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Working Papers

2026

1. A Second Chance at Passing: Impacts of a Scholarship for Students Retaking Principles of Microeconomics
   Working Papers, Towson University, Department of Economics
2. Are All Gains from Supplemental Instruction Due to Selection Bias?
   Working Papers, Towson University, Department of Economics

2021

3. Grade Disparities in Principles of Microeconomics Before and During COVID-19
   Working Papers, Towson University, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2015

4. The Naturalization of U.S. Immigrants: Why Citizenship Rates Differ by State
   Working Papers, Towson University, Department of Economics

2001

5. Incentive-Enhancing Preferences: Personality, Behavior and Earnings
   Working Papers, Santa Fe Institute View citations (151)
   See also Journal Article Incentive-Enhancing Preferences: Personality, Behavior, and Earnings, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (155) (2001)

2000

6. The Determinants of Earnings: Skills, Preferences, and Schooling
   UMASS Amherst Economics Working Papers, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Economics View citations (23)

Journal Articles

2005

1. How important is your personality? Labor market returns to personality for women in the US and UK
   Journal of Economic Psychology, 2005, 26, (6), 827-841 View citations (203)

2001

2. Incentive-Enhancing Preferences: Personality, Behavior, and Earnings
   American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (2), 155-158 View citations (155)
   See also Working Paper Incentive-Enhancing Preferences: Personality, Behavior and Earnings, Working Papers (2001) View citations (151) (2001)
3. The Determinants of Earnings: A Behavioral Approach
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2001, 39, (4), 1137-1176 View citations (617)

Chapters

2008

1. Introduction to Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success
   A chapter in Unequal Chances: Family Background and Economic Success, 2008 View citations (12)