2024
The Gender Wage Gap: Skills, Sorting, and Returns
Humphries J, Joensen J, Veramendi G. The Gender Wage Gap: Skills, Sorting, and Returns. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2024, 114: 259-264. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20241026.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Eviction and Poverty in American Cities*
Collinson R, Humphries J, Mader N, Reed D, Tannenbaum D, van Dijk W. Eviction and Poverty in American Cities*. The Quarterly Journal Of Economics 2023, 139: 57-120. PMID: 38196921, PMCID: PMC10772599, DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjad042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men *
Altonji J, Humphries J, Zhong L. The Effects of Advanced Degrees on the Wage Rates, Hours, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction of Women and Men *. Research In Labor Economics 2023, 50: 25-81. DOI: 10.1108/s0147-912120230000050002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWage rateAverage earningsLower average earningsNet present valueHigher average earningsSmaller economic returnsEffects estimatorEarnings gainsInternal ratePresent valueDescriptive evidenceEarningsEconomic returnsReturnMonetary costSatisfaction gainsGraduate degreeHumanities degreesSubstantial variationOLS
2022
Comment on “The claim that personality is more important than intelligence in predicting important life outcomes has been greatly exaggerated”
Golsteyn B, Heckman J, Humphries J. Comment on “The claim that personality is more important than intelligence in predicting important life outcomes has been greatly exaggerated”. Intelligence 2022, 94: 101678. DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2022.101678.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHow Early Adolescent Skills and Preferences Shape Economics Education Choices
Fiala L, Humphries J, Joensen J, Karna U, List J, Veramendi G. How Early Adolescent Skills and Preferences Shape Economics Education Choices. AEA Papers And Proceedings 2022, 112: 609-613. DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall firms and the pandemic: Evidence from Latin America
Guerrero-Amezaga M, Humphries J, Neilson C, Shimberg N, Ulyssea G. Small firms and the pandemic: Evidence from Latin America. Journal Of Development Economics 2022, 155: 102775. DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2021.102775.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs
Murray TS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Lee A, Harris C, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Patel KM, Wilkinson D, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. Association of Child Masking With COVID-19–Related Closures in US Childcare Programs. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2141227. PMID: 35084484, PMCID: PMC8796014, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.41227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 casesLower riskImportant public health policy implicationsCOVID-19-related closuresPublic health policy implicationsChildren 2 yearsElectronic survey studyCenter-based childcare programsHealth policy implicationsSARS-CoV-2Survey studyChildcare professionalsMAIN OUTCOMEProgram closureHealth policyStudy periodRobust SEsBaselineChildcare programsCOVID-19Young childrenChildcare settingsChildrenPhysical distancingAssociation
2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers
Patel KM, Malik AA, Lee A, Klotz M, Humphries JE, Murray T, Wilkinson D, Shafiq M, Yildirim I, Elharake JA, Diaz R, Reyes C, Omer SB, Gilliam WS. COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake Among US Child Care Providers. Pediatrics 2021, 148: e2021053813. PMID: 34452977, PMCID: PMC9277775, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2021-053813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCOVID-19 vaccine uptakeVaccine uptakeCare providersChild care providersVaccination ratesSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Adult populationState public health leadersUS general adult populationAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2General US adult populationRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Home-based child care programsSyndrome coronavirus 2US adult populationGeneral adult populationCross-sectional surveyPublic health implicationsPublic health leadersAnnual household incomeCoronavirus 2Care settingsInclusion criteriaCare programChild care settingsCOVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs
Gilliam WS, Malik AA, Shafiq M, Klotz M, Reyes C, Humphries JE, Murray T, Elharake JA, Wilkinson D, Omer SB. COVID-19 Transmission in US Child Care Programs. Pediatrics 2021, 147: e2020031971. PMID: 33055228, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-031971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCare programCOVID-19 transmissionCare providersCOVID-19Child care programsChild care providersPropensity score-matched case-control analysisCOVID-19 outcomesLogistic regression analysisCase-control analysisUS COVID-19 pandemicChild carePotential confoundersElevated riskHome-based providersCareUS pandemicRegression analysisCOVID-19 pandemicDegree of exposureExposureMonthsOutcomesEarly monthsProviders
2020
Information frictions and access to the Paycheck Protection Program
Humphries JE, Neilson CA, Ulyssea G. Information frictions and access to the Paycheck Protection Program. Journal Of Public Economics 2020, 190: 104244. PMID: 32863461, PMCID: PMC7441872, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104244.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Returns to Education: The Causal Effects of Education on Earnings, Health, and Smoking.
Heckman JJ, Humphries JE, Veramendi G. Returns to Education: The Causal Effects of Education on Earnings, Health, and Smoking. Journal Of Political Economy 2018, 126: s197-s246. PMID: 30344340, PMCID: PMC6190599, DOI: 10.1086/698760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducational choicesCausal effectDiscrete choice literatureDynamic treatment effectsSubstantial causal effectNon-cognitive skillsTreatment effects literatureChoice literatureAbility biasContinuation valueEffects literatureReturnEducational differentialsChoiceDynamic modelWise choiceEarningsDifferentialEducationLiteratureMiddle groundTreatment effectsHeterogeneityApproachThe Nonmarket Benefits of Education and Ability.
Heckman JJ, Humphries JE, Veramendi G. The Nonmarket Benefits of Education and Ability. Journal Of Human Capital 2018, 12: 282-304. PMID: 29963217, PMCID: PMC6020136, DOI: 10.1086/697535.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters
Humphries J, Kosse F. On the interpretation of non-cognitive skills – What is being measured and why it matters. Journal Of Economic Behavior & Organization 2017, 136: 174-185. DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-cognitive skillsNon-cognitive measuresNon-cognitive factorsUnderlying personality traitsEconomic preferencesBehavioral economicsSelf-reported behaviorPersonality traitsBig FiveEducational attainmentEducational successSkillsPredictive powerRelative effectivenessStandard taxonomyEconomicsLaborPreferencesData setsLiteratureDifferent strategiesAttainmentMeasuresFiveTraits
2016
What grades and achievement tests measure
Borghans L, Golsteyn BH, Heckman JJ, Humphries JE. What grades and achievement tests measure. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2016, 113: 13354-13359. PMID: 27830648, PMCID: PMC5127298, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1601135113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic treatment effects
Heckman JJ, Humphries JE, Veramendi G. Dynamic treatment effects. Journal Of Econometrics 2016, 191: 276-292. PMID: 27041793, PMCID: PMC4815275, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2015.12.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic discrete choice modelDiscrete choice modelsChoice modelContinuation valuePolicy-relevant parametersDynamic treatment effectsPolicy variablesDecision problemInstrumental variablesConditional independence assumptionTotal treatment effectTreatment effectsIndependence assumptionMultistage decision problemRobust modelVariablesDirect effectModelEstimatorAssumptionInstrumentNext stageFramework
2015
Design and implementation of a privacy preserving electronic health record linkage tool in Chicago
Kho AN, Cashy JP, Jackson KL, Pah AR, Goel S, Boehnke J, Humphries JE, Kominers SD, Hota BN, Sims SA, Malin BA, French DD, Walunas TL, Meltzer DO, Kaleba EO, Jones RC, Galanter WL. Design and implementation of a privacy preserving electronic health record linkage tool in Chicago. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2015, 22: 1072-1080. PMID: 26104741, PMCID: PMC5009931, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocv038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoftware applicationsSHA-512 algorithmRe-identification riskSocial security numberData cleaningSoftware algorithmsEHR dataMultiple healthcare systemsElectronic health record dataPatient identifiersLinkage toolHealth Insurance PortabilitySecurity numberCode combinationsSecure linkageHealth record dataAlgorithmSoftwareIdentifiersInsurance PortabilityIndividual recordsHealth informationBrokersDisease examplesHonest broker
2013
The Myth of Achievement Tests
Heckman J, Humphries J, Kautz T. The Myth of Achievement Tests. 2013 DOI: 10.7208/chicago/9780226100128.001.0001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out.
Heckman JJ, Humphries JE, Lafontaine PA, Rodríguez PL. Taking the Easy Way Out: How the GED Testing Program Induces Students to Drop Out. Journal Of Labor Economics 2012, 30: 495-520. PMID: 24634564, PMCID: PMC3950965, DOI: 10.1086/664924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh school studentsSchool studentsGraduation ratesDropout rateHigh school graduation ratesGeneral Education Development certificateGED certificateGED programsHigh schoolPass rateStudentsCertification programOverall dropout rateProgramCertificatesSchoolsPolicy innovationInnovationTesting programPoint declineIntroductionWayEasy way
2011
Identification problems in personality psychology
Borghans L, Golsteyn BH, Heckman J, Humphries JE. Identification problems in personality psychology. Personality And Individual Differences 2011, 51: 315-320. PMID: 21731170, PMCID: PMC3126096, DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2011.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe GED
Heckman J, Humphries J, Mader N. The GED. Handbook Of The Economics Of Education 2011, 3: 423-483. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-444-53429-3.00009-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEducational contextPost-secondary credentialsNoncognitive skillsCognitive equivalenceGeneral Educational Development (GED) credentialScholastic aptitudeHigh school credentialsGED programsGraduation gapHigh school completion ratesHigh school graduatesSchool completion ratesSchool credentialsDropoutLimited opportunitiesMotivationSchool graduatesAptitudeSkillsDeficits