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Working Papers

2024

1. Hell with the Lid Off: Racial Segregation and Environmental Equity in America’s Most Polluted City
   CEnREP Working Papers, North Carolina State University, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
2. Smoke from Factory Chimneys: The Applied Economics of Air Pollution in the Progressive Era
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

3. Using Digitized Newspapers to Refine Historical Measures: The Case of the Boll Weevil
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2021

4. Zoning and Segregation in Urban Economic History
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Zoning and segregation in urban economic history, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (6) (2022)

2020

5. Priorities and Effectiveness in Wildfire Management: Evidence from Fire Spread in the Western US
   RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future
6. The HOLC Maps: How Race and Poverty Influenced Real Estate Professionals’ Evaluation of Lending Risk in the 1930s
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article The HOLC Maps: How Race and Poverty Influenced Real Estate Professionals’ Evaluation of Lending Risk in the 1930s, The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press (2023) (2023)

2019

7. Racial Segregation in Housing Markets and the Erosion of Black Wealth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (15)

2018

8. Minority Representation in Local Government
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2017

9. Collective Action, White Flight, and the Origins of Formal Segregation Laws
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
10. The External Costs of Transporting Petroleum Products by Pipelines and Rail: Evidence From Shipments of Crude Oil from North Dakota
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2016

11. How Do Voters Matter? Evidence from US Congressional Redistricting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article How do voters matter? Evidence from US congressional redistricting, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (12) (2018)
12. Racial Sorting and the Emergence of Segregation in American Cities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Racial Sorting and the Emergence of Segregation in American Cities, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2019) View citations (43) (2019)
13. Zoning and the Economic Geography of Cities
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2016) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Zoning and the economic geography of cities, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (36) (2018)

2014

14. Cities and the Environment
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Cities and the Environment, Handbook of Regional and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (29) (2015)
15. Foreclosure, Vacancy and Crime
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
    See also Journal Article Foreclosure, vacancy and crime, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (42) (2015)
16. Promise Scholarship Programs as Place-Making Policy: Evidence from School Enrollment and Housing Prices
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Promise scholarship programs as place-making policy: Evidence from school enrollment and housing prices, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2017) View citations (5) (2017)
17. Race, Ethnicity, and Discriminatory Zoning
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Race, Ethnicity, and Discriminatory Zoning, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (35) (2016)
18. W.U.I. on Fire: Risk, Salience & Housing Demand
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)

2012

19. A Poll Tax by any Other Name: The Political Economy of Disenfranchisement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
20. Mandate and Paternalism: A Theory of Large Elections
    Discussion Papers Series, University of Queensland, School of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Mandate and paternalism: A theory of large elections, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2011

21. SMOOTH POLITICIANS AND PATERNALISTIC VOTERS: A THEORY OF LARGE ELECTIONS
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (1)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (2)

2010

22. Segregation and Tiebout Sorting: Investigating the Link between Investments in Public Goods and Neighborhood Tipping
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)

2009

23. The Effect of Property Taxes on Location Decisions:Evidence From the Market for Vacation Homes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2008

24. Who Gentrifies Low Income Neighborhoods?
    Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (8)
    Also in MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2007) View citations (6)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2008) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Who gentrifies low-income neighborhoods?, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (89) (2010)

2006

25. Do People Vote with Their Feet? An Empirical Test of Environmental Gentrification
    RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future View citations (13)

2005

26. Building the Family Nest: Pre-Marital Investments, Marriage Markets and Spousal Allocations
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article Building the Family Nest: Premarital Investments, Marriage Markets, and Spousal Allocations, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2007) View citations (107) (2007)

2004

27. Building the Family Nest: A Collective Household Model with Competing Pre-Marital Investments and Spousal Matching
    2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (11)

2003

28. Competing Against the Opposite Sex
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (9)
29. Games and Discrimination: Lessons From the Weakest Link
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Games and Discrimination: Lessons From The Weakest Link, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (2005) View citations (51) (2005)

2002

30. General Equilibrium Benefit Transfers for Spatial Externalities: Revisiting EPA's Prospective Analysis
    Discussion Papers, Resources for the Future
    Also in RFF Working Paper Series, Resources for the Future (2002)

2000

31. Estimating the General Equilibrium Benefits of Large Policy Changes: The Clean Air Act Revisited
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
32. Measuring the Impact of Air Quality on Housing Markets and Residential Choices in Southern California
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
33. Using Locational Equilibrium Models to Evaluate Housing Price Indexes
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

Undated

34. Estimating the General Equilibrium Benefits of Large Changes in Spatially Delineated Public Goods
    GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article ESTIMATING THE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM BENEFITS OF LARGE CHANGES IN SPATIALLY DELINEATED PUBLIC GOODS, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2004) View citations (161) (2004)
35. General Equilibrium Benefit Estimates for Spatial Externalities: Projected Ozone Reductions for the Los Angeles Air Basin
    GSIA Working Papers, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper School of Business

Journal Articles

2024

1. Racial and Ethnic Representation in Local Government
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2024, 16, (2), 1-36
2. Using Digitized Newspapers to Address Measurement Error in Historical Data
   The Journal of Economic History, 2024, 84, (1), 271-306 View citations (1)

2023

3. The HOLC Maps: How Race and Poverty Influenced Real Estate Professionals’ Evaluation of Lending Risk in the 1930s
   The Journal of Economic History, 2023, 83, (4), 1019-1056
   See also Working Paper The HOLC Maps: How Race and Poverty Influenced Real Estate Professionals’ Evaluation of Lending Risk in the 1930s, NBER Working Papers (2020) View citations (2) (2020)

2022

4. Priorities and Effectiveness in Wildfire Management: Evidence from Fire Spread in the Western United States
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2022, 9, (4), 603 - 639 View citations (4)
5. Zoning and segregation in urban economic history
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, 94, (C) View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Zoning and Segregation in Urban Economic History, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (4) (2021)

2019

6. Collective Action, White Flight, and the Origins of Racial Zoning Laws
   The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 2019, 35, (2), 289-318 View citations (8)
7. External Costs of Transporting Petroleum Products: Evidence from Shipments of Crude Oil from North Dakota by Pipelines and Rail
   The Energy Journal, 2019, Volume 40, (Number 1) View citations (10)
   Also in The Energy Journal, 2019, 40, (1), 55-72 (2019) View citations (2)
8. Racial Sorting and the Emergence of Segregation in American Cities
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 101, (3), 415-427 View citations (43)
   See also Working Paper Racial Sorting and the Emergence of Segregation in American Cities, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (9) (2016)

2018

9. How do voters matter? Evidence from US congressional redistricting
   Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 158, (C), 25-47 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper How Do Voters Matter? Evidence from US Congressional Redistricting, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (3) (2016)
10. Wildfire risk, salience & housing demand
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, 91, (C), 203-228 View citations (37)
11. Zoning and the economic geography of cities
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2018, 105, (C), 20-39 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Zoning and the Economic Geography of Cities, Working Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2017

12. Political participation in a violent society: The impact of lynching on voter turnout in the post-Reconstruction South
    Journal of Development Economics, 2017, 129, (C), 29-46 View citations (10)
13. Promise scholarship programs as place-making policy: Evidence from school enrollment and housing prices
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2017, 101, (C), 74-89 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Promise Scholarship Programs as Place-Making Policy: Evidence from School Enrollment and Housing Prices, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (1) (2014)

2016

14. Race, Ethnicity, and Discriminatory Zoning
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8, (3), 217-46 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Race, Ethnicity, and Discriminatory Zoning, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (4) (2014)
15. Segregation and neighborhood change in northern cities: New historical GIS data from 1900–1930
    Historical Methods: A Journal of Quantitative and Interdisciplinary History, 2016, 49, (4), 187-197 View citations (14)

2015

16. Foreclosure, vacancy and crime
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2015, 87, (C), 72-84 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Foreclosure, Vacancy and Crime, NBER Working Papers (2014) (2014)
17. Mandate and paternalism: A theory of large elections
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2015, 93, (C), 1-23 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Mandate and Paternalism: A Theory of Large Elections, Discussion Papers Series (2012) View citations (9) (2012)

2013

18. Segregation and Tiebout sorting: The link between place-based investments and neighborhood tipping
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2013, 74, (C), 83-98 View citations (44)
19. The effect of property taxes on vacation home growth rates: Evidence from Michigan
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2013, 43, (5), 740-750 View citations (4)

2010

20. Who gentrifies low-income neighborhoods?
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 67, (2), 180-193 View citations (89)
    See also Working Paper Who Gentrifies Low Income Neighborhoods?, Working Papers (2008) View citations (8) (2008)

2009

21. The Effects of Gender Interactions in the Lab and in the Field
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (1), 152-162 View citations (77)

2008

22. Communities, Competition, Spillovers, and Open Space
    Land Economics, 2008, 84, (2), 169-187 View citations (1)
23. Do People Vote with Their Feet? An Empirical Test of Tiebout
    American Economic Review, 2008, 98, (3), 843-63 View citations (326)

2007

24. Building the Family Nest: Premarital Investments, Marriage Markets, and Spousal Allocations
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2007, 74, (2), 507-535 View citations (107)
    See also Working Paper Building the Family Nest: Pre-Marital Investments, Marriage Markets and Spousal Allocations, IZA Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (31) (2005)
25. Endogenous gender power, household labor supply and the demographic transition
    Journal of Development Economics, 2007, 82, (1), 138-155 View citations (111)
26. Endogenous open space amenities in a locational equilibrium
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2007, 61, (2), 319-344 View citations (104)

2005

27. Games and Discrimination: Lessons From The Weakest Link
    Journal of Human Resources, 2005, 40, (4), 918-947 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Games and Discrimination: Lessons From the Weakest Link, University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (1) (2003)

2004

28. ESTIMATING THE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM BENEFITS OF LARGE CHANGES IN SPATIALLY DELINEATED PUBLIC GOODS
    International Economic Review, 2004, 45, (4), 1047-1077 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper Estimating the General Equilibrium Benefits of Large Changes in Spatially Delineated Public Goods, GSIA Working Papers View citations (32)
29. General equilibrium benefits for environmental improvements: projected ozone reductions under EPA's Prospective Analysis for the Los Angeles air basin
    Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2004, 47, (3), 559-584 View citations (48)
30. Urban Sprawl
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2004, 18, (4), 177-200 View citations (117)

2002

31. Implementing value-added measures of school effectiveness: getting the incentives right
    Economics of Education Review, 2002, 21, (1), 1-17 View citations (79)
32. Interjurisdictional housing prices in locational equilibrium
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2002, 52, (1), 131-153 View citations (65)

2000

33. Do Painless Environmental Policies Exist?
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 2000, 21, (1), 73-94 View citations (9)

1999

34. The Role of Optimizing Behavior in Willingness-to-Pay Estimates for Air Quality
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1999, 81, (5), 1112-1117 View citations (5)

Chapters

2015

1. Cities and the Environment
   Elsevier View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper Cities and the Environment, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (7) (2014)