Publications in Journals

Labor Economics, Human Capital, Productivity, and Growth

• “Workers' Education, Spillovers and Productivity: Evidence from Plant-Level Production Functions.” American Economic Review, 94(3), 2004.
• “Estimating the Social Return to Higher Education: Evidence From Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Data.” Journal of Econometrics, 121(1-2), 2004.
• “Does Education Improve Citizenship? Evidence from the U.S. and the U.K.” Journal of Public Economics, 88(9-10), 2004, with K. Milligan and P. Oreopoulos.
• “Can Free Entry Be Inefficient? Fixed Commission and Social Waste in the Real Estate Industry.” Journal of Political Economy, 111(5), 2003, with C. Hsieh.
• “Do Wages Compensate for Risk of Unemployment? Parametric and Semiparametric Evidence from Seasonal Jobs.” Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 20(1), 2000.

Political Economy

• “Does Voting Technology Affect Election Outcomes? Touch-screen Voting and the 2004 Presidential Elections.” Review of Economics and Statistics, 89(4), 2007, with D. Card.
• “Did Iraq Cheat the United Nations? Underpricing, Bribes, and the Oil for Food Program.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121(4), 2006, with C. Hsieh.
• “Do Voters Affect or Elect Policies? Evidence from the U.S. House.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 119(3), 2004, with D. Lee and M. Butler.

Economics of the Family

• “The Demand for Sons.” Review of Economic Studies (forthcoming), with G. Dahl.
• “Biology As Destiny? Short and Long-Run Determinants of Intergenerational Transmission of Birth Weight.” Journal of Labor Economics 25(2), 2007, with J. Currie.
• “Why do Most Italian Youths Live with Their Parents? Intergenerational Transfers and Household Structure.” Journal of the European Economic Association 4(4), 2006, with M. Manacorda.
• “Mother's Education and the Intergenerational Transmission of Human Capital: Evidence from College Openings.” Quarterly Journal of Economics, 118(4), 2003, with J. Currie.

Economics of Crime

• “The Dynamics of Criminal Behavior.” Journal of Human Resources 42(3), 2007, with B. Jacob and L. Lefgren.
• “The Effect of Education on Criminal Activity: Evidence from Prison Inmates, Arrests and Self-Reports.” American Economic Review, 94(1), 2004, with L. Lochner.

Health Economics

• “Extreme Weather Events, Mortality and Migration.” Review of Economics and Statistics (forthcoming), with O. Deschenes.
• “Does Managed Care Hurt Health? Evidence from Medicaid Mothers.” Review of Economics and Statistics, 89(3), 2007, with A. Aizer and J. Currie.