Publications

Department Working Papers by Field

Labor and Demographic Economics

STOPPING START-UPS: HOW THE BUSINESS CYCLE AFFECTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP: Author(s): Li Yu, Peter Orazem, Robert W. Jolly; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #09014, July 3, 2009; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
The Role of Mathematical and Verbal Skills on the Returns to Graduate and Professional Education: Author(s): Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem, Darin Wohlgemuth; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #07022, September 7, 2007; Published In: Economics of Education Review , Vol. 27, 6, pp. 664-675, December, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Rising Food and Energy Prices: Projections for Labor Markets 2008-18 and Beyond: Author(s): Wallace Huffman; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #08030, October 28, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Optimal Wage Taxation When Human Capital and Employment Are Endogenous: Author(s): Brent Kreider; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #05017, May 11, 2005; Published In: Economic Inquiry , Vol. 46, 4, pp. 660-675, October, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
If Johnny can’t work, can Johnny read better?: Child Labor Laws, Labor Supply and Schooling Outcomes: Author(s): Chanyoung Lee, Peter Orazem; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #08022, June 18, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Firing Cost and Firm Size: A Study of Sri Lanka’s Severance Pay System: Author(s): Babatunde Abidoye, Peter Orazem, Milan Vodopivec; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #08014, April 20, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
FIRM SIZE, TECHNICAL CHANGE AND WAGES IN THE PORK SECTOR, 1990 -2005: Author(s): Li Yu, Terrance M Hurley, James Kliebenstein, Peter Orazem; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #08013, April 19, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Can Racially Unbiased Police Perpetuate Long-Run Discrimination?: Author(s): Helle Bunzel, Philippe Marcoul; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #03004, March 5, 2003; Published In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , Vol. 60, 1, pp. 36-47, 2008; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Download Published Article]
How Does Family Structure Affect Children’s Outcomes? Evidence from the Civil War.: Author(s): David M. Frankel; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #07010, May 24, 2007; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Binge Drinking and Labor Market Success: A Longitudinal Study on Young People: Author(s): Shao-Hsun Keng, Wallace Huffman; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #05014, April 25, 2005; Published In: Journal of Population Economics , Vol. 20, pp. 35-54; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Understanding Post-War Changes in U.S. Household Production: A Full-Income Demand-System Perspective: Author(s): Wallace Huffman; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #06036, November 16, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Wages, benefits, hours, commuting time, and license renewal for Iowa Registered Nurses: Author(s): Mark D. Imerman, Peter Orazem, Shiva Sikdar, Gina Russell; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #06030, September 18, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
The Story Behind the Post-War Decline in Women’s Housework: Prices, Income, Family Size, and Technology Effects in a Demand System: Author(s): Wallace Huffman; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #06020, May 1, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Data in Context: Notes on Employment and Labor Force Data: Author(s): Mark D. Imerman; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #06018, April 24, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Off-farm labor supply responses to permanent and transitory farm income: Author(s): Chul-Woo Kwon, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #03020, July 18, 2003; Published In: Agricultural Economics , Vol. 34, 1, pp. 59-68, January, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Download Published Article]
Child Labor and School Achievement in Latin America: Author(s): Victoria Gunnarsson, Peter Orazem, Mario A. Sanchez; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #03023, August 18, 2003; Published In: World Bank Economic Review , Vol. 20, 1, pp. 31-54, January, 2006; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Download Published Article]
Expected Wages and Other Labor Market Factors Affecting the Labor Force Decisions of Nurses in the State of Iowa: Author(s): Todd Doorenbos, Mark D. Imerman, Peter Orazem; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #05029, November 8, 2005; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Returns to Graduate and Professional Education: The Roles of Mathematical and Verbal Skills by Major: Author(s): Moohoun Song, Peter Orazem; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #05028, October 12, 2005; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Cyclicality and the Labor Market for Economists: Author(s): Craig A. Gallet, John A. List, Peter Orazem; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #04017, August 30, 2004; Published In: Southern Economic Journal , Vol. 72, 2, pp. 284-304, October, 2005; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Termination of Dynamic Contracts in an Equilibrium Labor Market Model (2008 update): Author(s): Cheng Wang; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #05024, July 28, 2005; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
WORKER DISPLACEMENT DURING THE TRANSITION: EXPERIENCE FROM SLOVENIA: Author(s): Peter Orazem, Milan Vodopivec, Ruth Wu; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #04018, August 30, 2004; Published In: Economics of Transition , Vol. 13, 2, pp. 311-340, April, 2005; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Child Labour, School Attendance and Performance: A Review: Author(s): Peter Orazem, L. Victoria Gunnarsson; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #04001, January 8, 2004; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Labor Market Search and Optimal Retirement Policy: Author(s): Joydeep Bhattacharya, Casey Mulligan, Rob Reed; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #03011, March 27, 2003; Published In: Economic Inquiry , Vol. 42, pp. 560-571; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Dynamics of the planning solution in the discrete−time textbook model of labor market search and matching.: Author(s): Joydeep Bhattacharya, Helle Bunzel; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #03013, March 27, 2003; Published In: Economics Bulletin , Vol. 5, 19, pp. 1-10, December 23, 2003; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Aging, Unemployment, and Welfare in a Life-Cycle Model with Costly Labor Market Search: Author(s): Joydeep Bhattacharya, Robert Reed; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #03015, March 27, 2003; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Age-Specific Employment Policies: Author(s): Joydeep Bhattacharya, Rob Reed; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #03016, March 27, 2003; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Minimum Wage Effects on Hours, Employment and Number of Firms: The Iowa Case: Author(s): Peter F. Orazem, J. Peter Mattila; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0020, December 1, 1998; Published In: Journal of Labor Research , Vol. 23, 1, pp. 3-23, Winter, 2002; [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Download Published Article]
The Effects of Housing Prices, Wages, and Commuting Time on Urban-Rural Residential Choice: Author(s): Kim Sui So, Peter Orazem, Daniel Otto; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper, March 1998; Published In: American Journal Of Agricultural Economics , Vol. 83, pp. 1036-1048; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
A Computational Laboratory for Evolutionary Trade Networks: Author(s): David McFadzean, Deron Stewart, Leigh Tesfatsion; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0109, August 2000; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Structure, Behavior, and Market Power in an Evolutionary Labor Market with Adaptive Search: Author(s): Leigh Tesfatsion; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0083, October 1999; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
A Manual for Community and Fiscal Impact Modeling Systems: Author(s): David Swenson, Liesl Eathington; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0021, March 1, 1999; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Deriving Empirical Definitions of Spatial Labor Markets: The Roles of Competing versus Complementary Growth: Author(s): Romana Khan, Peter F. Orazem and Daniel M. Otto; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0019, August 1, 1998; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Preferential Partner Selection in Evolutionary Labor Markets: A Study in Agent-Based Computational Economics: Author(s): Leigh Tesfatsion; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0110, January 1, 1998; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
An Analysis of the Causes and Consequences of Foreign Born Growth in the Midwest and South-Central States, 1950-1990: Author(s): Tzu-Ling Huang, Peter F. Orazem; Series: ISU Economics Working Paper #NDN0018, July 1, 1996; [Abstract] [Download PDF]
Relative Growth of Subsidiary Farming in Post-Soviet Economies: A Labor Supply Story: Author(s): Lyubov A. Kurkalova, Helen H. Jensen; Series: CARD Working Paper #00-WP 249, September 2000; [Abstract] [Download PDF]

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Labor and Demographic Economics

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