers in Regional Science, 1989, 67, (1), 121-134 View citations (1)
18. Measuring the impact of locational characteristics on migration: Interpreting cross-sectional analyses
    Demography, 1989, 26, (3), 499-513 View citations (8)

1988

19. Implications of boundary choice for the measurement of residential mobility
    Demography, 1988, 25, (3), 443-459 View citations (6)

Books

2005

1. Welfare and Work: Experiences in Six Cities
   Books from Upjohn Press, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research View citations (12)

Chapters

2009

1. The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Low-Wage Worker Advancement
   A chapter in Studies of Labor Market Intermediation, 2009, pp 399-436 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper The Role of Temporary Help Employment in Low-wage Worker Advancement, Department of Economics, University of Missouri (2007) View citations (2) (2007)