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Workplace:Booth School of Business, University of Chicago, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2016

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

2006

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

2005

  1. The Value of Health and Longevity
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article The Value of Health and Longevity, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2006) Downloads View citations (405) (2006)

2001

  1. Entry, Pricing and Product Design in an Initially Monopolized Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (15) (2004)

1993

  1. Favoritism in Organizations
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Favoritism in Organizations, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1996) Downloads View citations (232) (1996)

1990

  1. Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (788) (1991)
  2. The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Markets
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (142) (1992)

1988

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

1986

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

1985

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

Journal Articles

2007

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

2006

  1. The Value of Health and Longevity
    Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (5), 871-904 Downloads View citations (405)
    See also Working Paper The Value of Health and Longevity, NBER Working Papers (2005) Downloads View citations (26) (2005)

2005

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

2004

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

2002

  1. Current Unemployment, Historically Contemplated
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 2002, 33, (1), 79-136 Downloads View citations (53)
  2. Estimation and Inference in Two-Step Econometric Models
    Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2002, 20, (1), 88-97 View citations (87)
    Also in Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 1985, 3, (4), 370-79 (1985) View citations (685)

1997

  1. Factor Proportions and Relative Wages: The Supply-Side Determinants of Wage Inequality
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (2), 55-74 Downloads View citations (145)
  2. Unemployment and Nonemployment
    American Economic Review, 1997, 87, (2), 295-300 Downloads View citations (82)

1996

  1. Favoritism in Organizations
    Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 104, (5), 958-78 Downloads View citations (232)
    See also Working Paper Favoritism in Organizations, NBER Working Papers (1993) Downloads View citations (7) (1993)

1994

  1. Regional Labor Markets and the Determinants of Wage Inequality
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (2), 17-22 Downloads View citations (105)

1993

  1. Discretion and bias in performance evaluation
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (2-3), 355-365 Downloads View citations (109)
  2. What Have We Learned from Empirical Studies of Unemployment and Turnover?
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 110-15 Downloads View citations (39)

1991

  1. Immigrants in the American Labor Market: Quality, Assimilation, and Distributional Effects
    American Economic Review, 1991, 81, (2), 297-302 View citations (103)
  2. Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority
    Journal of Political Economy, 1991, 99, (1), 145-76 Downloads View citations (788)
    See also Working Paper Specific Capital, Mobility, and Wages: Wages Rise with Job Seniority, NBER Working Papers (1990) Downloads View citations (21) (1990)
  3. Why Has the Natural Rate of Unemployment Increased over Time?
    Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1991, 22, (2), 75-142 Downloads View citations (226)

1990

  1. Specific capital and unemployment: Measuring the costs and consequences of job loss
    Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 1990, 33, (1), 181-214 Downloads View citations (164)

1988

  1. Housing Investment in the United States
    Journal of Political Economy, 1988, 96, (4), 718-40 Downloads View citations (235)
  2. Some Recent Developments in Labor Economics and Their Implications for Macroeconomics: Comment
    Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 1988, 20, (3), 523-26 Downloads View citations (2)

1986

  1. 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) Downloads (1986)
  2. Local Labor Markets
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), S111-43 Downloads View citations (306)

1984

  1. Equilibrium Earnings, Turnover, and Unemployment: New Evidence
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (4), 500-522 Downloads View citations (83)
  2. Experience Rating of Unemployment Insurance and the Incidence of Unemployment
    Journal of Law and Economics, 1984, 27, (1), 61-90 Downloads View citations (50)

1983

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

1982

  1. Inventories, Layoffs, and the Short-Run Demand for Labor
    American Economic Review, 1982, 72, (4), 769-87 Downloads 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

  1. Labor Statistics Measurement Issues
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (112)

1997

  1. The Welfare State in Transition: Reforming the Swedish Model
    NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (126)

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 Downloads 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 Downloads View citations (28)

2006

  1. The Social Value of Education and Human Capital
    Elsevier Downloads View citations (101)

1999

  1. Labor markets and economic growth
    Chapter 44 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1999, vol. 3, Part C, pp 2943-2984 Downloads View citations (188)

1998

  1. Analytical Needs and Empirical Knowledge in Labor Economics
    A chapter in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues, 1998, pp 51-74 Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Introduction to "Labor Statistics Measurement Issues"
    A chapter in Labor Statistics Measurement Issues, 1998, pp 1-6 Downloads View citations (3)

1997

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (14)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (35)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (47)

1995

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (12)

1992

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (142)
    See also Working Paper The Assimilation of Immigrants in the U.S. Labor Markets, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1990) Downloads View citations (58) (1990)

1991

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

1987

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