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Working Papers

2024

Do Earmarks Target Low-Income and Minority Communities? Evidence from US Drinking Water
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
See also Journal Article Do Earmarks Target Low-Income and Minority Communities? Evidence from US Drinking Water, AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association (2024) (2024)
Schooling and Political Activism in the Early Civil Rights Era
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

2023

Estimating Intergenerational Health Transmission in Taiwan with Administrative Health Records
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
Also in Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics (2023)
See also Journal Article Estimating intergenerational health transmission in Taiwan with administrative health records, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2024) (2024)
The Effects of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs on Labor Market Activity and Credit Outcomes
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The Lasting Impact of Historical Residential Security Maps on Experienced Segregation
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Understanding Sibling Correlations in Education: Molecular Genetics and Family Background
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (2)

2022

The Decline in Intergenerational Mobility After 1980
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (8)
Also in SocArXiv, Center for Open Science (2020) View citations (6)
The Long-run Effects of the 1930s Redlining Maps on Children
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The Long-Run Effects of the 1930s Redlining Maps on Children, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (2023) (2023)

2017

The Effects of the 1930s HOLC \"Redlining\" Maps
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (3)
See also Journal Article The Effects of the 1930s HOLC "Redlining" Maps, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2021) View citations (11) (2021)

2016

The Effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansions on Financial Wellbeing
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (37)
Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2016) View citations (24)

2015

A comparison of intergenerational mobility curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the U.S
Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (10)
See also Journal Article A Comparison of Intergenerational Mobility Curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the US, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2017) View citations (54) (2017)
Estimating the Intergenerational Elasticity and Rank Association in the U.S.: Overcoming the Current Limitations of Tax Data
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (6)

2014

A Bayesian Analysis of Sibling Correlations in Health
Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics View citations (1)
A Comparison of Upward and Downward Intergenerational Mobility in Canada, Sweden and the United States
Working Paper Series, Stockholm University, Swedish Institute for Social Research View citations (71)
See also Journal Article A comparison of upward and downward intergenerational mobility in Canada, Sweden and the United States, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (70) (2014)
An Analysis of Sibling Correlations in Health Using Latent Variable Models
IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)
See also Journal Article An Analysis of Sibling Correlations in Health using Latent Variable Models, Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (2017) View citations (9) (2017)
Early Life Environment and Racial Inequality in Education and Earnings in the United States
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2014) View citations (9)
In Utero Ramadan Exposure and Children’s Academic Performance
Working Papers, Gutenberg School of Management and Economics, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz View citations (17)
See also Journal Article In Utero Ramadan Exposure and Children's Academic Performance, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2015) View citations (39) (2015)
The Effects of the Massachusetts Health Reform on Financial Distress
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (28)

2013

Fetal origins and parental responses
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (159)
See also Journal Article Fetal Origins and Parental Responses, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2013) View citations (166) (2013)

2012

Fasting During Pregnancy and Children's Academic Performance
CEE Discussion Papers, Centre for the Economics of Education, LSE
Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2011) View citations (10)

2011

An Analysis of Sample Selection and the Reliability of Using Short-term Earnings Averages in SIPP-SSA Matched Data
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (5)
Black-White Differences in Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the U.S
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (4)
Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2011) View citations (4)
See also Journal Article Black–White Differences in Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the U.S, Economic Perspectives, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
Cognitive abilities and household financial decision making
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Cognitive Abilities and Household Financial Decision Making, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (176) (2013)
Fertility transitions along the extensive and intensive margins
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (9)
See also Journal Article Fertility Transitions along the Extensive and Intensive Margins, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (92) (2014)
Parental Earnings and Children's Well-Being and Future Success: An Analysis of the SIPP Matched to SSA Earnings Data
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies

2009

Birth Cohort and the Black-White Achievement Gap: The Roles of Access and Health Soon After Birth
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (86)
The impact of Rosenwald Schools on Black achievement
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (2)
See also Journal Article The Impact of Rosenwald Schools on Black Achievement, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2011) View citations (45) (2011)

2008

Birth cohort and the black-white achievement gap: the role of health soon after birth
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment: The Effect of Maternal Fasting During Pregnancy
NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
The effects of maternal fasting during Ramadan on birth and adult outcomes
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (8)

2007

Nonparametric analysis of intergenerational income mobility with application to the United States
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (3)

2006

How did schooling laws improve long-term health and lower mortality?
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (8)

2005

Intergenerational economic mobility in the U.S., 1940 to 2000
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (21)
The changing pattern of wage growth for low skilled workers
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (4)

2004

Sibling similarities, differences and economic inequality
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (4)

2003

Revised estimates of intergenerational income mobility in the United States
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (5)
The growing importance of family and community: an analysis of changes in the sibling correlation in earnings
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (4)

2002

Choosing the right parents: changes in the intergenerational transmission of inequality between 1980 and the early 1990s
Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago View citations (34)
Earnings Mobility in the US: A New Look at Intergenerational Inequality
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (16)
Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2001) View citations (34)
The Mis-Measurement of Permanent Earnings: New Evidence from Social Security Earnings Data
Working Papers, U.S. Census Bureau, Center for Economic Studies View citations (3)
Also in Working Paper Series, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (2001) View citations (13)

Journal Articles

2024

Do Earmarks Target Low-Income and Minority Communities? Evidence from US Drinking Water
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2024, 114, 36-40
See also Working Paper Do Earmarks Target Low-Income and Minority Communities? Evidence from US Drinking Water, NBER Working Papers (2024) (2024)
Estimating intergenerational health transmission in Taiwan with administrative health records
Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 238, (C)
See also Working Paper Estimating Intergenerational Health Transmission in Taiwan with Administrative Health Records, IZA Discussion Papers (2023) (2023)
The Broadening Impact of Rising Wildfire Smoke in the United States
Chicago Fed Letter, 2024, 500, 6

2023

Measuring Intergenerational Income Mobility: A Synthesis of Approaches
Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, 61, (3), 988-1036 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper Measuring Intergenerational Income Mobility: A Synthesis of Approaches, SocArXiv (2021) View citations (12) (2021)
Social Interventions, Health, and Well-Being: The Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of a School Construction Program
Journal of Human Resources, 2023, 58, (4), 1097-1140 View citations (1)
See also Working Paper Social Interventions, Health and Wellbeing: The Long-Term and Intergenerational Effects of a School Construction Program, Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (2) (2019)
The Long-Run Effects of the 1930s Redlining Maps on Children
Journal of Economic Literature, 2023, 61, (3), 846-62
See also Working Paper The Long-run Effects of the 1930s Redlining Maps on Children, Working Papers (2022) View citations (2) (2022)
The intergenerational transmission of mental and physical health in the United Kingdom
Journal of Health Economics, 2023, 92, (C) View citations (4)
See also Working Paper The Intergenerational Transmission of Mental and Physical Health in the United Kingdom, IZA Discussion Papers (2021) (2021)

2022

The effects of the Great Migration on urban renewal
Journal of Public Economics, 2022, 209, (C) View citations (3)
See also Working Paper The Effects of the Great Migration on Urban Renewal, Working Paper Series (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2021

Estimating the Effect of School Quality on Mortality in the Presence of Migration: Evidence from the Jim Crow South
Journal of Labor Economics, 2021, 39, (2), 527 - 558 View citations (5)
Intergenerational mobility in self-reported health status in the US
Journal of Public Economics, 2021, 193, (C) View citations (16)
The ACA Medicaid Expansion in Michigan and Financial Health
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2021, 40, (2), 348-375 View citations (10)
See also Working Paper The ACA Medicaid Expansion in Michigan and Financial Health, NBER Working Papers (2018) View citations (23) (2018)
The Effects of the 1930s HOLC "Redlining" Maps
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2021, 13, (4), 355-92 View citations (11)
See also Working Paper The Effects of the 1930s HOLC \"Redlining\" Maps, Working Paper Series (2017) View citations (3) (2017)
The long-run effects of the 1930s HOLC “redlining” maps on place-based measures of economic opportunity and socioeconomic success
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2021, 86, (C) View citations (8)
See also Working Paper The Long-Run Effects of the 1930s HOLC “Redlining” Maps on Place-Based Measures of Economic Opportunity and Socioeconomic Success, Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2020

Chicago Fed: How does social distancing affect the spread of Covid-19 in the United States?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2020, (442), 5 View citations (1)
How does social distancing affect the spread of Covid-19 in the United States?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2020, (442) View citations (1)
Intergenerational mobility across Australia and the stability of regional estimates
Labour Economics, 2020, 66, (C) View citations (41)
The intergenerational transmission of health in the United States: A latent variables analysis
Health Economics, 2020, 29, (3), 367-381 View citations (18)
See also Working Paper The Intergenerational Transmission of Health in the United States: A Latent Variables Analysis, IZA Discussion Papers (2019) View citations (7) (2019)

2019

How Health Insurance Improves Financial Health
Chicago Fed Letter, 2019 View citations (1)
How Similar Are Credit Scores Across Generations?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2019 View citations (1)
Intergenerational Human Capital Spillovers: Indonesia's School Construction and Its Effects on the Next Generation
AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2019, 109, 243-49 View citations (27)

2018

Intergenerational Mobility in the United States: What We Have Learned from the PSID
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2018, 680, (1), 213-234 View citations (6)
The effect of the affordable care act Medicaid expansions on financial wellbeing
Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 163, (C), 99-112 View citations (57)

2017

A Comparison of Intergenerational Mobility Curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden, and the US
Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2017, 119, (1), 72-101 View citations (54)
See also Working Paper A comparison of intergenerational mobility curves in Germany, Norway, Sweden and the U.S, Working Papers in Economics (2015) View citations (10) (2015)
An Analysis of Sibling Correlations in Health using Latent Variable Models
Health Economics, 2017, 26, (12), e108-e125 View citations (9)
See also Working Paper An Analysis of Sibling Correlations in Health Using Latent Variable Models, IZA Discussion Papers (2014) View citations (3) (2014)

2016

Have Borrowers Recovered from Foreclosures during the Great Recession?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2016 View citations (1)
How Did the Great Recession Affect Payday Loans?
Economic Perspectives, 2016, (2), 1-12 View citations (5)
The Effects of the Massachusetts Health Reform on Household Financial Distress
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2016, 8, (3), 284-313 View citations (53)

2015

In Utero Ramadan Exposure and Children's Academic Performance
Economic Journal, 2015, 125, (589), 1501-1533 View citations (39)
See also Working Paper In Utero Ramadan Exposure and Children’s Academic Performance, Working Papers (2014) View citations (17) (2014)
Inequality in Skills and the Great Gatsby Curve
Chicago Fed Letter, 2015, (Jan) View citations (6)
Using Occupation to Measure Intergenerational Mobility
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2015, 657, (1), 174-193 View citations (7)

2014

A comparison of upward and downward intergenerational mobility in Canada, Sweden and the United States
Labour Economics, 2014, 30, (C), 185-200 View citations (70)
See also Working Paper A Comparison of Upward and Downward Intergenerational Mobility in Canada, Sweden and the United States, Working Paper Series (2014) View citations (71) (2014)
Black–White Differences in Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the U.S
Economic Perspectives, 2014, (Q I) View citations (7)
See also Working Paper Black-White Differences in Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the U.S, Working Papers (2011) View citations (4) (2011)
Fertility Transitions along the Extensive and Intensive Margins
American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (11), 3701-24 View citations (92)
See also Working Paper Fertility transitions along the extensive and intensive margins, Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (9) (2011)

2013

Cognitive Abilities and Household Financial Decision Making
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 193-207 View citations (176)
See also Working Paper Cognitive abilities and household financial decision making, Working Paper Series (2011) View citations (5) (2011)
Fetal Origins and Parental Responses
Annual Review of Economics, 2013, 5, (1), 37-56 View citations (166)
See also Working Paper Fetal origins and parental responses, Working Paper Series (2013) View citations (159) (2013)

2012

Is intergenerational economic mobility lower now than in the past?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2012, (Apr) View citations (4)
Is there a skills mismatch in the labor market?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2012, (Jul) View citations (9)

2011

A nonparametric analysis of black–white differences in intergenerational income mobility in the United States
Quantitative Economics, 2011, 2, (3), 335-379 View citations (85)
Family and Community Influences on Health and Socioeconomic Status: Sibling Correlations Over the Life Course
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2011, 11, (3), 23 View citations (29)
Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment: The Effect of Ramadan Observance during Pregnancy
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2011, 3, (4), 56-85 View citations (354)
How did unemployment insurance extensions affect the unemployment rate in 2008–10?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2011, (Apr) View citations (8)
The Impact of Rosenwald Schools on Black Achievement
Journal of Political Economy, 2011, 119, (5), 821 - 888 View citations (45)
See also Working Paper The impact of Rosenwald Schools on Black achievement, Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (2) (2009)

2010

New perspectives on health and health care policy
Chicago Fed Letter, 2010, (July)
What is behind the rise in long-term unemployment?
Economic Perspectives, 2010, 34, (Q II), 28-51 View citations (65)

2008

Does education improve health? A reexamination of the evidence from compulsory schooling laws
Economic Perspectives, 2008, 32, (Q II), 2-16 View citations (119)
Does the housing slump account for the slowdown in productivity growth?
Chicago Fed Letter, 2008, (Jan)
Intergenerational Economic Mobility in the United States, 1940 to 2000
Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43, (1) View citations (152)
Sibling similarities and economic inequality in the US
Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, (3), 685-701 View citations (111)

2007

New evidence on labor market dynamics over the business cycle
Economic Perspectives, 2007, 31, (Q I), 36-46 View citations (14)

2005

Fortunate Sons: New Estimates of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States Using Social Security Earnings Data
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2005, 87, (2), 235-255 View citations (388)
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and Subsequent Health Outcomes: An Analysis of SIPP Data
American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (2), 258-262 View citations (87)

2004

What similarities between siblings tell us about inequality in the U.S
Chicago Fed Letter, 2004, (Dec)

2003

Family resources and college enrollment
Economic Perspectives, 2003, 27, (Q IV), 30-41

2002

Analyzing income mobility over generations
Chicago Fed Letter, 2002, (Sep) View citations (2)

Chapters

2024

What do we know about the intergenerational transmission of health
Chapter 11 in Research Handbook on Intergenerational Inequality, 2024, pp 150-163

2016

Estimating the Intergenerational Elasticity and Rank Association in the United States: Overcoming the Current Limitations of Tax Data☆
A chapter in Inequality: Causes and Consequences, 2016, vol. 43, pp 83-129 View citations (22)