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Working Papers

2025

1. Place-Based Labor Market Inequality
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
2. Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2024)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024)
   See also Chapter Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) (2024)
3. Suitability of a County-Level Income Definition for Analysis of Lower-Income Communities
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
4. The Hidden Costs of Disability
   FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

2024

5. Institution, Major, and Firm-Specific Premia: Evidence from Administrative Data
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2019) View citations (1)
6. Navigating Higher Education Insurance: An Experimental Study on Demand and Adverse Selection
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2024)
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2024)

2023

7. Affording Degree Completion: An Experimental Study of Completion Grants at Accessible Public Universities
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
8. College Networks and Re-employment of Displaced Workers
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
9. Non-Completion, Student Debt, and Financial Well-Being: Evidence from the Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking
   FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

2022

10. Decomposing Changes in Higher Education Return on Investment Over Time
    FEDS Notes, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)
11. Losing insurance and psychiatric hospitalizations
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Losing insurance and psychiatric hospitalizations, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (4) (2023)

2021

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

2019

13. Government Regulation and Lifecycle Wages: Evidence from Continuing Coverage Mandates
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
14. Losing Insurance and Behavioral Health Hospitalizations: Evidence from a Large-Scale Medicaid Disenrollment
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (6)
15. Modern Income-Share Agreements in Postsecondary Education: Features, Theory, Applications
    Consumer Finance Institute discussion papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

2018

16. 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 (3)
17. Risk-Sharing in Higher Education: A Policy Proposal
    IZA Policy Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2017

18. The Implicit Costs of Motherhood over the Lifecycle: Cross-Cohort Evidence from Administrative Longitudinal Data
    GLO Discussion Paper Series, Global Labor Organization (GLO)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2017)
    See also Journal Article The Implicit Costs of Motherhood over the Lifecycle: Cross‐Cohort Evidence from Administrative Longitudinal Data, Southern Economic Journal, John Wiley & Sons (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2016

19. 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 The impact of mass layoffs on the educational investments of working college students, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (4) (2018)
20. 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 (11)
    See also Journal Article The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (2018) View citations (33) (2018)

2015

21. 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)
22. Health Insurance Benefit Mandates and the Firm-Size Distribution
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Health Insurance Benefit Mandates and Firm Size Distribution, Journal of Risk & Insurance, The American Risk and Insurance Association (2018) View citations (2) (2018)
23. 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 High school experiences, the gender wage gap, and the selection of occupation, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
24. Immigration and access to fringe benefits: Evidence from the Tobacco Use Supplements
    DETU Working Papers, Department of Economics, Temple University
    See also Journal Article Immigration and Access to Fringe Benefits: Evidence from the Tobacco Use Supplements, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2018) (2018)
25. Risk-Sharing and Student Loan Policy: Consequences for Students and Institutions
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
    See also Journal Article Risk-sharing and student loan policy: Consequences for students and institutions, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2017) View citations (3) (2017)

2013

26. 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 Firm market power and the earnings distribution, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (65) (2015)
27. Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (35) (2016)
28. 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 The Health Consequences of Adverse Labor Market Events: Evidence from Panel Data, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
29. The Roles of Assimilation and Ethnic Enclave Residence in Immigrant Smoking
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2009

30. 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 (10)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Do expenditures other than instructional expenditures affect graduation and persistence rates in American higher education?, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2010) View citations (46) (2010)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Losing insurance and psychiatric hospitalizations
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2023, 205, (C), 508-527 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper Losing insurance and psychiatric hospitalizations, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2022) (2022)

2022

2. Government regulation and wages: Evidence from continuing coverage mandates
   Labour Economics, 2022, 78, (C) View citations (1)
3. Labor Market Competition and Employment Adjustment over the Business Cycle
   Journal of Human Resources, 2022, 57, (S), s87-s110 View citations (7)

2021

4. 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

5. Health Insurance Benefit Mandates and Firm Size Distribution
   Journal of Risk & Insurance, 2018, 85, (2), 577-595 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Health Insurance Benefit Mandates and the Firm-Size Distribution, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (3) (2015)
6. 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 Immigration and access to fringe benefits: Evidence from the Tobacco Use Supplements, DETU Working Papers (2015) (2015)
7. 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 (4)
   See also Working Paper The Implicit Costs of Motherhood over the Lifecycle: Cross-Cohort Evidence from Administrative Longitudinal Data, GLO Discussion Paper Series (2017) (2017)
8. 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 (33)
   See also Working Paper The Returns to College Persistence for Marginal Students: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from University Dismissal Policies, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (11) (2016)
9. The impact of mass layoffs on the educational investments of working college students
   Labour Economics, 2018, 51, (C), 1-12 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Impact of Mass Layoffs on the Educational Investments of Working College Students, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1) (2016)

2017

10. High school experiences, the gender wage gap, and the selection of occupation
    Applied Economics, 2017, 49, (49), 5040-5049 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper High School Experiences, the Gender Wage Gap, and the Selection of Occupation, Working Papers (2015) (2015)
11. Risk-sharing and student loan policy: Consequences for students and institutions
    Economics of Education Review, 2017, 57, (C), 1-9 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Risk-Sharing and Student Loan Policy: Consequences for Students and Institutions, IZA Discussion Papers (2015) (2015)
12. State divestment and tuition at public institutions
    Economics of Education Review, 2017, 60, (C), 1-4 View citations (22)
13. The political roots of health insurance benefit mandates
    Journal of Economic Studies, 2017, 44, (2), 170-182 View citations (4)

2016

14. 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 (46)
15. Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap
    Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 2016, 55, (2), 323-345 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Firm-Level Monopsony and the Gender Pay Gap, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (12) (2013)

2015

16. Firm market power and the earnings distribution
    Labour Economics, 2015, 35, (C), 123-134 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Firm Market Power and the Earnings Distribution, IZA Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (13) (2013)
17. 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 (10)
    See also Working Paper The Health Consequences of Adverse Labor Market Events: Evidence from Panel Data, DETU Working Papers (2013) View citations (2) (2013)
18. The Impact of Work‐Limiting Disability on Labor Force Participation
    Health Economics, 2015, 24, (3), 333-352 View citations (9)
19. Workplace problems, mental health and substance use
    Applied Economics, 2015, 47, (9), 883-905 View citations (7)

2014

20. An Application of Unconditional Quantile Regression to Cigarette Taxes
    Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2014, 33, (1), 188-210 View citations (35)
21. Is the return to education the same for everybody?
    IZA World of Labor, 2014, 92 View citations (8)
22. 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 (45)

2012

23. 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 (7)

2010

24. 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 (46)
    See also Working Paper Do Expenditures Other Than Instructional Expenditures Affect Graduation and Persistence Rates in American Higher Education, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (10) (2009)

Chapters

2024

1. Endowment Spending Rules
   A chapter in Financing Institutions of Higher Education, 2024
2. Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress
   A chapter in Financing Institutions of Higher Education, 2024
   See also Working Paper Predicting College Closures and Financial Distress, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (2025) (2025)