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 2011
Minimum Wage Channels of Adjustment, Barry T. Hirsch, Bruce E. Kaufman, and Tetyana Zelenska
Minimum Wage Channels of Adjustment, Barry T. Hirsch, Bruce E. Kaufman, and Tetyana Zelenska
Economic Analysis of Labor Markets and Labor Law: An Institutional/Industrial Relations Perspective, Bruce E. Kaufman
Economic Analysis of Labor Markets and Labor Law: An Institutional/Industrial Relations Perspective, Bruce E. Kaufman
Some Coasian Problems with Posnerian Law & Economics, Bruce E. Kaufman
Some Coasian Problems with Posnerian Law & Economics, Bruce E. Kaufman
Was the Great Depression the Fault of Government and Unions? An Institutional/Keynesian Analysis, Bruce E. Kaufman
Was the Great Depression the Fault of Government and Unions? An Institutional/Keynesian Analysis, Bruce E. Kaufman
A TALE OF TWO CITIES? THE HETEROGENEOUS IMPACT OF MEDICAID MANAGED CARE, James Marton, Aaron Yelowitz, and Jeffery C. Talbert
A TALE OF TWO CITIES? THE HETEROGENEOUS IMPACT OF MEDICAID MANAGED CARE, James Marton, Aaron Yelowitz, and Jeffery C. Talbert
Effects of the Built Environment on Childhood Obesity: the Case of Urban Recreational Trails and Crime, Robert Sandy, Rusty Tchernis, Jeff Wilson, and Gilbert Liu
Effects of the Built Environment on Childhood Obesity: the Case of Urban Recreational Trails and Crime, Robert Sandy, Rusty Tchernis, Jeff Wilson, and Gilbert Liu
A multidimensional view of industrial and academic science, Henry Sauermann and Paula Stephan
A multidimensional view of industrial and academic science, Henry Sauermann and Paula Stephan
Building the Stock of College-Educated Labor Revisited, David L. Sjoquist and John V. Winters
Building the Stock of College-Educated Labor Revisited, David L. Sjoquist and John V. Winters
The Diffusion of Information Technology and the Increased Propensity of Teams to Transcend Institutional and National Borders, Anne E. Winkler, Wolfgang Glänzel, Sharon Levin, and Paula Stephan
The Diffusion of Information Technology and the Increased Propensity of Teams to Transcend Institutional and National Borders, Anne E. Winkler, Wolfgang Glänzel, Sharon Levin, and Paula Stephan
Publishing Trends in Economics across Colleges and Universities, 1991-2007, Anne E. Winkler, Sharon G. Levin, Paula E. Stephan, and Wolfgang Glanzel
Publishing Trends in Economics across Colleges and Universities, 1991-2007, Anne E. Winkler, Sharon G. Levin, Paula E. Stephan, and Wolfgang Glanzel
Submissions from 2010
Is Earnings Nonresponse Ignorable?, Christopher R. Bollinger and Barry T. Hirsch
Is Earnings Nonresponse Ignorable?, Christopher R. Bollinger and Barry T. Hirsch
Unions, Dynamism and economic performance, Barry T. Hirsch
Unions, Dynamism and economic performance, Barry T. Hirsch
Assessing the Impact of Education and Marriage on Labor Market Exit Decisions of Women, Julie L. Hotchkiss, M. Melinda Pitts, and Mary Beth Walker
Assessing the Impact of Education and Marriage on Labor Market Exit Decisions of Women, Julie L. Hotchkiss, M. Melinda Pitts, and Mary Beth Walker
Decomposing the Education Wage Gap: Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Menbere Shiferaw
Decomposing the Education Wage Gap: Everything but the Kitchen Sink, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Menbere Shiferaw
Comparative Employment Relations: Institutional and Neo-Institutional Theories, Bruce E. Kaufman
Comparative Employment Relations: Institutional and Neo-Institutional Theories, Bruce E. Kaufman
Institutional Economics and the Theory of What Unions Do, Bruce E. Kaufman
Institutional Economics and the Theory of What Unions Do, Bruce E. Kaufman
On the Estimation of Selection Models when Participation is Endogenous and Misclassified, Ian M. McCarthy and Rusty Tchernis
On the Estimation of Selection Models when Participation is Endogenous and Misclassified, Ian M. McCarthy and Rusty Tchernis
Estimation of Treatment E⁄ects Without an Exclusion Restriction: with an Application to the Analysis of the School Breakfast Program, Daniel L. Millimet and Rusty Tchernis
Estimation of Treatment E⁄ects Without an Exclusion Restriction: with an Application to the Analysis of the School Breakfast Program, Daniel L. Millimet and Rusty Tchernis
Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box, Manan Roy, Daniel L. Millimet, and Rusty Tchernis
Federal Nutrition Programs and Childhood Obesity: Inside the Black Box, Manan Roy, Daniel L. Millimet, and Rusty Tchernis
Teacher Salaries and Teacher Unions: A Spatial Econometric Approach, John V. Winters
Teacher Salaries and Teacher Unions: A Spatial Econometric Approach, John V. Winters
Submissions from 2009
The Impact of Public Library Use on Reading, Television, and Academic Outcomes, Rachana Bhatt
The Impact of Public Library Use on Reading, Television, and Academic Outcomes, Rachana Bhatt
The Impact of School Lunch Length on Children’s Health, Rachana Bhatt
The Impact of School Lunch Length on Children’s Health, Rachana Bhatt
The Impacts of Gifted and Talented Education, Rachana Bhatt
The Impacts of Gifted and Talented Education, Rachana Bhatt
A Non-Experimental Evaluation of Curricular Effectiveness in Math, Rachana Bhatt and Cory Koedel
A Non-Experimental Evaluation of Curricular Effectiveness in Math, Rachana Bhatt and Cory Koedel
Lessons from the Laureates, William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch
Lessons from the Laureates, William Breit and Barry T. Hirsch
Interfirm Mobility, Wages and the Returns to Seniority and Experience in the U.S., Moshe Buchinsky, Denis Fougère, Francis Kramarz, and Rusty Tchernis
Interfirm Mobility, Wages and the Returns to Seniority and Experience in the U.S., Moshe Buchinsky, Denis Fougère, Francis Kramarz, and Rusty Tchernis
Exploring the Spatial Determinants of Children’s Activities: Evidence from India, Rubiana Chamarbagwala and Rusty Tchernis
Exploring the Spatial Determinants of Children’s Activities: Evidence from India, Rubiana Chamarbagwala and Rusty Tchernis
Does Labor Supply Respond to a Flat Tax? Evidence from the Russian Tax Reform, Denvil Duncan and Klara Sabirianova Peter
Does Labor Supply Respond to a Flat Tax? Evidence from the Russian Tax Reform, Denvil Duncan and Klara Sabirianova Peter
Inequality and Volatility Moderation in Russia: Evidence from Micro-Level Panel Data on Consumption and Income, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Klara Sabirianova Peter, and Dmitriy Stolyarov
Inequality and Volatility Moderation in Russia: Evidence from Micro-Level Panel Data on Consumption and Income, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Klara Sabirianova Peter, and Dmitriy Stolyarov
Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity, Chris M. Herbst and Erdal Tekin
Child Care Subsidies and Childhood Obesity, Chris M. Herbst and Erdal Tekin
Decomposing Changes in the Aggregate Labor Force Participation Rate, Julie L. Hotchkiss
Decomposing Changes in the Aggregate Labor Force Participation Rate, Julie L. Hotchkiss
Employer Monopsony Power in the Labor Market for Undocumented Workers, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Myriam Quispe-Agnoli
Employer Monopsony Power in the Labor Market for Undocumented Workers, Julie L. Hotchkiss and Myriam Quispe-Agnoli
Are There Distinct Employment Systems? New Evidence from American Firms, Bruce E. Kaufman and Benjamin I. Miller
Are There Distinct Employment Systems? New Evidence from American Firms, Bruce E. Kaufman and Benjamin I. Miller
Retiree Health Benefits and the Decision to Retire, James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbuy
Retiree Health Benefits and the Decision to Retire, James Marton and Stephen A. Woodbuy
Search Costs and Medicare Plan Choice, Ian M. McCarthy and Rusty Tchernis
Search Costs and Medicare Plan Choice, Ian M. McCarthy and Rusty Tchernis
Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments, Robert Sandy, Gilbert Liu, John Ottensmann, and Rusty Tchernis
Studying the Child Obesity Epidemic with Natural Experiments, Robert Sandy, Gilbert Liu, John Ottensmann, and Rusty Tchernis
Measuring Human Capital and its Effects on Wage Growth, Rusty Tchernis
Measuring Human Capital and its Effects on Wage Growth, Rusty Tchernis
The Diffusion of IT in Higher Education: Publishing Productivity of Academic Life Scientists, Anne E. Winkler, Sharon G. Levin, and Paula E. Stephan
The Diffusion of IT in Higher Education: Publishing Productivity of Academic Life Scientists, Anne E. Winkler, Sharon G. Levin, and Paula E. Stephan
Wages and prices: Are workers fully compensated for cost of living differences?, John V. Winters
Wages and prices: Are workers fully compensated for cost of living differences?, John V. Winters
Submissions from 2008
Compensating Differentials in Emerging Labor and Housing Markets: Estimates of Quality of Life in Russian Cities, Mark C. Berger, Glenn C. Blomquist, and Klara Sabirianova Peter
Compensating Differentials in Emerging Labor and Housing Markets: Estimates of Quality of Life in Russian Cities, Mark C. Berger, Glenn C. Blomquist, and Klara Sabirianova Peter
“Might Not Be a Tomorrow”: A Multi-Methods Approach to Anticipated Early Death and Youth Crime, Timothy Brezina, Volkan Topalli, and Erdal Tekin
“Might Not Be a Tomorrow”: A Multi-Methods Approach to Anticipated Early Death and Youth Crime, Timothy Brezina, Volkan Topalli, and Erdal Tekin
TAX PROGRESSIVITY AND INCOME INEQUALITY, Denvil Duncan and Klara Sabirianova Peter
TAX PROGRESSIVITY AND INCOME INEQUALITY, Denvil Duncan and Klara Sabirianova Peter
Complementarity and Custom in Wage Contract Violation, John Sabirianova Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter
Complementarity and Custom in Wage Contract Violation, John Sabirianova Earle and Klara Sabirianova Peter
The Normalization of Deviant Organizational Practices: The Growth of Wage Arrears in Russian, 1992-1999, John Earle, Andrew Spicer, and Klara Sabirianova Peter
The Normalization of Deviant Organizational Practices: The Growth of Wage Arrears in Russian, 1992-1999, John Earle, Andrew Spicer, and Klara Sabirianova Peter
College Majors and the Knowledge Content of Jobs, James A. Freeman and Barry T. Hirsch
College Majors and the Knowledge Content of Jobs, James A. Freeman and Barry T. Hirsch
Myth and Reality of Flat Tax Reform: Micro Estimates of Tax Evasion Response and Welfare Effects in Russia, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Klara Sabirianova Peter
Myth and Reality of Flat Tax Reform: Micro Estimates of Tax Evasion Response and Welfare Effects in Russia, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Jorge Martinez Vazquez, and Klara Sabirianova Peter
Elimination of Gender-Related Employment Disparities through Statistical Process Control, Mary E. Graham and Julie E. Hotchkiss
Elimination of Gender-Related Employment Disparities through Statistical Process Control, Mary E. Graham and Julie E. Hotchkiss
Employee Choice of Flexible Spending Account Participation and Health Plan, Barton H. Hamilton and James Marton
Employee Choice of Flexible Spending Account Participation and Health Plan, Barton H. Hamilton and James Marton
Sluggish Institution in a Dynamic World: Can Unions and Industrial Competition Coexist, Barry T. Hirsch
Sluggish Institution in a Dynamic World: Can Unions and Industrial Competition Coexist, Barry T. Hirsch
Wage Caps Large and Small, Barry T. Hirsch
Wage Caps Large and Small, Barry T. Hirsch