Research
Research Interests:
Labor Economics, Applied Econometrics, Economics of Privacy
Peer-Reviewed Publications:
"A Penny Synthesized is a Penny Earned? An Exploratory Analysis of Accuracy in the SIPP Synthetic Beta" (with Jordan Stanley)
Harvard Data Science Review forthcoming
Download: Published version [older versions: Working Paper April 2023, Working Paper Dec. 2021]
"The Efficacy of Ability Proxies for Estimating the Returns to Schooling: A Factor Model-Based Evaluation" (with Mohitosh Kejriwal, Linh Nguyen, and Xiaoxiao Li)
Journal of Applied Econometrics (2024) 39:1 3-21
Download: Published version [older versions: Working Paper May 2021]
"Minimum Wages, Retirement Timing, and Labor Supply" (with Matt Hampton)
Journal of Public Economics (2023) 224
Download: Published version [older versions: Working Paper July 2021, Working Paper Sept. 2020]
Coverage: Economic Policy Institute, Forbes, MarketWatch
4. "Synthesizing Familial Linkages for Privacy in Microdata" (with Gary Benedetto)
Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality (2023) 13:1
Download: Published version [older version: Working Paper Sept. 2020]
5. "Multidimensional Skills and the Returns to Schooling: Evidence from an Interactive Fixed Effects Approach and a Linked Survey-Administrative Dataset" (with Mohitosh Kejriwal and Xiaoxiao Li)
Journal of Applied Econometrics (2020) 35:5, 548-566
Download: Published version [older versions: Working Paper Sept. 2019, Working Paper July 2018]
6. "High School Value-Added and College Outcomes"
Education Economics (2020) 28:1, 67-95
Download: Published version [older version: Working Paper Oct. 2017]
Coverage: Chalkbeat
7. "Stuttering and Labor Market Outcomes in the United States" (with Hope Gerlach, Anu Subramanian, and Patricia Zebrowski)
Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research (2018) 61:7, 1649-1663
Download: Published version
Coverage: ASHA Leader
8. "The Effect of Minimum Wages on Employment: A Factor Model Approach"
Economic Inquiry (2017) 55:4, 1712-1737
Download: Published version [older versions: Working Paper April 2015, Working Paper July 2014]
Coverage: Economic Policy Institute, CA Legislative Analyst's Office, Urban Plains
Awards: 2017 Economic Inquiry Best Paper Award Recipient: weai.org/EI
9. "Salary Caps and Competitive Balance in Professional Sports Leagues" (with Mark Owens)
Journal for Economic Educators (2011) 11:2, 46-56
Undergraduate Honors Thesis
Download: Published version
Coverage: CBS Sports
Working Papers
10. "Statistical Disclosure Limitation and Total Survey Error" (with Thor Watson)
Download: Working Paper May 2024
Technical Reports and Resting Papers:
11. "Automated Synthetic Data Validation: Applying Noise Injection for Disclosure Avoidance" (with Saimun Habib, Bianica Pires, Gary Benedetto, Rolando Rodriguez, Jordan Awan, Jordan Stanley, Giuseppe Germinario, and Rich Stevenson)
Download: JSM Proceedings
12. "A Task-Based Approach to Constructing Occupational Categories with Implications for Empirical Research in Labor Economics" (with Gary Benedetto and Julia A. Manzella) [resting paper]
Download: Working Paper Sept. 2019
13. "The Creation and Use of SIPP Synthetic Beta v7.0" (with Gary Benedetto and Jordan Stanley)
Download: CES Technical Notes Series 18-03