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Working Papers

2024

1. Macro-Level Institutions and Micro-Level Economic Behavior: A Meta-Meta Analysis of 1,126 Studies
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2023

2. Minimum Wage Effects Within Census Based Statistical Areas: A Matched Pair Cross-Border Analysis
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Minimum wage effects within Census Based Statistical Areas: A matched pair cross-border analysis, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2019

3. Dishonest Behavior: Sin Big or Go Home
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Dishonest behavior: Sin big or go home, Economics Letters, Elsevier (2020) View citations (5) (2020)
4. Should We Trust Clustered Standard Errors? A Comparison with Randomization-Based Methods
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)

2018

5. The Impact of Chief Diversity Officers on Diverse Faculty Hiring
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article The impact of chief diversity officers on diverse faculty hiring, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
6. U.S. Safety Net Programs and Early Life Skills Formation: Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2015

7. The Impact of Intergroup Contact on Racial Attitudes and Revealed Preferences
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)

2012

8. Retirement Pay and Officer Retention
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2011

9. From Natural Variation to Optimal Policy? The Lucas Critique Meets Peer Effects
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)

2010

10. Does Drinking Impair College Performance? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Does drinking impair college performance? Evidence from a regression discontinuity approach, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (65) (2011)
11. Is Poor Fitness Contagious? Evidence from Randomly Assigned Friends
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Is poor fitness contagious?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2011) View citations (61) (2011)

2009

12. Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2010) View citations (354) (2010)

2008

13. Does Professor Quality Matter? Evidence from Random Assignment of Students to Professors
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Does Professor Quality Matter? Evidence from Random Assignment of Students to Professors, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (199) (2010)
14. Does Your Cohort Matter? Measuring Peer Effects in College Achievement
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article Does Your Cohort Matter? Measuring Peer Effects in College Achievement, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2009) View citations (367) (2009)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Minimum wage effects within Census Based Statistical Areas: A matched pair cross-border analysis
   Economics Letters, 2023, 229, (C) View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Minimum Wage Effects Within Census Based Statistical Areas: A Matched Pair Cross-Border Analysis, NBER Working Papers (2023) View citations (2) (2023)

2022

2. The impact of chief diversity officers on diverse faculty hiring
   Southern Economic Journal, 2022, 89, (1), 3-36 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Chief Diversity Officers on Diverse Faculty Hiring, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (3) (2018)

2020

3. Dishonest behavior: Sin big or go home
   Economics Letters, 2020, 186, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Dishonest Behavior: Sin Big or Go Home, NBER Working Papers (2019) (2019)

2019

4. The Impact of College Diversity on Behavior toward Minorities
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11, (4), 159-82 View citations (44)

2013

5. From Natural Variation to Optimal Policy? The Importance of Endogenous Peer Group Formation
   Econometrica, 2013, 81, (3), 855-882 View citations (379)

2011

6. A's from Zzzz's? The Causal Effect of School Start Time on the Academic Achievement of Adolescents
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3, (3), 62-81 View citations (49)
7. Does drinking impair college performance? Evidence from a regression discontinuity approach
   Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1), 54-62 View citations (65)
   Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (1-2), 54-62 (2011) View citations (67)
   See also Working Paper Does Drinking Impair College Performance? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Approach, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (4) (2010)
8. Is poor fitness contagious?
   Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7), 657-663 View citations (61)
   Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2011, 95, (7-8), 657-663 (2011) View citations (60)
   See also Working Paper Is Poor Fitness Contagious? Evidence from Randomly Assigned Friends, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2010

9. Does Professor Quality Matter? Evidence from Random Assignment of Students to Professors
   Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 118, (3), 409-432 View citations (199)
   See also Working Paper Does Professor Quality Matter? Evidence from Random Assignment of Students to Professors, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (14) (2008)
10. Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2010, 125, (3), 1101-1144 View citations (354)
    See also Working Paper Sex and Science: How Professor Gender Perpetuates the Gender Gap, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (14) (2009)

2009

11. Does Your Cohort Matter? Measuring Peer Effects in College Achievement
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2009, 27, (3), 439-464 View citations (367)
    See also Working Paper Does Your Cohort Matter? Measuring Peer Effects in College Achievement, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (35) (2008)

2008

12. Peer Effects in Academic Cheating
    Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43, (1) View citations (82)

2005

13. Optimal compensating wages for military personnel
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005, 24, (4), 803-822 View citations (2)

2003

14. Class Action Extraction?
    Public Choice, 2003, 116, (1-2), 91-108 View citations (3)
15. The Evolution of Fuzzy Rules as Strategies in Two‐Player Games
    Southern Economic Journal, 2003, 69, (3), 705-717

1996

16. Functional form in regression models of Okun's law
    Applied Economics Letters, 1996, 3, (9), 607-609 View citations (6)