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Working Papers

2004

1. Black/White Male Earnings and Employment: 1960-70
   Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   Also in Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004)
   See also Chapter Black/White Male Earnings and Employment: 1960-70, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1977) (1977)
2. Local Labor Markets and Cyclic Components in Demand for College Trained Manpower
   Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
3. No Time to Be Young: The Economic Prospects for Large Cohorts in the United States
   Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
4. Race Differences in Earnings: A Survey and New Evidence
   Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   Also in Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004)
5. Racial Discrimination: A Human Capital Perspective
   Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany
6. What Do We Really Know About Wages: The Importance of Nonreporting and Census Imputation
   Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article What Do We Really Know about Wages? The Importance of Nonreporting and Census Imputation, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1986) View citations (99) (1986)

1992

7. How Representative Are Matched Cross Sections? Evidence from the Current Population Survey
   Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article How representative are matched cross-sections? Evidence from the Current Population Survey, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (1995) View citations (46) (1995)
8. Labor Force Transitions of Older Workers
   Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations (2)

1990

9. WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN THE 1980S: THE ROLE OF THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE
   Working Papers, California Los Angeles - Applied Econometrics View citations (2)

1989

10. RECENT TRENDS IN REAL WAGES: EVIDENCE FROM HOUSEHOLD DATA
    Working Papers, California Los Angeles - Applied Econometrics View citations (2)

1986

11. Efficient Labor Contracts with Employmeny Risk
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Efficient Labor Contracts with Employment Risk, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (1986) View citations (2) (1986)

1985

12. The Panel Study of Income Dynamics After Fourteen Years: An Evaluation
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (48)
    See also Journal Article The Panel Study of Income Dynamics after Fourteen Years: An Evaluatio n, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1988) View citations (157) (1988)

1984

13. Cohort Size and Earnings*
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (8)

1982

14. Measuring the Impact of Education on Productivity
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (2)

1979

15. Effects of Cohort Size on Earnings: The Baby Boom Babies' Financial Bust
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (284)
    See also Journal Article Effects of Cohort Size on Earnings: The Baby Boom Babies' Financial Bust, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1979) View citations (276) (1979)

1978

16. The Overeducated American? A Review Article
    UCLA Economics Working Papers, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (13)

1973

17. Education, Information, and Efficiency
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

1971

18. Black-White Differences in Returns to Schooling
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Industrial Relations Section.
    See also Journal Article Black-White Differences in Returns to Schooling, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1973) View citations (50) (1973)

Journal Articles

2003

1. Catching Up: Wages of Black Men
   American Economic Review, 2003, 93, (2), 320-325 View citations (8)

2000

2. Growth in Women's Relative Wages and in Inequality among Men: One Phenomenon or Two?
   American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 444-449 View citations (76)
3. In Honor of Kevin M. Murphy: Winner of the John Bates Clark Medal
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2000, 14, (3), 193-204 View citations (1)

1999

4. In Defense of Inequality
   American Economic Review, 1999, 89, (2), 1-17 View citations (48)

1998

5. Measuring Educational Attainment: The Old and the New Census and BLS Taxonomies
   Economics of Education Review, 1998, 17, (1), 15-30 View citations (1)
6. Perspectives on the Social Security Crisis and Proposed Solutions
   American Economic Review, 1998, 88, (2), 142-50 View citations (29)

1997

7. Wages and Participation
   Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (1), S77-103 View citations (18)

1995

8. Employment and the 1990-1991 Minimum-Wage Hike
   American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (2), 232-37 View citations (47)
9. How representative are matched cross-sections? Evidence from the Current Population Survey
   Journal of Econometrics, 1995, 68, (1), 153-179 View citations (46)
   See also Working Paper How Representative Are Matched Cross Sections? Evidence from the Current Population Survey, Working Papers (1992) View citations (1) (1992)

1994

10. Trends in Labor Force Transitions of Older Men and Women
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1994, 12, (2), 210-42 View citations (113)

1993

11. Inequality and Relative Wages
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 104-09 View citations (30)
12. Matching the Current Population Surveys
    Stata Technical Bulletin, 1993, 2, (12) View citations (14)
13. Occupational Change and the Demand for Skill, 1940-1990
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 122-36 View citations (19)
14. Problems in Assessing Employment Discrimination
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 73-78 View citations (3)

1992

15. The Structure of Wages
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1992, 107, (1), 285-326 View citations (395)

1990

16. Empirical Age-Earnings Profiles
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8, (2), 202-29 View citations (301)
17. The Employment of Black Men
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1990, 8, (1), S26-74 View citations (31)

1989

18. Black Economic Progress after Myrdal
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1989, 27, (2), 519-64 View citations (257)

1988

19. The Panel Study of Income Dynamics after Fourteen Years: An Evaluatio n
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1988, 6, (4), 472-92 View citations (157)
    See also Working Paper The Panel Study of Income Dynamics After Fourteen Years: An Evaluation, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1985) View citations (48) (1985)

1987

20. Race and Poverty: A Forty-Year Record
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 152-58

1986

21. 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) (1986)
22. PAY EQUITY AND COMPARABLE WORTH
    Contemporary Economic Policy, 1986, 4, (2), 4-20
23. What Do We Really Know about Wages? The Importance of Nonreporting and Census Imputation
    Journal of Political Economy, 1986, 94, (3), 489-506 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper What Do We Really Know About Wages: The Importance of Nonreporting and Census Imputation, Labor and Demography (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

1984

24. Affirmative Action and Labor Markets
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1984, 2, (2), 269-301 View citations (47)

1983

25. Earnings of Hispanic Men: The Role of English Language Proficiency
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1983, 1, (2), 101-30 View citations (218)

1981

26. Affirmative Action and Its Enforcement
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (2), 127-33 View citations (9)

1980

27. The Quality of Education and Cohort Variations in Black-White Earnings Differentials: Reply
    American Economic Review, 1980, 70, (1), 192-95 View citations (1)

1979

28. Effects of Cohort Size on Earnings: The Baby Boom Babies' Financial Bust
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (5), S65-97 View citations (276)
    See also Working Paper Effects of Cohort Size on Earnings: The Baby Boom Babies' Financial Bust, UCLA Economics Working Papers (1979) View citations (284) (1979)
29. Inequality: Race Differences in the Distribution of Earnings
    International Economic Review, 1979, 20, (2), 515-26 View citations (9)

1978

30. Effects of Minimum Wages on the Level and Age Composition of Youth Employment
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1978, 60, (1), 140-45 View citations (19)

1977

31. Black-White Male Wage Ratios: 1960-70
    American Economic Review, 1977, 67, (3), 323-38 View citations (9)
32. Minimum Wage Legislation in the United States: Reply
    Economic Inquiry, 1977, 15, (1), 139-42
33. What Have We Learned from Empirical Studies of Unemployment Insurance?
    ILR Review, 1977, 30, (4), 451-461 View citations (10)

1976

34. Do Sex Preferences Really Matter?
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1976, 90, (2), 285-307 View citations (111)
35. Employment Quotas for Minorities
    Journal of Political Economy, 1976, 84, (4), S105-39 View citations (30)

1975

36. Human Capital Theory: Education, Discrimination, and Life Cycles
    American Economic Review, 1975, 65, (2), 63-73 View citations (34)

1974

37. Benefits of Women's Education within Marriage: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1974, 82, (2), S72-S75 View citations (4)
38. Minimum Wage Legislation in the United States
    Economic Inquiry, 1974, 12, (3), 285-318 View citations (48)

1973

39. Black-White Differences in Returns to Schooling
    American Economic Review, 1973, 63, (5), 893-907 View citations (50)
    See also Working Paper Black-White Differences in Returns to Schooling, Working Papers (1971) (1971)

1972

40. A Note on the Estimation of Labor Supply Effects and Income Redistribution Policy
    Journal of Human Resources, 1972, 7, (1), 104-111
41. Discrimination in Markets for Farm Capital? Reply
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1972, 54, (2), 371
42. Equity and the Finance of Higher Education: Comment
    Journal of Political Economy, 1972, 80, (3), S277-S79
43. The Effects of Minimum Wages on the Distribution of Changes in Aggregate Employment
    American Economic Review, 1972, 62, (3), 323-32 View citations (20)

1971

44. Discrimination in the Markets for Farm Capital?
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1971, 53, (3), 401-410
45. Labor Supply and Income Redistribution
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1971, 53, (3), 278-82 View citations (3)

1970

46. Education in Production
    Journal of Political Economy, 1970, 78, (1), 35-59 View citations (362)

1969

47. Linear Synthesis of Skill Distribution
    Journal of Human Resources, 1969, 4, (3), 311-327 View citations (27)

1967

48. Labor-Market Discrimination: An Interpretation of Income Differences in the Rural South
    Journal of Political Economy, 1967, 75, (3), 225 View citations (19)
49. Supply Control With Marketable Quotas: The Cost of Uncertainty
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1967, 49, (3), 584-596 View citations (2)

Books

1978

1. Minimum Wages: Issues and Evidence
   Books, American Enterprise Institute View citations (17)

Edited books

2006

1. Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 1
   Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (615)
2. Handbook of the Economics of Education, vol 2
   Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier View citations (615)

2001

3. The Causes and Consequences of Increasing Inequality
   University of Chicago Press Economics Books, University of Chicago Press View citations (1)

Chapters

2011

1. Comment on "Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey"
   A chapter in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 233-235

2006

2. Has School Desegregation Improved Academic and Economic Outcomes for Blacks?
   Elsevier View citations (26)
3. Preface
   Elsevier
   Also in Elsevier (2006)
4. Using Wages to Infer School Quality
   Elsevier View citations (3)

1977

5. Black/White Male Earnings and Employment: 1960-70
   A chapter in The Distribution of Economic Well-Being, 1977, pp 233-302
   See also Working Paper Black/White Male Earnings and Employment: 1960-70, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004) View citations (1) (2004)

1973

6. Programming Software Notes: Microdata Processing Package
   A chapter in Annals of Economic and Social Measurement, Volume 2, number 3, 1973, pp 303-305

Editor

1. Handbook of the Economics of Education
   Elsevier
2. Handbook of the Economics of Education
   Elsevier