Journal of Labor Research

1986 - 2025

Continuation of Journal of Labor Research.

Current editor(s): Ozkan Eren

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Volume 39, issue 4, 2018

An Introduction to Nonparametric Regression for Labor Economists pp. 355-382

Daniel Henderson and Anne-Charlotte Souto

Supplemental Retirement Savings Plans in the Public Sector: Participation and Contribution Decisions by School Personnel pp. 383-404

Robert L. Clark, Aditi Pathak and Denis Pelletier

Let the Sunshine in: An Analysis of the Placement and Pay of University Presidents and the Effects of Open Records Statutes pp. 405-432

Larry D. Singell, Mark Stater and Hui-Hsuan Tang

Noncitizen Employment and the Wages of Healthcare Support Workers in the US pp. 433-461

Nicholas Hill, Richard McGregory and James Peoples

Not All Laws are Created Equal: Legal Differences in State Non-Discrimination Laws and the Impact of LGBT Employment Protections pp. 462-497

Ian Burn

Volume 39, issue 3, 2018

Using Samples-of-Opportunity to Assess Gender Bias in Principal Evaluations of Teachers: A Cautionary Tale pp. 235-258

David Bjerk and Serkan Ozbeklik

Social and Economic Impacts of International Marriages in Europe pp. 259-276

Ekaterina Ponomareva, Shin-Yi Chou and Alex Nikolsko-Rzhevskyy

Compulsory Schooling and Early Labor Market Outcomes in a Middle-Income Country pp. 277-305

Huzeyfe Torun

More than just the Adoption of Western Capitalism? Time Use Changes in East Germany Following Reunification pp. 306-328

Otto Lenhart

Physical Work Intensity and the Split Workday: Theory and Evidence from Spain pp. 329-353

Jorge González Chapela

Volume 39, issue 2, 2018

Are Risk Attitudes Fixed Factors or Fleeting Feelings? pp. 127-149

Insoo Cho, Peter Orazem and Tanya Rosenblat

Labor Market Effects of Immigration Policies Border Enforcement and Amnesty pp. 150-177

Sandra Orozco-Aleman and Heriberto Gonzalez-Lozano

The Effects of Vesting and Locking in Pension Assets on Participation in Employer-Sponsored Pension Plans pp. 178-200

Derek Messacar

Do High School Gifted Programs Lead to Later-in-Life Success? pp. 201-218

David M. Welsch and David Zimmer

On-the-Job Search, Mismatch and Worker Heterogeneity pp. 219-233

Stephen DeLoach and Mark Kurt

Volume 39, issue 1, 2018

The Impact of Higher Fixed Pay and Lower Bonuses on Productivity pp. 1-21

Maurice J. G. Bun and Leo C. E. Huberts

Employer Incentives for Providing Informal On-the-job Training in the Presence of On-the-job Search pp. 22-40

Seung-Gyu Sim and Timothy Huegerich

Sexual Orientation, Labour Earnings, and Household Income in Canada pp. 41-55

Maryam Dilmaghani

Effect of Health on Retirement of Older Americans: a Competing Risks Study pp. 56-98

Subhasree Basu Roy

Career Pathways and Integrated Instruction: A National Program Review of I-BEST Implementations pp. 99-125

Kenneth Couch, Matthew Ross and Jessica Vavrek

Volume 38, issue 4, 2017

Performance Pay, the Gender Gap, and Specialization within Marriage pp. 387-427

John Heywood and Daniel Parent

A Note on Selection and Gender Unemployment Gaps pp. 428-438

Alena Bičáková

What did Unions do? The Case of Illinois Coal Mining in the 1880s pp. 439-474

William M. Boal

Cohort Differences in Joint Retirement: Evidence from the Health and Retirement Study pp. 475-495

Vipul Bhatt

Performance Measurement and Incentive Intensity pp. 496-546

Alberto Bayo-Moriones, Jose E. Galdon-Sanchez and Sara Martinez-de-Morentin

Volume 38, issue 3, 2017

The Distribution of Returns to Education for People with Disabilities pp. 261-282

Daniel Henderson, Andrew Houtenville and Le Wang

How Does Occupational Access for Older Workers Differ by Education? pp. 283-305

Matthew Rutledge, Steven A. Sass and Jorge D. Ramos-Mercado

Promotions and Earnings – Gender or Merit? Evidence from Longitudinal Personnel Data pp. 306-334

Juho Jokinen and Jaakko Pehkonen

Minimum Wages in a Segmented Labor Market: Evidence from South Africa pp. 335-359

Meghan J. Millea, Jon Rezek, Brian Shoup and Joshua Pitts

Women’s Tertiary Education Masks the Gender Wage Gap in Turkey pp. 360-386

Hasan Tekgüç, Değer Eryar and Dilek Cindoğlu

Volume 38, issue 2, 2017

Potential Assistance for Disadvantaged Workers: Employment Social Enterprises pp. 145-168

Nan L. Maxwell and Dana Rotz

Part-Time Work and Women’s Careers: a Decomposition of the Gender Promotion Gap pp. 169-186

Nick Deschacht

The Long-Run Effects of Job Displacement on Sources of Health Insurance Coverage pp. 187-205

Nicholas Jolly and Brian J. Phelan

Reservation Wages and the Unemployment of Older Workers pp. 206-227

Hila Axelrad, Israel Luski and Miki Malul

Gender Differences in Unemployment Dynamics and Initial Wages over the Business Cycle pp. 228-260

Amparo Nagore García

Volume 38, issue 1, 2017

Sexual Orientation, Unemployment and Participation: Are Gays Less Employable than Straights? pp. 1-44

Thierry Laurent and Ferhat Mihoubi

Does Anxiety Affect Adolescent Academic Performance? The Inverted-U Hypothesis Revisited pp. 45-81

Hsiu-Han Shih and Ming-Jen Lin

Religiosity and Labour Earnings in Canadian Provinces pp. 82-99

Maryam Dilmaghani

Life Satisfaction and Preferences over Economic Growth and Institutional Quality pp. 100-121

Duha Altindag and Junyue Xu

La Familia - How Trust Towards Family Decreases Female Labor Force Participation pp. 122-144

Adnan Haider and Asim Jahangir

Volume 37, issue 4, 2016

Is Starting a Business a Sustainable way out of Unemployment? Treatment Effects of the Swedish Start-up Subsidy pp. 389-411

Lars Behrenz, L. Delander and J. Månsson

The Effect of Private Sector Work Opportunities in Prison on Labor Market Outcomes of the Formerly Incarcerated pp. 412-440

Robynn Cox

Spillover Bias in Cross-Border Minimum Wage Studies: Evidence from a Gravity Model pp. 441-459

Daniel Kuehn

The 2011 Industrial Relations Reform and Nominal Wage Adjustments in Greece pp. 460-483

Joan Daouli, Michael Demoussis, Nicholas Giannakopoulos and Ioannis Laliotis

The Effect of Unemployment Insurance on Temporary Help Services Employment pp. 484-503

Adrienne T. Edisis

Volume 37, issue 3, 2016

The “Negative” Assimilation of Immigrants: a Counter-Example from the Canadian Labor Market pp. 263-286

Gilles Grenier and Yi Zhang

State and Non-state Earnings Differentials over Time in China’s Urban Labor Market: Evidence from the Urban Household Survey (1994–2007) pp. 287-316

Kritkorn Nawakitphaitoon, Xuan Chen and Yuhao Ge

Disconnected Geography: A Spatial Analysis of Disconnected Youth in the United States pp. 317-342

Jeremy Bray, Brooks Depro, Dorren McMahon, Marion Siegle and Lee Mobley

The Causal Effects of the Number of Children on Female Employment - Do European Institutional and Gender Conditions Matter? pp. 343-367

Anna Baranowska-Rataj and Anna Matysiak

Remittances as an Insurance Mechanism in the Labor Market pp. 368-387

Jaime Lara

Volume 37, issue 2, 2016

Does the Minimum Wage Bite into Fast-Food Prices? pp. 129-148

Emek Basker and Muhammad Taimur Khan

Individuals and Communities: the Importance of Neighbors Volunteering pp. 149-178

Florence Neymotin

Firm-Level Hiring Difficulties: Persistence, Business Cycle And Local Labour Market Influences pp. 179-210

Richard Fabling and David Maré

Can Benefits and Work Incentives Counseling be a Path to Future Economic Self-Sufficiency for Individuals with Disabilities? pp. 211-234

Zafar E. Nazarov

The Effects of Merit-Based Scholarships on Educational Outcomes pp. 235-261

Gregory Upton

Volume 37, issue 1, 2016

Decomposition of Changes in Korean Wage Inequality, 1998–2007 pp. 1-28

Pallab Kumar Ghosh and Jae Yoon Lee

Decomposition of Changes in Korean Wage Inequality, 1998–2007 pp. 1-28

Pallab Ghosh and Jae Lee

Adam Smith’s Economics and the Modern Minimum Wage Debate:The Large Distance Separating Kirkcaldy from Chicago pp. 29-52

Bruce Kaufman

Adam Smith’s Economics and the Modern Minimum Wage Debate:The Large Distance Separating Kirkcaldy from Chicago pp. 29-52

Bruce Kaufman

Does High School Employment Develop Marketable Skills? pp. 53-68

Russell Ormiston

Does High School Employment Develop Marketable Skills? pp. 53-68

Russell Ormiston

Experience Rating and Work-Related Health and Safety pp. 69-97

Pascale Lengagne

Mothers’ Involuntary Job Loss and Children’s Academic Achievement pp. 98-127

Elif Filiz

Mothers’ Involuntary Job Loss and Children’s Academic Achievement pp. 98-127

Elif Filiz