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Working Papers

2015

1. Whose Preferences Are Revealed in Hours of Work?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
   See also Journal Article WHOSE PREFERENCES ARE REVEALED IN HOURS OF WORK?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2016) View citations (19) (2016)

2014

2. The Labor Supply Of Self-Employed Workers: The Choice Of Working Hours In Worker Co-Ops
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2014)
   See also Journal Article The labor supply of self-employed workers: The choice of working hours in worker co-ops, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (8) (2015)
3. The Productivity of Working Hours
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (27)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2013) View citations (1)

2013

4. The Changing Size Distribution of U.S. Trade Unions and Its Description by Pareto's Distribution
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2013) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Changing Size Distribution of U.S. Trade Unions and its Description by Pareto's Distribution, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2014) View citations (4) (2014)

2012

5. Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Governance
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2012) View citations (13)
   See also Chapter Worker cooperatives and democratic governance, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2013) View citations (3) (2013)

2011

6. An Essay on Real Wage Index Numbers
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2010)

2010

7. Evolution of Income Mobility in the People’s Republic of China: 1991–2002
   ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank

2008

8. How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2008)
   See also Journal Article How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2009) View citations (5) (2009)
9. Measuring Income Mobility, Income Inequality, and Social Welfare for Households of the People’s Republic of China
   ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank

2006

10. Earnings Inequality and Market Work in Husband-Wife Families
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
11. Income Mobility of Individuals In China and the United States
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (37)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2006) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article Income mobility of individuals in China and the United States, The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (2006) View citations (37) (2006)
12. Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (75)
    See also Journal Article Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2006) View citations (75) (2006)

2005

13. A Life Cycle Perspective on Changes in Earnings Inequality Among Married Men and Women
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research
    See also Journal Article A Life Cycle Perspective on Changes in Earnings Inequality among Married Men and Women, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2006) View citations (27) (2006)

2004

14. Faculty Retirement Incentives by Colleges and Universities
    Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Faculty retirement incentives by colleges and universities, Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing (2005) (2005)

2003

15. The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2003) View citations (22)
    See also Chapter The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2004) View citations (12) (2004)

2000

16. The Response of Employees to Severance Incentives: The University of California's Faculty, 1991-94
    Working Papers, United Nations World Employment Programme-
    See also Journal Article The Response of Employees to Severance Incentives: The University of California's Faculty, 1991-94, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2001) View citations (10) (2001)

1997

17. Changes in Male Work Behavior and Wages
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations (5)
18. Market Work and Wages of Women: 1975-94
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations (3)
19. Regulating Collective Bargaining in Developing Countries: Lessons from Three Developed Countries
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations (2)

1996

20. The Legal Framework for Collective Bargaining in Developing Economies
    Working Papers, Stanford University, Department of Economics View citations (7)

1995

21. The role of labor unions in fostering economic development
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (15)

1993

22. Worker-Owned Plywood Companies of the Pacific Northwest
    Research Reports, University of California, Davis, Center for Cooperatives

1989

23. Employment, Wages, and Unionism in a Model of the Aggregate Labor Market in Britain
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1984

24. A Reconsideration of the Effects of Unionism on Relative Wages and Employment in the United States, 1920-80
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

1982

25. The Trade-Off between Wages and Employment in Trade Union Objectives
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Tradeoff Between Wages and Employment in Trade Union Objectives, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1984) View citations (87) (1984)

1981

26. The Effects of Incomes Policies on the Frequency and Size of Wage Changes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

1980

27. Wage and Employment Determinants under Trade Unionism: The InternationalTypographical Union
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)

Journal Articles

2016

1. WHOSE PREFERENCES ARE REVEALED IN HOURS OF WORK?
   Economic Inquiry, 2016, 54, (1), 9-24 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Whose Preferences Are Revealed in Hours of Work?, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2015

2. Keynesian Controversies on Wages
   Economic Journal, 2015, (583), 295-349 View citations (1)
3. The labor supply of self-employed workers: The choice of working hours in worker co-ops
   Journal of Comparative Economics, 2015, 43, (3), 677-689 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper The Labor Supply Of Self-Employed Workers: The Choice Of Working Hours In Worker Co-Ops, Discussion Papers (2014) (2014)

2014

4. The Changing Size Distribution of U.S. Trade Unions and its Description by Pareto's Distribution
   ILR Review, 2014, 67, (1), 138-170 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Changing Size Distribution of U.S. Trade Unions and Its Description by Pareto's Distribution, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2011

5. Real Wage Index Numbers
   American Economic Review, 2011, 101, (3), 565-70 View citations (1)

2009

6. How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being
   ILR Review, 2009, 62, (2), 147-156 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper How Successful Have Trade Unions Been? A Utility-Based Indicator of Union Well-Being, IZA Discussion Papers (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2007

7. EARNINGS INEQUALITY, LABOUR SUPPLY AND SCHOOLING IN HUSBAND–WIFE FAMILIES
   Bulletin of Economic Research, 2007, 59, (2), 83-124 View citations (2)

2006

8. A Life Cycle Perspective on Changes in Earnings Inequality among Married Men and Women
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 232-242 View citations (27)
   See also Working Paper A Life Cycle Perspective on Changes in Earnings Inequality Among Married Men and Women, Discussion Papers (2005) (2005)
9. Income mobility of individuals in China and the United States
   The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (3), 417-458 View citations (37)
   See also Working Paper Income Mobility of Individuals In China and the United States, Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (37) (2006)
10. Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms
    ILR Review, 2006, 60, (1), 23-44 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper Wages, Employment, and Capital in Capitalist and Worker-Owned Firms, IZA Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (75) (2006)

2005

11. Unionism Viewed Internationally
    Journal of Labor Research, 2005, 26, (1), 65-97 View citations (11)

2004

12. The Effect of Macroeconomic Turbulence on Real Wage Levels and the Wage Structure: Brazil, 1981-1999
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2004, 52, (4), 681-717 View citations (6)

2002

13. A Cohort Analysis of the Association between Work Hours and Wages among Men
    Journal of Human Resources, 2002, 37, (2), 251-274 View citations (49)

2001

14. The Response of Employees to Severance Incentives: The University of California's Faculty, 1991-94
    Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (1), 58-84 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper The Response of Employees to Severance Incentives: The University of California's Faculty, 1991-94, Working Papers (2000) (2000)

1998

15. Assortative Mating by Schooling and the Work Behavior of Wives and Husbands
    American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 326-29 View citations (216)
16. The Market Work Behavior and Wages of Women: 1975-94
    Journal of Human Resources, 1998, 33, (4), 771-804 View citations (58)

1997

17. Editor's Report for 1996
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1997, 35, (1), 9-12

1994

18. British Unemployment: Letter from America
    Economic Journal, 1994, 104, (424), 621-32 View citations (6)
19. The Effects of Labor Unions on Employment, Wages, and Days of Operation: Coal Mining in West Virginia
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1994, 109, (1), 267-298 View citations (15)
20. The Empirical Performance of Orthodox Models of the Firm: Conventional Firms and Worker Cooperatives
    Journal of Political Economy, 1994, 102, (4), 718-44 View citations (76)

1993

21. Changes in Work Hours of Male Employees, 1940–1988
    ILR Review, 1993, 46, (2), 262-283 View citations (8)
22. The Objectives of Worker Cooperatives
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1993, 17, (2), 288-308 View citations (38)
23. Trends in Market Work Behavior of Women since 1940
    ILR Review, 1993, 46, (4), 653-676 View citations (18)

1992

24. The Behavior of Worker Cooperatives: The Plywood Companies of the Pacific Northwest
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (5), 1083-105 View citations (132)

1991

25. Prospects for Economics
    Economic Journal, 1991, 101, (404), 81-87 View citations (6)

1990

26. Hours of Work and Trade Unionism
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8, (1), S150-74 View citations (26)

1988

27. The Determination of Wages, Employment, and Work Hours in an Economy with Centralised Wage-Setting: Sweden, 1950-83
    Economic Journal, 1988, 98, (393), 1105-26 View citations (39)

1986

28. Testing between Competing Models of Wage and Employment Determination in Unionized Markets
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), S3-S39 View citations (153)

1984

29. A Reconsideration of the Effects of Unionism on Relative Wages and Employment in the United States, 1920-1980
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (2), 193-232 View citations (7)
30. Dynamic Hours of Work Functions for Husbands, Wives, and Single Females
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (2), 363-89 View citations (25)
31. The Tradeoff Between Wages and Employment in Trade Union Objectives
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1984, 99, (2), 215-231 View citations (87)
    See also Working Paper The Trade-Off between Wages and Employment in Trade Union Objectives, NBER Working Papers (1982) View citations (2) (1982)

1982

32. Forecasting the Effects of a Negative Income Tax Program
    ILR Review, 1982, 35, (2), 221-234 View citations (4)

1981

33. A utility-based analysis of the wage subsidy program
    Journal of Public Economics, 1981, 15, (2), 185-201 View citations (3)
34. Wage and Employment Determination under Trade Unionism: The International Typographical Union
    Journal of Political Economy, 1981, 89, (6), 1162-81 View citations (50)

1979

35. A note on income tax evasion, labor supply, and nonlinear tax schedules
    Journal of Public Economics, 1979, 12, (1), 115-124 View citations (76)
36. Constant-Utility Index Numbers of Real Wages: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (4), 686-87 View citations (2)
37. Constant-Utility Index Numbers of Real Wages: Revised Estimates
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (1), 240-43 View citations (2)

1977

38. Constant-Utility Index Numbers of Real Wages
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (2), 91-100 View citations (14)

1976

39. A comment on the papers at the conference on wage-price controls
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1976, 2, (1), 303-304

1972

40. American Trade Union Growth, 1900–1960: A Rejoinder
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1972, 86, (4), 691-692
41. Trade Unions and the Rate of Change of Money Wages in United States Manufacturing Industry
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1972, 39, (1), 27-54 View citations (9)
42. Wages, Specific Training, and Labor Turnover in US Manufacturing Industries
    International Economic Review, 1972, 13, (1), 53-64 View citations (50)

1971

43. A Note on the Comparative Predictive Performance of Wage Inflation Models of the British Economy
    Economic Journal, 1971, 81, (321), 113-19 View citations (2)
44. The Demand for Union Services: An Exercise
    ILR Review, 1971, 24, (2), 180-190 View citations (41)

1969

45. American Trade Union Growth: 1900–1960
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1969, 83, (3), 434-448 View citations (34)

Edited books

2013

1. The Economics of Worker Cooperatives
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (2)

Chapters

2013

1. Worker cooperatives and democratic governance
   Chapter 24 in Handbook of Economic Organization, 2013 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Worker Cooperatives and Democratic Governance, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (13) (2012)

2005

2. Faculty retirement incentives by colleges and universities
   Chapter 10 in Recruitment, Retention and Retirement in Higher Education, 2005
   See also Working Paper Faculty Retirement Incentives by Colleges and Universities, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

2004

3. The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain
   A chapter in Seeking a Premier Economy: The Economic Effects of British Economic Reforms, 1980–2000, 2004, pp 181-232 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper The Surprising Retreat of Union Britain, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2003) View citations (10) (2003)

1987

4. Labor supply of men: A survey
   Chapter 01 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1987, vol. 1, pp 3-102 View citations (202)