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Working Papers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Long Road to Equality: Racial Capital and Generational Convergence
\n<\/strong>(with P. J. Bayer and J. Y. Park)
\nNBER WP#33690, Under Review<\/p>\n

Selected Recent Articles<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Imposing Policy on Reluctant Actors: The Hospital Desegregation Campaign and Black Postneonatal Mortality in the Deep South<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with D.M. Anderson and D.I. Rees)
\nThe Review of Economics and Statistics, <\/em><\/strong>2025 Forthcoming<\/p>\n

The Effects of Sexism on American Women: The Role of Norms vs. Discrimination <\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Jonathan Guryan and Jessica Pan)
\nThe Journal of Human Resources<\/i><\/strong>, 2025, Vol. 60(3), pp. 693-743<\/p>\n

Demand Conditions and Worker Safety: Evidence from Price Shocks in Mining<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Matthew S. Johnson, Melvin Stephens Jr., and Do Q. Lee)
\nJournal of Labor Economics<\/strong>, <\/em>forthcoming.
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Leisure Luxuries and the Labor Supply of Young Men <\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Mark Aguiar, Mark Bils, and Erik Hurst)
\nJournal of Political Economy<\/em>, <\/strong>forthcoming.<\/p>\n

Re-examining the Contribution of Public Health Efforts and the Decline in Urban Mortality<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with D. Mark Anderson and Daniel Rees)
\nAmerican Economic Journal: Applied Economics, <\/em><\/strong>forthcoming.<\/p>\n

Occupational Licensing and Maternal Health: Evidence from Early Midwifery Laws and Maternal Mortality<\/a>
\n(<\/strong>with Mark Anderson, Ryan Brown, and Daniel I. Rees)
\nJournal of Political Economy<\/strong>,<\/em> Vol.(128)(11), November 2020.<\/p>\n

Housing Booms and Busts, Labor Market Opportunities, and College Attendance<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Erik Hurst and Matthew J. Notowidigdo)
\nAmerican Economic Review.<\/em><\/strong> October 2018.<\/p>\n

Divergent Paths: A New Perspective on Earnings Differences Between Black and White Men Since 1940<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Patrick Bayer)
\nQuarterly Journal of Economics<\/em><\/strong>, 133(1).\u00a0 August 2018.<\/p>\n

Conspicuous Consumption and Race<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Erik Hurst and Nick Rousanov)
\nQuarterly Journal of Economics<\/em><\/strong>, May, 2009. vol. 124(2)<\/p>\n

Prejudice and Wages: An Empirical Assessment of Becker\u2019s “The Economics of Discrimination”<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Jonathan Guryan)
\nJournal of Political Economy<\/em><\/strong>, \u00a0October 2008, Vol. 116.<\/p>\n

Disability, Job Displacement and Divorce<\/strong><\/a>
\n\u00a0<\/strong>(with Melvin Stephens Jr.)
\nJournal of Labor Economics<\/em><\/strong>, \u00a022(2), 2004.<\/p>\n

The Correlation of Wealth Across Generations<\/strong><\/a>
\n(with Erik Hurst)
\nJournal of Political Economy<\/em><\/strong>, \u00a0111(6), 2003.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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