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Working Papers

2016

1. Human Capital Investment, Inequality and Economic Growth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (34)

2006

2. War in Iraq versus Containment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2005

3. The Value of Health and Longevity
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)
   See also Journal Article The Value of Health and Longevity, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2006) View citations (416) (2006)

2001

4. Entry, Pricing and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Entry, Pricing, and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2004) View citations (15) (2004)

1993

5. Favoritism in Organizations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   See also Journal Article Favoritism in Organizations, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1996) View citations (237) (1996)

1990

6. Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1991) View citations (797) (1991)
7. The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Markets
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (58)
   See also Chapter The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U. S. Labor Market, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992) View citations (142) (1992)

1988

8. Job Mobility and the Careers of Young Men
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

1986

9. A Time-Series Model of Housing Investment in the U.S
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics (1985)
10. Efficient Labor Contracts with Employmeny Risk
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Efficient Labor Contracts with Employment Risk, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1986) View citations (2) (1986)

1985

11. Sectoral Uncertainty and Unemployment
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2007

1. Social Value and the Speed of Innovation
   American Economic Review, 2007, 97, (2), 433-437 View citations (4)

2006

2. The Value of Health and Longevity
   Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (5), 871-904 View citations (416)
   See also Working Paper The Value of Health and Longevity, NBER Working Papers (2005) View citations (26) (2005)

2005

3. The private and social values of education
   Proceedings, 2005, 47-57 View citations (1)

2004

4. Entry, Pricing, and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market
   Journal of Political Economy, 2004, 112, (S1), S188-S225 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Entry, Pricing and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market, NBER Working Papers (2001) View citations (2) (2001)

2002

5. Current Unemployment, Historically Contemplated
   Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2002, 33, (1), 79-136 View citations (53)
6. Estimation and Inference in Two-Step Econometric Models
   Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2002, 20, (1), 88-97 View citations (90)
   Also in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1985, 3, (4), 370-79 (1985) View citations (687)

1997

7. Factor Proportions and Relative Wages: The Supply-Side Determinants of Wage Inequality
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (2), 55-74 View citations (147)
8. Unemployment and Nonemployment
   American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 295-300 View citations (83)

1996

9. Favoritism in Organizations
   Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (5), 958-78 View citations (237)
   See also Working Paper Favoritism in Organizations, NBER Working Papers (1993) View citations (7) (1993)

1994

10. Regional Labor Markets and the Determinants of Wage Inequality
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 17-22 View citations (106)

1993

11. Discretion and bias in performance evaluation
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (2-3), 355-365 View citations (113)
12. What Have We Learned from Empirical Studies of Unemployment and Turnover?
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 110-15 View citations (39)

1991

13. Immigrants in the American Labor Market: Quality, Assimilation, and Distributional Effects
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 297-302 View citations (107)
14. Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority
    Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 99, (1), 145-76 View citations (797)
    See also Working Paper Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority, NBER Working Papers (1990) View citations (21) (1990)
15. Why Has the Natural Rate of Unemployment Increased over Time?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 22, (2), 75-142 View citations (228)

1990

16. Specific capital and unemployment: Measuring the costs and consequences of job loss
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1990, 33, (1), 181-214 View citations (163)

1988

17. Housing Investment in the United States
    Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96, (4), 718-40 View citations (237)
18. Some Recent Developments in Labor Economics and Their Implications for Macroeconomics: Comment
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1988, 20, (3), 523-26 View citations (2)

1986

19. Efficient Labor Contracts with Employment Risk
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1986, 17, (4), 490-507 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Efficient Labor Contracts with Employmeny Risk, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1986) (1986)
20. Local Labor Markets
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), S111-43 View citations (307)

1984

21. Equilibrium Earnings, Turnover, and Unemployment: New Evidence
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (4), 500-522 View citations (83)
22. Experience Rating of Unemployment Insurance and the Incidence of Unemployment
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1984, 27, (1), 61-90 View citations (51)

1983

23. On Layoffs and Unemployment Insurance
    American Economic Review, 1983, 73, (4), 541-59 View citations (154)

1982

24. Inventories, Layoffs, and the Short-Run Demand for Labor
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (4), 769-87 View citations (28)

Books

2010

1. Reforming the Welfare State: Recovery and Beyond in Sweden
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (46)

1998

2. Labor Statistics Measurement Issues
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (113)

1997

3. The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model
   NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (127)

Chapters

2010

1. Introduction to "Reforming the Welfare State: Recovery and Beyond in Sweden"
   A chapter in Reforming the Welfare State: Recovery and Beyond in Sweden, 2010, pp 1-23 View citations (15)
2. Wage Determination and Employment in Sweden Since the Early 1990s: Wage Formation in a New Setting
   A chapter in Reforming the Welfare State: Recovery and Beyond in Sweden, 2010, pp 83-126 View citations (28)

2006

3. The Social Value of Education and Human Capital
   Elsevier View citations (104)

1999

4. Labor markets and economic growth
   Chapter 44 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 2943-2984 View citations (194)

1998

5. Analytical Needs and Empirical Knowledge in Labor Economics
   A chapter in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues, 1998, pp 51-74 View citations (2)
6. Introduction to "Labor Statistics Measurement Issues"
   A chapter in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues, 1998, pp 1-6 View citations (4)

1997

7. Economic impact of international migration and the economic performance of migrants
   Chapter 14 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1997, vol. 1, Part B, pp 799-850 View citations (14)
8. Introduction to "The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model"
   A chapter in The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model, 1997, pp 1-32 View citations (36)
9. Wage Policy and Restructuring: The Swedish Labor Market since 1960
   A chapter in The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model, 1997, pp 155-202 View citations (47)

1995

10. Labor Markets and Economic Growth: Lessons from Korea's Industrialization, 1970-1990
    A chapter in Differences and Changes in Wage Structures, 1995, pp 227-264 View citations (13)

1992

11. The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U. S. Labor Market
    A chapter in Immigration and the Work Force: Economic Consequences for the United States and Source Areas, 1992, pp 67-92 View citations (142)
    See also Working Paper The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Markets, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) View citations (58) (1990)

1991

12. Labor Market Adjustments to Increased Immigration
    A chapter in Immigration, Trade, and the Labor Market, 1991, pp 167-199 View citations (196)

1987

13. The Evolution of Unemployment in the United States: 1968–1985
    A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1987, Volume 2, 1987, pp 11-68 View citations (36)