Beyond IQ: The Rising Value of Extraversion | Journal of Labor Economics: Vol 44, No 3

We analyze trends in labor market returns to psychological traits using data from half a million Finnish men from 2001 to 2015. Cognitive skills’ value declined, while noncognitive skills’ value...

Like Mother, Like Child? The Rise of Women’s Intergenerational Income Persistence in Sweden and the...

We examine intergenerational mobility in Sweden and the United States since 1985, focusing on labor incomes of men, women, and households. Increased persistence among women alongside stable father-...

Minimum Wage Effects and Monopsony Explanations | Journal of Labor Economics: Vol 0, No 0

We present the first causal analysis of a 7-year run-up of minimum wages to $15. Using a novel stacked county-level synthetic control estimator and data on fast-food restaurants, we find substantial...

Do Recruiters Penalize Men Who Prefer Low Hours? Evidence from Online Labor Market Data | Journal...

Gender Gaps in Access to Medical Intern Positions: The Role of Competition | Journal of Labor...

Competitive selection processes can cause labor market inefficiencies when selection performance disparities do not reflect later job performance differences. Analyzing data from Spain’s national...

College Counseling in the Classroom: Randomized Evaluation of a Teacher-Based Approach to College...

Female-Specific Labor Regulation and Employment: Historical Evidence from the United States |...

Lifetime Consequences of Lost Instructional Time in the Classroom: Evidence from Shortened School...

Prior Work Experience and Entrepreneurship: The Careers of Young Entrepreneurs | Journal of Labor...

Using Canadian administrative data, I study the careers of young entrepreneurs and the heterogeneity among them. I investigate both the mechanisms that drive entry into entrepreneurship and the...

Gender Difference in Innovation Recognition: A Textual Analysis Approach | Journal of Labor...

This paper studies gender difference in innovation recognition using patent citations. We propose a method to quantify undercitation based on pairwise textual similarity of patents. Both male and...

Profits of Prejudiced Algorithms | Journal of Labor Economics: Vol 44, No 3

Firms are starting to replace humans with algorithms in important screening decisions, but there are potential spillovers of human biases contained in datasets to subsequent algorithmic predictions....

Working Hours, Top Management Appointments, and Gender: Evidence from Linked Employer-Employee Data...

Using Danish registry data linked to the Labor Force Survey, we provide the first rigorous evidence with external validity on the hours-career nexus (positive association between hours and career...

The Economics of Gender-Specific Minimum Wage Legislation | Journal of Labor Economics: Vol 44, No 3

Using full count US census data, we study the impact of early twentieth-century state-industry-specific minimum wage laws that primarily targeted female employees. Our triple-difference estimates...

Does Monitoring Change Teacher Pedagogy and Student Outcomes? | Journal of Labor Economics: Vol 44,...

In theory, monitoring can improve employee motivation and effort, particularly in settings lacking measurable outputs, but research assessing monitoring as a motivator is limited to laboratory...

Customer Discrimination in the Workplace: Evidence from Online Sales | Journal of Labor Economics:...

Many workers are evaluated on their ability to engage with customers. We measure the impact of gender-based customer discrimination on the productivity of online sales agents in sub-Saharan Africa....

Consumption and Income Inequality across Generations | Journal of Labor Economics: Vol 44, No 3

This paper characterizes the joint evolution of income and consumption inequality across generations. We estimate a model featuring intergenerational persistence and family-independent idiosyncratic...

The Causal Effect of an Income Shock on Children’s Human Capital | Journal of Labor Economics: Vol...

We investigate the causal impact of a generous unconditional cash transfer at birth on children’s health and academic performance. Using rich administrative data, we take advantage of the unexpected...