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Working Papers

2020

1. Relief Rally: Senators As Feckless As the Rest of Us at Stock Picking
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2017

2. Fifty Years Of Growth In American Consumption, Income, And Wages
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)

2016

3. The Long Run Impacts of Merit Aid: Evidence from California’s Cal Grant
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (19)

2015

4. Geographic Dispersion of Economic Shocks: Evidence from the Fracking Revolution
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (24)
   See also Journal Article Geographic Dispersion of Economic Shocks: Evidence from the Fracking Revolution, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (166) (2017)

2013

5. Why Do College Going Interventions Work?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
   See also Journal Article Why Do College-Going Interventions Work?, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (62) (2017)

2011

6. Did the Stimulus Stimulate? Real Time Estimates of the Effects of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (78)
7. From Natural Variation to Optimal Policy? The Lucas Critique Meets Peer Effects
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)

2009

8. Katrina's Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Katrina's Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (155) (2012)

2008

9. When The Saints Come Marching In: Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on Student Evacuees
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
10. Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility Within Developed Nations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (137)
    See also Journal Article Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility within Developed Nations, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2008) View citations (138) (2008)

2007

11. Aggregation Reversals and the Social Formation of Beliefs
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2006

12. Colonialism and Modern Income -- Islands as Natural Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article Colonialism and Modern Income: Islands as Natural Experiments, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (109) (2009)

2005

13. How Do Friendships Form?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article How Do Friendships Form?, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2006) View citations (167) (2006)
14. Work and Leisure in the U. S. and Europe: Why so Different?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (52)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2005) View citations (154)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (286)

2004

15. What Happens When We Randomly Assign Children to Families?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)

2003

16. The Social Multiplier
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (280)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2002) View citations (22)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2002) View citations (37)
    See also Journal Article The Social Multiplier, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2003) View citations (276) (2003)

2002

17. Slavery and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Slavery and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2005) View citations (62) (2005)

2001

18. Education and Religion
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (58)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2001) View citations (78)
    See also Journal Article Education and Religion, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2008) View citations (85) (2008)
19. The Economic Approach to Social Capital
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (10)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (86)
    See also Journal Article An Economic Approach to Social Capital, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2002) View citations (701) (2002)
20. The Response to Fines and Probability of Detection in a Series of Experiments
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
21. The Social Consequences of Housing
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2000) View citations (77)
    See also Journal Article The Social Consequences of Housing, Journal of Housing Economics, Elsevier (2000) View citations (75) (2000)
22. Why Doesn't The US Have a European-Style Welfare State?
    Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research View citations (102)
23. Why Doesn't the US Have a European-Style Welfare System?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (131)
24. Why Doesn't the United States Have a European-Style Welfare State?
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (119)
    See also Journal Article Why Doesn't the United States Have a European-Style Welfare State?, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2001) View citations (281) (2001)

2000

25. Peer Effects with Random Assignment: Results for Dartmouth Roommates
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article Peer Effects with Random Assignment: Results for Dartmouth Roommates, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2001) View citations (1086) (2001)
26. The Determinants of Punishment: Deterrence, Incapacitation and Vengeance
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (2000) View citations (15)
27. The Nature and Nurture of Economic Outcomes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article The Nature and Nurture of Economic Outcomes, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2002) View citations (156) (2002)

1999

28. Estimating the Effect of Unearned Income on Labor Supply, Earnings, Savings, and Consumption: Evidence from a Survey of Lottery Players
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (27)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1999) View citations (25)

1996

29. Why Is There More Crime in Cities?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (31)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1996) View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article Why Is There More Crime in Cities?, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1999) View citations (422) (1999)

1995

30. Crime and Social Interactions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (20)
    Also in Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research (1995) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Crime and Social Interactions, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (1996) View citations (994) (1996)

Journal Articles

2019

1. The Long-Run Impacts of Financial Aid: Evidence from California's Cal Grant
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11, (1), 64-94 View citations (29)

2017

2. Geographic Dispersion of Economic Shocks: Evidence from the Fracking Revolution
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (4), 1313-34 View citations (166)
   See also Working Paper Geographic Dispersion of Economic Shocks: Evidence from the Fracking Revolution, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (24) (2015)
3. Why Do College-Going Interventions Work?
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2017, 9, (3), 124-51 View citations (62)
   See also Working Paper Why Do College Going Interventions Work?, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (32) (2013)

2016

4. Access to higher education: Introduction to the special issue
   Economics of Education Review, 2016, 51, (C), 1-3

2014

5. Experimental and Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Peer Effects: Two Steps Forward?
   Annual Review of Economics, 2014, 6, (1), 253-272 View citations (133)

2013

6. Comment
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2013, 31, (3), 275-275
7. From Natural Variation to Optimal Policy? The Importance of Endogenous Peer Group Formation
   Econometrica, 2013, 81, (3), 855-882 View citations (380)
8. How Much Would US Style Fiscal Integration Buffer European Unemployment and Income Shocks? (A Comparative Empirical Analysis)
   American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (3), 125-28 View citations (24)

2012

9. Katrina's Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees
   American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (5), 2048-82 View citations (155)
   See also Working Paper Katrina's Children: Evidence on the Structure of Peer Effects from Hurricane Evacuees, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
10. When the Saints Go Marching Out: Long-Term Outcomes for Student Evacuees from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2012, 4, (1), 109-35 View citations (73)

2009

11. Colonialism and Modern Income: Islands as Natural Experiments
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (2), 245-262 View citations (109)
    See also Working Paper Colonialism and Modern Income -- Islands as Natural Experiments, NBER Working Papers (2006) View citations (16) (2006)

2008

12. Education and Religion
    Journal of Human Capital, 2008, 2, (2), 188-215 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Education and Religion, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (2001) View citations (58) (2001)
13. Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility within Developed Nations
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2008, 22, (3), 3-22 View citations (138)
    See also Working Paper Will the Stork Return to Europe and Japan? Understanding Fertility Within Developed Nations, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (137) (2008)

2007

14. How Large are the Effects from Changes in Family Environment? A Study of Korean American Adoptees
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (1), 119-157 View citations (188)

2006

15. How Do Friendships Form?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006, 121, (1), 79-119 View citations (167)
    See also Working Paper How Do Friendships Form?, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)

2005

16. Slavery and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (2), 217-234 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Slavery and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital, NBER Working Papers (2002) View citations (1) (2002)

2004

17. The Response of Criminals and Noncriminals to Fines
    Journal of Law and Economics, 2004, 47, (1), 1-17 View citations (32)

2003

18. The Social Multiplier
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 345-353 View citations (276)
    See also Working Paper The Social Multiplier, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2003) View citations (280) (2003)

2002

19. An Economic Approach to Social Capital
    Economic Journal, 2002, 112, (483), 437-458 View citations (701)
    See also Working Paper The Economic Approach to Social Capital, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (2001) View citations (10) (2001)
20. Peer and social networks in job search
    European Economic Review, 2002, 46, (4-5), 870-879 View citations (133)
21. The Nature and Nurture of Economic Outcomes
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (2), 344-348 View citations (156)
    See also Working Paper The Nature and Nurture of Economic Outcomes, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (29) (2000)

2001

22. Estimating the Effect of Unearned Income on Labor Earnings, Savings, and Consumption: Evidence from a Survey of Lottery Players
    American Economic Review, 2001, 91, (4), 778-794 View citations (354)
23. Peer Effects with Random Assignment: Results for Dartmouth Roommates
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2001, 116, (2), 681-704 View citations (1086)
    See also Working Paper Peer Effects with Random Assignment: Results for Dartmouth Roommates, NBER Working Papers (2000) View citations (39) (2000)
24. Why Doesn't the United States Have a European-Style Welfare State?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2001, 32, (2), 187-278 View citations (281)
    See also Working Paper Why Doesn't the United States Have a European-Style Welfare State?, Scholarly Articles (2001) View citations (119) (2001)

2000

25. The Social Consequences of Housing
    Journal of Housing Economics, 2000, 9, (1-2), 1-23 View citations (75)
    See also Working Paper The Social Consequences of Housing, Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers (2001) View citations (1) (2001)

1999

26. Why Is There More Crime in Cities?
    Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (S6), S225-S258 View citations (422)
    See also Working Paper Why Is There More Crime in Cities?, NBER Working Papers (1996) View citations (31) (1996)

1996

27. Crime and Social Interactions
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1996, 111, (2), 507-548 View citations (994)
    See also Working Paper Crime and Social Interactions, NBER Working Papers (1995) View citations (20) (1995)

Chapters

2011

1. Peer Effects in Education: How Might They Work, How Big Are They and How Much Do We Know Thus Far?
   Elsevier View citations (473)

2006

2. Work and Leisure in the United States and Europe: Why So Different?
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2005, Volume 20, 2006, pp 1-100 View citations (74)