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Working Papers

2022

1. Decomposing Changes in Higher Education Return on Investment Over Time
   FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

2021

2. The Lingering Fiscal Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Higher Education
   Consumer Finance Institute discussion papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

2019

3. Government Regulation and Lifecycle Wages: Evidence from Continuing Coverage Mandates
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
4. Institution, Major, and Firm-Specific Premia: Evidence from Administrative Data
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
5. Losing Insurance and Behavioral Health Hospitalizations: Evidence from a Large-Scale Medicaid Disenrollment
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
6. Losing Insurance and Psychiatric Hospitalizations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
7. Modern Income-Share Agreements in Postsecondary Education: Features, Theory, Applications
   Consumer Finance Institute discussion papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

2018

8. Employment Adjustment Over the Business Cycle: The Impact of Competition in the Labor Market
   DETU Working Papers, Department of Economics, Temple University View citations (5)
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (2)
9. Risk-Sharing in Higher Education: A Policy Proposal
   IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2017

10. The Implicit Costs of Motherhood over the Lifecycle: Cross-Cohort Evidence from Administrative Longitudinal Data
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    Also in GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO) (2017)
    See also Journal Article in Southern Economic Journal (2018)

2016

11. The Impact of Mass Layoffs on the Educational Investments of Working College Students
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2018)
12. The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Labor Economics (2018)

2015

13. Are College Costs Worth It? How Individual Ability, Major Choice, and Debt Affect Optimal Schooling Decisions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)
14. Health Insurance Benefit Mandates and the Firm-Size Distribution
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Risk & Insurance (2018)
15. High School Experiences, the Gender Wage Gap, and the Selection of Occupation
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2015)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2017)
16. Immigration and access to fringe benefits: Evidence from the Tobacco Use Supplements
    DETU Working Papers, Department of Economics, Temple University
    See also Journal Article in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2018)
17. Risk-Sharing and Student Loan Policy: Consequences for Students and Institutions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2017)

2013

18. Firm Market Power and the Earnings Distribution
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies (2011) View citations (22)
    See also Journal Article in Labour Economics (2015)
19. Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2016)
20. The Health Consequences of Adverse Labor Market Events: Evidence from Panel Data
    DETU Working Papers, Department of Economics, Temple University View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society (2015)
21. The Roles of Assimilation and Ethnic Enclave Residence in Immigrant Smoking
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)

2009

22. Do Expenditures Other Than Instructional Expenditures Affect Graduation and Persistence Rates in American Higher Education
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Economics of Education Review (2010)

Journal Articles

2022

1. Labor Market Competition and Employment Adjustment over the Business Cycle
   Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57, (S), s87-s110

2021

2. A Growing Divide: The Promise and Pitfalls of Higher Education for the Working Class
   The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2021, 695, (1), 94-106

2018

3. Health Insurance Benefit Mandates and Firm Size Distribution
   Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2018, 85, (2), 577-595 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
4. Immigration and Access to Fringe Benefits: Evidence from the Tobacco Use Supplements
   Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2018, 57, (2), 235-259
   See also Working Paper (2015)
5. The Implicit Costs of Motherhood over the Lifecycle: Cross‐Cohort Evidence from Administrative Longitudinal Data
   Southern Economic Journal, 2018, 84, (3), 716-733 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2017)
6. The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2018, 36, (3), 779 - 805 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper (2016)
7. The impact of mass layoffs on the educational investments of working college students
   Labour Economics, 2018, 51, (C), 1-12 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2016)

2017

8. High school experiences, the gender wage gap, and the selection of occupation
   Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (49), 5040-5049 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
9. Risk-sharing and student loan policy: Consequences for students and institutions
   Economics of Education Review, 2017, 57, (C), 1-9 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2015)
10. State divestment and tuition at public institutions
    Economics of Education Review, 2017, 60, (C), 1-4 View citations (9)
11. The political roots of health insurance benefit mandates
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2017, 44, (2), 170-182 View citations (3)

2016

12. Are college costs worth it? How ability, major, and debt affect the returns to schooling
    Economics of Education Review, 2016, 53, (C), 296-310 View citations (25)
13. Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2016, 55, (2), 323-345 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2015

14. Firm market power and the earnings distribution
    Labour Economics, 2015, 35, (C), 123-134 View citations (45)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
15. The Health Consequences of Adverse Labor Market Events: Evidence from Panel Data
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2015, 54, (3), 478-498 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2013)
16. The Impact of Work‐Limiting Disability on Labor Force Participation
    Health Economics, 2015, 24, (3), 333-352 View citations (10)
17. Workplace problems, mental health and substance use
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (9), 883-905 View citations (4)

2014

18. An Application of Unconditional Quantile Regression to Cigarette Taxes
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (1), 188-210 View citations (31)
19. Is the return to education the same for everybody?
    IZA World of Labor, 2014, 92 View citations (7)
20. The lifetime earnings premia of different majors: Correcting for selection based on cognitive, noncognitive, and unobserved factors
    Labour Economics, 2014, 28, (C), 14-23 View citations (34)

2012

21. Expenditures and postsecondary graduation: An investigation using individual-level data from the state of Ohio
    Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31, (5), 615-618 View citations (6)

2010

22. Do expenditures other than instructional expenditures affect graduation and persistence rates in American higher education?
    Economics of Education Review, 2010, 29, (6), 947-958 View citations (33)
    See also Working Paper (2009)