Publications and Papers under Review

AFRICAN AMERICAN INTERGENERATIONAL ECONOMIC MOBILITY SINCE 1880
(with William Collins),
Forthcoming at American Economic Journal: Applied
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THE GLOBAL COVID-19 STUDENT SURVEY: FIRST WAVE RESULTS
(with David Jaeger, Jaime Arellano-Bover, Krzysztof Karbownik, et al.)
Covid Economics, Issue 79 (May 2021)

THE TUSKEGEE STUDY OF UNTREATED SYPHILIS: A CASE STUDY IN PERIPHERAL TRAUMA WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
(with Marcella Alsan and Rachel R. Hardeman)
Journal of General Internal Medicine, Vol. 35 (January 2020)

TUSKEGEE AND THE HEALTH OF BLACK MEN
(with Marcella Alsan)
Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 133, No. 1 (February 2018)
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150 YEARS OF ECONOMIC PROGRESS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
Economic History of Developing Regions, Vol. 32, No. 3 (2017)
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SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL IN THE LABOR MARKET: SCHOOL QUALITY AND THE BLACK-WHITE WAGE GAP
(with Celeste Carruthers)
Journal of Labor Economics, Vol. 35, No. 3 (July 2017)
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RETURNS TO SCHOOL RESOURCES IN THE JIM CROW SOUTH
(with Celeste Carruthers)
Explorations in Economic History, Vol. 64 (April 2017)
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THE GREAT MIGRATION IN BLACK AND WHITE; NEW EVIDENCE ON THE GEOGRAPHIC MOBILITY OF AMERICAN SOUTHERNERS
(with William Collins)
The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 75, No. 4 (December 2015)
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MUNICIPAL HOUSEKEEPING: THE IMPACT OF WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE ON PUBLIC EDUCATION
(with Celeste Carruthers)
The Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 50, No. 4 (Fall 2015) DESIGNATED LEAD ARTICLE
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CHILD LABOR AND THE WEALTH PARADOX: THE ROLE OF ALTRUISTIC PARENTS
(with Luiz Lima and Shirley Mesquita)
Economics Letters, Vol. 130 (May 2015)
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THE PERVERSE IMPACTS OF CALLING FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION
(with Scott Holladay and Michael Price)
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Vol. 110 (February 2015)
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FERTILITY AND THE PRICE OF CHILDREN: EVIDENCE FROM SLAVERY AND SLAVE EMANCIPATION
The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 74, No. 4 (December 2014)
(Previous Title: The United States Fertility Decline: Lessons from Slavery and Slave Emancipation)
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SELECTION AND ECONOMIC GAINS IN THE GREAT MIGRATION OF AFRICAN AMERICANS: NEW EVIDENCE WITH LINKED CENSUS DATA
(with William Collins)
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 6, No. 1 (January 2014)
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CLOSING THE GAP? THE EFFECT OF PRIVATE PHILANTHROPY ON THE PROVISION OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCHOOLING IN THE U.S. SOUTH
(with Celeste Carruthers)
The Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 101 (May 2013)
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INDUSTRIALIZATION AND FERTILITY IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: EVIDENCE FROM SOUTH CAROLINA
The Journal of Economic History, Vol. 72, No. 1 (March 2012)
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Working Papers

COHORT EFFECTS OF RESTRICTIVE ABORTION LEGISLATION --- EVIDENCE FROM 19TH CENTURY LAW VARIATION
(with Joanna Lahey)
2021, Draft Available By Request

BLACK AMERICANS’ LANDHOLDINGS AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY AFTER EMANCIPATION: NEW EVIDENCE ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF 40 ACRES
(with William Collins and Nicholas Holtkamp)
2021, Draft Available By Request

CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION AND THE LABOR MARKET CONDITIONS OF SOUTHERN-BORN BLACK AMERICANS
(with Celeste Carruthers and Theodore Figinski)
2021, In Process