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Working Papers

2024

1. The Economic Effects of American Slavery: Tests at the Border
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2020

2. Mind the Gap: Schooling, Informality and Fiscal Externalities in Nepal
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Mind the Gap: Schooling, Informality, and Fiscal Externalities in Nepal, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2023) (2023)

2018

3. Longevity, Education, and Income: How Large is the Triangle?
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2015

4. Corruption as a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Costa Rica
   IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank
5. History and the sizes of cities
   Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (18)
   See also Journal Article History and the Sizes of Cities, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (23) (2015)

2013

6. Amidst Poverty and Prejudice: Black and Irish Civil War Veterans
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
7. Health, Education and Income in the United States, 1820-2000
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (8)
   See also Chapter Health, Education, and Income in the United States, 1820–2000, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2014) View citations (7) (2014)
8. Shocking Behavior: Random Wealth in Antebellum Georgia and Human Capital Across Generations
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Shocking Behavior: Random Wealth in Antebellum Georgia and Human Capital Across Generations, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2016) View citations (57) (2016)
9. Up from Poverty? The 1832 Cherokee Land Lottery and the Long-run Distribution of Wealth
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)

2011

10. Portage and path dependence
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Portage and Path Dependence, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2012) View citations (412) (2012)

2010

11. Portage: Path Dependence and Increasing Returns in U.S. History
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (2010) View citations (7)
12. The Effects of English Proficiency among Childhood Immigrants: Are Hispanics Different?
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) View citations (6)

2009

13. Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among U.S. Immigrants
    RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series, Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation among US Immigrants, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2010) View citations (242) (2010)
14. Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right
    Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Public Library of Science (2009) View citations (9) (2009)

2007

15. Thick-market effects and churning in the labor market: evidence from U.S. cities
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia View citations (10)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (2006)
    See also Journal Article Thick-market effects and churning in the labor market: Evidence from US cities, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2012) View citations (89) (2012)

2006

16. Disease and Development: Evidence from Hookworm Eradication in the American South
    Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State
    See also Journal Article Disease and Development: Evidence from Hookworm Eradication in the American South, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (533) (2007)
17. MALARIA IN THE AMERICAS: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE
    Documentos CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Facultad de Economía, CEDE View citations (23)
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State (2006)
18. On the market discipline of informationally opaque firms: evidence from bank borrowers in the federal funds market
    Staff Reports, Federal Reserve Bank of New York View citations (9)

2005

19. Corporate Dollar Debt and Depreciations: Much Ado About Nothing?
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (9)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2005) View citations (3)
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (2002) View citations (76)
    See also Journal Article Corporate Dollar Debt and Depreciations: Much Ado About Nothing?, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2008) View citations (116) (2008)
20. Descalce de vencimientos y crisis financieras: elementos de juicio de empresas de mercados emergentes
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
21. Deuda empresarial denominada en dólares y depreciación: ¿mucho ruido y pocas nueces?
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department
22. Maturity Mismatch and Financial Crises: Evidence from Emerging Market Corporations
    Research Department Publications, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department View citations (4)
    Also in IDB Publications (Working Papers), Inter-American Development Bank (2005)
    University of California at San Diego, Economics Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC San Diego (2004) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Maturity mismatch and financial crises: Evidence from emerging market corporations, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2010) View citations (30) (2010)

2004

23. The Impact of Chronic Disease Burden on Education, Fertility and Economic Growth – Evidence from the American South
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Winter Meetings, Econometric Society

1996

24. Computationally efficient solution and maximum likelihood estimation of nonlinear rational expectation models
    Working Papers, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (6)
    Also in Computing in Economics and Finance 1997, Society for Computational Economics View citations (3)

Journal Articles

2023

1. De Tocqueville, Population Movements, and Revealed Institutional Preferences
   Journal of Historical Political Economy, 2023, 3, (2), 179-210 View citations (1)
2. Mind the Gap: Schooling, Informality, and Fiscal Externalities in Nepal
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2023, 37, (4), 659-674
   See also Working Paper Mind the Gap: Schooling, Informality and Fiscal Externalities in Nepal, Working Papers (2020) (2020)

2017

3. Adapting to the Weather: Lessons from U.S. History
   The Journal of Economic History, 2017, 77, (3), 756-795 View citations (8)

2016

4. Shocking Behavior: Random Wealth in Antebellum Georgia and Human Capital Across Generations
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2016, 131, (3), 1455-1495 View citations (57)
   See also Working Paper Shocking Behavior: Random Wealth in Antebellum Georgia and Human Capital Across Generations, NBER Working Papers (2013) View citations (4) (2013)

2015

5. History and the Sizes of Cities
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (5), 558-63 View citations (23)
   See also Working Paper History and the sizes of cities, Working Papers (2015) View citations (18) (2015)

2012

6. Portage and Path Dependence
   The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2012, 127, (2), 587-644 View citations (412)
   See also Working Paper Portage and path dependence, Working Papers (2011) View citations (21) (2011)
7. Thick-market effects and churning in the labor market: Evidence from US cities
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2012, 72, (2), 87-103 View citations (89)
   See also Working Paper Thick-market effects and churning in the labor market: evidence from U.S. cities, Working Papers (2007) View citations (10) (2007)

2010

8. Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation among US Immigrants
   American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 165-92 View citations (242)
   See also Working Paper Age at Arrival, English Proficiency, and Social Assimilation Among U.S. Immigrants, RF Berlin - CReAM Discussion Paper Series (2009) View citations (10) (2009)
9. Health, Human Capital, and Development
   Annual Review of Economics, 2010, 2, (1), 283-310 View citations (93)
10. Malaria Eradication in the Americas: A Retrospective Analysis of Childhood Exposure
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2010, 2, (2), 1-45 View citations (300)
11. Maturity mismatch and financial crises: Evidence from emerging market corporations
    Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 93, (2), 189-205 View citations (30)
    Also in Proceedings, 2005 (2005) View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Maturity Mismatch and Financial Crises: Evidence from Emerging Market Corporations, Research Department Publications (2005) View citations (4) (2005)

2009

12. Chronic Disease Burden and the Interaction of Education, Fertility, and Growth
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (1), 52-65 View citations (169)
13. Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right
    PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2009, 3, (1), 1-3 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Deworming and Development: Asking the Right Questions, Asking the Questions Right, Scholarly Articles (2009) View citations (9) (2009)
14. Economic Effects of Childhood Exposure to Tropical Disease
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 218-23 View citations (15)

2008

15. Corporate Dollar Debt and Depreciations: Much Ado About Nothing?
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2008, 90, (4), 612-626 View citations (116)
    See also Working Paper Corporate Dollar Debt and Depreciations: Much Ado About Nothing?, Research Department Publications (2005) View citations (9) (2005)
16. What Holds Back the Second Generation?: The Intergenerational Transmission of Language Human Capital Among Immigrants
    Journal of Human Resources, 2008, 43, (2), 267-298 View citations (97)

2007

17. Disease and Development: Evidence from Hookworm Eradication in the American South
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (1), 73-117 View citations (533)
    See also Working Paper Disease and Development: Evidence from Hookworm Eradication in the American South, Working Papers (2006) (2006)

2004

18. Language Skills and Earnings: Evidence from Childhood Immigrants*
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2004, 86, (2), 481-496 View citations (470)

2003

19. Disease and Development: Evidence from the American South
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (2-3), 376-386 View citations (57)

1999

20. New data on worker flows during business cycles
    New England Economic Review, 1999, (Jul), 49-76 View citations (82)

1997

21. Shifts in the Beveridge Curve, job matching, and labor market dynamics
    New England Economic Review, 1997, (Sep), 3-19 View citations (60)

Chapters

2014

1. Health, Education, and Income in the United States, 1820–2000
   A chapter in Human Capital in History: The American Record, 2014, pp 121-159 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper Health, Education and Income in the United States, 1820-2000, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (8) (2013)

2009

2. Comment on "When Does Improving Health Raise GDP?"
   A chapter in NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2008, Volume 23, 2009, pp 205-220 View citations (3)