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Working Papers

2025

1. The Longevity of Older Wives and Their Husbands: Comparing Actual Couples with Synthetic Couples
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

2. The Impact of Female Teachers on Female Students' Lifetime Well-Being
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2017

3. The Methuselah Effect: The Pernicious Impact of Unreported Deaths on Old Age Mortality Estimates
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article The Methuselah Effect: The Pernicious Impact of Unreported Deaths on Old-Age Mortality Estimates, Demography, Springer (2017) View citations (11) (2017)

2013

4. The Economic Status of Asian Americans Before and After the Civil Rights Act
   Working Papers, Economics Department, William & Mary
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2012) View citations (7)

2011

5. Are Children “Normal”?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2009) View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article Are Children “Normal”?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2013) View citations (26) (2013)
6. Workplace Concentration of Immigrants
   Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (10)
   Working Papers, Saint Cloud State University, Department of Economics (2011) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Workplace Concentration of Immigrants, Demography, Springer (2014) View citations (25) (2014)

2010

7. An Economic Model of Amniocentesis Choice
   Working Papers, Duke University, Department of Economics View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2010) View citations (6)

2009

8. The role of location in evaluating racial wage disparity
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article The role of location in evaluating racial wage disparity, IZA Journal of Labor Economics, Springer (2013) View citations (10) (2013)

2002

9. Monitoring, Motivation and Management: The Determinants of Opportunistic Behavior in a Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (197)
   See also Journal Article Monitoring, Motivation, and Management: The Determinants of Opportunistic Behavior in a Field Experiment, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (200) (2002)

2000

10. Are We Understating the Impact of Economic Conditions on Welfare Rolls?
    Center for Policy Research Reports, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University

1999

11. Demographics of the Gay and Lesbian Population in the United States: Evidence from Available Systematic Data Sources
    Center for Policy Research Working Papers, Center for Policy Research, Maxwell School, Syracuse University View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Demographics of the gay and lesbian population in the United States: Evidence from available systematic data sources, Demography, Springer (2000) View citations (121) (2000)
12. Teenage Childbearing and Its Life Cycle Consequences: Exploiting a Natural Experiment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (47)
    Also in JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research (1999) View citations (24)
    See also Journal Article Teenage Childbearing and Its Life Cycle Consequences: Exploiting a Natural Experiment, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2005) View citations (237) (2005)

1995

13. The Costs and Consequences of Teenage Childbearing for Mothers
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (4)

1994

14. Bounding Treatment Effects In Controlled and Natural Experiments Subject to Post-Randomized Treatment Choice
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

1992

15. A Simulation Estimator for Dynamic Models of Discrete Choice
    GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business
    Also in Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago (1992)
    See also Journal Article A Simulation Estimator for Dynamic Models of Discrete Choice, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1994) View citations (133) (1994)

Undated

16. Bounding Treatment Effects in Controlled and Natural Experiments Subject to Post-Randomization Treatment Choice
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Measuring Cognitive Function and Cognitive Decline With Response Time Data in the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project
   The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2025, 80, (Supplement_1), S66-S74

2024

2. COVID‐19 Policy Interventions and Fertility Dynamics in the Context of Pre‐Pandemic Welfare Support
   Population and Development Review, 2024, 50, (S1), 363-393

2021

3. Early assessment of the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and births in high-income countries
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021, 118, (36), e2105709118 View citations (13)
4. Estimating the Effect of School Quality on Mortality in the Presence of Migration: Evidence from the Jim Crow South
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (2), 527 - 558 View citations (7)
5. Immigrant Earnings Assimilation in the United States: A Panel Analysis
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (1), 37 - 78 View citations (22)

2020

6. Deconstructing bias in social preferences reveals groupy and not-groupy behavior
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (35), 21185-21193 View citations (16)

2017

7. Combining forward and backward mortality estimation
   Population Studies, 2017, 71, (3), 281-292
8. Groupy versus Non-Groupy Social Preferences: Personality, Region, and Political Party
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 65-69 View citations (41)
9. The Methuselah Effect: The Pernicious Impact of Unreported Deaths on Old-Age Mortality Estimates
   Demography, 2017, 54, (6), 2001-2024 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper The Methuselah Effect: The Pernicious Impact of Unreported Deaths on Old Age Mortality Estimates, NBER Working Papers (2017) View citations (10) (2017)

2015

10. Exploring the Racial Divide in Education and the Labor Market through Evidence from Interracial Families
    Journal of Human Capital, 2015, 9, (2), 198 - 238 View citations (4)
11. The Impact of the Great Migration on Mortality of African Americans: Evidence from the Deep South
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (2), 477-503 View citations (79)

2014

12. Tooth loss in appalachia and the mississippi delta relative to other regions in the united states 1999-2010
    American Journal of Public Health, 2014, 104, (5), e85-e91 View citations (1)
13. Workplace Concentration of Immigrants
    Demography, 2014, 51, (6), 2281-2306 View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Workplace Concentration of Immigrants, Working Papers (2011) (2011)

2013

14. Are Children “Normal”?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2013, 95, (1), 21-33 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Are Children “Normal”?, IZA Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (2) (2011)
15. The role of location in evaluating racial wage disparity
    IZA Journal of Labor Economics, 2013, 2, (1), 1-18 View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper The role of location in evaluating racial wage disparity, Working Papers (2009) View citations (18) (2009)

2008

16. Gender Wage Disparities among the Highly Educated
    Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43, (3), 630-659 View citations (130)

2007

17. The Economics of Lesbian and Gay Families
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2007, 21, (2), 53-70 View citations (139)

2006

18. Why Do Minority Men Earn Less? A Study of Wage Differentials among the Highly Educated
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2006, 88, (2), 300-313 View citations (70)

2005

19. Teenage Childbearing and Its Life Cycle Consequences: Exploiting a Natural Experiment
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (3) View citations (237)
    See also Working Paper Teenage Childbearing and Its Life Cycle Consequences: Exploiting a Natural Experiment, NBER Working Papers (1999) View citations (47) (1999)
20. The Economic Impact Of The Coal Boom And Bust
    Economic Journal, 2005, 115, (503), 449-476 View citations (254)
21. Tight Labor Markets and the Demand for Education: Evidence from the Coal Boom and Bust
    ILR Review, 2005, 59, (1), 3-16 View citations (124)

2003

22. Does the availability of high-wage jobs for low-skilled men affect welfare expenditures? Evidence from shocks to the steel and coal industries
    Journal of Public Economics, 2003, 87, (9-10), 1921-1942 View citations (49)
23. Measurement of Higher Education in the Census and Current Population Survey
    Journal of the American Statistical Association, 2003, 98, 545-554 View citations (68)
24. The Earnings Effects of Sexual Orientation
    ILR Review, 2003, 56, (3), 449-469 View citations (102)
25. The Economic Reward for Studying Economics
    Economic Inquiry, 2003, 41, (3), 365-377 View citations (29)

2002

26. Monitoring, Motivation, and Management: The Determinants of Opportunistic Behavior in a Field Experiment
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (4), 850-873 View citations (200)
    See also Working Paper Monitoring, Motivation and Management: The Determinants of Opportunistic Behavior in a Field Experiment, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (197) (2002)
27. The Impact of Economic Conditions on Participation in Disability Programs: Evidence from the Coal Boom and Bust
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (1), 27-50 View citations (238)
28. Why Do Gay Men Live in San Francisco?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2002, 51, (1), 54-76 View citations (99)

2000

29. Demographics of the gay and lesbian population in the United States: Evidence from available systematic data sources
    Demography, 2000, 37, (2), 139-154 View citations (121)
    See also Working Paper Demographics of the Gay and Lesbian Population in the United States: Evidence from Available Systematic Data Sources, Center for Policy Research Working Papers (1999) View citations (24) (1999)

1999

30. Estimates of Effective Guarantees and Tax Rates in the AFDC Program for the Post-OBRA Period
    Journal of Human Resources, 1999, 34, (2), 312-345 View citations (14)
31. Why Do Low-Income Households not Use Food Stamps? Evidence from an Experiment
    Journal of Human Resources, 1999, 34, (3), 612-628 View citations (109)

1997

32. Bounding Causal Effects Using Data from a Contaminated Natural Experiment: Analysing the Effects of Teenage Childbearing
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1997, 64, (4), 575-603 View citations (141)
33. Human capital development and welfare participation
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1997, 46, (1), 1-43 View citations (28)

1994

34. A Simulation Estimator for Dynamic Models of Discrete Choice
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1994, 61, (2), 265-289 View citations (133)
    See also Working Paper A Simulation Estimator for Dynamic Models of Discrete Choice, GSIA Working Papers (1992) (1992)
35. Empirical Regularities across Cultures: The Effect of Children on Woman's Work
    Journal of Human Resources, 1994, 29, (2) View citations (8)

1993

36. The Decision to Work by Married Immigrant Women
    ILR Review, 1993, 46, (4), 677-690 View citations (40)

Books

2020

1. Human Capital Investment
   Springer Books, Springer View citations (1)
   See also Chapter Human Capital Investment, Springer Books, Springer (2020) (2020)

Chapters

2020

1. A Brief Review of Immigration from Asia
   Springer
2. A Longer Perspective on Initial Conditions and Immigrant Adjustment
   Springer
3. Beyond the Immediate Family
   Springer
4. Conclusion
   Springer
5. Entry Earnings, Earnings Growth, and Human Capital Investment: The 1985–1990 and 1995–2000 Cohorts
   Springer
6. Explaining the High Labor Force Participation of Married Women from Asian Developing Countries
   Springer
7. Factors Associated with Refugee Status
   Springer
8. Family Income
   Springer
9. Following Cohorts and Individuals Over Time: Work Decisions of Married Immigrant Women
   Springer
10. Human Capital Investment
    Springer
    See also Book Human Capital Investment, Springer (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
11. Husbands and Wives: Work Decisions in a Family Investment Model?
    Springer View citations (1)
12. Introduction: Background and Overview
    Springer
13. Married Refugee Women from South East Asia: The 1975–1980 Cohort
    Springer
14. Methodological Implications of a Human Capital Investment Perspective
    Springer
15. Modeling the Effect of a Factor Associated with Low Entry Earnings: Family Admissions and Immigrant Earnings Profiles
    Springer
16. Permanence and the Propensity to Invest
    Springer
17. Refugee Entrants from South East Asia, a Decade After the War: The 1985–1990 Cohort
    Springer
18. The Earnings Growth of Asian Versus European Immigrants
    Springer
19. The Earnings Profiles of Immigrant Men in Specific Asian Groups: Cross-Sectional Versus Cohort-Based Estimates
    Springer
20. The Earnings and Human Capital Investment of Southeast Asian Refugee Men: The 1975–1980 Cohort
    Springer
21. The Immigrant Human Capital Investment Model
    Springer
22. Unpaid Family Labor
    Springer
23. What Caused the Decline in Immigrant Entry Earnings Following the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965?
    Springer

2010

24. Crime and the Family: Lessons from Teenage Childbearing
    A chapter in Controlling Crime: Strategies and Tradeoffs, 2010, pp 573-598