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1. Mandatory Minimum Sentencing and the Inflationary Floor: Evidence from Canada (with Emilia Galan and Jeffrey Penney) forthcoming at the Canadian Journal of Economics.
2. Asymptotic Optimality of Model Averaging Heterogeneous Autoregression Models with Heteroskedastic Errors: Theory and an Application to Cryptocurrency Volatility Forecasting (with Ziwen Gao, Tian Xie and Xinyu Zhang) forthcoming at Advances in Econometrics.
3. The Evolution of Gender Patterns in Retirement Saving in Canada (with Ross Finnie and Yazhuo Pan) Canadian Public Policy Volume 49, Issue S1, February 2023, 41(s1) 6 - 31(lead article).
4. Multiple Testing and the Distributional Effects of Accountability Incentives in Education (with Vincent Pohl and Kyungchul Song) Journal of Business and Economic Statistics Volume 40, Issue 4, October 2022, 1552–1568.
5. The bigger picture: Are analytics and social media data the best way to predict movie success? (w/ Tian Xie) Management Science Volume 68 Issue 1, January 2022, 189 - 210.
6. Does High Frequency Social Media Data Improve Forecasts of Low Frequency Consumer Confidence Measures? (with Tian Xie and Tao Zeng) Journal of Financial Econometrics Volume 19, Issue 5, November 2021, 910–933.
7. Social Media Sentiment, Model Uncertainty, and Volatility Forecasting (w/ Tian Xie and Xinyu Zhang) Economic Modelling Volume 102, September 2021 Article 105556.
8. Do the Benefits from Using New Data Science Tools Extend to Forecasting Extremely Volatile Assets? (with Tian Xie and Guanxi Yi) in Data Science for Economics and Finance: Methodologies and Applications, edited by Sergio Consoli, Diego Reforgiato Recupero, Michaela Saisana (eds.), Springer 287-330 available online at https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-66891-4_13
9. Instrumental Variables Estimation of a Simple Dynamic Model of Bidding Behavior in Private Value Auctions (with John Ham) Journal of the Economic Science Association Volume 6 Issue 2, December 2020, 139-155.
10. How Do NYPD Officers Respond to Terror Threats? (with L-P. Lepage) Economica Volume 87 Issue 347, July 2020, 638-661.
11. How skills and parental valuation of education influence human capital acquisition and early labor market return to human capital in Canada (with Mike Kottelenberg) Journal of Labor Economics Volume 37, Issue s2, July 2019, S735-S778.
12. Does Selective Crime Reporting Influence our Ability to Detect Racial Discrimination in the NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk Program? (with L-P. Lepage) in Advances in Econometrics (Volume 39) - The Econometrics of Complex Survey Data: Theory and Applications, edited by Kim P. Huynh, David T. Jacho-Chavez and Gautam Tripathi, Emerald Press, 259-286.
13. Can social scientists use molecular genetic data to explain individual differences and inform public policy? (with Weili Ding) chapter 9 in Biophysical Measurement in Experimental Social Science Research: Theory and Practice, edited by Gigi Foster, Elsevier Press, February 2019, 225-265.
14. Time preferences are reliable across time-horizons and verbal vs. experiential tasks (with Evgeniya Lukinova, Yuyue Wang and Jeffrey C. Erlich) eLife e39656, February 5, 2019 available online at https://elifesciences.org/articles/39656.
15. Post-Secondary Student Choices and the Labour Shortage in Canada’s Information and Communication Technology Sector (with Weili Ding) Canadian Public Policy Volume 44 Issue s1, December 2018, S30-S42.
16. Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a 1.1-million-person GWAS of educational attainment (with J.J. Lee, R. Wedow, A. Okbay, E. Kong, ..., P. Turley, P.M. Visscher, D. J. Benjamin and D. Cesarini) Nature Genetics Volume 50, Issue 8, August 2018, 1112-1121.
17. Does Quebec's Subsidized Child Care Policy Give Boys and Girls an Equal Start? (with Michael Kottelenberg) Canadian Journal of Economics Volume 51, Issue 2, May 2018, 627-659.
18. Box Office Buzz: Does Social Media Data Steal the Show from Model Uncertainty When Forecasting for Hollywood (with Tian Xie) Review of Economics and Statistics Volume 99, Issue 5, December 2017, 749-755 (lead article).
19. What is the Role for Molecular Genetic Data in Public Policy? (with Weili Ding), IZA World of Labor available online at https://wol.iza.org/articles/what-is-the-role-for-molecular-genetic-data-in-public-policy/long, October 27, 2017.
20. Targeted or universal coverage? Assessing heterogeneity in the effects of universal childcare (with Michael Kottelenberg) Journal of Labor Economics Volume 35, Issue 3, July 2017, 609-653 (lead article).
21. Are genetic markers of interest for economic research? (with Weili Ding), IZA Journal of Labor Policy available online at http://rdcu.be/rwn2, April 21, 2017.
22. Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment (with A. Okbay, J.P. Beauchamp, M.A. Fontana, J.J. Lee, T.H. Pers, C.A. Rietveld, P. Turley ,..., P.M. Visscher, T. Esko, P.D. Koellinger, D. Cesarini, D.J. Benjamin) Nature, 533, 539–542, (26 May 2016)
23. Biomarkers as Inputs, chapter 17 in The Oxford Handbook of Economics and Human Biology. John Komlos and Inas Rashad Kelly, (eds.), Oxford University Press, May 2016, 337-365.
24. Bargaining and Reputation: Experimental Evidence on Bargaining in the Presence of Irrational Types (with Matthew Embrey and Guillaume Frechette) Review of Economic Studies Volume 82, Issue 2, April 2015, 608-631.
25. Cohort of birth modifies the association between FTO genotype and BMI (with N. Rosenquist, J. O’Malley, A. Zavalsky, J. Smoller and N. Christakis) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 112, Number 2, January 13, 2015, 354-359.
26. Tom Courchene: Innovative Thinking in Canadian Policy, (with K. Banting and R. Chaykowski) chapter in K. Banting, R. Chaykowski and S. Lehrer, (eds.), Thinking Outside the Box: Innovation in Policy Ideas, McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015.
27. Do the Perils of Universal Childcare Depend on the Child's Age? (with Michael Kottelenberg) CESifo Economic Studies Volume 60, Issue 2, June 2014, 338-365.
28. Understanding the role of time-varying unobserved ability heterogeneity in education production (with Weili Ding) Economics of Education Review Volume 40 Issue 1, June 2014, 55–75.
29. Peer Effects, Social Networks, and Healthcare Demand (with Niels Rosenquist) in Anthony J. Culyer, editor, Encyclopedia of Health Economics, Elsevier, 2014, 473-478.
30. Matching using Semiparametric Propensity Scores (with Gregory Kordas) Empirical Economics Volume 44, Issue 1 (2013), 13-45.
31. New Evidence on the Impacts of Access to and Attending Universal Childcare in Canada (with Michael Kottelenberg) Canadian Public Policy Volume 39 Issue 2, June 2013, 263-285.
32. Awarded 2013 John Vanderkamp prize.
33. The Impact of Social Networks on Labour Market Outcomes: New Evidence from Cape Breton (with Adnan Khan) Canadian Public Policy Volume 39 Issue s1, May 2013, 1-24.
34. Genetic Lotteries within Families (with Jason Fletcher) Journal of Health Economics Volume 30 Issue 4, July 2011, 647-659. Earlier version appeared in NBER Working Paper 15148 as Using the Genetic Lottery to Estimate the Impacts of Poor Health on Education.
35. Class Size and Student Achievement: Experimental Estimates of Who Benefits and Who Loses from Reductions (with Weili Ding) Education Economics Volume 19, Issue 3, July 2011, 229-252.
36. A Genetic Instrumental Variables Analysis of the Effects of Prenatal Smoking on Birth Weight: Evidence from Two Samples (with George Wehby, Jason Fletcher, Lina M. Moreno, Jeffrey C. Murray, Allen Wilcox and Rolv T. Lie) Biodemography and Social Biology Volume 57, Issue 1, Spring 2011, 3-32.
37. Estimating Treatment Effects from Contaminated Multi-Period Education Experiments: The Dynamic Impacts of Class Size Reductions (with Weili Ding) Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 92, Issue 1, February 2010, 31-42. NBER Working Paper #15200.
38. The Effects of Adolescent Health on Educational Outcomes: Causal Evidence Using Genetic Lotteries between Siblings," (with Jason Fletcher) Forum for Health Economics & Policy, 2009, Volume 12: Issue 2 (Health and Education), Article 8.
39. Awarded 2009 Victor R. Fuchs Research Award in Health Economics.
40. The Impact of Poor Health on Academic Performance: New Evidence Using Genetic Markers (w/ W. Ding, N. Rosenquist and J. Audrain-McGovern), Journal of Health Economics, May 2009, Vol. 28, No. 3, 578-597. NBER Working Paper #12304.
41. Housing and Education Reform in Urban China: No Longer Separate and Increasingly Unequal in Economic Transitions with Chinese Characteristics: Thirty Years of Reform and Opening Up, Mc-Gill Queen’s University Press, 2009. (with Weili Ding)
42. Worker Sorting, Compensating Differentials and Health Insurance: Evidence from Displaced Workers (with Nuno Pereira), Journal of Health Economics Volume 26, Issue 5, September 2007, 1034-1056.
43. Do Peers Affect Student Achievement in China’s Secondary Schools? (with Weili Ding), Review of Economics and Statistics, Volume 89, Issue 2, May 2007, 300-312.
44. Improving Teacher Quality in China, in Education and Reform in China, Emily Hannum and Albert Park (eds.), Routledge Press, 2007, 191-204. (with Weili Ding)
45. Randomization, Endogeneity and Laboratory Experiments: The Role of Cash Balances in Private Value Auctions (with John Ham and John Kagel), Journal of Econometrics, Volume 125, Issues 1-2, March-April 2005, 175-205.
46. Using Dynamic Panel Data Models to Estimate Adjustment in Auction Experiments (in Chinese), World Economic Forum, 2004/1.
47. Bargaining in Legislatures: An Experimental Investigation of Open versus Closed Amendment Rules (with Guillaume Frechette and John Kagel), American Political Science Review, Volume 97, Issue 2, May 2003, 221-232.
48. Assessing Teacher’s Performance Incentives in China (in Chinese) (with Weili Ding), World Economic Forum, 2003/5.
49. Awarded World Economic Forum Best Paper Prize
