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Working Papers

2025

1. Menu Adjustment in Response to the Minimum Wage: A Return to the New Jersey-Pennsylvania Border
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2024

2. Do Reemployment Bonuses Increase Employment? Evidence from the Idaho Return to Work Bonus Program
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
3. Employment and Labor Supply Responses to the Child Tax Credit Expansion: Theory and Evidence
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Employment and Labor Supply Responses to the Child Tax Credit Expansion: Theory and Evidence, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2023) View citations (5) (2023)

2023

4. Does Policy Advocacy Generate Good PR? Evidence from Labor Unions and Minimum Wages
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
5. Does Wage Theft Vary by Demographic Group? Evidence from Minimum Wage Increases
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2023)
6. Why Do Labor Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)

2022

7. Does Measurement Error Explain the Increase in Subminimum Wage Payment Following Minimum Wage Increases?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Does measurement error explain the increase in subminimum wage payment following minimum wage increases?, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
8. How Important are Minimum Wage Increases in Increasing the Wages of Minimum Wage Workers?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How important are minimum wage increases in increasing the wages of minimum wage workers?, Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
9. The Minimum Wage and Union Membership among Minimum Wage Workers: Why Do Unions Advocate for Minimum Wage Increases?
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2021

10. Did Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Reduce Employment? Evidence from Early State-Level Expirations in June 2021
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (9)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2021) View citations (10)
11. How Do Workers Perceive the Risks from Automation and the Opportunities to Retrain? Evidence from a Survey of Truck Drivers
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
12. The Heterogeneous Effects of Large and Small Minimum Wage Changes: Evidence over the Short and Medium Run Using a Pre-Analysis Plan
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (43)
13. The Recovery From The Great Recession: A Long, Evolving Expansion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2021) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Recovery from the Great Recession: A Long, Evolving Expansion, The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (2021) (2021)

2020

14. Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (10)
    See also Chapter Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
    Journal Article Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View, Tax Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (16) (2021)
15. Has the Paycheck Protection Program Succeeded?
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (54)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2020) View citations (51)
    See also Journal Article Has the Paycheck Protection Program Succeeded?, Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution (2020) View citations (6) (2020)
16. Minimum Wage Analysis Using a Pre-Committed Research Design: Evidence through 2018
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
17. Public Policy and Participation in Political Interest Groups: An Analysis of Minimum Wages, Labor Unions, and Effective Advocacy
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
18. Understanding “Wage Theft”: Evasion and Avoidance Responses to Minimum Wage Increases
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (17)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2019) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Understanding “Wage Theft”: Evasion and avoidance responses to minimum wage increases, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (11) (2022)

2019

19. Economic shocks and clinging
    AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute
    Also in AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute (2018)
    See also Journal Article Economic shocks and clinging, Contemporary Economic Policy, Western Economic Association International (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
20. Implications of schedule irregularity as a minimum wage response margin
    AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Implications of schedule irregularity as a minimum wage response margin, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
21. Minimum Wage Analysis Using a Pre-Committed Research Design: Evidence through 2017
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
    Also in AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute (2019) View citations (5)

2018

22. A Database on the Passage and Enactment of Recent State Minimum Wage Increases
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute (2018) View citations (14)
23. Minimum Wage Analysis Using a Pre-Committed Research Design: Evidence through 2016
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)

2017

24. Do Minimum Wage Increases Influence Worker Health?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (61)
    Also in AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute (2016) View citations (25)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article DO MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES INFLUENCE WORKER HEALTH?, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International (2017) View citations (58) (2017)
25. Estimating the Employment Effects of Recent Minimum Wage Changes: Early Evidence, an Interpretative Framework, and a Pre-Commitment to Future Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    Also in AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute (2017) View citations (32)

2016

26. Real and permanent minimum wages
    AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute View citations (4)

2015

27. High School Experiences, the Gender Wage Gap, and the Selection of Occupation
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015)
    See also Journal Article High school experiences, the gender wage gap, and the selection of occupation, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
28. Reframing the Debate about Payday Lending
    Liberty Street Economics, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

2013

29. Do volatile firms pay volatile earnings? Evidence using linked worker-firm data
    AEI Economics Working Papers, American Enterprise Institute View citations (3)

2008

30. How household fare after payday credit banks
    Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (1)

2007

31. Payday holiday: how households fare after payday credit bans
    Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (26)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Did pandemic unemployment benefits increase unemployment? Evidence from early state‐level expirations
   Economic Inquiry, 2024, 62, (1), 24-38 View citations (2)
2. Do higher minimum wages decrease union membership in minimum-wage-intensive industries?
   Applied Economics Letters, 2024, 31, (16), 1453-1461
3. The American Dream Is Alive and Well (and the Problem of U.S. Inequality Greatly Exaggerated)*
   Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2024, 36, (2), 36-39

2023

4. Employment and Labor Supply Responses to the Child Tax Credit Expansion: Theory and Evidence
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2023, 710, (1), 141-156 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Employment and Labor Supply Responses to the Child Tax Credit Expansion: Theory and Evidence, IZA Discussion Papers (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
5. How important are minimum wage increases in increasing the wages of minimum wage workers?
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2023, 41, (4), 594-612 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper How Important are Minimum Wage Increases in Increasing the Wages of Minimum Wage Workers?, NBER Working Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2022

6. Does measurement error explain the increase in subminimum wage payment following minimum wage increases?
   Economics Letters, 2022, 217, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Does Measurement Error Explain the Increase in Subminimum Wage Payment Following Minimum Wage Increases?, IZA Discussion Papers (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
7. Economic shocks and clinging
   Contemporary Economic Policy, 2022, 40, (3), 456-475 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Economic shocks and clinging, AEI Economics Working Papers (2019) (2019)
8. Is there a labor shortage?
   Business Economics, 2022, 57, (1), 6-22
9. Understanding “Wage Theft”: Evasion and avoidance responses to minimum wage increases
   Labour Economics, 2022, 79, (C) View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Understanding “Wage Theft”: Evasion and Avoidance Responses to Minimum Wage Increases, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (17) (2020)

2021

10. AN ARGUMENT AGAINST THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021, 40, (4), 1289-1297 View citations (1)
11. American Enterprise Institute Roundtable: Was Milton Friedman Right about Shareholder Capitalism?
    Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, 2021, 33, (1), 36-47
12. Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View
    Tax Policy and the Economy, 2021, 35, (1), 87 - 129 View citations (16)
    See also Chapter Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View, NBER Chapters, 2020, 87-129 (2020) View citations (11) (2020)
    Working Paper Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
13. RESPONSE TO MICHAEL REICH
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021, 40, (4), 1306-1308
14. The Long Recovery from the Great Recession: An Introduction
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021, 695, (1), 8-26
15. The Recovery from the Great Recession: A Long, Evolving Expansion
    The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021, 695, (1), 28-48
    See also Working Paper The Recovery From The Great Recession: A Long, Evolving Expansion, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (6) (2021)

2020

16. Does Employment Respond Differently to Minimum Wage Increases in the Presence of Inflation Indexing?
    Journal of Human Resources, 2020, 55, (3), 999-1024 View citations (27)
17. Economists tackle the challenges of a pandemic
    Business Economics, 2020, 55, (4), 279-288
18. Has the Paycheck Protection Program Succeeded?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2020, 51, (3 (Fall)), 335-390 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Has the Paycheck Protection Program Succeeded?, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (54) (2020)
19. Implications of schedule irregularity as a minimum wage response margin
    Applied Economics Letters, 2020, 27, (20), 1691-1694 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Implications of schedule irregularity as a minimum wage response margin, AEI Economics Working Papers (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2018

20. THE SHORT‐RUN EMPLOYMENT EFFECTS OF RECENT MINIMUM WAGE CHANGES: EVIDENCE FROM THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 2018, 36, (4), 711-722 View citations (34)

2017

21. DO MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES INFLUENCE WORKER HEALTH?
    Economic Inquiry, 2017, 55, (4), 1986-2007 View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper Do Minimum Wage Increases Influence Worker Health?, IZA Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (61) (2017)
22. Do volatile firms pay volatile earnings? Evidence from linked worker-firm data
    Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (43), 4299-4309 View citations (1)
23. High school experiences, the gender wage gap, and the selection of occupation
    Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (49), 5040-5049 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper High School Experiences, the Gender Wage Gap, and the Selection of Occupation, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)

2016

24. Dividends and Investment
    Public Finance Review, 2016, 44, (6), 769-787 View citations (3)
25. Has the Affordable Care Act increased part-time employment?
    Applied Economics Letters, 2016, 23, (3), 222-225 View citations (8)

2013

26. Single-sex classes & student outcomes: Evidence from North Carolina
    Economics of Education Review, 2013, 36, (C), 73-87 View citations (4)

2012

27. How Payday Credit Access Affects Overdrafts and Other Outcomes
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2012, 44, 519-531 View citations (62)
    Also in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2012, 44, (2‐3), 519-531 (2012) View citations (23)

Books

2016

1. Economic Freedom and Human Flourishing: Perspectives from Political Philosophy
   Books, American Enterprise Institute
2. The US Labor Market: Questions and Challenges for Public Policy
   Books, American Enterprise Institute View citations (4)

Chapters

2020

1. Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View
   A chapter in Tax Policy and the Economy, Volume 35, 2020, pp 87-129 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (10) (2020)
   Journal Article Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (16) (2021)