Between 1960 and 1980 the gap in earnings between black and white
males narrowed by 15 percent. A detailed analysis of 1960, 1970, and 1980
Census data indicates that increases in the relative return to education
were largely responsible for…

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This paper assesses the ability of a simple search—theoretic
model to explain the results of two controlled reemployment bonus
experiments. The availability of two independent experiments
with substantially different treatments allows for a rigorous
test of the model. Parameters of…

Using data from the NLSY (1979-1991) and from the PSID (1981-1987), l seek to determine whether
there is any net positive return to tenure with the current employer once we control for industry-specific
capital. Using data from the PSID, Topel…

This paper reports nonparametric estimates of the effect of labor supply
behavior on the payments to families enrolled in the Seattle/Denver Income
Maintenance Experiment. The randomized assignment of families to the
treatment groups in this experiment was designed to permit…

If hours can be freely varied within jobs, the effect on hours of
changes in preferences for those who do change jobs should be similar to
the effect on hours for those who do not change jobs. Conversely, if
employers…

This paper presents evidence showing that individuals’ season of birth is
related to their educational attainment because of the combined effects of
school start age policy and compulsory school attendance laws. In most school
districts, individuals born in the beginning…

The US unemployment insurance system is financed by an experience-rated
payroll tax. The system imposes a layoff or firing cost on employers, leading
them to fire fewer workers in a downturn and hire fewer workers in an upturn.
Increases in…