Unequal Use of Social Insurance Benefits: The Role of Employers (with Sarah Bana, Maya Rossin-Slater, and Jenna Stearns), forth coming in the Journal of Econometrics.
Can Positive Feedback Encourage Female and Minority Undergraduates into Economics (with Jacqueline Dodd and Shelly Lundberg) forthcoming in American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings.
Using Longitudinal Data to Explore the Gender Gap for Academic Economists (with Maxine Lee and Heather Royer) forthcoming in American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings.
The Impacts of Paid Family Leave Benefits: Regression Kink Evidence from California Administrative Data (with Sarah Bana and Maya Rossin-Slater) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 2020. 39(4): 888-929.
Family Structure and the Gender Gap in ADHD (with Allison Witman) Review of Economics of the Household. 2020 18: 1101-1129.
Coordination and Contagion: Friendship Networks and Peer Mechanisms in a Randomized Field Experiment (with Philip Babcock, Stefanie Fischer, and John Hartman) Journal of Public Economics. 2020 185: 646-665.
Competition and Ability: Evidence from a Classroom Field Experiment (with Stefanie Fischer) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2019 159: 146-166.
Equal but Inequitable: Who Benefits from Gender-Neutral Tenure Clock Stopping Policies? (with Heather Antecol and Jenna Stearns) American Economic Review. 2018 108(9): 2420-2441.
Trends and Disparities in Leave Use under California’s Paid Family Leave Program: New Evidence from Administrative Data (with Sarah Bana and Maya Rossin-Slater) American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, 2018 108: 388-391.
Letting Down the Team? Evidence of Social Effects of Teams (with Philip Babcock, Gary Charness, John Hartman, and Heather Royer) Journal of the European Economic Association, 2015: 841-870.
Making Nutritional Information Digestible: Effects of a Receipt-Based Intervention on Fast Food Purchases (with Peter Kuhn) Journal of Health Economics, 2015 39: 106-122.
No Cohort Left Behind? (with Philip Babcock and Jennifer Schulte) Journal of Urban Economics, 2012 71(3): 347-354.
School Entry Policies and Skill Accumulation across Directly and Indirectly Affected Individuals”(with Elizabeth Dhuey) Journal of Human Resources, 2012 47(3): 643-683.
The Wages of Failure: New Evidence on School Retention Policies and Long-run Outcomes (with Philip Babcock), Education Finance and Policy, 2011 6(3): 293–322.
Early Gender Test Score Gaps Across OECD Countries (with Insook Cho), Economics of Education Review, 2010 29: 348–363.
Prison Health Care: Is Contracting Out Healthy? (with Ted Frech), Health Economics, 2009 18(11): 1248-60.
Where Class Size Really Matters: Class Size and Student Ratings of Instructor Effectiveness (with Peter Kuhn), Economics of Education Review, 2008 27(3): 253-65.
Who Goes to Graduate/Professional School? The Importance of Economic Fluctuations, Undergraduate Field, and Ability (with Douglas Herman), Economics of Education Review, 2008 27(2): 197-210.
Does Single Parenthood Increase the Probability of Teenage Promiscuity, Drug Use, and Crime? (with Heather Antecol), Journal of Population Economics,2007 20: 55-71.
The Persistence of Early Childhood Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects (with Elizabeth Dhuey), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006 121(4): 1437-1472.
The Impact of Military Service on Long-Term Health: Evidence from World War II and Korean War Veterans (with Olivier Deschenes), American Economic Review, 2006 96(1): 176-194.
Unhealthy Assimilation: Why Do Immigrants Converge to American Health Status Levels? (with Heather Antecol), Demography, 2006 43(2): 337-360.
Are Middle Schools More Effective? The Impact of School Structure on Student Outcomes (with Chau Do), Journal of Human Resources, 2005 40(3): 660-682.
Sex Preferences, Marital Dissolution and the Economic Status of Women (with Olivier Deschenes), Journal of Human Resources, 2005 40(2): 411-434.
The Location of Women’s Prisons and the Deterrence Effect of “Harder” Time (with Eric Helland), International Review of Law and Economics, 2004 24(2): 147-167.
The Racial Wage Gap: The Importance of Labor Force Attachment Differences Across Black, Mexican and White Men (with Heather Antecol), Journal of Human Resources, 2004 39(2): 564-583.
School Quality and the Distribution of Male Earnings in Canada, Economics of Education Review, 2003 22(4): 395-407.
Wage and Test Score Dispersion: Some International Evidence (with Chris Ferrall), Economics of Education Review, 2003 22(1): 31-43.
The Relative Earnings of Young Mexican, Black, and White Women (with Heather Antecol), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2002 56(1): 122-135.
Human Capital Versus Signaling Models: University Access and High School Drop-outs, Journal of Political Economy, 2001 190(4): 749-775.
Needs-Based Health Care Funding: Implications for Resource Distribution in Ontario, (with John Dorland, Allan W. Gregory, and Joanne Roberts), Canadian Journal of Economics, 2000, 33(4).
Standardized Mortality Ratios and Canadian Health Care Funding, (with John Dorland, Allan W. Gregory, and Mark Rosenberg), Canadian Public Policy, 1999, 25(1): 47-64.
Can Positive Feedback Encourage Female and Minority Undergraduates into Economics (with Jacqueline Dodd and Shelly Lundberg) forthcoming in American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings.
Using Longitudinal Data to Explore the Gender Gap for Academic Economists (with Maxine Lee and Heather Royer) forthcoming in American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings.
The Impacts of Paid Family Leave Benefits: Regression Kink Evidence from California Administrative Data (with Sarah Bana and Maya Rossin-Slater) Journal of Policy Analysis and Management. 2020. 39(4): 888-929.
Family Structure and the Gender Gap in ADHD (with Allison Witman) Review of Economics of the Household. 2020 18: 1101-1129.
Coordination and Contagion: Friendship Networks and Peer Mechanisms in a Randomized Field Experiment (with Philip Babcock, Stefanie Fischer, and John Hartman) Journal of Public Economics. 2020 185: 646-665.
Competition and Ability: Evidence from a Classroom Field Experiment (with Stefanie Fischer) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 2019 159: 146-166.
Equal but Inequitable: Who Benefits from Gender-Neutral Tenure Clock Stopping Policies? (with Heather Antecol and Jenna Stearns) American Economic Review. 2018 108(9): 2420-2441.
Trends and Disparities in Leave Use under California’s Paid Family Leave Program: New Evidence from Administrative Data (with Sarah Bana and Maya Rossin-Slater) American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, 2018 108: 388-391.
Letting Down the Team? Evidence of Social Effects of Teams (with Philip Babcock, Gary Charness, John Hartman, and Heather Royer) Journal of the European Economic Association, 2015: 841-870.
Making Nutritional Information Digestible: Effects of a Receipt-Based Intervention on Fast Food Purchases (with Peter Kuhn) Journal of Health Economics, 2015 39: 106-122.
No Cohort Left Behind? (with Philip Babcock and Jennifer Schulte) Journal of Urban Economics, 2012 71(3): 347-354.
School Entry Policies and Skill Accumulation across Directly and Indirectly Affected Individuals”(with Elizabeth Dhuey) Journal of Human Resources, 2012 47(3): 643-683.
The Wages of Failure: New Evidence on School Retention Policies and Long-run Outcomes (with Philip Babcock), Education Finance and Policy, 2011 6(3): 293–322.
Early Gender Test Score Gaps Across OECD Countries (with Insook Cho), Economics of Education Review, 2010 29: 348–363.
Prison Health Care: Is Contracting Out Healthy? (with Ted Frech), Health Economics, 2009 18(11): 1248-60.
Where Class Size Really Matters: Class Size and Student Ratings of Instructor Effectiveness (with Peter Kuhn), Economics of Education Review, 2008 27(3): 253-65.
Who Goes to Graduate/Professional School? The Importance of Economic Fluctuations, Undergraduate Field, and Ability (with Douglas Herman), Economics of Education Review, 2008 27(2): 197-210.
Does Single Parenthood Increase the Probability of Teenage Promiscuity, Drug Use, and Crime? (with Heather Antecol), Journal of Population Economics,2007 20: 55-71.
The Persistence of Early Childhood Maturity: International Evidence of Long-Run Age Effects (with Elizabeth Dhuey), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2006 121(4): 1437-1472.
The Impact of Military Service on Long-Term Health: Evidence from World War II and Korean War Veterans (with Olivier Deschenes), American Economic Review, 2006 96(1): 176-194.
Unhealthy Assimilation: Why Do Immigrants Converge to American Health Status Levels? (with Heather Antecol), Demography, 2006 43(2): 337-360.
Are Middle Schools More Effective? The Impact of School Structure on Student Outcomes (with Chau Do), Journal of Human Resources, 2005 40(3): 660-682.
Sex Preferences, Marital Dissolution and the Economic Status of Women (with Olivier Deschenes), Journal of Human Resources, 2005 40(2): 411-434.
The Location of Women’s Prisons and the Deterrence Effect of “Harder” Time (with Eric Helland), International Review of Law and Economics, 2004 24(2): 147-167.
The Racial Wage Gap: The Importance of Labor Force Attachment Differences Across Black, Mexican and White Men (with Heather Antecol), Journal of Human Resources, 2004 39(2): 564-583.
School Quality and the Distribution of Male Earnings in Canada, Economics of Education Review, 2003 22(4): 395-407.
Wage and Test Score Dispersion: Some International Evidence (with Chris Ferrall), Economics of Education Review, 2003 22(1): 31-43.
The Relative Earnings of Young Mexican, Black, and White Women (with Heather Antecol), Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2002 56(1): 122-135.
Human Capital Versus Signaling Models: University Access and High School Drop-outs, Journal of Political Economy, 2001 190(4): 749-775.
Needs-Based Health Care Funding: Implications for Resource Distribution in Ontario, (with John Dorland, Allan W. Gregory, and Joanne Roberts), Canadian Journal of Economics, 2000, 33(4).
Standardized Mortality Ratios and Canadian Health Care Funding, (with John Dorland, Allan W. Gregory, and Mark Rosenberg), Canadian Public Policy, 1999, 25(1): 47-64.