The W.J. Usery Workplace Research Group includes scholars at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, with research interests bearing on the workplace, labor markets, education, health, and related areas. To learn more about the group and college, visit https://usery.gsu.edu and https://aysps.gsu.edu.
Submissions from 2019
Migration Constraints and Disparate Responses to Changing Job Opportunities, Kalee E. Burns and Julie L. Hotchkiss
Migration Constraints and Disparate Responses to Changing Job Opportunities, Kalee E. Burns and Julie L. Hotchkiss
The Impact of the ACA on Insurance Coverage Disparities After Four Years, Charles J. Courtemanche, Ishtiaque Fazlul, James Marton, and Benjamin Ukert
The Impact of the ACA on Insurance Coverage Disparities After Four Years, Charles J. Courtemanche, Ishtiaque Fazlul, James Marton, and Benjamin Ukert
Medicaid Coverage across the Income Distribution under the Affordable Care Act, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, and Aaron Yelowitz
Medicaid Coverage across the Income Distribution under the Affordable Care Act, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, and Aaron Yelowitz
Measuring the Quality of Workplace Relations and Organizational Performance with Alternative Balanced Scorecards from Strategic HRM and Employment-Industrial Relations, Bruce E. Kaufman, Adrian Wilkinson, Michael Barry, and Rafael Gomez
Measuring the Quality of Workplace Relations and Organizational Performance with Alternative Balanced Scorecards from Strategic HRM and Employment-Industrial Relations, Bruce E. Kaufman, Adrian Wilkinson, Michael Barry, and Rafael Gomez
The Changing Quality of Nonstandard Work Arrangements: Does Skill Matter?, Cathy Yang Liu and Luisa Nazareno
The Changing Quality of Nonstandard Work Arrangements: Does Skill Matter?, Cathy Yang Liu and Luisa Nazareno
Submissions from 2018
Trouble in the Tails? What We Know about Earnings Nonresponse Thirty Years after Lillard, Smith, and Welch, Christopher R. Bollinger, Barry T. Hirsch, Charles M. Hokayem, and James P. Ziliak
Trouble in the Tails? What We Know about Earnings Nonresponse Thirty Years after Lillard, Smith, and Welch, Christopher R. Bollinger, Barry T. Hirsch, Charles M. Hokayem, and James P. Ziliak
The Effects of Differential Pay on Teacher Recruitment and Retention, Carycruz M. Bueno and Tim R. Sass
The Effects of Differential Pay on Teacher Recruitment and Retention, Carycruz M. Bueno and Tim R. Sass
Fast Locations and Slowing Labor Mobility, Patrick Coate and Kyle Mangum
Fast Locations and Slowing Labor Mobility, Patrick Coate and Kyle Mangum
Academics’ Motives, Opportunity Costs and Commercial Activities Across Fields, Wesley M. Cohen, Henry Sauermann, and Paula Stephan
Academics’ Motives, Opportunity Costs and Commercial Activities Across Fields, Wesley M. Cohen, Henry Sauermann, and Paula Stephan
Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation, Charles J. Courtemanche, Augustine Denteh, and Rusty Tchernis
Estimating the Associations between SNAP and Food Insecurity, Obesity, and Food Purchases with Imperfect Administrative Measures of Participation, Charles J. Courtemanche, Augustine Denteh, and Rusty Tchernis
Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Behaviors after Three Years, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, Benjamin Ukert, and Aaron Yelowitz
Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Behaviors after Three Years, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, Benjamin Ukert, and Aaron Yelowitz
Some Like it Hot: Assessing Longer-term Labor Market Benefits from a High-Pressure Economy, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Robert E. Moore
Some Like it Hot: Assessing Longer-term Labor Market Benefits from a High-Pressure Economy, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Robert E. Moore
Individual Social Capital and Migration, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Anil Rupasingha
Individual Social Capital and Migration, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Anil Rupasingha
In-migration and Dilution of Community Social Capital, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Anil Rupasingha
In-migration and Dilution of Community Social Capital, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Anil Rupasingha
The Geography of Occupational Concentration among Low-Skilled Immigrants, Cathy Yang Liu and Eric Van Holm
The Geography of Occupational Concentration among Low-Skilled Immigrants, Cathy Yang Liu and Eric Van Holm
The Gender Gap in Stem Attainment, Tim R. Sass
The Gender Gap in Stem Attainment, Tim R. Sass
Submissions from 2017
CLEP Me Out of Here: The Impact of Prior Learning Assessments on College Completion, Angela Boatman, Michael Hurwitz, Jason Lee, and Jonathan Smith
CLEP Me Out of Here: The Impact of Prior Learning Assessments on College Completion, Angela Boatman, Michael Hurwitz, Jason Lee, and Jonathan Smith
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIMES, Charles J. Courtemanche, Andrew Friedson, Andrew P. Koller, and Daniel I. Rees
THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND AMBULANCE RESPONSE TIMES, Charles J. Courtemanche, Andrew Friedson, Andrew P. Koller, and Daniel I. Rees
Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self-Assessed Health, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, Benjamin Ukert, and Aaron Yelowitz
Early Effects of the Affordable Care Act on Health Care Access, Risky Health Behaviors, and Self-Assessed Health, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, Benjamin Ukert, and Aaron Yelowitz
PARENTAL WORK HOURS AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY: EVIDENCE USING INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES RELATED TO SIBLING SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY, Charles J. Courtemanche, Rusty Tchernis, and Xilin Zhou
PARENTAL WORK HOURS AND CHILDHOOD OBESITY: EVIDENCE USING INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLES RELATED TO SIBLING SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY, Charles J. Courtemanche, Rusty Tchernis, and Xilin Zhou
The Origins of Early Childhood Anthropometric Persistence, Augustine Denteh, Daniel L. Millimet, and Rusty Tchernis
The Origins of Early Childhood Anthropometric Persistence, Augustine Denteh, Daniel L. Millimet, and Rusty Tchernis
How Important Are Fixed Effects and Time Trends in Estimating Returns to Schooling? Evidence From A Replication of Jacobson, Lalonde and Sullivan, 2005, Susan Dynarski, Brian Jacob, and Daniel Kreisman
How Important Are Fixed Effects and Time Trends in Estimating Returns to Schooling? Evidence From A Replication of Jacobson, Lalonde and Sullivan, 2005, Susan Dynarski, Brian Jacob, and Daniel Kreisman
The Impact of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in “Hard-to-Staff” Subjects, Li Feng and Tim R. Sass
The Impact of Incentives to Recruit and Retain Teachers in “Hard-to-Staff” Subjects, Li Feng and Tim R. Sass
Context Factors and the Performance of Mobile Individuals in Research Teams, Chiara Franzoni, Giuseppe Scellato, and Paula Stephan
Context Factors and the Performance of Mobile Individuals in Research Teams, Chiara Franzoni, Giuseppe Scellato, and Paula Stephan
Nonprofit Wages: Theory and Evidence, Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and Anne E. Preston
Nonprofit Wages: Theory and Evidence, Barry T. Hirsch, David A. Macpherson, and Anne E. Preston
Cost of Unemployment and Price Changes on Family Welfare: A Microsimulation Analysis, Julie L. Hotchkiss, Robert E. Moore, and Fernando Rios-Avila
Cost of Unemployment and Price Changes on Family Welfare: A Microsimulation Analysis, Julie L. Hotchkiss, Robert E. Moore, and Fernando Rios-Avila
How Capitalism Endogenously Creates Rising Income Inequality and Economic Crisis: The Macro Political Economy Model of Early Industrial Relations, Bruce E. Kaufman
How Capitalism Endogenously Creates Rising Income Inequality and Economic Crisis: The Macro Political Economy Model of Early Industrial Relations, Bruce E. Kaufman
A Human Resource vs. Employment Relation Balanced Scorecard for Workforce Management: New Theory, Evidence, and Practice Implications, Bruce E. Kaufman, Michael Barry, Rafael Gomez, and Adrian Wilkinson
A Human Resource vs. Employment Relation Balanced Scorecard for Workforce Management: New Theory, Evidence, and Practice Implications, Bruce E. Kaufman, Michael Barry, Rafael Gomez, and Adrian Wilkinson
Vocational and Career Tech Education in American High Schools: The Value of Depth Over Breadth, Daniel Kreisman and Kevin Stange
Vocational and Career Tech Education in American High Schools: The Value of Depth Over Breadth, Daniel Kreisman and Kevin Stange
Migrant Entrepreneurship in China: Entrepreneurial Transition and Firm Performance, Cathy Yang Liu, Lin Ye, and Bo Feng
Migrant Entrepreneurship in China: Entrepreneurial Transition and Firm Performance, Cathy Yang Liu, Lin Ye, and Bo Feng
An Approach for Empirical Work in Spatial Dynamics, Kyle Mangum
An Approach for Empirical Work in Spatial Dynamics, Kyle Mangum
Coming and Going: Spatial Heterogeneity in Gross Population Flows, Kyle Mangum
Coming and Going: Spatial Heterogeneity in Gross Population Flows, Kyle Mangum
The Role of Housing in Carbon Emissions, Kyle Mangum
The Role of Housing in Carbon Emissions, Kyle Mangum
Unobserved Inputs in Household Production, Sergey Mityakov and Thomas A. Mroz
Unobserved Inputs in Household Production, Sergey Mityakov and Thomas A. Mroz
Understanding Unobserved Propensities of Suicide in the United States: A Hierarchical Model with Spatially Correlated Random Effects, Jaesang Sung, Qihua Qiu, Will Davis, and Rusty Tchernis
Understanding Unobserved Propensities of Suicide in the United States: A Hierarchical Model with Spatially Correlated Random Effects, Jaesang Sung, Qihua Qiu, Will Davis, and Rusty Tchernis
Bias against Novelty in Science: A Cautionary Tale for Users of Bibliometric Indicators, Jian Wang, Reinhilde Veugelers, and Paula Stephan
Bias against Novelty in Science: A Cautionary Tale for Users of Bibliometric Indicators, Jian Wang, Reinhilde Veugelers, and Paula Stephan
An Empirical Analysis of Health Shocks and Informal Risk Sharing Networks, Andinet Woldemichael and Shiferaw Gurmu
An Empirical Analysis of Health Shocks and Informal Risk Sharing Networks, Andinet Woldemichael and Shiferaw Gurmu
Submissions from 2016
The Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial, Charles J. Courtemanche, Rusty Tchernis, and Benjamin Ukert
The Effect of Smoking on Obesity: Evidence from a Randomized Trial, Charles J. Courtemanche, Rusty Tchernis, and Benjamin Ukert
Rotation Group Bias in Measures of Multiple Job Holding, Barry T. Hirsch and John V. Winters
Rotation Group Bias in Measures of Multiple Job Holding, Barry T. Hirsch and John V. Winters
Wage Determination in Social Occupations: the Role of Individual Social Capital, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Anil Rupasingha
Wage Determination in Social Occupations: the Role of Individual Social Capital, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Anil Rupasingha
On the Estimation of Treatment Effects with Endogenous Misreporting, Pierre Nguimkeu, Augustine Denteh, and Rusty Tchernis
On the Estimation of Treatment Effects with Endogenous Misreporting, Pierre Nguimkeu, Augustine Denteh, and Rusty Tchernis
Using Spatial Factor Analysis to Measure Human Development, Qihua Qiu, Jaesang Sung, Will Davis, and Rusty Tchernis
Using Spatial Factor Analysis to Measure Human Development, Qihua Qiu, Jaesang Sung, Will Davis, and Rusty Tchernis
Submissions from 2015
Can Changing Economic Factors Explain the Rise in Obesity?, Charles J. Courtemanche, Josh Pinkston, Christopher Ruhm, and George Wehby
Can Changing Economic Factors Explain the Rise in Obesity?, Charles J. Courtemanche, Josh Pinkston, Christopher Ruhm, and George Wehby
Multiple Job Holding, Local Labor Markets, and the Business Cycle, Barry T. Hirsch, Muhammad M. Husain, and John V. Winters
Multiple Job Holding, Local Labor Markets, and the Business Cycle, Barry T. Hirsch, Muhammad M. Husain, and John V. Winters
The Puzzling Fixity of Multiple Job Holding across Regions and Labor Markets, Barry T. Hirsch, Muhammad M. Husain, and John V. Winters
The Puzzling Fixity of Multiple Job Holding across Regions and Labor Markets, Barry T. Hirsch, Muhammad M. Husain, and John V. Winters
Impact of Allowing Sunday Alcohol Sales in Georgia on Employment and Hours, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Yanling Qi
Impact of Allowing Sunday Alcohol Sales in Georgia on Employment and Hours, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Yanling Qi
Cities and Labor Market Dynamics, Kyle Mangum
Cities and Labor Market Dynamics, Kyle Mangum
Enhanced Citizenship Verification and Children’s Medicaid Coverage, James Marton, Angela Snyder, and Mei Zhou
Enhanced Citizenship Verification and Children’s Medicaid Coverage, James Marton, Angela Snyder, and Mei Zhou
The role of birth order in child labour and schooling, Yared Seid and Shiferaw Gurmu
The role of birth order in child labour and schooling, Yared Seid and Shiferaw Gurmu
Bias against Novelty in Science: A Cautionary Tale for Users of Bibliometric Indicators, Jian Wang, Reinhilde Veugelers, and Paula Stephan
Bias against Novelty in Science: A Cautionary Tale for Users of Bibliometric Indicators, Jian Wang, Reinhilde Veugelers, and Paula Stephan