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Working Papers

2014

1. Is it all worth it? The experiences of new PhDs on the job market, 2007-2010
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2013

2. Dementia risk and financial decision making by older households: the impact of information
   Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (12)
   See also Journal Article Dementia Risk and Financial Decision Making by Older Households: The Impact of Information, Journal of Human Capital, University of Chicago Press (2013) View citations (15) (2013)
3. The Cognitive Demands of Work and the Length of Working Life: The Case of Computerization
   Discussion Papers, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research View citations (3)

2012

4. Estimating Second Order Probability Beliefs from Subjective Survival Data
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2011

5. Household Stock Market Beliefs and Learning
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)

2010

6. Occupational Learning, Financial Knowledge, and the Accumulation of Retirement Wealth
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center

2009

7. Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (58)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (57)
   See also Chapter Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (20) (2011)

2008

8. Preparation for Retirement, Financial Literacy and Cognitive Resources
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (71)

2007

9. Managing the Risk of Life
   Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (7)

2006

10. Probabilistic Thinking and Early Social Security Claiming
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (15)

2005

11. Statistical analysis of choice experiments and surveys
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (46)
    See also Journal Article Statistical Analysis of Choice Experiments and Surveys, Marketing Letters, Springer (2005) View citations (48) (2005)

2003

12. Who Becomes a Stockholder? Expectations, SUbjective Uncertainty, and Asset Allocation
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (41)
13. Widowhood, Divorce, and Loss of Health Insurance Among Near Elderly Women: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (4)

2002

14. The Economic Consequences of Widowhood
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (9)

2001

15. Cognition and Wealth: The Importance of Probabilistic Thinking
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center View citations (43)
16. Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans
    Working Papers, University of Michigan, Michigan Retirement Research Center
    See also Journal Article Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans, The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, The Gerontological Society of America (2002) View citations (2) (2002)

1997

17. Motives for Intergenerational Transfers. Evidence from Malaysia
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (90)
    See also Journal Article Motives for interqenerational transfers: Evidence from Malaysia, Demography, Springer (1997) View citations (4) (1997)

1996

18. The Economics of Fertility in Developed Countries: A Survey
    Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program View citations (22)

1995

19. Intergenerational Educational Mobility, Effects of Family and State in Malaysia
    Working Papers, RAND - Reprint Series View citations (17)
    Also in Working Papers, RAND - Labor and Population Program (1993)
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Effects of Family and State in Malaysia, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1994) View citations (118) (1994)
20. Match Quality, New Information and Marital Dissolution
    Working Papers, Tel Aviv - the Sackler Institute of Economic Studies View citations (16)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Match Quality, New Information, and Marital Dissolution, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1997) View citations (191) (1997)
21. The costs and Consequences of Early Fatherhood: The Impact on Young Men, Young Women and Their Children
    Working Papers, Harris School of Public Policy Studies, University of Chicago

1992

22. Daughters, Education, and Family Budgets: Taiwan Experiences
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (21)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Daughters, Education, and Family Budgets Taiwan Experiences, Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press (1993) View citations (164) (1993)

1990

23. TRANSFERS AMONG DIVORCED COUPLES: EVIDENCE AND INTERPRETATION
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (1)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Transfers among Divorced Couples: Evidence and Interpretation, Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press (1993) View citations (64) (1993)

1989

24. AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF DIVORCE SETTLEMENTS
    University of Chicago - Economics Research Center, Chicago - Economics Research Center View citations (4)
    Also in University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (4)

1979

25. The Old Age Security Hypothesis and Population Growth
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (16)

1978

26. Education and Self-Selection
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (32)
    See also Journal Article Education and Self-Selection, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1979) View citations (600) (1979)

1976

27. Dynamic Aspects of Earnings Mobility
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic Aspects of Earning Mobility, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1978) View citations (329) (1978)

1975

28. A Beta-Logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article A Beta-logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (1977) View citations (162) (1977)

1974

29. Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction: An Econometric Approach
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (13)
    See also Chapter Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction: An Econometric Approach, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1976) View citations (43) (1976)

1973

30. Contraception and Fertility: Household Production Under Uncertainty
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Chapter Contraception and Fertility: Household Production under Uncertainty, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1976) View citations (23) (1976)

Undated

31. A Theory of the Equilibrium Interest Rate in an Overlapping Generations Model: Life Cycles, Institutions, and Population Growth
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (1)
32. Children as Collective Goods in Divorce Settlements. (Revised 10/84)
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center
33. Life Cycles, Institutions, and Population Growth: A Theory of the Equilibrium Interest Rate in an Overlapping Generations Model
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (1)
34. Prospects for Widow Poverty
    Pension Research Council Working Papers, Wharton School Pension Research Council, University of Pennsylvania View citations (3)
35. Wage Determinants: A Survey & Reinterpretation of Human Capital Earnings Functions
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (6)
36. What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?
    University of Chicago - Population Research Center, Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1987) View citations (17) (1987)

Journal Articles

2013

1. Dementia Risk and Financial Decision Making by Older Households: The Impact of Information
   Journal of Human Capital, 2013, 7, (4), 340 - 377 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper Dementia risk and financial decision making by older households: the impact of information, Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2013) View citations (12) (2013)

2011

2. Stock market crash and expectations of American households
   Journal of Applied Econometrics, 2011, 26, (3), 393-415 View citations (62)

2010

3. Financial Decision Making and Cognition in a Family Context
   Economic Journal, 2010, 120, (548), F363-F380 View citations (97)
4. Mental Retirement
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2010, 24, (1), 119-38 View citations (195)

2005

5. Statistical Analysis of Choice Experiments and Surveys
   Marketing Letters, 2005, 16, (3), 183-196 View citations (48)
   See also Working Paper Statistical analysis of choice experiments and surveys, Munich Reprints in Economics (2005) View citations (46) (2005)

2002

6. Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans
   The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 2002, 57, (3), S177-S186 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Informal Caregiving for Diabetes and Diabetic Complications Among Elderly Americans, Working Papers (2001) (2001)

2001

7. Reducing Panel Attrition: A Search for Effective Policy Instruments
   Journal of Human Resources, 2001, 36, (3), 416-438 View citations (45)

2000

8. The Economics of Fatherhood
   American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (2), 378-382 View citations (7)

1999

9. A Theory of Out-of-Wedlock Childbearing
   Journal of Political Economy, 1999, 107, (S6), S33-S64 View citations (137)
10. Theory confronts data: how the HRS is shaped by the economics of aging and how the economics of aging will be shaped by the HRS
    Labour Economics, 1999, 6, (2), 119-145 View citations (6)

1997

11. Match Quality, New Information, and Marital Dissolution
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1997, 15, (1), S293-329 View citations (191)
    See also Working Paper Match Quality, New Information and Marital Dissolution, Working Papers (1995) View citations (16) (1995)
12. Motives for interqenerational transfers: Evidence from Malaysia
    Demography, 1997, 34, (1), 115-134 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Motives for Intergenerational Transfers. Evidence from Malaysia, Working Papers (1997) View citations (90) (1997)

1994

13. Intergenerational Educational Mobility: Effects of Family and State in Malaysia
    Journal of Human Resources, 1994, 29, (4) View citations (118)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Educational Mobility, Effects of Family and State in Malaysia, Working Papers (1995) View citations (17) (1995)

1993

14. Daughters, Education, and Family Budgets Taiwan Experiences
    Journal of Human Resources, 1993, 28, (4), 863-898 View citations (164)
    See also Working Paper Daughters, Education, and Family Budgets: Taiwan Experiences, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1992) View citations (21) (1992)
15. Transfers among Divorced Couples: Evidence and Interpretation
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1993, 11, (4), 629-79 View citations (64)
    See also Working Paper TRANSFERS AMONG DIVORCED COUPLES: EVIDENCE AND INTERPRETATION, University of Chicago - Economics Research Center (1990) View citations (1) (1990)

1987

16. What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (2), 68-81 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper What Have We Learned from the Economics of the Family?, University of Chicago - Population Research Center View citations (17)

1986

17. Human Capital and the Rise and Fall of Families: Comment
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1986, 4, (3), S40-47 View citations (2)

1985

18. Children as Collective Goods and Divorce Settlements
    Journal of Labor Economics, 1985, 3, (3), 268-92 View citations (227)
19. Critical path analysis and resource constrained project scheduling -- Theory and practice
    European Journal of Operational Research, 1985, 21, (2), 149-155 View citations (7)

1979

20. Education and Self-Selection
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (5), S7-36 View citations (600)
    See also Working Paper Education and Self-Selection, NBER Working Papers (1978) View citations (32) (1978)
21. On managerial rewards and self-selection: Risk taking in public enterprises: A comment on A. Bergson, "Managerial risks and rewards in public enterprises"
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1979, 3, (4), 395-406 View citations (1)
22. Reply to Mincer and Ofek [The Distribution of Lifetime Labor Force Participation of Married Women]
    Journal of Political Economy, 1979, 87, (1), 203-11 View citations (3)

1978

23. Dynamic Aspects of Earning Mobility
    Econometrica, 1978, 46, (5), 985-1012 View citations (329)
    See also Working Paper Dynamic Aspects of Earnings Mobility, NBER Working Papers (1976) View citations (2) (1976)

1977

24. A Beta-logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women
    Journal of Political Economy, 1977, 85, (1), 27-58 View citations (162)
    See also Working Paper A Beta-Logistic Model for the Analysis of Sequential Labor Force Participation by Married Women, NBER Working Papers (1975) View citations (4) (1975)

1973

25. A New Approach to the Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior
    Journal of Political Economy, 1973, 81, (2), S14-64 View citations (532)

Chapters

2014

1. Comment on "Understanding the SES Gradient in Health Among the Elderly: The Role of Childhood Circumstances"
   A chapter in Discoveries in the Economics of Aging, 2014, pp 219-221
2. Expectations, Aging and Cognitive Decline
   A chapter in Discoveries in the Economics of Aging, 2014, pp 305-337 View citations (1)

2011

3. Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey
   A chapter in Explorations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 209-233 View citations (20)
   See also Working Paper Cognition and Economic Outcomes in the Health and Retirement Survey, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (58) (2009)
4. Comment on "'Healthy, Wealthy and Wise?' Revisited: An Analysis of the Causal Pathways from Socioeconomic Status to Health"
   A chapter in Investigations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 317-320
5. Comment on "Economic Preparation for Retirement"
   A chapter in Investigations in the Economics of Aging, 2011, pp 113-117

2010

6. Comment on "The Rise of 401(k) Plans, Lifetime Earnings, and Wealth at Retirement"
   A chapter in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, 2010, pp 304-309
7. Comment on "Work Disability: The Effects of Demography, Health, and Disability Insurance"
   A chapter in Research Findings in the Economics of Aging, 2010, pp 58-61

2009

8. Comment on "Lifecycle Asset Allocation Strategies and the Distribution of 401(k) Retirement Wealth"
   A chapter in Developments in the Economics of Aging, 2009, pp 50-56

1997

9. The economics of fertility in developed countries
   Chapter 07 in Handbook of Population and Family Economics, 1997, vol. 1, Part A, pp 275-347 View citations (41)

1987

10. Wage determinants: A survey and reinterpretation of human capital earnings functions
    Chapter 10 in Handbook of Labor Economics, 1987, vol. 1, pp 525-602 View citations (99)

1976

11. Contraception and Fertility: Household Production under Uncertainty
    A chapter in Household Production and Consumption, 1976, pp 25-98 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Contraception and Fertility: Household Production Under Uncertainty, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1973) View citations (4) (1973)
12. Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction: An Econometric Approach
    A chapter in Household Production and Consumption, 1976, pp 99-146 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper Estimation of a Stochastic Model of Reproduction: An Econometric Approach, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1974) View citations (13) (1974)

1974

13. Economic Theory of Fertility Behavior
    A chapter in Economics of the Family: Marriage, Children, and Human Capital, 1974, pp 25-80 View citations (28)