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Working Papers

2021

1. Representation is Not Sufficient for Selecting Gender Diversity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2016

2. The Political Economy of Debt and Entitlements
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2013

3. An Economic Analysis of Black-White Disparities in NYPD's Stop and Frisk Program
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2010

4. Don't Spread Yourself Too Thin: The Impact of Task Juggling on Workers' Speed of Job Completion
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)

2009

5. A Search-Theoretic Model of the Retail Market for Illicit Drugs
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2007

6. Factions and Political Competition
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2005

7. Generic Uniqueness of the Solutions to a Continuous Linear Programming Problem
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
8. Information Acquisition and the Excess Refund Puzzle
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (15)
9. Passenger Profiling, Imperfect Screening, and Airport Security
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (17)
   See also Journal Article Passenger Profiling, Imperfect Screening, and Airport Security, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2005) View citations (16) (2005)
10. Using Hit Rates to Test for Racial Bias in Law Enforcement: Vehicle Searches in Wichita
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (4)

2004

11. Returnable Goods: Refunds and Information Acquisition
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society
12. The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (392)
    Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2003) View citations (88)
13. The Effect of Adolescent Experience on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Height, Third Version
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (247)
14. Using Hit Rate Tests to Test for Racial Bias in Law Enforcement: Vehicle Searches in Wichita
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2002

15. The Incentive Effects of Interim Performance Evaluations
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (40)

2001

16. Racial Fairness and Effectiveness of Policing
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department

2000

17. Consensus and the Accuracy of Signals: Optimal Committee Design with Information Acquisition
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
18. Money-Back Warranties
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
19. The Drawbacks of Electoral Competition
    Princeton Economic Theory Papers, Economics Department, Princeton University View citations (4)
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (4)
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article A Drawback Of Electoral Competition, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2005) View citations (79) (2005)

1999

20. Provision of Public Goods Under Alternative Electral Incentives
    Princeton Economic Theory Papers, Economics Department, Princeton University View citations (10)
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (14)
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    See also Journal Article The Provision of Public Goods under Alternative Electoral Incentives, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2001) View citations (411) (2001)
21. Racial Bias in Motor Vehicle Searches: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (11)
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    See also Journal Article Racial Bias in Motor Vehicle Searches: Theory and Evidence, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2001) View citations (223) (2001)

1997

22. Information Acquisition in Auctions
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Information Acquisition in Auctions, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2000) View citations (209) (2000)

1996

23. Information Acquisition in Affiliated Decision Problems
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (4)

1995

24. Existence and Uniqueness of Equilibrium In First Place Auctions and War of Attrition with Affiliated Values
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (3)

Undated

25. Consensus and the Accuracy of Signals: Optimal Committee Design with Endogenous Information
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences View citations (4)

Journal Articles

2006

1. Campaign spending regulation in a model of redistributive politics
   Economic Theory, 2006, 28, (1), 95-124 View citations (93)
2. Generalising the Hit Rates Test for Racial Bias in Law Enforcement, With an Application to Vehicle Searches in Wichita
   Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (515), F351-F367 View citations (28)

2005

3. A Drawback Of Electoral Competition
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2005, 3, (6), 1318-1348 View citations (79)
   See also Working Paper The Drawbacks of Electoral Competition, Princeton Economic Theory Papers (2000) View citations (4) (2000)
4. Passenger Profiling, Imperfect Screening, and Airport Security
   American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 127-131 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Passenger Profiling, Imperfect Screening, and Airport Security, PIER Working Paper Archive (2005) View citations (17) (2005)

2002

5. Racial Profiling, Fairness, and Effectiveness of Policing
   American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (5), 1472-1497 View citations (50)

2001

6. Racial Bias in Motor Vehicle Searches: Theory and Evidence
   Journal of Political Economy, 2001, 109, (1), 203-232 View citations (223)
   See also Working Paper Racial Bias in Motor Vehicle Searches: Theory and Evidence, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (3) (1999)
7. The Provision of Public Goods under Alternative Electoral Incentives
   American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (1), 225-239 View citations (411)
   See also Working Paper Provision of Public Goods Under Alternative Electral Incentives, Princeton Economic Theory Papers (1999) View citations (10) (1999)

2000

8. Information Acquisition in Auctions
   Econometrica, 2000, 68, (1), 135-148 View citations (209)
   See also Working Paper Information Acquisition in Auctions, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1997) View citations (2) (1997)
9. Uniqueness and Existence of Equilibrium in Auctions with a Reserve Price
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2000, 30, (1), 83-114 View citations (91)