THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
Publications
Selected Research Publications from Our Faculty
A THEORY OF INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY
Gary S. Becker, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin M. Murphy, Jörg L. Spenkuch. 2018. Journal of Political Economy, 126(S1): S7-S25.
RETURNS TO EDUCATION: THE CAUSAL EFFECTS OF EDUCATION ON EARNINGS, HEALTH, AND SMOKING
James J. Heckman, John Eric Humphries, Gregory Veramendi. 2018. Journal of Political Economy, 126(S1): S197-S246.
GROWTH THROUGH HETEROGENEOUS INNOVATIONS
Ufuk Akcigit, William R. Kerr. 2018. Journal of Political Economy, 126(4): 1374-1443.
USING INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES FOR INFERENCE ABOUT POLICY RELEVANT TREATMENT PARAMETERS
Magne Mogstad, Andres Santos, Alexander Torgovitsky. 2018. Econometrica, 86(5): 1589-1619.
AGGREGATING RECRUITING INTENSITY
Alessandro Gavazza, Simon Mongey, Giovanni L. Violante. 2018. American Economic Review, 108(8): 2088-2127.
STATUS GOODS: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FROM PLATINUM CREDIT CARDS
Leonardo Bursztyn, Bruno Ferman, Stefano Fiorin, Martin Kanz, and Gautam Rao. 2018. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133(3): 1561-1595.
DO ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS DELIVER? EVIDENCE FROM THE WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Meredith Fowlie, Michael Greenstone, and Catherine Wolfram. 2018. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 133(3): 1597-1644.
CONSUMER PRICE SEARCH AND PLATFORM DESIGN IN INTERNET COMMERCE
Michael Dinerstein, Liran Einav, Jonathan Levin, Neel Sundaresan. 2018. American Economic Review, 108(7): 1820-1859.
MONETARY POLICY ACCORDING TO HANK
Greg Kaplan, Benjamin Moll, and Giovanni Violante. 2018. American Economic Review, 108(3): 697-743.
BID SHADING AND BIDDER SURPLUS IN THE US TREASURY AUCTION SYSTEM
Ali Hortaçsu, Jakub Kastl, and Allen Zhang. 2018. American Economic Review, 108(1): 147-169.
'ACTING WIFE': MARRIAGE MARKET INCENTIVES AND LABOR MARKET INVESTMENTS
Leonardo Bursztyn, Thomas Fujiwara, and Amanda Pallais. 2017. American Economic Review, 107(11): 3288-3319.
DEFENSIVE INVESTMENTS AND THE DEMAND FOR AIR QUALITY: EVIDENCE FROM THE NOX BUDGET PROGRAM
Olivier Deschênes, Michael Greenstone, and Joseph S. Shapiro. 2017. American Economic Review, 107(10): 2958-2989.
BEYOND LATE WITH A DISCRETE INSTRUMENT
Christian N. Brinch, Magne Mogstad, and Matthew Wiswall. 2017. Journal of Political Economy, 125(4): 985-1039.
THE MARGINS OF GLOBAL SOURCING: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM US FIRMS
Pol Antràs, Teresa C. Fort, and Felix Tintelnot. 2017. American Economic Review, 107(9): 2514-2564.
FISCAL POLICY AND DEBT MANAGEMENT WITH INCOMPLETE MARKETS
Anmol Bhandari, David Evans, Mikhail Golosov, and Thomas J. Sargent. 2017. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 132(2): 617-663.
EARNINGS AND CONSUMPTION DYNAMICS: A NONLINEAR PANEL DATA FRAMEWORK
Manuel Arellano, Richard Blundell, and Stéphane Bonhomme. 2017. Econometrica, 85(3): 693-734.
EXISTENCE OF OPTIMAL MECHANISMS IN PRINCIPAL-AGENT PROBLEMS
Ohad Kadan, Philip J. Reny, and Jeroen M. Swinkels. 2017. Econometrica, 85(3): 769-823.
RANDOMIZATION TESTS UNDER AN APPROXIMATE SYMMETRY ASSUMPTION
Ivan A. Canay, Joseph P. Romano, and Azeem M. Shaikh. 2017. Econometrica, 85(3): 1013-1030.
IMMIGRATION AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INGENUITY
Ufuk Akcigit, John Grigsby, and Tom Nicholas. 2017. American Economic Review, 107(5): 327-331.
Omar Al-Ubaydli, John A. List, and Dana L. Suskind. 2017. American Economic Review, 107(5): 282-286.
James J. Heckman and Burton Singer. 2017. American Economic Review, 107(5): 292-302.
Stefano Dellavigna, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier, and Gautam Rao. 2017. Review of Economic Studies, 84(1): 143-181.
QUANTILE SELECTION MODELS WITH AN APPLICATION TO UNDERSTANDING CHANGES IN WAGE INEQUALITY
Manuel Arellano and Stéphane Bonhomme. 2017. Econometrica, 85(1): 1-28.
FIRST-PRICE AUCTIONS WITH GENERAL INFORMATION STRUCTURES: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIDDING AND REVENUE
Dirk Bergemann, Benjamin Brooks, and Stephen Morris. 2017. Econometrica, 85(1): 107-143.
GLOBAL PRODUCTION WITH EXPORT PLATFORMS
Felix Tintelnot. 2017. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 132(1): 157-209.
Manasi Deshpande. 2016. American Economic Review, 106(11): 3300-3330.
TAXATION AND THE INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY OF INVENTORS
Ufuk Akcigit, Salomé Baslandze, and Stefanie Stantcheva. 2016. American Economic Review, 106(10): 2930-2981.
THE REAL EFFECTS OF MONETARY SHOCKS IN STICKY PRICE MODELS: A SUFFICIENT STATISTIC APPROACH
Fernando Alvarez, Hervé Le Bihan, and Francesco Lippi. 2016. American Economic Review, 106(10): 2817-2851.
HOW TO COUNT CITATIONS IF YOU MUST
Motty Perry and Philip J. Reny. 2016. American Economic Review, 106(9):2722-2741.
RUNS ON MONEY MARKET MUTUAL FUNDS
Lawrence D.W. Schmidt, Allan Timmermann, and Russ Wermers. 2016. American Economic Review, 106(9):2525-2557.
EDITOR'S CHOICE: FIELD OF STUDY, EARNINGS, AND SELF-SELECTION
Lars J. Kirkeboen, Edwin Leuven and Magne Mogstad. 2016. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 131(3):1057-1111.
SHOPPING EXTERNALITIES AND SELF-FULFILLING UNEMPLOYMENT FLUCTUATIONS
Greg Kaplan and Guido Menzio. 2016. Journal of Political Economy, 124(3):771-825.
BUY, KEEP, OR SELL: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THE MARKET FOR IDEAS
Ufuk Akcigit, Murat Alp Celik, and Jeremy Greenwood. 2016. Econometrica, 84(3):943-84.
Ralph S. J. Koijen, Tomas J. Philipson, and Harald Uhlig. 2016. Econometrica, 84(1):195-242.
MONETARY SHOCKS IN MODELS WITH INATTENTIVE PRODUCERS
Fernando Alvarez, Francesco Lippi, and Luigi Paciello. 2016. Review of Economic Studies, 83(2):421-59.
YOURS, MINE, AND OURS: DO DIVORCE LAWS AFFECT THE INTERTEMPORAL BEHAVIOR OF MARRIED COUPLES?
Alessandra Voena. 2015. American Economic Review. 105(8):2295-332.
Jeffrey A. Flory, Andreas Liebbrandt, and John A. List. 2015. Review of Economic Studies, 82(1):122-55.
PRINCIPLES OF (BEHAVIORAL) ECONOMICS
David Laibson, and John A. List. 2015. American Economic Review, 105(5):385-90.
TENABLE STRATEGY BLOCKS AND SETTLED EQUILIBRIA
Myerson, Roger, and Jorgen Weibull. 2015. Econometrica, 83(3):943-76.
Lucas, Robert E. Jr. 2015. American Economic Review, 105(5):85-88.
THE GENERALIZED ROY MODEL AND THE COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL PROGRAMS
Philipp Eisenhauer, James J. Heckman, and Edward Vytlacil. 2015. Journal of Political Economy, 123(2):413-43.
DO NATURAL FIELD EXPERIMENTS AFFORD RESEARCHERS MORE OR LESS CONTROL THAN LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS?
Al-Ubaydli, Omar, and John A. List. 2015. American Economic Review, 105(5):462-66.
GROUPED PATTERNS OF HETEROGENEITY IN PANEL DATA
Bonhomme, Stéphane, and Elena Manresa. 2015. Econometrica, 83(3):1147-84.
EARNINGS, DISPOSABLE INCOME, AND CONSUMPTION OF ALLOWED AND REJECTED DISABILITY INSURANCE APPLICANTS
Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal, and Magne Mogstad. 2015. American Economic Review, 105(5):137-41.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS AND HOUSING VALUES: EVIDENCE FROM 1,600 TOXIC PLANT OPENINGS AND CLOSINGS
Currie, Janet, Lucas Davis, Michael Greenstone, and Reed Walker. 2015. American Economic Review, 105(2):678-709.
A CHARACTERIZATION OF RATIONALIZABLE CONSUMER BEHAVIOR
Reny, Philip J. 2015. Econometrica, 83(1):175-92.
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS, AIR AND WATER POLLUTION, AND INFANT MORTALITY IN INDIA
Michael Greenstone and Rema Hanna. 2014. American Economic Review, 104(10):3038-72.
NOBEL LECTURE: UNCERTAINTY OUTSIDE AND INSIDE ECONOMIC MODELS
Hansen, Lars Peter. 2014. Journal of Political Economy, 122(5):945-87.
VERTICAL INTEGRATION AND INPUT FLOWS
Atalay, Enghin, Hortacsu, Ali, and Syverson, Chad. 2014. American Economic Review, 104(4):1120-48.
PRICE SETTING WITH MENU COST FOR MULTIPRODUCT FIRMS
Alvarez, Fernando and Lippi, Francesco. 2014. Econometrica, 82(1):89–135.
ON THE TESTABILITY OF IDENTIFICATION IN SOME NONPARAMETRIC MODELS WITH ENDOGENEITY
Canay, Ivan A., Santos, Andres, and Shaikh, Azeem M. 2013. Econometrica, 81(6):2535–2559.
Michael Greenstone, Esther Duflo, Rohini Pande, and Nicholas Ryan. 2013. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 128(4):1499-1545.
Michael Greenstone, Yuyu Chen, Avraham Ebenstein, and Hongbin Li. 2013. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110(32):12936-12941.
TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF LEARNING BY DOING: EVIDENCE FROM AN AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY PLANT
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List, and Chad Syverson, 2013. Journal of Political Economy, 121(4):643-81.
Lucas, Robert E. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(3): 43-47.
BENEFIT COST ANALYSIS FOR FINANCIAL REGULATION
Posner, Eric, and E. Glen Weyl. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(3): 393-97.
TESTING FOR RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN THE MENTAL ABILITY OF YOUNG CHILDREN
Fryer, Roland G., and Steven D. Levitt. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(2): 981-1005.
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING MARGINAL: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN GENEROSITY
DellaVigna, Stefano, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier, and Gautam Rao. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(3): 586-590.
Cassola, Nuno, Ali Hortacsu, and Jakub Kastl. 2013. Econometrica, 81(4): 1309-1345.
PASS-THROUGH AS AN ECONOMIC TOOL: PRINCIPLES OF INCIDENCE UNDER IMPERFECT COMPETITION
Weyl, E. Glen and Michal Fabinger. 2013. Journal of Political Economy, 121(3): 528-583.
MARKET POWER SCREENS WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY
Weyl, E. Glen and Jean Tirole. 2012. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127(4): 1971-2003.
A MODEL OF MORAL-HAZARD CREDIT CYCLES
Myerson, Roger. 2012. Journal of Political Economy, 120(5): 847-78.
Barlevy, Gadi, and Derek Neal. 2012. American Economic Review, 102(5): 1805-1831.
VALUING DEALERS' INFORMATIONAL ADVANTAGE: A STUDY OF CANADIAN TREASURY AUCTIONS
Hortacsu, Ali and Jakub Kastl. 2012. Econometrica, 80(6): 2511-42.
DURABLE CONSUMPTION AND ASSET MANAGEMENT WITH TRANSACTION AND OBSERVATION COSTS
Alvarez, Fernando, Luigi Guiso, and Francesco Lippi. 2012. American Economic Review, 102(5): 2272-2300.
TESTING MODELS OF CONSUMER SEARCH USING DATA ON WEB BROWSING AND PURCHASING BEHAVIOR
De Los Santos, Babur, Hortacsu, Ali, and Matthijis R. Wildenbeest. 2012. American Economics Review, 102(6): 2955-80.
TESTING FOR ALTRUISM AND SOCIAL PRESSURE IN CHARITABLE GIVING
DellaVigna, Stefano, John A. List, and Ulrike Malmendier. 2012. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127(1): 1-56.
ON THE ASYMPTOTIC OPTIMALITY OF EMPIRICAL LIKELIHOOD FOR TESTING MOMENT RESTRICTIONS
Kitamura, Yuichi, Andres Santos, and Azeem M. Shaikh. 2012. Econometrica, 80(1): 413-23.
STAKES MATTER IN ULTIMATUM GAMES
Andersen, Steffen, Seda Ertaç, Uri Gneezy, Moshe Hoffman, and John A. List. 2011. American Economic Review, 101(7): 3427–39.
OPTIMAL PRICE SETTING WITH OBSERVATION AND MENU COSTS
Alvarez, Fernando E., Francesco Lippi, and Luigi Paciello. 2011. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126(4): 1909-1960.
ESTIMATING MARGINAL RETURNS TO EDUCATION
Carneiro, Pedro, James J. Heckman, and Edward J. Vytlacil. 2011. American Economic Review, 101(6): 2754–81.